{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-45-36.21","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-36.21","heading":"Trustee's satisfaction of deed of trust: form.","body":"(a)\tStandard Form. - No particular phrasing is required for a trustee's satisfaction of a deed of trust. The following form, when properly completed, is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of G.S. 45-36.20:\n\"TRUSTEE'S SATISFACTION OF DEED OF TRUST\n(G.S. 45-36.20; G.S. 45-37(a)(7))\nThe undersigned is now serving as the trustee or substitute trustee under the terms of the deed of trust identified as follows:\nOriginal Grantor(s): (Identify original grantor(s) or trustor(s))\nOriginal Secured Party(ies): (Identify the original beneficiary(ies) or secured party(ies) in the deed of trust)\nRecording Data: The deed of trust is recorded in Book ____ at Page ____ or as document number ________ in the office of the Register of Deeds for __________ County, North Carolina.\nThis satisfaction terminates the effectiveness of the deed of trust.\nDate: ______________\t_________________________________\n(Signature of trustee or substitute trustee)\n[Acknowledgment before officer authorized to take acknowledgments]\"\n(b)\tAlternate Form. - A trustee and secured creditor who would like to indicate that the underlying obligation secured by the deed of trust has been extinguished may use the following form, which, when properly completed, is also sufficient to satisfy the requirements of G.S. 45-36.20:\n\"TRUSTEE'S SATISFACTION OF DEED OF TRUST\nAND\nCREDITOR'S RELEASE\n(G.S. 45-36.20; G.S. 45-37(a)(7))\nThe undersigned is now serving as the trustee or substitute trustee under the terms of the deed of trust identified as follows:\nOriginal Grantor(s): (Identify original grantor(s) or trustor(s))\nOriginal Secured Party(ies): (Identify the original beneficiary(ies) or secured party(ies) in the deed of trust)\nRecording Data: The deed of trust is recorded in Book ____ at Page ____ or as document number ________ in the office of the Register of Deeds for __________ County, North Carolina.\nThis satisfaction terminates the effectiveness of the deed of trust.\nDate: ______________\t_________________________________\n(Signature of trustee or substitute trustee)\n[Acknowledgment before officer authorized to take acknowledgments]\nThe obligation secured by the deed of trust has been extinguished.\nDate: ______________\t_________________________________\n(Signature of secured creditor)\n[Acknowledgment before officer authorized to take acknowledgments]\".\n(2005-123, s. 1; 2012-150, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 45. Mortgages and Deeds of Trust.","Article 4. Satisfaction."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_45/GS_45-36.21.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:02:57Z","sha256":"6e1f4d8fa8368d4b78c41c2cd6ee3280d090eb1026234be1e1706682d5b76927","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-45-36.20","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-45-36.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}