North Carolina § 1-245 - Cancellation of judgments discharged through bankruptcy proceedings.
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§ 1-245. Cancellation of judgments discharged through bankruptcy proceedings.
When a referee in bankruptcy furnishes the clerk of the superior court of any county in this State a written statement or certificate to the effect that a bankrupt has been discharged, indicating in said certificate that the plaintiff or judgment creditor in whose favor judgments against the defendant bankrupt are docketed in the office of the clerk of the superior court have received due notice as provided by law from the said referee, and that said judgments have been discharged, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the superior court to file said certificate and enter a notation thereof on the margin of said judgments. This section shall apply to judgments of this kind already docketed as well as to future judgments of the same kind. History (1937, c. 234, ss. 1-4; 1971, c. 268, s. 8.1.) Legal Periodicals. - For article on discharge in bankruptcy, see 58 N.C.L. Rev. 723 (1980).
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Section 1-245 ("Cancellation of judgments discharged through bankruptcy proceedings.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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