47B-6. Registering false claim.
No person shall use the privilege of registering notices hereunder for the purpose of asserting false or fictitious claims to real property; and in any action relating thereto if the court shall find that any person has intentionally registered a false or fictitious claim, the court may award to the prevailing party all costs incurred by him in such action, including a reasonable attorney's fee, and in addition thereto may award to the prevailing party treble the damages that he may have sustained as a result of the registration of such notice of claim. (1973, c. 255, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 47B - Real Property Marketable Title Act
§ 47B-1 - Declaration of policy and statement of purpose.
§ 47B-4 - Preservation by notice; contents; recording; indexing.
§ 47B-5 - Extension of time for registering notice of claims which Chapter would otherwise bar.
§ 47B-6 - Registering false claim.