{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-161-14.03","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 161-14.03","heading":"Registration of documents purporting to impact official marriage records.","body":"(a)\tPrior to recording a document or instrument that (i) purports to impact an official record of marriage meeting the requirements of G.S. 51-16 and (ii) is not a marriage license, a return, or an amendment or correction of a marriage license as described in Article 2 of Chapter 51 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 MARRIAGE DOCUMENT.\"\n(b)\tThis section shall not apply to instruments or documents that are attached as exhibits to land records, orders or judgments issued by a court of this State or another state, or separation agreements presented for registration. (2015-53, 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_161-14.03.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:02Z","sha256":"8f91d5e2f9a36105e05448471195e9f8330662a4a686d3c00af9a3af73083bd1","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-161-14.02","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-161-14.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}