North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 47. Probate and Registration § 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:

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.

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(Signature of owner of note)

[Acknowledgment before officer authorized to take acknowledgments].