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2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 1-396. When complaint filed.
§ 1‑396. When complaint filed.
The complaint or petition of the plaintiff must be filed in the clerk's office at or before the time of the issuance of the summons, unless time for filing said complaint or petition is extended as provided by G.S. 1‑398. (C.C.P., s. 76; 1876‑7, c. 241, s. 4; Code, s. 281; Rev., s. 714; C.S., s. 755; 1943, c. 543.)
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