Watauga County Register of Deeds:
Identity Theft Protection

Identity Theft Protection Act of 2005

The entire bill is viewable at:
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/HTML/S1048v6.html

1. Any person preparing or filing a document for recordation in the official records may not include a social security number or other identifying information as defined in G.S. 14-113.20(b) in such document, unless expressly required by law.
2. Any person has a right to request a register of deeds to remove, from an image or copy of an official record placed on a register of deeds' publicly available Internet website or on a publicly available Internet website used by a register of deeds to display public records or otherwise made electronically available to the general public, any social security number or other identifying information as defined in G.S. 14-113.20(b) contained in an official record. Such request must be made in writing and delivered by mail, facsimile, or electronic transmission, or delivered in person, to the register of deeds. The request must specify the identification page number that contains the social security number or other identifying information to be redacted. No fee will be charged for the redaction of a social security number or other identifying information pursuant to such a request.