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North Carolina Notary Public Manual (2026)

The office of notary public plays a critical role in preventing fraud, ensuring that important legal documents—from deeds to wills—are properly completed and legally recognized. This 2026 edition of the North Carolina Notary Public Manual, prepared by the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, provides statutory guidance, practical instruction, tips, and best practices for...

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Experienced School for Registers of Deeds

Date: TBA | Multi-Day | Chapel Hill | Registration Fee: TBA

Registration will close one week before the program.

This course reviews the basic operations of the office of register of deeds and is intended for those with several years of experience in a register of deeds office. It is different from the Basic School in that it offers more opportunities to ask questions about...

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This bulletin examines the “automation enhancement and preservation fund” (AEPF) requirement for registers of deeds and provides recommendations for best practices.

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Real Estate Records, the Captive Public, and Opportunities for the Public Good

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Basic School for Registers of Deeds

November 17-18, 2026 | Multi-Day | Chapel Hill | Registration Fee: TBA

Registration will close one week before the program.

This course covers the basic operations of the office of register of deeds. The class provides instruction on the following topics: overview of county government and its revenues and expenditures; sources of law and...

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School for Elected Register of Deeds

Date: TBA | Multi Day | Chapel Hill | Registration Fee: TBA

This advanced school for those currently holding the register of deeds office, is intended to enhance the register’s knowledge and analytical tools for fulfilling their decision-making managerial responsibilities. The school covers the following topics: leadership, holding office, register responsibilities, making...

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2011 Changes in the Laws and Regulations Regarding Satisfactions, Recording Fees, Format Requirements, Electronic Plats, Military Discharge Access, and Indexing

In 2011 the North Carolina General Assembly revised the laws governing methods for making a record of security instrument satisfaction, the amount and allocation of recording fees, document format requirements, requirements for electronic plat recording, military discharge record access, and real property indexing. This bulletin describes all of these changes.

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Registers' Public Records in the Digital Era

This bulletin reviews the laws, regulations, and standards that apply to the offices to North Carolina's registers of deeds, including those that apply to electronic records. Rules for electronic records are only now taking shape, and this bulletin considers some questions to which the answers are not yet entirely clear.

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Incorporation, Abolition, and Annexation

In North Carolina a city may be established--that is, incorporated--in only one way: by an act of the General Assembly. Such an act establishes the initial borders of the city and enacts its charter. No standards restrict the legislature’s discretion in incorporation. It may incorporate an area with very few people or with a largely rural character; it may even incorporate an area in...

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When Is Plat Review Officer Certification Required?

Since 1997, North Carolina law has required that any plat to be presented to the register of deeds first be reviewed and certified by a county review officer, unless the plat is of a type that is the subject of a statutory exception from review. This bulletin describes the requirements for review officer approval and addresses some common misconceptions.

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A Metamorphosis in the Maintenance of Land Records

Recent state legislation fundamentally changed the role of registers of deeds by limiting their responsibility for reviewing documents submitted for recording. Soon, implementation of widespread electronic recording will change their role even more dramatically.

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Guidebook for North Carolina Property Mappers

Discusses legal subjects important to the work of property mappers, land records managers, and county assessors. Includes chapters on the law of real property, land records and basic title searching, listing property and determining ownership for purposes of the ad valorem property tax, and recording requirements for maps and plats.

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