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N.C.G.S. § 7A-220 — revision history

Text is never overwritten. Each amendment lands as a new version row with its own effective range.

  1. Version 1 — 2026-08-08 to present

    Scraped from ncleg.gov; The General Statutes include changes through S.L. 2026-7.

    There are no required pleadings in assigned small claim actions other than the complaint.  Answers and counterclaims may be filed by the defendant in accordance with G.S. 7A-218 and G.S. 7A-219.  Any new matter pleaded in avoidance in the answer is deemed denied or avoided.  On appeal from the judgment of the magistrate for trial de novo before a district judge, the judge shall allow appropriate counterclaims, cross claims, third party claims, replies, and answers to cross claims, in accordance with G.S. 1A-1, et seq. (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1987, c. 628.)