GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
S	2
SENATE BILL 912
Judiciary I Committee Substitute Adopted 4/23/01

Short Title:	Penalty for Filing False Statutory Lien.	()	
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April 5, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT TO REFUSE TO INDEX, DOCKET, OR RECORD FRAUDULENT CLAIMS OF LIEN AND TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES FOR FILING FALSE STATUTORY LIENS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 2 of Chapter 44A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 44A-25.  No docketing of lien unless authorized by statute.
(a)	No claim of lien or other document purporting to claim or assert a lien on real property shall be indexed, docketed, or recorded by the clerk of superior court or by the register of deeds in such a way as to affect the title to any real property unless the document:
(1)	Is offered for filing pursuant to this Article or to another statute of this State that provides for indexing and docketing of claims of lien on real property; and
(2)	Appears on its face to contain all of the information required by the statute pursuant to which it is offered for filing.
(b)	Any person who causes or attempts to cause a claim of lien or other document to be filed, knowing that the filing is not authorized by statute, or with the intent that the filing is made for an improper purpose such as to hinder, harass, or otherwise wrongfully interfere with any person, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2001, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.