North Carolina § 47-17 - Probate and registration sufficient without livery of seizin, etc.
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§ 47-17. Probate and registration sufficient without livery of seizin, etc.
All deeds, contracts or leases, before registration, except those executed prior to January 1, 1870, shall be acknowledged by the grantor, lessor or the person executing the same, or their signature proven on oath by one or more witnesses in the manner prescribed by law, and all deeds executed and registered according to law shall be valid, and pass title and estates without livery of seizin, attornment or other ceremony. History (29, Ch. II, c. 3; 1715, c. 7; 1756, c. 58, s. 3; 1838-9, c. 33; R.C., c. 37, s. 1; Code, s. 1245; 1885, c. 147, s. 3; 1905, c. 277; Rev., s. 979; C.S., s. 3308.) Cross References. - As to filing a false lien or encumbrance, see G.S. 14-118.6. As to cure of obvious description errors in recorded instruments, see G.S. 47-36.2. Local Modification. - (As to Article 2) Mitchell: 1987, c. 537. Legal Periodicals. - For article, "Estoppel and Rebutter in North Carolina," see 1 N.C.L. Rev. 153, 155 (1923). For article, "North Carolina's Real Estate Recording Laws: The Ghost of 1885," see 28 N.C. Cent. L.J. 199 (2006).
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-17 ("Probate and registration sufficient without livery of seizin, etc.") 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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