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Registration of documents or instruments purporting to impact official birth records.

G.S. 161-14.02
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§ 161-14.02.  Registration of documents or instruments purporting to impact official birth records. (a) Prior to recording a document or instrument that (i) purports to impact an official record of birth meeting the requirements of G.S. 161-14 and (ii) is not a birth registration or birth certificate, an amendment of a birth certificate, or a certificate of identification as defined in Article 4 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes, the Register of Deeds shall conspicuously mark the first page of the document or instrument with the following statement: "THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORD." (b) This section does not apply to a document or instrument which is attached to real estate documents as an exhibit. (2015-197, s. 1.)
Source: North Carolina General Assembly (ncleg.gov)URL: https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_161/GS_161-14.02.htmlFetched: 10/19/2026

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