NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

CHAPTER 362

HOUSE BILL 544

AN ACT REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF THE DRAFTER OF A DEED OR DEED OF TRUST.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. G.S. 47-17.1 is amended by deleting the phrase "the draftsman of the instrument" and substituting the phrase "either the person or law firm who drafted the instrument".

Sec. 2. G.S. 47-17.1 is further amended by deleting the phrase "the draftsman designated" and substituting the phrase "either the person or law firm who drafted the instrument designated".

Sec. 3. This act is effective upon ratification and applies to all documents presented for registration on or after that date.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 12th day of May, 1981.