Chapter 7A

348 published sections.

Article 1 - Judicial Power and Organization

N.C.G.S. § 7A-1 — Short title.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-2 — Purpose of Chapter.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-3 — Judicial power; transition provisions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-4 — Composition and organization.

Article 1A - Retention Elections

N.C.G.S. § 7A-4.1 — Retention elections.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-4.2 — Retention approval; failure to retain.

Article 2 - Appellate Division Organization

N.C.G.S. § 7A-5 — Organization and age limit for service as justice or judge.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-6 — Appellate division reporters; reports.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-7 — Law clerks; secretaries and stenographers.

Article 3 - The Supreme Court

N.C.G.S. § 7A-10 — Organization; compensation of justices.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-10.1 — Authority to prescribe standards of judicial conduct.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-11 — Clerk of the Supreme Court; salary; fees; oath.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-12 — Supreme Court marshal.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-13 — Supreme Court library; functions; librarian; library committee; seal of office.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-14 — Reprints of Supreme Court Reports.

Article 4 - Court of Appeals

N.C.G.S. § 7A-16 — Creation and organization.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-18 — Compensation of judges.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-19 — Seats and sessions of court.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-20 — Clerk; oath; salary; assistants; fees.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-21 — Marshal; powers; salary.

Article 5 - Jurisdiction

N.C.G.S. § 7A-25 — Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-26 — Appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-27 — Appeals of right from the courts of the trial divisions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-28 — Decisions of Court of Appeals on post-trial motions for appropriate relief, valuation of exempt property, or courts-martial are final.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-29 — Appeals of right from certain administrative agencies.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-30 — Appeals of right from certain decisions of the Court of Appeals.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 — Discretionary review by the Supreme Court.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-31.1 — Discretionary Review by the Court of Appeals.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-32 — Power of Supreme Court and Court of Appeals to issue remedial writs.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-33 — Supreme Court to prescribe appellate division rules of practice and procedure.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-34 — Rules of practice and procedure in trial courts.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-37.1 — Statewide court-ordered, nonbinding arbitration in certain civil actions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-38.1 — Mediated settlement conferences in superior court civil actions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-38.2 — Regulation of mediators and other neutrals.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-38.3 — Prelitigation mediation of farm nuisance disputes.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-38.3A — Prelitigation mediation of insurance claims.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-38.3B — Mediation in matters within the jurisdiction of the clerk of superior court.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-38.3D — Mediation in matters within the jurisdiction of the district criminal courts.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-38.3E — Mediation of public records disputes.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-38.3F — Prelitigation mediation of condominium and homeowners association disputes.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-38.4A — Settlement procedures in district court actions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-38.5 — Community mediation centers.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-38.7 — Dispute resolution fee for cases referred to mediation.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-39 — Cancellation of court sessions and closing court offices; extension of statutes of limitations and other emergency orders in catastrophic conditions.

Article 6 - Retirement of Justices and Judges of the Appellate Division; Retirement Compensation; Recall to Emergency Service; Disability Retirement

N.C.G.S. § 7A-39.1 — Justice, emergency justice, judge and emergency judge defined.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-39.2 — Age and service requirements for retirement of justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the Court of Appeals.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-39.3 — Retired justices and judges may become emergency justices and judges subject to recall to active service; compensation for emergency justices and judges on recall.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-39.4 — Retirement creates vacancy.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-39.5 — Recall of emergency justice or emergency judge upon temporary incapacity of a justice or judge.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-39.6 — Application to the Governor; commission as emergency justice or emergency judge.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-39.7 — Jurisdiction and authority of emergency justices and emergency judges.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-39.8 — Court authorized to adopt rules.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-39.9 — Chief Justice and Chief Judge may recall and terminate recall of justices and judges; procedure when Chief Justice or Chief Judge incapacitated.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-39.10 — Article applicable to previously retired justices.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-39.11 — Retirement on account of total and permanent disability.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-39.12 — Applicability of §§ 7A-39.2 and 7A-39.11.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-39.13 — Recall of active and emergency justices and judges who have reached mandatory retirement age.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-39.14 — Recall by Chief Justice of retired or emergency justices or judges for temporary vacancy.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-39.15 — Emergency recall judges of the Court of Appeals.

Article 7 - Organization

N.C.G.S. § 7A-40 — Composition; judicial powers of clerk.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-40.1 — Age limit for service as superior court judge; exception.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-41 — Superior court divisions and districts; judges.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-41.1 — District and set of districts defined; senior resident superior court judges and their authority.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-41.2 — Nomination and election of regular superior court judges.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-42 — Sessions of superior court in cities other than county seats.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-44 — Salary and expenses of superior court judge.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-44.1 — Secretarial and clerical help.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-45.1 — Special judges.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-45.2 — Emergency special judges of the superior court; qualifications, appointment, removal, and authority.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-45.3 — Superior court judges designated for complex business cases.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-45.4 — Designation of complex business cases.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-46 — Special sessions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-47 — Powers of regular judges holding courts by assignment or exchange.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-47.1 — Jurisdiction in vacation or in session.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-47.3 — Rotation and assignment; sessions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-47.4 — Jurisdiction over assigned cases.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-48 — Jurisdiction of emergency judges.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-49 — Orders returnable to another judge; notice.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-49.1 — Disposition of motions when judge disqualified.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-49.2 — Civil business at criminal sessions; criminal business at civil sessions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-49.4 — Superior court criminal case docketing.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-49.5 — Statewide electronic filing in courts.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-49.6 — Proceedings conducted by audio and video transmission.

Article 8 - Retirement of Judges of the Superior Court; Retirement Compensation for Superior Court Judges; Recall to Emergency Service of Judges of the District and Superior Court; Disability Retirement for Judges of the Superior Court

N.C.G.S. § 7A-50 — Emergency judge defined.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-51 — Age and service requirements for retirement of judges of the superior court and of the Administrative Officer of the Courts.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-52 — Retired district and superior court judges may become emergency judges subject to recall to active service; compensation for emergency judges on recall.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-53 — Application to the Governor; commission as emergency judge.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-53.1 — Jurisdiction of emergency district court judges.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-54 — Article applicable to judges retired under prior law.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-55 — Retirement on account of total and permanent disability.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-56 — Applicability of §§ 7A-51 and 7A-55.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-57 — Recall of active and emergency trial judges who have reached mandatory retirement age.

Article 9 - District Attorneys and Prosecutorial Districts

N.C.G.S. § 7A-60 — District attorneys and prosecutorial districts.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-61 — Duties of district attorney.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-62 — Acting district attorney.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-63 — Assistant district attorneys.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-64 — Temporary assistance for district attorneys.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-65 — Compensation and allowances of district attorneys and assistant district attorneys.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-66 — Removal of district attorneys.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-66.1 — Office of solicitor may be denominated as office of district attorney; "solicitor" and "district attorney" made interchangeable; interchangeable use authorized in proceedings, documents, and quotations.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-68 — Administrative assistants.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-69 — District attorney investigators.

Article 11 - Special Regulations

N.C.G.S. § 7A-95 — Reporting of trials.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-96 — Court adjourned by sheriff when judge not present.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-97 — Court's control of argument.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-98 — Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury.

Article 12 - Clerk of Superior Court

N.C.G.S. § 7A-100 — Election; term of office; oath; vacancy; office and office hours; appointment of acting clerk.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-101 — Compensation.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-102 — Assistant and deputy clerks; appointment; number; salaries; duties.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-102.1 — Transfer of sick leave earned as county or municipal employees by certain employees in offices of clerks of superior court.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-103 — Authority of clerk of superior court.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-104 — Disqualification; waiver; removal; when judge acts.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-105 — Suspension, removal, and reinstatement of clerk.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-106 — Custody of records and property of office.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-108 — Accounting for fees and other receipts; audit.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-109 — Record-keeping procedures.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-109.1 — List of prisoners furnished to judges.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-109.2 — Records of dispositions in criminal cases; impaired driving integrated data system.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-109.3 — Delivery of commitment order.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-109.4 — Records of offenses involving impaired driving.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-111 — Receipt and disbursement of insurance and other moneys for minors and incapacitated adults.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-112 — Investment of funds in clerk's hands.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-112.1 — Deposit of money held by clerks.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-113 — Bookkeeping and accounting systems equipment.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-114 — Where practical, provision of secure area for domestic violence victims waiting for hearing.

Article 13 - Creation and Organization of the District Court Division

N.C.G.S. § 7A-130 — Creation of district court division and district court districts; seats of court.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-131 — Establishment of district courts.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-132 — Judges, district attorneys, full-time assistant district attorneys and magistrates for district court districts.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-133 — Numbers of judges by districts; numbers of magistrates and additional seats of court, by counties.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-135 — Transfer of pending cases when present inferior courts replaced by district courts.

Article 14 - District Judges

N.C.G.S. § 7A-140 — Number; election; term; qualification; oath.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-140.1 — Age limit for service as district judge; exception.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-141 — Designation of chief judge; assignment of judge to another district for temporary or specialized duty.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-142 — Vacancies in office.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-144 — Compensation.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-146 — Administrative authority and duties of chief district judge.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-147 — Specialized judgeships.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-148 — Annual conference of chief district judges.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-149 — Jurisdiction; sessions.

Article 16 - Magistrates

N.C.G.S. § 7A-170 — Nature of office and oath; age limit for service.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-171 — Numbers; appointment and terms; vacancies.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-171.1 — Duty hours, salary, and travel expenses within county.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-171.2 — Qualifications for nomination or renomination.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-171.3 — Magistrate rules of conduct.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-173 — Suspension; removal; reinstatement.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-175 — Records to be kept.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-176 — Office of justice of the peace abolished.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-177 — Training course in duties of magistrate.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-178 — Magistrate as child support hearing officer.

Article 17 - Clerical Functions in the District Court

N.C.G.S. § 7A-180 — Functions of clerk of superior court in district court matters.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-181 — Functions of assistant and deputy clerks of superior court in district court matters.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-182 — Clerical functions at additional seats of court.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-183 — Clerk or assistant clerk as child support hearing officer.

Article 18 - District Court Practice and Procedure Generally

N.C.G.S. § 7A-190 — District courts always open.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-191 — Trials; hearings and orders in chambers.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-191.1 — Recording of proceeding in which defendant pleads guilty or no contest to felony in district court.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-192 — By whom power of district court to enter interlocutory orders exercised.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-193 — Civil procedure generally.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-196 — Jury trials.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-197 — Petit jurors.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-198 — Reporting of civil trials.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-199 — Special venue rule when district court sits without jury in seat of court lying in more than one county; where judgments recorded.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-200 — District and set of districts defined; chief district court judges and their authority.

Article 19 - Small Claim Actions in District Court

N.C.G.S. § 7A-210 — Small claim action defined.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-211 — Small claim actions assignable to magistrates.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-211.1 — Actions to enforce motor vehicle mechanic and storage liens.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-212 — Judgment of magistrate in civil action improperly assigned or not assigned.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-213 — Procedure for commencement of action; request for and notice of assignment.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-214 — Time within which trial is set.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-215 — Procedure upon nonassignment of small claim action.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-216 — Form of complaint.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-217 — Methods of subjecting person of defendant to jurisdiction.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-218 — Answer of defendant.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-219 — Certain counterclaims; cross claims; third-party claims not permissible.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-220 — No required pleadings other than complaint.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-221 — Objections to venue and jurisdiction over person.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-222 — General trial practice and procedure.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-223 — Practice and procedure in small claim actions for summary ejectment.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-224 — Rendition and entry of judgment.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-225 — Lien and execution of judgment.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-226 — Priority of judgment when appeal taken.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-227 — Stay of execution on appeal.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-228 — New trial before magistrate; appeal for trial de novo; how appeal perfected; oral notice; dismissal.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-229 — Trial de novo on appeal.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-230 — Jury trial on appeal.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-231 — Provisional and incidental remedies.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-232 — Forms.

Article 20 - Original Civil Jurisdiction of the Trial Divisions

N.C.G.S. § 7A-240 — Original civil jurisdiction generally.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-241 — Original jurisdiction in probate and administration of decedents' estates.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-242 — Concurrently held original jurisdiction allocated between trial divisions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-243 — Proper division for trial of civil actions generally determined by amount in controversy.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-244 — Domestic relations.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-245 — Injunctive and declaratory relief to enforce or invalidate statutes; constitutional rights.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-246 — Special proceedings; exceptions; guardianship and trust administration.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-247 — Quo warranto.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-248 — Condemnation actions and proceedings.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-249 — Corporate receiverships.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-250 — Review of decisions of administrative agencies.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-251 — Appeal from clerk to judge.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-253 — Infractions.

Article 21 - Institution, Docketing, and Transferring Civil Causes in the Trial Divisions

N.C.G.S. § 7A-255 — Clerk of superior court processes all actions and proceedings.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-256 — Causes docketed and retained in originally designated trial division until transferred.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-257 — Waiver of proper division.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-258 — Motion to transfer.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-259 — Transfer on judge's own motion.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-260 — Review of transfer matters.

Article 22 - Jurisdiction of the Trial Divisions in Criminal Actions

N.C.G.S. § 7A-270 — Generally.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-271 — Jurisdiction of superior court.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-272 — Jurisdiction of district court; concurrent jurisdiction in guilty or no contest pleas for certain felony offenses; appellate and appropriate relief procedures applicable.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-273 — Powers of magistrates in infractions or criminal actions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-274 — Power of mayors, law-enforcement officers, etc., to issue warrants and set bail restricted.

Article 22A - Prohibited Orders

N.C.G.S. § 7A-276.1 — Court orders prohibiting publication or broadcast of reports of open court proceedings or reports of public records banned.

Article 25 - Jurisdiction and Procedure in Criminal Appeals from District Courts

N.C.G.S. § 7A-290 — Appeals from district court in criminal cases; notice; appeal bond.

Article 26 - Additional Powers of District Court Judges and Magistrates

N.C.G.S. § 7A-291 — Additional powers of district court judges.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-292 — Additional powers of magistrates.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-293 — Special authority of a magistrate assigned to a municipality located in more than one county of a district court district.

Article 27 - Expenses of the Judicial Department

N.C.G.S. § 7A-300 — Expenses paid from State funds.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-300.1 — Local supplementation of salaries for certain officers and employees.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-301 — Disbursement of expenses.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-302 — Counties and municipalities responsible for physical facilities.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-303 — Equipment and supplies in clerk's office.

Article 28 - Uniform Costs and Fees in the Trial Divisions

N.C.G.S. § 7A-304 — Costs in criminal actions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-305 — Costs in civil actions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-305.1 — Discovery, fee on filing verified petition.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-306 — Costs in special proceedings.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-307 — Costs in administration of estates.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-308 — Miscellaneous fees and commissions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-308.1 — Fees on deposits and investments.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-309 — Magistrate's special fees.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-310 — Fees of commissioners and assessors appointed by magistrate.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-311 — Uniform civil process fees.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-312 — Uniform fees for jurors; meals.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-313 — Uniform jail fees.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-313.1 — Fee for costs of electronic monitoring.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-314 — Uniform fees for witnesses; experts; limit on number.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-314.1 — Family court fees.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-315 — Liability of State for witness fees in criminal cases when defendant not liable.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-316 — Payment of witness fees in criminal actions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-317 — Counties and municipalities required to advance costs and fees.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-317.1 — Disposition of fees in counties with unincorporated seats of court.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-318 — Determination and disbursement of costs on and after date district court established.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-320 — Costs are exclusive.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-321 — Collection of offender fines and fees assessed by the court; collection assistance fee.

Article 29 - Administrative Office of the Courts

N.C.G.S. § 7A-340 — Administrative Office of the Courts; establishment; officers.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-341 — Appointment and compensation of Director.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-342 — Appointment and compensation of assistant director and other employees.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-343 — Duties of Director.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-343.1 — Distribution of copies of the appellate division reports.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-343.2 — Court Information Technology Fund.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-343.3 — Appellate Courts Printing and Computer Operations Fund.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-343.4 — Internal audit standards; report and work papers.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-343.5 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-343.6 — Electronic filing in Chapter 50B and Chapter 50C cases.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-343.7 — Legal services for the Judicial Branch.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-345 — Duties of assistant director.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-346 — Information to be furnished to Administrative Officer.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-346.2 — Various reports to General Assembly.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-347 — District attorney legal assistants.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-348 — Training and supervision of district attorney legal assistants.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-349 — Criminal history record check; denial of employment, contract, or volunteer opportunity.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-350 — Annual report on criminal court cost waivers.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-350.1 — Annual report on grant funds received or preapproved for receipt.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-354 — North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-354.1 — Human Trafficking Commission Competitive Grant Program.

Article 29A - Trial Court Administrators

N.C.G.S. § 7A-355 — Trial court administrators.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-356 — Duties.

Article 30 - Judicial Standards Commission

N.C.G.S. § 7A-374.1 — Purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-374.2 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-375 — Judicial Standards Commission.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-376 — Grounds for discipline by Commission; public reprimand, censure, suspension, or removal by the Supreme Court.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-377 — Procedures.

Article 31B - Declaration of Vacancy, Suspension of Salary

N.C.G.S. § 7A-410 — Vacancy exists on disbarment.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-410.1 — Suspension of salary.

Article 32 - Conference of District Attorneys

N.C.G.S. § 7A-411 — Establishment and purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-412 — Annual meetings; organization; election of officers.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-413 — Powers of Conference.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-414 — Executive Director; clerical support.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-415 — Resource prosecutors.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-416 — Conference of District Attorneys legislative liaison.

Article 36 - Entitlement of Indigent Persons Generally

N.C.G.S. § 7A-450 — Indigency; definition; entitlement; determination; change of status.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-450.1 — Responsibility for payment by certain fiduciaries.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-450.2 — Determination of fiduciaries at indigency determination; summons; service of process.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-450.3 — Determination of responsibility at hearing.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-450.4 — Exemptions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-451 — Scope of entitlement.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-451.1 — Counsel fees for outpatient involuntary commitment proceedings.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-452 — Source of counsel; fees; appellate records.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-453 — Duty of custodian of a possibly indigent person; determination of indigency.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-454 — Supporting services.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-455 — Partial indigency; liens; acquittals.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-455.1 — Appointment fee in criminal cases.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-456 — False statements; penalty.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-457 — Waiver of counsel; pleas of guilty.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-458 — Counsel fees.

Article 37B - Domestic Violence Victim Assistance Act

N.C.G.S. § 7A-474.16 — Legislative findings and purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-474.17 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-474.18 — Eligible activities and limitations.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-474.19 — Funds.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-474.20 — Records and reports.

Article 39A - Custody and Visitation Mediation Program

N.C.G.S. § 7A-494 — Custody and Visitation Mediation Program established.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-495 — Implementation and administration.

Article 39B - Indigent Defense Services Act

N.C.G.S. § 7A-498 — Title.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-498.1 — Purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-498.2 — Establishment of Office of Indigent Defense Services.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-498.3 — Responsibilities of Office of Indigent Defense Services.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-498.4 — Establishment of Commission on Indigent Defense Services.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-498.5 — Responsibilities of Commission.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-498.6 — Director of Indigent Defense Services.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-498.7 — Public Defender Offices.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-498.8 — Appellate Defender.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-498.9 — Annual report on Office of Indigent Defense Services.

Article 60 - Office of Administrative Hearings

N.C.G.S. § 7A-750 — Creation; status; purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-751 — Agency head; powers and duties; salaries of Chief Administrative Law Judge and other administrative law judges.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-752 — Chief Administrative Law Judge; appointments; vacancy.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-753 — Additional administrative law judges; appointment; specialization.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-754 — Qualifications; standards of conduct; removal.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-755 — Expenses reimbursed.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-756 — Power to administer oaths and issue subpoenas.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-757 — Temporary administrative law judges; appointments; powers and standards; fees.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-758 — Availability of administrative law judge to exempt agencies.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-759 — Role as deferral agency.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-760 — Number and status of employees; staff assignments.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-761 — North Carolina Human Relations Commission.

Article 61 - Sentencing Services Program

N.C.G.S. § 7A-770 — Purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-771 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-772 — Allocation of funds.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-773 — Responsibilities of a sentencing services program.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-773.1 — Who may request plans; disposition of plans; contents of plans.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-774 — Requirements for a comprehensive sentencing services program plan.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-775 — Sentencing services board.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-776 — Limitation on use of funds.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-777 — Evaluation.

Article 62 - Local Judicially Managed Accountability and Recovery Court Act

N.C.G.S. § 7A-790 — Short title.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-791 — Purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-792 — Goals.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-793 — Establishment of North Carolina Judicially Managed Accountability and Recovery Court Program.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-794 — Fund administration.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-795 — State Judicially Managed Accountability and Recovery Court Advisory Committee.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-796 — Local judicially managed accountability and recovery court committees.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-797 — Eligible population; local judicially managed accountability and recovery court procedures.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-799 — Treatment not guaranteed.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-800 — Payment of costs of treatment.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-801 — Monitoring and annual report.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-802 — Exemption from Article.

Article 63 - Conference of Clerks of Superior Court

N.C.G.S. § 7A-805 — Establishment and purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-806 — Annual meetings; organization; election of officers.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-807 — Powers of Conference.
N.C.G.S. § 7A-808 — Executive secretary; clerical support.