# Registered instrument

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A **registered instrument** is a form of [property](/source/Property), such as [shares](/source/Share_(finance)) or [bonds](/source/Bond_(finance)), where records are kept of who owns the underlying property, such as [book entry](/source/Book_entry) system or of the transactions involving transfer of ownership such as a [company](/source/Company_(law))'s [share register](/source/Share_register).[1]

They may be contrasted with [bearer instruments](/source/Bearer_instrument) in which no records are kept of ownership or transfers. In general, the legal *[situs](/source/Situs_(law))* of the property is the place that the register is located.[citation needed]

## By jurisdiction

### British law

According to the *Transfer of Land Act* (1915), 6 Geo.V, number 2740, § 60, the seal of the office of a registrar can substitute for a signature, on filed registered instruments.[2]

### United States law

Most states have a system of registered instruments, for example, North Carolina.[3][4]

## See also

- [Dematerialization (securities)](/source/Dematerialization_(securities))
- [Direct holding system](/source/Direct_holding_system)
- [Bond](/source/Bond_(finance))
- [Indenture](/source/Indenture)
- [Stock certificate](/source/Stock_certificate)

## References

1. ["Registered Instrument Law and Legal Definition"](https://definitions.uslegal.com/r/registered-instrument/). *US Legal*. Retrieved 1 June 2025.

1. Victoria (1915). [*The Victorian Statutes: The General Public Acts of Victoria, etc.*](https://books.google.com/books?id=HYo0AQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Registered+instrument%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA4594). p. 4954. Retrieved 1 June 2025.

1. Senn, Mark A. (2006). [*State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases, 2024 Edition*](https://books.google.com/books?id=3sfxEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Registered+instrument%22+-wikipedia&pg=RA8-PA89). Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. p. NC-89. ISBN 978-1-5438-8213-1. Retrieved 1 June 2025.

1. ["North Carolina General Statutes § 47-20. Deeds of trust, mortgages, conditional sales contracts, assignments of leases and rents; effect of registration."](https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_47/GS_47-20.html). *North Carolina Legislator*. Retrieved 1 June 2025.

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