2010 North Carolina Code
Chapter 23 Debtor and Creditor.
Article 4 - Discharge of Insolvent Debtors.
23-38. Effect of order of discharge.
23‑38. Effect of order of discharge.
The order of discharge under the last four articles of this chapter, whether granted upon a nonsuggestion of fraud, upon the finding of a jury in favor of the debtor, or otherwise, shall be in like terms and have like effect as prescribed in G.S. 23‑16; except that the body of such debtor shall be free from arrest or imprisonment at the suit of every creditor, and as to him only, to whom the notice required may have been given; and the notices, or copies thereof, shall in all cases be filed in the office of the superior court clerk. (1822, c. 1131, s. 4, P.R.; 1835, c. 12; R.C., c. 59, s. 11; 1868‑9, c. 162, s. 19; Code, s. 2960; Rev., s. 1929; C.S., s. 1646.)
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