{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-44-51.7","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44-51.7","heading":"Discharging lien.","body":"Liens created by G.S. 44-51.5 may be discharged as follows:\n(1)\tBy filing with the clerk of superior court a receipt of acknowledgment, signed by the county treasurer, that the lien has been paid or discharged;\n(2)\tBy depositing with the clerk of superior court money equal to the amount of the claim, which money shall be held for the benefit of the claimant; or\n(3)\tBy an entry in the lien docket that the action on the part of the lien claimant to enforce the lien has been dismissed, or a judgment has been rendered against the claimant in such action. (1969, c. 708, s. 4.)","path":["Chapter 44. Liens.","Article 9B. Attachment or Garnishment and Lien for Ambulance Service in Certain Counties."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_44/GS_44-51.7.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:02:47Z","sha256":"d651eb1680190eb913b35d1fa23ba04a098778cc64df880639d0d94b62421818","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-44-51.6","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-44-51.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}