North Carolina General Statutes 161-14.03. Registration of documents purporting to impact official marriage records
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- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(a) Prior to recording a document or instrument that (i) purports to impact an official record of marriage meeting the requirements of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 51-16 and (ii) is not a marriage license, a return, or an amendment or correction of a marriage license as described in Article 2 of Chapter 51 of the N.C. Gen. Stat., 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 MARRIAGE DOCUMENT.”
(b) This section shall not apply to instruments or documents that are attached as exhibits to land records, orders or judgments issued by a court of this State or another state, or separation agreements presented for registration. (2015-53, s. 1.)