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NC Gen Stat § 161-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-9 - Official seal.

 161-9. Official seal.The office of register of deeds for every county shall have and use an official seal or stamp, which shall be provided by the county commissioners. The official seal or stamp shall be round, and the size shall not exceed one and five-eighths inches in diameter. Contained thereon shall be the name of the register of deeds, the county and letters "N.C.," and the words "Register of Deeds." The ink used for the official stamp shall be of the reproducible type; provided, that any register of deeds using a nonconforming seal or stamp prior to July 1, 1969 may continue to use such seal or stamp. (1893, c. 119, s. 1; Rev., s. 2649; C.S., s. 3550; 1969, c. 1028.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-10.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-10.1 - Exemption of Armed Forces discharge documents and certain other records needed in support of claims for veterans' benefits.

 161-10.1. Exemption of Armed Forces discharge documents and certain other records needed in support of claims for veterans' benefits.Any schedule of fees which is now or may be prescribed in Chapter 161 of the General Statutes or in G.S. 161-10 shall not apply to nor shall the same repeal any of the provisions of Article 5 of Chapter 47 of the General Statutes. Any schedule of fees which is now or may be hereafter prescribed in Chapter 161 of the General Statutes or as may appear in G.S. 161-10 shall not apply to nor shall the same repeal any of the provisions of G.S. 143B-1215.  (1971, c. 679; 2011-183, s. 109; 2015-241, s. 24.1(ee); 2015-268, s. 7.3(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 161-11.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-11.1 - Fees for Children's Trust Fund.

 161-11.1. Fees for Children's Trust Fund.(a) Five dollars ($5.00) of each fee collected by a register of deeds on or after October 1, 1983, for issuance of a marriage license pursuant to G.S. 161-10(a)(2) shall be forwarded, as soon as practical but no later than 60 days after collection by the register of deeds, to the county finance officer, who shall forward same to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, for deposit in the Children's Trust Fund.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 1997-136, s. 1, effective June 4, 1997.  (1983, c. 894, s. 4; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1039, s. 8; 1997-136, s. 1; 2010-31, s. 10.20A(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 161-11.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-11.2 - Fees for domestic violence centers.

 161-11.2. Fees for domestic violence centers.Thirty dollars ($30.00) of each fee collected by a register of deeds for issuance of a marriage license pursuant to G.S. 161-10(a)(2) shall be forwarded by the register of deeds to the county finance officer, who shall forward the funds to the Department of Administration to be credited to the Domestic Violence Center Fund established under G.S. 50B-9. The register of deeds shall forward the fees to the county finance officer as soon as practical. The county finance officer shall forward the fees to the Department of Administration within 60 days after receiving the fees. The Register of Deeds shall inform the applicants that thirty dollars ($30.00) of the fee for a marriage license shall be used for Domestic Violence programs.  (1991, c. 693, s. 2; 2009-451, s. 20A.4(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 161-11.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-11.3 - Automation Enhancement and Preservation Fund.

 161-11.3. Automation Enhancement and Preservation Fund.Ten percent (10%) of the fees collected pursuant to G.S. 161-10 and retained by the county, or six dollars and twenty cents ($6.20) in the case of a fee collected pursuant to G.S. 161-10(a)(1a) for the first page of a deed of trust or mortgage, shall be set aside annually and placed in a nonreverting Automation Enhancement and Preservation Fund, the proceeds of which shall be expended on computer or imaging technology and needs associated with the preservation and storage of public records in the office of the register of deeds. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the duty of the board of county commissioners to furnish supplies and equipment to the office of the register of deeds. (2001-390, s. 2; 2007-353, s. 5; 2009-451, s. 17.8(c); 2011-296, s. 2; 2013-225, s. 7(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 161-11.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-11.5 - Fees to be remitted to State Treasurer.

 161-11.5. Fees to be remitted to State Treasurer.Six dollars and twenty cents ($6.20) of each fee collected by the register of deeds under G.S. 161-10(a)(1) and (a)(1a) shall be remitted by the register of deeds to the county finance officer, who shall remit the funds to the State Treasurer on a monthly basis to be credited as follows:(1) Fifty-five percent (55%) to the Floodplain Mapping Fund established under G.S. 143-215.56A.(2) Twenty percent (20%) to the General Fund as nontax revenue.(3) Twenty-five percent (25%) to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to be used as provided in G.S. 121-5(e).  (2009-451, s. 17.8(b); 2011-296, s. 3; 2013-225, s. 7(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 161-14.01 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-14.01 - Registration of instruments for business and other purposes.

 161-14.01. Registration of instruments for business and other purposes.(a) The register of deeds is hereby authorized to record and file documents relating to persons, partnerships, and corporations for business and other purposes, including but not limited to certificates of partnerships, assumed business names, incorporations, dissolutions, or amendments thereto, in a consolidated book or record, including books or records used for the filing of deeds, deeds of trust, leases, and similar documents. It is the intent of this section that the register of deeds may file and record some or all of the above instruments and documents and those of a similar nature in one book or record or in a series of books or records consolidated for recording purposes; provided, said instruments and documents shall be indexed as required by law.(b) All other laws providing for the filing of documents provided for herein shall not be applicable to the county upon adoption by the register of deeds of a consolidated recording and filing system as authorized herein. (1973, c. 1013, ss. 1, 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-14.02 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-14.02 - Registration of documents or instruments purporting to impact official birth records.

 161-14.02. Registration of documents or instruments purporting to impact official birth records.(a) Prior to recording a document or instrument that (i) purports to impact an official record of birth meeting the requirements of G.S. 161-14 and (ii) is not a birth registration or birth certificate, an amendment of a birth certificate, or a certificate of identification as defined in Article 4 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes, the Register of Deeds shall conspicuously mark the first page of the document or instrument with the following statement:"THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORD."(b) This section does not apply to a document or instrument which is attached to real estate documents as an exhibit.  (2015-197, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-14.03 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-14.03 - Registration of documents purporting to impact official marriage records.

 161-14.03. Registration of documents purporting to impact official marriage records.(a) Prior to recording a document or instrument that (i) purports to impact an official record of marriage meeting the requirements of G.S. 51-16 and (ii) is not a marriage license, a return, or an amendment or correction of a marriage license as described in Article 2 of Chapter 51 of the General Statutes, the register of deeds shall conspicuously mark the first page of the document or instrument with the following statement:"THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL MARRIAGE DOCUMENT."(b) This section shall not apply to instruments or documents that are attached as exhibits to land records, orders or judgments issued by a court of this State or another state, or separation agreements presented for registration.  (2015-53, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-14.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-14.2 - Indexing procedures for instruments and documents filed in the office of the register of deeds.

 161-14.2. Indexing procedures for instruments and documents filed in the office of the register of deeds.The following procedure shall be used in making index entries:(1) When each word of the signature is legible and it gives the complete name of the party, the signature shall govern.(2) When the signature is legible but initials or abbreviations are used, any additional information given by the printed or typed name and not in conflict with the signature shall govern.(3) When none of the words in the signature are legible, the printed or typed name shall govern.(4) When one or more of the words in the signature are legible, then the words that are legible shall govern; the words that appear in the printed or typed name shall govern over the words of the signature that are not legible.(5) When the spelling of any word in a legible signature and the spelling of the corresponding word in the typed or printed name is at variance, and the variance would cause the entries to be made at different places in the index, then the instrument shall be indexed under both spellings.(6) When a reasonable interpretation of an illegible word in a signature is at variance with the corresponding word in a typed or printed name, and the variance would cause the entries to be made at different places in the index, then the instrument shall be indexed in both places. (1969, c. 694, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-15 - Certify and register copies.

 161-15. Certify and register copies.When a deed, mortgage, or other conveyance conveying real estate situate in two or more counties is presented for registration duly probated and a copy thereof is presented with the same, the register shall compare the copy with the original, and if it be a true copy thereof he shall certify the same, and thereupon the register shall endorse the original deed or conveyance as duly registered in his county, designating the book in which the same is registered, and deliver the original deed to the party entitled thereto and register the same from the certified copy thereof to be retained by him for that purpose. (1899, c. 302; Rev., s. 2657; C.S., s. 3554.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-16 - Liability for failure to register.

 161-16. Liability for failure to register.In case of his failure to register any deed or other instrument within the time and in the manner required by G.S. 161-14, the register shall be liable, in an action on his official bond, to the party injured by such delay.  (1868, c. 35, s. 10; Code, s. 3660; Rev., s. 2659; C.S., s. 3555; 2019-177, s. 8.3.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-17 - Papers filed alphabetically.

 161-17. Papers filed alphabetically.The register shall keep in files alphabetically labeled all original instruments delivered to him for registration, and on application for such originals by any person entitled to their custody, he shall deliver the same. (1868, c. 35, s. 11; Code, s. 3661; Rev., s. 2660; C.S., s. 3556.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-18 - Transcribe and index books.

 161-18. Transcribe and index books.The board of county commissioners, when they deem it necessary, may direct the register of deeds to transcribe and index such of the books in the register's office as from decay or other cause may require to be transcribed and indexed. They may allow him such compensation at the expense of the county for this work as they think just. The books when so transcribed and approved by the board shall be public records as the original books, and copies therefrom may be certified accordingly. (1868, c. 35, s. 12; Code, s. 3662; Rev., s. 2661; C.S., s. 3557.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-19 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-19 - Number of survey in grants registered.

 161-19. Number of survey in grants registered.The register of deeds in each county in this State, when grants have been registered without the number of tract or survey, shall place in the registration of the grants the number of the tract or survey, when the same shall be furnished him by the grantee or other person; and in registering any grant he shall register the number of the tract or survey. (1889, c. 522, s. 2; Rev., s. 2662; C.S., s. 3558.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-20 - Certificate of survey registered.

 161-20. Certificate of survey registered.It shall be the duty of the register of deeds in each county, when any grant is presented for registration with a certificate of survey attached, to register such certificate of survey, together with all endorsements thereon, together with said grant, and a record of any certificate of survey so made shall be read in evidence in any action or proceeding: Provided, the failure to register such certificate of survey shall not invalidate the registration of the grant. (1905, c. 243; Rev., s. 2663; C.S., s. 3559.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-21 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-21 - General index kept.

 161-21. General index kept.The board of county commissioners shall, at the expense of the county, maintain a consolidated index of all the deeds and other documents affecting real property in the register's office.  (1868, c. 35, s. 13; Code, s. 3663; Rev., s. 2664; C.S., s. 3560; 1929, c. 327, s. 1; 1987, c. 620, s. 5; 2008-194, s. 7(d).)
NC Gen Stat § 161-22.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-22.1 - Index and cross-index of immediate prior owners of land.

 161-22.1. Index and cross-index of immediate prior owners of land.Whenever, any deed or other instrument conveying real property by a trustee, mortgagee, commissioner, or other officer appointed by the court, or by the sheriff under execution, is filed with the register of deeds for the purpose of being recorded, it shall be the duty of the register of deeds to index and cross-index as grantors the names of all persons recited in said instrument to be the persons whose interest in such real estate is being conveyed or from whom the title of such real estate was acquired by the grantor in such instrument. (1947, c. 211, ss. 1, 2; 1969, c. 80, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-22.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-22.3 - Minimum standards for land records management.

 161-22.3. Minimum standards for land records management.In addition to the recording and indexing procedures set forth in this Article, the register of deeds shall follow the rules specifying minimum standards and procedures in land records management adopted by the Department of Secretary of State pursuant to G.S. 147-54.3(b1).  (1991, c. 697, s. 2; 1993, c. 178, s. 3; 2015-264, s. 25.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-23 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-23 - Clerk to board of commissioners.

 161-23. Clerk to board of commissioners.The register of deeds, or such other county officer or employee as the board of county commissioners shall designate in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 153-40, shall be ex officio clerk of the board of county commissioners, and as such shall perform the duties imposed by law or by order of said board. (Const., art. 7, s. 2; 1868, c. 35, s. 15; Code, s. 3656; Rev., s. 2666; C.S., s. 3562; 1955, c. 247, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-26 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-26 - Duties unperformed at expiration of term.

 161-26. Duties unperformed at expiration of term.Whenever, upon the termination for any cause of the term of office of the register of deeds, it appears that he has failed to perform any of the duties of his office, the board of commissioners shall cause the same to be performed by another person or the successor of any such defaulting register. Such person or successor shall receive for his compensation the fees allowed for such services, and if any portion of the compensation has been paid to such defaulting register, the same may be recovered by the board of county commissioners, by suit on his official bond, for the benefit of the county or person injured thereby. (1868, c. 35, s. 14; Code, s. 3655; Rev., s. 2669; C.S., s. 3566.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-27 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-27 - Register of deeds failing to discharge duties; penalty.

 161-27. Register of deeds failing to discharge duties; penalty.(a) If any register of deeds fails to perform any of the duties imposed or authorized by law, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, and he shall be removed from office.(b) No assistant register of deeds or deputy register of deeds recusing in accordance with G.S. 51-5.5 may be charged under this section for recusal to issue marriage licenses in accordance with Chapter 51 of the General Statutes.  (1868, c. 35, s. 18; Code, s. 3659; Rev., s. 3599; C.S., s. 3567; 1993, c. 539, s. 1097; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2015-75, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-28 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-28 - Validation of acts of assistant and deputy registers of deeds performed pending filling of vacancy in office of register of deeds.

 161-28. Validation of acts of assistant and deputy registers of deeds performed pending filling of vacancy in office of register of deeds.Any and all acts and duties performed by any and all assistant or deputy registers of deeds appointed and acting under the provisions of G.S. 161-6 or any other provisions of law, general, local, or special, after a vacancy may have occurred from any cause in the office of register of deeds, including, but not restricted to, a vacancy occurring as a result of the death in office of any incumbent register of deeds, and before the board of county commissioners shall have filled such vacancy by the appointment of a successor and his qualification for office as required by law, under and pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 161-5 and any other applicable provisions of law, shall be and the same are hereby validated, ratified and confirmed to all intents and purposes as if performed by an incumbent in the office of register of deeds and to all intents and purposes as if performed under and pursuant to specific provisions of law authorizing and empowering the register of deeds, or any assistant or deputy registers of deeds, to perform all such acts and duties. The provisions of this validating act shall include, but not be restricted to, all acts and duties of the office of register of deeds, or of the office of assistant or deputy register of deeds, as enumerated and set forth under the specific provisions of this Chapter, or under the provisions of any other general laws as set forth in the General Statutes of North Carolina, or in any other provisions of law, private, local or special. (1965, c. 835, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-29 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-29 - Validating acts of assistant and deputy registers of deeds in failing to execute instruments in the name of the register of deeds.

 161-29. Validating acts of assistant and deputy registers of deeds in failing to execute instruments in the name of the register of deeds.(a) Any and all acts and duties performed by any and all assistant or deputy registers of deeds in executing any instrument, while acting under the provisions of G.S. 161-6 or any other provisions of law, general, local or special, which failed to substantially comply with G.S. 161-6(b), shall be and the same are hereby validated, ratified and confirmed to all intents and purposes as if executed in full compliance with G.S. 161-6(b).(b) The provisions of this validating act shall include all acts and duties of the office of assistant or deputy register of deeds, as enumerated and set forth under the specific provisions of this Chapter, or under the provisions of any general laws as set forth in the General Statutes of North Carolina, or in any other provisions of law, private, local or special. (1973, c. 166, ss. 1, 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-29.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 2 - The Duties.|§ 161-29.1 - Validating acts of assistant and deputy registers of deeds performed before they were sworn into office.

 161-29.1. Validating acts of assistant and deputy registers of deeds performed before they were sworn into office.All acts and duties heretofore performed by any and all assistant or deputy registers of deeds, who were appointed but who were not sworn into office or who were sworn into office after their duties commenced, shall be and the same are hereby validated, ratified, and confirmed to all intents and purposes as if performed by assistant or deputy registers of deeds who were theretofore formally appointed and sworn into office, as required by G.S. 161-6, or as required by any other provision of law. (1977, c. 124, s. 1.)