North Carolina § 47-72 - Corporate name not affixed, but signed otherwise prior to April 1, 2021.
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§ 47-72. Corporate name not affixed, but signed otherwise prior to April 1, 2021.
In all cases prior to April 1, 2021, where any deed conveying lands purported to be executed by a corporation, but the corporate name was in fact not affixed to the deed, but the deed was signed by the president and secretary of the corporation, or by the president and two members of the governing body of the corporation, and the deed has been registered in the county where the land conveyed by the deed is located, the defective execution is in all respects valid, and the deed is deemed in all respects the deed of the corporation. History (1919, c. 53, s. 1; C.S., s. 3354; 1927, c. 126; 1963, c. 1094; 1973, c. 118, s. 1; 2013-204, s. 1.26; 2021-91, s. 4(h).) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2013-204, s. 1.26, effective June 26, 2013, substituted "April 1, 2013" for "January, 1973" in the section heading; and substituted "April 1, 2013" for "the first day of January, 1973" near the beginning of this section. Session Laws 2021-91, s. 4(h), effective October 1, 2021, rewrote the section.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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