North Carolina § 130A-466 - Filing requirements.

§ 130A-466. Filing requirements.

A person may submit any of the following documents and the revocations of these documents to the Secretary of State for filing in the Advance Health Care Directive Registry established pursuant to this Article: A health care power of attorney under Article 3 of Chapter 32A of the General Statutes. A declaration of a desire for a natural death under Article 23 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes. An advance instruction for mental health treatment under Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes. A declaration of an anatomical gift under Part 3A of Article 16 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes. Any document and any revocation of a document submitted for filing in the registry shall be notarized regardless of whether notarization is required for its validity. This subsection does not apply to a declaration of an anatomical gift described in subdivision (a)(4) of this section. The document may be submitted for filing only by the person who executed the document. The person who submits the document shall supply a return address. The document shall be accompanied by any fee required by this Article. History (2001-455, s. 1; 2001-513, s. 30(b); 2003-70, s. 1; 2007-538, s. 10.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2007-538, s. 11, provides: "The North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, in cooperation with the License to Give Trust Fund Commission, shall use available grant-in-aid funds from the State and federal governments and other sources to enhance online access such that donors and prospective donors may update, amend, or revoke information on the donor's or prospective donor's drivers license or donor card." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2007-538, s. 10, effective October 1, 2007, substituted "a declaration of an anatomical gift" for "the document" in the last sentence of subsection (b).