2021 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 47 - Probate and Registration
Article 3 - Forms of Acknowledgment, Probate and Order of Registration.
§ 47-46.2 - Certificate of satisfaction of deed of trust, mortgage, or other instrument.
47-46.2. Certificate of satisfaction of deed of trust, mortgage, or other instrument.
No particular phrasing is required for a certification of satisfaction pursuant to G.S. 45-37(a)(6) as it was in effect prior to October 1, 2005, or for a satisfaction of a security instrument under G.S. 45-36.10. The following form, when properly completed, is sufficient to satisfy the requirements (i) for a certificate of satisfaction under G.S. 45-37(a)(6) as it was in effect prior to October 1, 2005, and (ii) for a satisfaction of a security instrument under G.S. 45-36.10 when signed and acknowledged by the secured creditor:
| CERTIFICATE OF SATISFACTION |
| North Carolina, ____________ County. |
I, ____________ (name of owner of the note or other indebtedness secured by the deed of trust or mortgage), certify that I am the owner of the indebtedness secured by the hereafter described deed of trust or mortgage and that the debt or other obligation in the amount of __________ secured by the (deed of trust)(mortgage)(other instrument) executed by ____________ (grantor)(mortgagor),
| ____________ (trustee)(leave blank if mortgage), and ______________ (beneficiary)(mortgagee), and recorded in __________ County at ______ (book and page) was satisfied on ____________ (date of satisfaction). I request that this certificate of satisfaction be recorded and the above-referenced security instrument be canceled of record. | |
| (Signature of owner of note) |
[Acknowledgment before officer authorized to take acknowledgments].
(1995, c. 292, s. 3; 2005-123, s. 5; 2006-226, s. 27(a); 2006-264, s. 82(a).)
