{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-161-3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 161-3","heading":"Oath of office.","body":"The register of deeds shall take the oath of office on the first Monday of December next after his election, before a person authorized to administer oaths as defined in G.S. 11-7.1. (1868, c. 35, s. 2; 1876-7, c. 276, s. 5; Code, s. 3647; Rev., s. 2652; C.S., s. 3544; 1987, c. 620, s. 4.)","path":["Chapter 161. Register of Deeds.","Article 1. The Office."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_161/GS_161-3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:02Z","sha256":"c21c542af9042eb3866d9f69e77d798fb81d260ac24ee27458ee9665a2594820","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-161-2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-161-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}