North Carolina Chapter 7A — Judicial Department.


Article 1 - Judicial Power and Organization Article 1A - Reserved 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 Judicial 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 32 - Conference of District Attorneys. Article 33 to 35 - Reserved 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.