161-21. General index kept.
The board of county commissioners shall, at the expense of the county, maintain a consolidated index of all the deeds and other documents affecting real property in the register's office. (1868, c. 35, s. 13; Code, s. 3663; Rev., s. 2664; C.S., s. 3560; 1929, c. 327, s. 1; 1987, c. 620, s. 5; 2008-194, s. 7(d).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds
§ 161-14 - Registration of instruments.
§ 161-14.01 - Registration of instruments for business and other purposes.
§ 161-14.02 - Registration of documents or instruments purporting to impact official birth records.
§ 161-14.03 - Registration of documents purporting to impact official marriage records.
§ 161-14.1 - Recording subsequent entries as separate instruments.
§ 161-15 - Certify and register copies.
§ 161-16 - Liability for failure to register.
§ 161-17 - Papers filed alphabetically.
§ 161-18 - Transcribe and index books.
§ 161-19 - Number of survey in grants registered.
§ 161-20 - Certificate of survey registered.
§ 161-21 - General index kept.
§ 161-22 - Index of registered instruments.
§ 161-22.1 - Index and cross-index of immediate prior owners of land.
§ 161-22.2 - Parcel identifier number indexes.
§ 161-22.3 - Minimum standards for land records management.
§ 161-23 - Clerk to board of commissioners.
§ 161-26 - Duties unperformed at expiration of term.
§ 161-27 - Register of deeds failing to discharge duties; penalty.