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NC Gen Stat § 7A-149 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 14 - District Judges.|§ 7A-149 - Jurisdiction; sessions.

 7A-149. Jurisdiction; sessions.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a district court judge of a district court district which is in a set of districts as defined by G.S. 7A-200 has jurisdiction in the entire county or counties in which the district is located to the same extent as if the district encompassed the entire county, and has jurisdiction in the entire set of districts to the same extent as if the district encompassed the entire set of districts.(b) All sessions of district court shall be for an entire county, whether that county comprises or is located in a district or in a set of districts as defined in G.S. 7A-200, and at each session all matters and proceedings arising anywhere in the county may be heard.(c) All clerks of court for a county have jurisdiction over the entire county, notwithstanding that the county may be part of a set of districts. (1995, c. 507, s. 21.1(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-170 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 16 - Magistrates.|§ 7A-170 - Nature of office and oath; age limit for service.

 7A-170. Nature of office and oath; age limit for service.(a) 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.(b) No magistrate may continue in office beyond the last day of the month in which the magistrate reaches the mandatory retirement age for justices and judges of the General Court of Justice specified in G.S. 7A-4.20.  (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1969, c. 1190, s. 13; 1977, c. 945, s. 2; 2013-277, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-171.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 16 - Magistrates.|§ 7A-171.2 - Qualifications for nomination or renomination.

 7A-171.2. Qualifications for nomination or renomination.(a) In order to be eligible for nomination or for renomination as a magistrate an individual shall be a resident of the county for which he is appointed.(b) To be eligible for nomination as a magistrate, an individual shall have at least eight years' experience as the clerk of superior court in a county of this State or shall have a four-year degree from an accredited senior institution of higher education or shall have a two-year associate degree and four years of work experience in a related field, including teaching, social services, law enforcement, arbitration or mediation, the court system, or counseling. The Administrative Officer of the Courts may determine whether the work experience is sufficiently related to the duties of the office of magistrate for the purposes of this subsection. In determining whether an individual's work experience is in a related field, the Administrative Officer of the Courts shall consider the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for the office of magistrate.The eligibility requirements prescribed by this subsection do not apply to individuals holding the office of magistrate on June 30, 1994, and do not apply to individuals who have been nominated by June 30, 1994, but who have not been appointed or taken the oath of office by that date.(c) In order to be eligible for renomination as a magistrate an individual shall have successfully completed the courses of basic training and annual in-service training for magistrates prescribed by G.S. 7A-177.(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, an individual who holds the office of magistrate on July 1, 1977, shall not be required to have successfully completed the course of basic training for magistrates prescribed by G.S. 7A-177 in order to be eligible for renomination as a magistrate.  (1977, c. 945, s. 6; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 769, s. 7.13(a); 2003-381, s. 1; 2021-146, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-171.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 16 - Magistrates.|§ 7A-171.3 - Magistrate rules of conduct.

 7A-171.3. Magistrate rules of conduct.The Administrative Office of the Courts shall prescribe rules of conduct for all magistrates not inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States or inconsistent with the Constitution of the State of North Carolina. The rules of conduct shall apply to all magistrates and shall include rules governing the following:(1) Standards of professional conduct and timeliness.(2) Required duties and responsibilities.(3) Methods for ethical decision making.(4) Any other topic deemed relevant by the Administrative Office of the Courts.  (2021-47, s. 13(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-173 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 16 - Magistrates.|§ 7A-173 - Suspension; removal; reinstatement.

 7A-173. Suspension; removal; reinstatement.(a) A magistrate may be suspended from performing the duties of his office by the chief district judge of the district court district in which his county is located, or removed from office by the senior regular resident superior court judge of, or any regular superior court judge holding court in, the district or set of districts as defined in G.S. 7A-41.1(a) in which the county is located. Grounds for suspension or removal are the same as for a judge of the General Court of Justice.(b) Suspension from performing the duties of the office may be ordered upon filing of sworn written charges in the office of clerk of superior court for the county in which the magistrate resides. If the chief district judge, upon examination of the sworn charges, finds that the charges, if true, constitute grounds for removal, he may enter an order suspending the magistrate from performing the duties of his office until a final determination of the charges on the merits. During suspension the salary of the magistrate continues.(c) If a hearing, with or without suspension, is ordered, the magistrate against whom the charges have been made shall be given immediate written notice of the proceedings and a true copy of the charges, and the matter shall be set by the chief district judge for hearing before the senior regular resident superior court judge or a regular superior court judge holding court in the district or set of districts as defined in G.S. 7A-41.1(a) in which the county is located. The hearing shall be held in a county within the district or set of districts not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days after the magistrate has received a copy of the charges. The hearing shall be open to the public. All testimony offered shall be recorded. At the hearing the superior court judge shall receive evidence, and make findings of fact and conclusions of law. If he finds that grounds for removal exist, he shall enter an order permanently removing the magistrate from office, and terminating his salary. If he finds that no such grounds exist, he shall terminate the suspension, if any.(d) A magistrate may appeal from an order of removal to the Court of Appeals on the basis of error of law by the superior court judge. Pending decision of the case on appeal, the magistrate shall not perform any of the duties of his office. If, upon final determination, he is ordered reinstated, either by the appellate division or by the superior court on remand, his salary shall be restored from the date of the original order of removal. (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1967, c. 108, s. 4; 1973, c. 148, ss. 3, 4; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1037, s. 18.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-174 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 16 - Magistrates.|§ 7A-174 - Bonds.

 7A-174. Bonds.Prior to taking office, magistrates shall be bonded, individually or collectively, in such amount or amounts as the Administrative Officer of the Courts shall determine. The bond or bonds shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office of magistrate. The Administrative Officer shall procure such bond or bonds from any indemnity or guaranty company authorized to do business in North Carolina, and the premium or premiums shall be paid by the State. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-175 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 16 - Magistrates.|§ 7A-175 - Records to be kept.

 7A-175. Records to be kept.A magistrate shall keep such dockets, accounts, and other records, under the general supervision of the clerk of superior court, as may be prescribed by the Administrative Office of the Courts. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-176 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 16 - Magistrates.|§ 7A-176 - Office of justice of the peace abolished.

 7A-176. Office of justice of the peace abolished.The office of justice of the peace is abolished in each county upon the establishment of a district court therein. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-177 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 16 - Magistrates.|§ 7A-177 - Training course in duties of magistrate.

 7A-177. Training course in duties of magistrate.(a) Within six months of taking the oath of office as a magistrate for the first time, a magistrate is required to attend and satisfactorily complete a course of basic training of at least 40 hours in the civil and criminal duties of a magistrate. The Administrative Office of the Courts is authorized to contract with the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill or with any other qualified educational organization to conduct this training, and to reimburse magistrates for travel and subsistence expenses incurred in taking such training.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2021-146, s. 2, effective January 1, 2022.(b1) Except for the calendar year in which a magistrate completes the course of basic training referenced in subsection (a) of this section, every magistrate shall annually and satisfactorily complete a course of in-service training consisting of at least 12 hours in the civil and criminal duties of a magistrate, including, but not limited to, the following subjects:(1) Setting conditions of pretrial release.(2) Impaired driving laws.(3) Issuing criminal processes.(4) Issuing search warrants.(5) Technology.(6) Orders of protection.The Administrative Office of the Courts is authorized to conduct the training required by this subsection or contract with the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill or with any other qualified educational organization to conduct this training. The training may be conducted in person or online. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall adopt policies for the implementation of this subsection.  (1975, c. 956, s. 11; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1116, s. 87; 2006-264, s. 29(a); 2007-393, s. 15; 2007-484, s. 25.5; 2008-187, s. 2; 2021-146, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-178 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 16 - Magistrates.|§ 7A-178 - Magistrate as child support hearing officer.

 7A-178. Magistrate as child support hearing officer.A magistrate who meets the qualifications of G.S. 50-39 and is properly designated pursuant to G.S. Chapter 50, Article 2, to serve as a child support hearing officer, may serve in that capacity and has the authority and responsibility assigned to child support hearing officers by Chapter 50. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 993, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-181 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 17 - Clerical Functions in the District Court.|§ 7A-181 - Functions of assistant and deputy clerks of superior court in district court matters.

 7A-181. Functions of assistant and deputy clerks of superior court in district court matters.Assistant and deputy clerks of superior court:(1) Have the same powers and duties with respect to matters in the district court division as they have in the superior court division;(2) Have the same powers as the clerk of superior court with respect to the issuance of warrants and acceptance of written appearances, waivers of trial and pleas of guilty; and(3) Have the same power as the clerk of superior court to fix conditions of release in accordance with Chapter 15A, Article 26, Bail, and the same power as the clerk of superior court to conduct an initial appearance in accordance with Chapter 15A, Article 24, Initial Appearance. (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1967, c. 691, s. 17; 1973, c. 503, s. 5; 1975, c. 166, s. 24; c. 626, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-182 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 17 - Clerical Functions in the District Court.|§ 7A-182 - Clerical functions at additional seats of court.

 7A-182. Clerical functions at additional seats of court.(a) In any county in which the General Assembly has authorized the district court to hold sessions at a place or places in addition to the county seat, the clerk of superior court shall furnish assistant and deputy clerks to the extent necessary to process efficiently the judicial business at such additional seat or seats of court. Only such records as are necessary for the expeditious processing of current judicial business shall be kept at the additional seat or seats of court. The office of the clerk of superior court at the county seat shall remain the permanent depository of official records.(b) If an additional seat of a district court is designated for any municipality located in more than one county of a district, the clerical functions for that seat of court shall be provided by the clerks of superior court of the contiguous counties, in accordance with standing rules issued by the chief district judge, after consultation with the clerks concerned and a committee of the district bar appointed for this purpose. An assistant or deputy clerk assigned to a seat of district court described in this subsection shall have the same powers and authority as if he were acting in his own county. (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1967, c. 691, s. 18; 1969, c. 1190, s. 15.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-183 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 17 - Clerical Functions in the District Court.|§ 7A-183 - Clerk or assistant clerk as child support hearing officer.

 7A-183. Clerk or assistant clerk as child support hearing officer.A clerk or assistant clerk of superior court who meets the qualifications of G.S. 50-39 and is properly designated pursuant to G.S. Chapter 50, Article 2, to serve as a child support hearing officer, may serve in that capacity and has the authority and responsibility assigned to child support hearing officers by Chapter 50. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 993, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-190 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 18 - District Court Practice and Procedure Generally.|§ 7A-190 - District courts always open.

 7A-190. District courts always open.The district courts shall be deemed always open for the disposition of matters properly cognizable by them. But all trials on the merits shall be conducted at trial sessions regularly scheduled as provided in this Chapter. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-191 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 18 - District Court Practice and Procedure Generally.|§ 7A-191 - Trials; hearings and orders in chambers.

 7A-191. Trials; hearings and orders in chambers.All trials on the merits and all hearings on infractions conducted pursuant to Article 66 of Chapter 15A shall be conducted in open court and so far as convenient in a regular courtroom. All other proceedings, hearings, and acts may be done or conducted by a judge in chambers in the absence of the clerk or other court officials and at any place within the district; but no hearing may be held, nor order entered, in any cause outside the district in which it is pending without the consent of all parties affected thereby. (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1985, c. 764, s. 11; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 852, s. 17.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-191.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 18 - District Court Practice and Procedure Generally.|§ 7A-191.1 - Recording of proceeding in which defendant pleads guilty or no contest to felony in district court.

 7A-191.1. Recording of proceeding in which defendant pleads guilty or no contest to felony in district court.The trial judge shall require that a true, complete, and accurate record be made of the proceeding in which a defendant pleads guilty or no contest to a Class H or I felony pursuant to G.S. 7A-272. (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 725, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-192 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 18 - District Court Practice and Procedure Generally.|§ 7A-192 - By whom power of district court to enter interlocutory orders exercised.

 7A-192. By whom power of district court to enter interlocutory orders exercised.Any district judge may hear motions and enter interlocutory orders in causes regularly calendared for trial or for the disposition of motions, at any session to which the district judge has been assigned to preside. The chief district judge and any district judge designated by written order or rule of the chief district judge, may in chambers hear motions and enter interlocutory orders in all causes pending in the district courts of the district, including causes transferred from the superior court to the district court under the provisions of this Chapter. The designation is effective from the time filed in the office of the clerk of superior court of each county of the district until revoked or amended by written order of the chief district judge. (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1969, c. 1190, s. 16.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-193 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 18 - District Court Practice and Procedure Generally.|§ 7A-193 - Civil procedure generally.

 7A-193. Civil procedure generally.Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the civil procedure provided in Chapters 1 and 1A of the General Statutes applies in the district court division of the General Court of Justice. Where there is reference in Chapters 1 and 1A of the General Statutes to the superior court, it shall be deemed to refer also to the district court in respect of causes in the district court division. (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1969, c. 1190, s. 17.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-196 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 18 - District Court Practice and Procedure Generally.|§ 7A-196 - Jury trials.

 7A-196. Jury trials.(a) In civil cases in the district court there shall be a right to trial by a jury of 12 in conformity with Rules 38 and 39 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.(b) In criminal cases there shall be no jury trials in the district court. Upon appeal to superior court trial shall be de novo, with jury trial as provided by law.(c) In adjudicatory hearings for infractions, there shall be no right to trial by jury in the district court. (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1967, c. 954, s. 3; 1985, c. 764, s. 12; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 852, s. 17.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-197 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 18 - District Court Practice and Procedure Generally.|§ 7A-197 - Petit jurors.

 7A-197. Petit jurors.Unless otherwise provided in this Chapter, the provisions of Chapter 9 of the General Statutes with respect to petit jurors for the trial of civil actions in the superior court are applicable to the trial of civil actions in the district court. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-200 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 18 - District Court Practice and Procedure Generally.|§ 7A-200 - District and set of districts defined; chief district court judges and their authority.

 7A-200. District and set of districts defined; chief district court judges and their authority.(a) In this section:(1) "District" means any district court district established by G.S. 7A-133 which consists exclusively of one or more entire counties;(2) "Set of districts" means any set of two or more district court districts established under G.S. 7A-133, none of which consists exclusively of one or more entire counties, but both or all of which include territory from the same county or counties and together comprise all of the territory of that county or those counties; "set of districts" also means a set of three district court districts in one county, one consisting of the entire county and the other two consisting of parts of that county; and(3) "Chief district court judge" means in the case of a set of districts, the chief district court judge for those districts, designated by the chief justice from among the district court judges for the districts in the set of districts.(b) Whenever by law a duty is imposed upon the chief district court judge, it means for a set of districts the chief district court judge designated under subsection (a)(3) of this section. (1995, c. 507, s. 21.1(a); 2007-484, s. 25(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-210 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 19 - Small Claim Actions in District Court.|§ 7A-210 - Small claim action defined.

 7A-210. Small claim action defined.For purposes of this Article a small claim action is a civil action wherein:(1) The amount in controversy, computed in accordance with G.S. 7A-243, does not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and(2) The only principal relief prayed is monetary, or the recovery of specific personal property, or summary ejectment, or any combination of the foregoing in properly joined claims; and(3) The plaintiff has requested assignment to a magistrate in the manner provided in this Article.The seeking of the ancillary remedy of claim and delivery or an order from the clerk of superior court for the relinquishment of property subject to a lien pursuant to G.S 44A-4(a) does not prevent an action otherwise qualifying as a small claim under this Article from so qualifying.  (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1973, c. 1267, s. 1; 1979, c. 144, s. 1; 1981, c. 555, s. 1; 1985, c. 329; c. 655, s. 1; 1989, c. 311, s. 1; 1993, c. 107, s. 1; c. 553, s. 73(a); 1999-411, s. 1; 2004-128, s. 1; 2013-159, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-211 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 19 - Small Claim Actions in District Court.|§ 7A-211 - Small claim actions assignable to magistrates.

 7A-211. Small claim actions assignable to magistrates.In the interest of speedy and convenient determination, the chief district judge may, in his discretion, by specific order or general rule, assign to any magistrate of his district any small claim action pending in his district if the defendant is a resident of the county in which the magistrate resides. If there is more than one defendant, at least one of them must be a bona fide resident of the county in which the magistrate resides. (1965, c. 310, s. 1, 1967, c. 1165.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-211.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 19 - Small Claim Actions in District Court.|§ 7A-211.1 - Actions to enforce motor vehicle mechanic and storage liens.

 7A-211.1. Actions to enforce motor vehicle mechanic and storage liens.Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 7A-210(2) and 7A-211, the chief district judge may in his discretion, by specific order or general rule, assign to any magistrate of his district actions to enforce motor vehicle mechanic and storage liens arising under G.S. 44A-2(d) or 20-77(d) when the claim arose in the county in which the magistrate resides. The defendant may be subjected to the jurisdiction of the court over his person by the methods provided in G.S. 7A-217 or 1A-1, Rules 4(j) and 4(j1), Rules of Civil Procedure. (1977, c. 86, s. 1; 1979, c. 602, s. 1; 2000-185, s. 1.)