North Carolina § 47-29 - Recording of bankruptcy records.
Full text of North Carolina North Carolina General Statutes § 47-29 — Recording of bankruptcy records., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-29. Recording of bankruptcy records.
A copy of the petition with the schedules omitted beginning a proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Act, or of the decree of adjudication in such proceeding, or of the order approving the bond of the trustee appointed in such proceeding, shall be recorded in the office of any register of deeds in North Carolina, and it shall be the duty of the register of deeds, on request, to record the same. The register of deeds shall be entitled to the same fees for such registration as he is now entitled to for recording conveyances. History (1939, c. 254.) Legal Periodicals. - For comment on this section, see 17 N.C.L. Rev. 344 (1939).
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-29 ("Recording of bankruptcy 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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