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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 43-22 (2026)

Jurisdiction of courts; registered land affected only by registration

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Except as otherwise specially provided by this Chapter, registered land and ownership therein shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in the same manner as if it had not been registered; but the registration shall be the only operative act to transfer or affect the title to registered land, and shall date from the time the writing, instrument or record to be registered is duly filed in the office of the register of deeds, subject to the provisions of this Chapter; no voluntary or involuntary transaction shall affect the title to registered lands until registered in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter: Provided, that all mortgages, deeds, surrendered and canceled certificates, when new certificates are issued for the land so deeded, the other paper-writings, if any, pertaining to and affecting the registered estate or estates herein referred to, shall be filed by the register of deeds for reference and information, but the consolidated real property records shall be and constitute sole and conclusive legal evidence of title, except in cases of mistake and fraud, which shall be corrected in the methods now provided for the correction of papers authorized to be registered. (1913, c. 90, s. 28; C.S., s. 2397; 2000-140, s. 42(a).)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1971–1998 · leading case: State v. Johnson, 179 S.E.2d 371 (N.C. 1971).
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State v. Johnson, 179 S.E.2d 371 (N.C. 1971). · cites it 12× “G.S. § 43-22. No decree of registration and certificate of title issued pursuant thereto prior to March 10, 1919, may be adjudged invalid, revoked or set aside unless the action or proceeding in which their validity is attacked be commenced, or the defense alleging the…”
Haw River Land v. Lawyers Title Insur, No. 97-2549 (4th Cir. July 24, 1998). “While the Registration of Titles book constitutes the "sole and con- clusive legal evidence of title," N.C. Gen. Stat.§ 43-22, liens, encum- brances, and other matters affecting specific parcels of real property may be recorded against the property in accordance with state…”
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