{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-161-16","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 161-16","heading":"Liability for failure to register.","body":"In case of his failure to register any deed or other instrument within the time and in the manner required by G.S. 161-14, the register shall be liable, in an action on his official bond, to the party injured by such delay. (1868, c. 35, s. 10; Code, s. 3660; Rev., s. 2659; C.S., s. 3555; 2019-177, s. 8.3.)","path":["Chapter 161. Register of Deeds.","Article 2. The Duties."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_161/GS_161-16.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:02Z","sha256":"7fcc8e7034604603d49b3c6de5be3cf6ce4fb09042568bb60f8465c322444b95","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-161-15","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-161-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}