{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-161-27","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 161-27","heading":"Register of deeds failing to discharge duties; penalty.","body":"(a)\tIf any register of deeds fails to perform any of the duties imposed or authorized by law, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, and he shall be removed from office.\n(b)\tNo assistant register of deeds or deputy register of deeds recusing in accordance with G.S. 51-5.5 may be charged under this section for recusal to issue marriage licenses in accordance with Chapter 51 of the General Statutes. (1868, c. 35, s. 18; Code, s. 3659; Rev., s. 3599; C.S., s. 3567; 1993, c. 539, s. 1097; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2015-75, s. 3.)","path":["Chapter 161. Register of Deeds.","Article 2. The Duties."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_161/GS_161-27.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:02Z","sha256":"e73f5af5eb5cb74101222575c24a17d79f19594af0f0e413be76c8d0cb884090","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-161-26","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-161-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}