2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 47-36.1. Correction of errors in recorded instruments.

§ 47‑36.1.  Correction of errors in recorded instruments.

Notwithstanding G.S. 47‑14 and 47‑17, an obvious typographical or other minor error in a deed or other instrument recorded with the register of deeds may be corrected by rerecording the original instrument with the correction clearly set out on the face of the instrument and with a statement of explanation attached. The parties who signed the original instrument or the attorney who drafted the original instrument shall initial the correction and sign the statement of explanation.  If the statement of explanation is not signed by the parties who signed the original instrument, it shall state that the person signing the statement is the attorney who drafted the original instrument.  The statement of explanation need not be acknowledged.  Notice of the correction made pursuant to this section shall be effective from the time the instrument is rerecorded. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 842, s. 1; 1987, c. 360, s. 1.)