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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-71.1 (2026)

Corporate seal omitted prior to January 1, 2000

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Any corporate deed, or conveyance of land in this State, made prior to January 1, 2000, which is defective only because the corporate seal is omitted therefrom is hereby declared to be a good and valid conveyance by such corporation for all purposes and shall be sufficient to pass title to the property therein conveyed as fully as if the said conveyance were executed according to the provisions and forms of law in force in this State at the date of the execution of such conveyance. (1957, c. 500, s. 1; 1963, c. 1015; 1969, c. 815; 1971, c. 61; 1973, c. 479; 1977, c. 538; 1981, c. 191, s. 1; 1983, c. 398, s. 5; 1985, c. 70, s. 5; 1987, c. 277, s. 5; 1989, c. 390, s. 5; 1991, c. 489, s. 5; 2013-204, s. 1.25.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1969–1978 · leading case: Philbin Investments, Inc. v. Orb Enter., Ltd., 242 S.E.2d 176 (N.C. Ct. App. 1978).
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Philbin Investments, Inc. v. Orb Enter., Ltd., 242 S.E.2d 176 (N.C. Ct. App. 1978). “G.S. 47-71.1, 1973 Session Laws, c. 479.) Defendants contend that an issue of fact exists as to whether or not it was the intent of the parties that Orb convey real property to plaintiff by warranty deed.”
Investors Corp. of South Carolina v. Field Fin. Corp., 167 S.E.2d 852 (N.C. Ct. App. 1969). “” G.S. 47-71.1. *159 This statute, however, only serves to accentuate the necessity of a corporate seal in order to make a corporate conveyance of real estate valid and effectual.”
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