N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-46.2
Certificate of satisfaction of deed of trust, mortgage, or other instrument
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
No particular phrasing is required for a certification of satisfaction pursuant to G.S. 45-37(a)(6) as it was in effect prior to October 1, 2005, or for a satisfaction of a security instrument under G.S. 45-36.10. The following form, when properly completed, is sufficient to satisfy the requirements (i) for a certificate of satisfaction under G.S. 45-37(a)(6) as it was in effect prior to October 1, 2005, and (ii) for a satisfaction of a security instrument under G.S. 45-36.10 when signed and acknowledged by the secured creditor:
No particular phrasing is required for a certification of satisfaction pursuant to G.S. 45-37(a)(6) as it was in effect prior to October 1, 2005, or for a satisfaction of a security instrument under G.S. 45-36.10. The following form, when properly completed, is sufficient to satisfy the requirements (i) for a certificate of satisfaction under G.S. 45-37(a)(6) as it was in effect prior to October 1, 2005, and (ii) for a satisfaction of a security instrument under G.S. 45-36.10 when signed and acknowledged by the secured creditor:
CERTIFICATE OF SATISFACTION
North Carolina, ________________________ County. I, ________________________ (name of owner of the note or other indebtedness secured by the deed of trust or mortgage), certify that I am the owner of the indebtedness secured by the hereafter described deed of trust or mortgage and that the debt or other obligation in the amount of __________________ secured by the (deed of trust)(mortgage)(other instrument) executed by ________________________ (grantor)(mortgagor), ________________________ (trustee)(leave blank if mortgage), and ____________________________ (beneficiary)(mortgagee), and recorded in __________________ County at ____________ (book and page) was satisfied on ________________________ (date of satisfaction). I request that this certificate of satisfaction be recorded and the above-referenced security instrument be canceled of record. _________________________________________________________________ (Signature of owner of note) [Acknowledgment before officer authorized to take acknowledgments].
CERTIFICATE OF SATISFACTION North Carolina, County. I, (name of owner of the note or other indebtedness secured by the deed of trust or mortgage), certify that I am the owner of the indebtedness secured by the hereafter described deed of trust or mortgage and that the debt or other obligation in the amount of secured by the (deed of trust)(mortgage)(other instrument) executed by (grantor)(mortgagor), (trustee)(leave blank if mortgage), and (beneficiary)(mortgagee), and recorded in County at (book and page) was satisfied on (date of satisfaction). I request that this certificate of satisfaction be recorded and the above-referenced security instrument be canceled of record. (Signature of owner of note) [Acknowledgment before officer authorized to take acknowledgments].
History
(1995, c. 292, s. 3; 2005-123, s. 5; 2006-226, s. 27(a); 2006-264, s. 82(a).)
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.