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Code · North Carolina · Chapter 161 — Register of Deeds

§ 161-14.02. Registration of documents or instruments purporting to impact official birth records.

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§ 161-14.02. Registration of documents or instruments purporting to impact official birth records.
(a)Prior to recording a document or instrument that
(i)purports to impact an official record of birth meeting the requirements of G.S. 161-14 and
(ii)is not a birth registration or birth certificate, an amendment of a birth certificate, or a certificate of identification as defined in Article 4 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes, the Register of Deeds shall conspicuously mark the first page of the document or instrument with the following statement:
"THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORD."
(b)This section does not apply to a document or instrument which is attached to real estate documents as an exhibit. (2015-197, s. 1.)
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