Privacy Notice

Per NCGS 132-1.10(g)

Any person filing a document for recordation or filing in the official records may NOT include a (1)social security number, employer taxpayer identification, driver’s license, state identification, passport, bank account information (credit/debit card number), personal identification (PIN) code, and passwords in the document unless expressly required by law or court order, adopted by the State Registrar on records of vital events, or redacted so that no more than the last four digits of the identification number is included.

Any person has the right to request a register of deeds to remove/redact any information pertaining to the above paragraph (1) contained in an official record found on the Register of Deeds Website.

The request must be made in writing and delivered by mail, fax, e-mail, or alternatively brought in person to the register of deeds. The request must specify the personal information to be redacted and identifies the location within the document that contains said information (for example: reference (1))

No fee will be charged for the removal/redaction; any person who requests a redaction without proper authority to do so will be guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation.