North Carolina § 46A-54 - Dedication of streets.

§ 46A-54. Dedication of streets.

Upon motion of any party or the commissioners, the clerk may authorize the commissioners to propose in their report the dedication of portions of the real property that are necessary as a means of access to any share or that are otherwise advisable for public or private highways, streets, or alleys. The court shall consider the proposal as a part of the report and, if approved by the court, it shall constitute a dedication. Only a dedication approved by a judge of the superior court affects the interest of a minor, an incompetent adult, or another person under a legal disability. History (1969, c. 45; 2020-23, ss. 2(t), 3.) Editor's Note. - This section is former G.S. 46-17.1 , as recodified by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(t), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date. The historical citation from the former section has been added to this section as recodified. Session Laws 2020-23, s. 18, made the rewriting of this section by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 3, effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2020-23, s. 3 rewrote the section. For effective date and applicability, see editor's note.