§ 161-11.3. Automation Enhancement and Preservation Fund. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 161‑11.3.  AutomationEnhancement and Preservation Fund.

Ten percent (10%) of the feescollected pursuant to G.S. 161‑10 and retained by the county, or threedollars and twenty cents ($3.20) in the case of a fee collected pursuant toG.S. 161‑10(a)(1a) for the first page of a deed of trust or mortgage,shall be set aside annually and placed in a nonreverting Automation Enhancementand Preservation Fund, the proceeds of which shall be expended on computer orimaging technology and needs associated with the preservation and storage ofpublic records in the office of the register of deeds. Nothing in this sectionshall be construed to affect the duty of the board of county commissioners tofurnish supplies and equipment to the office of the register of deeds.  (2001‑390, s. 2; 2007‑353,s. 5; 2009‑451, s. 17.8(c).)