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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-1 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 1 | Rule 1. Title; Scope of Rules; Trial Tribunal Defined
(a) Title. The title of these rules is “North Carolina Rules of Appellate
Procedure.” They may be so cited either in general references or in reference to
particular rules. In reference to particular rules the abbreviated form of citation,
“N.C. R. App. P.... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.107527+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 1 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 1 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-10 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 10 | Rule 10. Preservation of Issues at Trial; Proposed Issues on Appeal
(a) Preserving Issues During Trial Proceedings.
(1) General. In order to preserve an issue for appellate review, a
party must have presented to the trial court a timely request,
... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.108273+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 10 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 10 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-11 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 11 | Rule 11. Settling the Record on Appeal
(a) By Agreement. Within forty-five days after all of the transcripts that
have been ordered according to Rule 7 are delivered (seventy days in capitally tried
cases) or forty-five days after the last notice of appeal is filed or given, whichever is
later, the parties m... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.108395+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 11 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 11 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-12 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 12 | Rule 12. Filing the Record on Appeal; Docketing the Appeal; Copies
(a) Time for Filing Record on Appeal. The appellant must file the
record on appeal no later than fifteen days after it has been settled by any of the
procedures provided in Rule 11 or Rule 18. This deadline applies only to the printed
record, ... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.108422+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 12 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 12 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-13 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 13 | Rule 13. Filing and Service of Briefs
(a) Time for Filing and Service of Briefs.
(1) Cases Other Than Death Penalty Cases. Within thirty days
after the record on appeal has been filed with the appellate court,
the appellant shall file a brief in... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.108480+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 13 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 13 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-14 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 14 | Rule 14. Appeals of Right from Court of Appeals to Supreme Court under
N.C.G.S. § 7A-30
(a) Notice of Appeal; Filing and Service. Appeals of right from the
Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court are taken by filing notices of appeal with the
clerk of the Court of Appeals and with the clerk of... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.108552+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 14 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 14 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-15 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 15 | Rule 15. Discretionary Review on Certification by Supreme Court under
N.C.G.S. § 7A-31
(a) Petition of Party. Either prior to or following determination by the
Court of Appeals of an appeal docketed in that court, any party to the appeal may in
writing petition the Supreme Court upon any gro... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.108685+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 15 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 15 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-16 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 16 | Rule 16. Scope of Review of Decisions of Court of Appeals
(a) How Determined. Review by the Supreme Court after a
determination by the Court of Appeals, whether by appeal of right or by discretionary
review, is to determine whether there is error of law in the decision of the Court of
Appeals. Rev... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.108713+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 16 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 16 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-17 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 17 | Rule 17. Appeal Bond in Appeals Under N.C.G.S. §§ 7A-30, 7A-31
(a) Appeal of Right. In all appeals of right from the Court of Appeals to
the Supreme Court in civil cases, the party who takes appeal shall, upon filing the
notice of appeal in the Supreme Court, file with the clerk of that Court a written
under... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.108741+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 17 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 17 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-18 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 18 | Rule 18. Taking Appeal; Record on Appeal—Composition and Settlement
(a) General. Appeals of right from administrative agencies, boards,
commissions, or the Office of Administrative Hearings (referred to in these rules as
“administrative tribunals”) directly to the appellate division under N.C.G.S. § 7A-29
sh... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.108956+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 18 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 18 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-19 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 19 | Rule 19. [Reserved]
History Note.
287 N.C. 671; 292 N.C. 739; 313 N.C. 778; 324 N.C. 613; 354 N.C. 609; 363 N.C. 901;
369 N.C. 763. | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.108972+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 19 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 19 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-2 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 2 | Rule 2. Suspension of Rules
To prevent manifest injustice to a party, or to expedite decision in the public
interest, either court of the appellate division may, except as otherwise expressly
provided by these rules, suspend or vary the requirements or provisions of any of
these rules in a case pending before i... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.107559+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 2 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 2 | {
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"kind": "court-rule"
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-20 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 20 | Rule 20. Miscellaneous Provisions of Law Governing Appeals from
Administrative Tribunals
Specific provisions of law pertaining to stays pending appeals from any
administrative tribunal to the appellate division, to pauper appeals therein, and to
49
... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.108988+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 20 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 20 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-21 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 21 | Rule 21. Certiorari
(a) Scope of the Writ.
(1) Review of the Judgments and Orders of Trial Tribunals.
The writ of certiorari may be issued in appropriate circumstances
by either appellate court to permit review of the judgments and
... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109049+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 21 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 21 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-22 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 22 | Rule 22. Mandamus and Prohibition
(a) Petition for Writ—to Which Appellate Court Addressed.
Applications for the writs of mandamus or prohibition directed to a judge, judges,
commissioner, or commissioners shall be made by filing a petition therefor with the
clerk of the court to which appeal of right might ... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109083+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 22 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 22 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-23 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 23 | Rule 23. Supersedeas
(a) Pending Review of Trial Tribunal Judgments and Orders.
(1) Application—When Appropriate. Application may be made to
the appropriate appellate court for a writ of supersedeas to stay
the execution or enforcement of any ju... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109162+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 23 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 23 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-24 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 24 | Rule 24. [Reserved]
History Note.
287 N.C. 671; 324 N.C. 613; 354 N.C. 609; 363 N.C. 901; 369 N.C. 763; 379 N.C. 694.
Article VI
General Provisions | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109175+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 24 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 24 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-25 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 25 | Rule 25. Penalties for Failure to Comply with Rules
(a) Failure of Appellant to Take Timely Action. If after giving notice
of appeal from any court, commission, or commissioner the appellant shall fail within
the times allowed by these rules or by order of court to take any action required to
present the appe... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109207+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 25 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 25 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-26 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 26 | Rule 26. Filing and Service
(a) Filing. Counsel must file documents in the appellate courts
electronically at https://www.ncappellatecourts.org. If a technical failure prevents
counsel from filing a document by use of the electronic-filing site, then the clerk of
the appellate court may permit the docume... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109292+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 26 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 26 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-27 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 27 | Rule 27. Computation and Extension of Time
(a) Computation of Time. In computing any period of time prescribed or
allowed by these rules, by order of court, or by any applicable statute, the day of the
act, event, or default after which the designated period of time begins to run is not to
be included. The l... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109341+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 27 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 27 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-28-1 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 28.1 | Rule 28.1. Amicus Curiae
(a) Overview. An amicus curiae may file a motion asking the court for
permission to submit a brief about whether a petition should be allowed or about an
issue on appeal. An amicus who has been permitted to submit a brief about an issue
on appeal may also file a motion asking for perm... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109599+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 28.1 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 28.1 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-28 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 28 | Rule 28. Briefs—Function and Content
(a) Function. The function of all briefs required or permitted by these
rules is to define clearly the issues presented to the reviewing court and to present
the arguments and authorities upon which the parties rely in support of their
respective positions thereon. The sc... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109517+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 28 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 28 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-29 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 29 | Rule 29. Sessions of Courts; Calendar of Hearings
(a) Sessions of Court.
(1) Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall be in continuous
session for the transaction of business. Appeals will be heard in
accordance with a schedule promulgated by t... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109627+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 29 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 29 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-3-1 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 3.1 | Rule 3.1. Review in Cases Governed by Subchapter I of the Juvenile Code
(a) Scope. This rule applies in appeals filed under N.C.G.S. § 7B-1001 and
in cases certified for review by the appellate courts in which the right to appeal under
this statute has been lost.
(b) Filing the Notice of Appeal. Any... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.107673+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 3.1 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 3.1 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-3 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 3 | Rule 3. Appeal in Civil Cases—How and When Taken
(a) Filing the Notice of Appeal. Any party entitled by law to appeal from
a judgment or order of a superior or district court rendered in a civil action or special
proceeding may take appeal by filing notice of appeal with the clerk of superior court
and servin... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.107606+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 3 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 3 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-30 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 30 | Rule 30. Oral Argument and Unpublished Opinions
(a) Order and Content of Argument.
(1) The appellant is entitled to open and conclude the argument.
The opening argument shall include a fair statement of the case.
Oral arguments should complement the written... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109718+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 30 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 30 | {
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nc-rules-app-proc-rule-31-1 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 31.1 | Rule 31.1. Motion for En Banc Consideration by Court of Appeals
(a) When Hearing or Rehearing En Banc May Be Ordered.
A majority of the judges on the Court of Appeals may order that an appeal be heard
or reheard by the court en banc. An en banc hearing or rehearing is not favored and
ordinarily will not be or... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109824+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 31.1 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 31.1 | {
"catchline": "Motion for En Banc Consideration by Court of Appeals",
"code": "nc-rules-app-proc",
"unit": "rule",
"unit_abbrev": "Rule",
"kind": "court-rule"
} | |
nc-rules-app-proc-rule-31 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 31 | Rule 31. Petition for Rehearing
(a) Time for Filing; Content. A petition for rehearing may be filed in a
civil action within fifteen days after the mandate of the court has been issued.
The petition shall state with particularity the points of fact or law that, in the opinion
of the petitioner, the court has... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109766+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 31 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 31 | {
"catchline": "Petition for Rehearing",
"code": "nc-rules-app-proc",
"unit": "rule",
"unit_abbrev": "Rule",
"kind": "court-rule"
} | |
nc-rules-app-proc-rule-32 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 32 | Rule 32. Mandates of the Courts
(a) In General. Unless a court of the appellate division directs that a
formal mandate shall issue, the mandate of the court consists of certified copies of its
judgment and of its opinion and any direction of its clerk as to costs. The mandate is
issued by its transmittal fr... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109847+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 32 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 32 | {
"catchline": "Mandates of the Courts",
"code": "nc-rules-app-proc",
"unit": "rule",
"unit_abbrev": "Rule",
"kind": "court-rule"
} | |
nc-rules-app-proc-rule-33-1 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 33.1 | Rule 33.1. Secure-Leave Periods for Attorneys
(a) Definition; Entitlement. A “secure-leave period” is one complete
calendar week that is designated by an attorney during which the appellate courts
will not hold oral argument in any case in which that attorney is an attorney of record.
An attorney is entitled... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109917+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 33.1 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 33.1 | {
"catchline": "Secure-Leave Periods for Attorneys",
"code": "nc-rules-app-proc",
"unit": "rule",
"unit_abbrev": "Rule",
"kind": "court-rule"
} | |
nc-rules-app-proc-rule-33 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 33 | Rule 33. Attorneys
(a) Appearances. An attorney will not be recognized as appearing in any
case unless he or she is entered as counsel of record therein. The signature of an
attorney on a record on appeal, motion, brief, or other document permitted by these
rules to be filed in a court of the appellate divis... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109884+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 33 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 33 | {
"catchline": "Attorneys",
"code": "nc-rules-app-proc",
"unit": "rule",
"unit_abbrev": "Rule",
"kind": "court-rule"
} | |
nc-rules-app-proc-rule-34 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 34 | Rule 34. Frivolous Appeals; Sanctions
(a) A court of the appellate division may, on its own initiative or motion of
a party, impose a sanction against a party or attorney or both when the court
determines that an appeal or any proceeding in an appeal was frivolous because of
one or more of the following:
... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109950+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 34 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 34 | {
"catchline": "Frivolous Appeals; Sanctions",
"code": "nc-rules-app-proc",
"unit": "rule",
"unit_abbrev": "Rule",
"kind": "court-rule"
} | |
nc-rules-app-proc-rule-35 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 35 | Rule 35. Costs
(a) To Whom Allowed. Except as otherwise provided by law, if an appeal
is dismissed, costs shall be taxed against the appellant unless otherwise agreed by
the parties or ordered by the court; if a judgment is affirmed, costs shall be taxed
against the appellant unless otherwise ordered by the c... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.109976+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 35 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 35 | {
"catchline": "Costs",
"code": "nc-rules-app-proc",
"unit": "rule",
"unit_abbrev": "Rule",
"kind": "court-rule"
} | |
nc-rules-app-proc-rule-36 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 36 | Rule 36. Trial Judges Authorized to Enter Orders Under These Rules
(a) When Particular Judge Not Specified by Rule. When by these
rules a trial court or a judge thereof is permitted or required to enter an order or to
take some other judicial action with respect to a pending appeal and the rule does not
spec... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.110007+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 36 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 36 | {
"catchline": "Trial Judges Authorized to Enter Orders Under These Rules",
"code": "nc-rules-app-proc",
"unit": "rule",
"unit_abbrev": "Rule",
"kind": "court-rule"
} | |
nc-rules-app-proc-rule-37 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 37 | Rule 37. Motions in Appellate Courts
(a) Time; Content of Motions; Response. An application to a court of
the appellate division for an order or for other relief available under these rules may
be made by filing a motion for such order or other relief with the clerk of the court,
with service on all other pa... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.110065+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 37 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 37 | {
"catchline": "Motions in Appellate Courts",
"code": "nc-rules-app-proc",
"unit": "rule",
"unit_abbrev": "Rule",
"kind": "court-rule"
} | |
nc-rules-app-proc-rule-38 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 38 | Rule 38. Substitution of Parties
(a) Death of a Party. No action abates by reason of the death of a party
while an appeal may be taken or is pending, if the cause of action survives. If a party
acting in an individual capacity dies after appeal is taken from any tribunal, the
personal representative of the d... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.110104+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 38 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 38 | {
"catchline": "Substitution of Parties",
"code": "nc-rules-app-proc",
"unit": "rule",
"unit_abbrev": "Rule",
"kind": "court-rule"
} | |
nc-rules-app-proc-rule-39 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 39 | Rule 39. Duties of Clerks; When Offices Open
(a) General Provisions. The clerks of the courts of the appellate division
shall take the oaths and give the bonds required by law. The courts shall be deemed
always open for the purpose of filing any proper item and of making motions and
issuing orders. The office... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.110127+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 39 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 39 | {
"catchline": "Duties of Clerks; When Offices Open",
"code": "nc-rules-app-proc",
"unit": "rule",
"unit_abbrev": "Rule",
"kind": "court-rule"
} | |
nc-rules-app-proc-rule-4 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 4 | Rule 4. Appeal in Criminal Cases—How and When Taken
(a) Manner and Time. Any party entitled by law to appeal from a
judgment or order of a superior or district court rendered in a criminal action may
take appeal by:
(1) giving oral notice of appeal at trial, or
(2) filing n... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.107700+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 4 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 4 | {
"catchline": "Appeal in Criminal Cases—How and When Taken",
"code": "nc-rules-app-proc",
"unit": "rule",
"unit_abbrev": "Rule",
"kind": "court-rule"
} | |
nc-rules-app-proc-rule-40 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 40 | Rule 40. Consolidation of Actions on Appeal
Two or more actions that involve common issues of law may be consolidated
for hearing upon motion of a party to any of the actions made to the appellate court
wherein all are docketed, or upon the initiative of that court. Actions so consolidated
will be calendared an... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.110140+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 40 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 40 | {
"catchline": "Consolidation of Actions on Appeal",
"code": "nc-rules-app-proc",
"unit": "rule",
"unit_abbrev": "Rule",
"kind": "court-rule"
} | |
nc-rules-app-proc-rule-41 | court-rule | nc | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 41 | Rule 41. Appeal Information Statement
The appellant must complete an Appeal Information Statement using the
electronic-filing site at https://www.ncappellatecourts.org before the appellant’s brief
is filed.
History Note.
287 N.C. 671; 324 N.C. 613; 368 N.C. 1067; 354 N.C. 609; 358 N.C. 829; 363 N.C. 90... | https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North%20Carolina%20Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20-%20Codified%202%20September%202025_2.pdf?VersionId=6VEOilo_YHmi6ZuBBZSwTOos_5q.Okf4 | public-domain-government-work | 2026-09-03T03:35:52.110150+00:00 | N.C. R. App. P. 41 | Supreme Court of North Carolina | North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure | 41 | {
"catchline": "Appeal Information Statement",
"code": "nc-rules-app-proc",
"unit": "rule",
"unit_abbrev": "Rule",
"kind": "court-rule"
} |
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North Carolina Case Law
This repo is the COMPLETE state law bundle: opinions and the court rules as separate configs, all in one uniform row format (docketx record v1).
Full text of 101,361 North Carolina appellate opinion documents from the public record, sliced from the Free Law Project / CourtListener bulk export of 2026-06-30.
Court coverage (2 court ids, explicit allowlist — never prefix-matched):
nc, ncctapp.
Lead opinions; documents under 500 characters excluded.
Slice sha256 65bc0db9c8a3c4fa87816538ea0ef2cf52006379a2a8639d32a01c3592eb8155 (also in slice.manifest.json).
Format
Rows follow docketx record v1 (one opinion per line): id, doc_type, jurisdiction, title,
text, source, license, retrieved_at, plus citation, court, date, and extra
(CourtListener opinion/cluster ids, opinion type). The same format is used across every
docketx dataset.
Provenance and license
Judicial opinions are edicts of government: uncopyrightable works of the public domain (Banks v. Manchester, 128 U.S. 244 (1888); Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. 255 (2020)). This packaging is released under CC0 1.0. Source: CourtListener bulk export (2026-06-30), Free Law Project — https://free.law. This dataset redistributes public-domain court text; it adds no annotation and asserts no rights.
Load it
from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("docketx/us-caselaw-nc")
Part of the DocketRouter legal corpora: https://huggingface.co/docketx
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