North Carolina § 161-30 - Modernization of land records.
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§ 161-30. Modernization of land records.
The county commissioners of any county may require that the register of deeds shall not accept for registration any map or instrument affecting real property unless the following requirements are satisfied: With the exception of a map or instrument that is submitted electronically, the name and address of the person to whom the map or instrument is to be returned is affixed on the face thereof. The grantee's or owner's permanent mailing address is affixed on the face thereof. A map or instrument that is submitted electronically shall not be required to contain on its face the name and address of the person to whom the map or instrument is to be returned. The register of deeds shall not be required to return a recorded map or instrument that was submitted electronically but may return to the submitting party a recorded map or instrument that was submitted electronically in accordance with an authorizing agreement. In any county in which parcel identifiers have been assigned to any of the real property situated within the county, the county commissioners may require that the register of deeds shall not accept for registration any map, deed, deed of trust or other instrument affecting real property unless the parcel identifier for all of the property described and affected is affixed and verified by the county on the face of the map or instrument or affixed and verified by the county as a part of the legal description contained in any instrument. Failure to comply with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) above shall not affect the validity of any map or other instrument that is duly recorded. History (1973, c. 992; 2019-117, s. 2.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2019-117, s. 6 made the amendment of subsection (a) and addition of subsection (a1) of this section by Session Laws 2019-117, s. 2, effective October 1, 2019, and applicable to instruments, certificates, and amended certificates submitted on or after that date.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 161-30 ("Modernization of land records.") 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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