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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Register of Deeds) · North Carolina
- Level
- County
- Authority
- N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 161 (register of deeds; recording), secs. 161-14, 161-22; N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 47 (recording of instruments); Mecklenburg County's State of Emergency declaration (Mar. 2020) and the Governor's EO 116 (Mar. 10, 2020)
- Issued
- 2020-04-02 Apr. 2, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03 (read as 2020-04-02)
- End
- 'Effective Until Further Notice'; end not verified (read as 2020-06-30)
- In force
- Apr. 2, 2020 to June 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- the public
- attorneys and title companies recording instruments
- vital-records and marriage-license customers
- Functions reached
- CL recording of deeds and deeds of trust (walk-in recording replaced by appointment and e-recording)
- PM
- OF law offices (closing attorneys)
- CB
- Character
- context
- Collection
- State motor-vehicle offices, secretaries of state and recorders AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS
Operative words
Effective Until Further Notice. For the health and safety of our staff and visitors, we will be limiting access to our office due to the current COVID-19 health concerns. By appointment only at 980-314-4951.... It is suggested that attorneys utilize e-recording with one of our vendors (Simplifile, CSC, and EPN) if possible. Due to limited staffing and observance of public health guidelines,...
Enforcement
Administrative limitation of access to a county office
Notes
Charlotte's register of deeds moved to appointment-only access with e-recording urged on closing attorneys 'due to limited staffing and observance of public health guidelines'.