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Chapter 7A - Judicial Department
Chapter 7A - Judicial Department
Article 1 - Judicial Power and Organization
Article 1A - Retention Elections.
Article 1B - Age Limits for Service as Justice or Judge.
Article 2 - Appellate Division Organization.
Article 3 - The Supreme Court.
Article 4 - Court of Appeals.
Article 5 - Jurisdiction.
Article 6 - Retirement of Justices and Judges of the Appellate Division; Retirement Compensation; Recall to Emergency Service; Disability Retirement.
Article 7 - Organization.
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.
Article 9 - District Attorneys and Prosecutorial Districts.
Article 10 - [Reserved].
Article 11 - Special Regulations.
Article 12 - Clerk of Superior Court.
Article 13 - Creation and Organization of the District Court Division.
Article 14 - District Judges.
Article 15 - District Prosecutors.
Article 16 - Magistrates.
Article 17 - Clerical Functions in the District Court.
Article 18 - District Court Practice and Procedure Generally.
Article 19 - Small Claim Actions in District Court.
Article 20 - Original Civil Jurisdiction of the Trial Divisions.
Article 21 - Institution, Docketing, and Transferring Civil Causes in the Trial Divisions.
Article 22 - Jurisdiction of the Trial Divisions in Criminal Actions.
Article 22A - Prohibited Orders.
Article 23 - Jurisdiction and Procedure Applicable to Children.
Article 24 - Juvenile Services.
Article 24A - Delinquency Prevention and Youth Services.
Article 24B - Termination of Parental Rights.
Article 25 - Jurisdiction and Procedure in Criminal Appeals from District Courts.
Article 26 - Additional Powers of District Court Judges and Magistrates.
Article 27 - Expenses of the Judicial Department.
Article 28 - Uniform Costs and Fees in the Trial Divisions.
Article 29 - Administrative Office of the Courts.
Article 29A - Trial Court Administrators.
Article 30 - Judicial Standards Commission.
Article 31 - Judicial Council.
Article 31A - State Judicial Council.
Article 31B - Declaration of Vacancy, Suspension of Salary.
Article 32 - Conference of District Attorneys.
Article 33 to 35
Article 36 - Entitlement of Indigent Persons Generally.
Article 37 - The Public Defender.
Article 37A - Access to Civil Justice Act.
Article 37B - Domestic Violence Victim Assistance Act.
Article 38 - Appellate Defender Office.
Article 38A - Appellate Defender Office.
Article 39 - Guardian Ad Litem Program.
Article 39A - Custody and Visitation Mediation Program.
Article 39B - Indigent Defense Services Act.
Article 40 - North Carolina Courts Commission.
Article 40A - North Carolina Courts Commission.
Article 41 - Purpose; Definitions.
Article 42 - Jurisdiction.
Article 43 - Screening of Delinquency and Undisciplined Petitions.
Article 44 - Screening of Abuse and Neglect Complaints.
Article 45 - Venue; Petition; Summons.
Article 46 - Temporary Custody; Secure and Nonsecure Custody; Custody Hearings.
Article 47 - Basic Rights.
Article 48 - Law-Enforcement Procedures in Delinquency Proceedings.
Article 49 - Transfer to Superior Court.
Article 50 - Discovery.
Article 51 - Hearing Procedures.
Article 52 - Dispositions.
Article 53 - Modification and Enforcement of Dispositional Orders; Appeals.
Article 54 - Juvenile Records and Social Reports.
Article 55 - Interstate Compact on Juveniles.
Article 56 - Emancipation.
Article 57 - Judicial Consent for Emergency Surgical or Medical Treatment.
Article 58 - Juvenile Law Study Commission.
Article 59 - Repealed
Article 60 - Office of Administrative Hearings.
Article 61 - Sentencing Services Program.
Article 62 - North Carolina Drug Treatment Court Act.
Article 63 - Conference of Clerks of Superior Court.