161-2. Four-year term for registers of deeds.
A register of deeds shall be elected in each county of the State by the qualified voters of the county. The register of deeds shall serve for a term of four years beginning on the first Monday in December after the election and until a successor register of deeds is elected and qualified. (1935, cc. 362, 392, 462; 1937, c. 271; 1939, cc. 11, 99; 1941, c. 192; 1949, cc. 756, 830; 1957, c. 1022, s. 2; 1973, c. 215, s. 1; 1991, c. 60, s. 2.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds
§ 161-1 - Election and term of office.
§ 161-2 - Four-year term for registers of deeds.
§ 161-4.1 - Salary in counties where fees formerly allowed.
§ 161-4.2 - Liability insurance for register of deeds.
§ 161-7 - Office at courthouse.
§ 161-8 - Attendance at office.
§ 161-10 - Uniform fees of registers of deeds.
§ 161-11.1 - Fees for Children's Trust Fund.
§ 161-11.2 - Fees for domestic violence centers.