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2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 7A - Judicial Department.
§ 7A-170. Nature of office and oath.
Article 16.
Magistrates.
§ 7A‑170. Nature of office and oath.
A magistrate is an officer of the district court. Before entering upon the duties of his office, a magistrate shall take the oath of office prescribed for a magistrate of the General Court of Justice. A magistrate possesses all the powers of his office at all times during his term. (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1969, c. 1190, s. 13; 1977, c. 945, s. 2.)
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