2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 7A - Judicial Department.
§ 7A-256. Causes docketed and retained in originally designated trial division until transferred.
§ 7A‑256. Causes docketed and retained in originally designated trial division until transferred.
Upon the institution of any action or proceeding in the General Court of Justice the party instituting it designates upon the face of the originating pleading or other originating paper when filed, which trial division of the General Court of Justice he deems proper for disposition of the cause. The clerk dockets the cause for the trial division so designated and the cause is retained for complete disposition in that division unless thereafter transferred in accordance with the provisions of this Article. If no designation is made the clerk dockets the cause for the superior court division, and the cause is retained for complete disposition in that division unless thereafter transferred in accordance with the provisions of this Article. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)
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