{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-161-14.02","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 161-14.02","heading":"Registration of documents or instruments purporting to impact official birth records.","body":"(a)\tPrior 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:\n\"THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORD.\"\n(b)\tThis section does not apply to a document or instrument which is attached to real estate documents as an exhibit. (2015-197, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 161. Register of Deeds.","Article 2. The Duties."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_161/GS_161-14.02.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:02Z","sha256":"5bfe969f12a936fa6d778c548c18cc433f130ab83c0563ba4d00b50b528a2157","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-161-14.01","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-161-14.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}