<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 2-51. - Size requirements.</div>
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               All land plats presented to the register of deeds for recording in the registry of
               the county after September 30, 1991, having an outside marginal size of either 18
               inches by 24 inches, 21 inches by 30 inches, or 24 inches by 36 inches, and having
               a minimum 1.5-inch border on the left side and a minimum 0.5-inch border on the other
               sides shall be deemed to meet the size requirements for recording under this section.
               Where size of land areas, or suitable scale to ensure legibility require, plats may
               be placed on two or more sheets with appropriate match lines. The county may specify
               one of the following:
               
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                  (1)
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                  Only 18 inches by 24 inches;
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                  (2)
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                  A combination of 18 inches by 24 inches and 21 inches by 30 inches;
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                  (3)
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                  A combination of 18 inches by 24 inches and 24 inches by 36 inches; or
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                  (4)
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                  A combination of all three sizes.
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               The register of deeds where specific sizes other than the combination of all three
               sizes have been specified shall be required to submit the size specifications to the
               state association of registers of deeds for inclusion on a master list of all such
               counties. The list shall be available in each register of deeds' office by October
               1, 1991. For purposes of this section, the terms "plat" and "map" are synonymous.
               
               <p class="refstatelaw0" block_type="hang"><b>State Law referenceâ€” </b>
                  Similar provisions, G.S. 47-30(a).
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