Chapter 7a. Judicial Department

Subchapter I. General Court of Justice

• Article 1. Judicial Power and Organization
• Article 1a. Retention Elections
• Article 1b. Age Limits For Service As Justice Or Judge

Subchapter II. Appellate Division of the General Court of Justice

• Article 2. Appellate Division Organization
• Article 3. The Supreme Court
• Article 4. Court of Appeals
• Article 5. Jurisdiction
• Article 6. Retirement of Justices and Judges of the Appellate Division; Retirement Compensation; Recall to Emergency Service; Disability Retirement

Subchapter III. Superior Court Division of the General Court of Justice

• Article 7. Organization
• Article 8. Retirement of Judges of the Superior Court; Retirement Compensation For Superior Court Judges; Recall to Emergency Service of Judges of the District and Superior Court; Disability Retirement For Judges of the Superior Court
• Article 9. District Attorneys and Prosecutorial Districts
• Article 10. Reserved
• Article 11. Special Regulations
• Article 12. Clerk of Superior Court

Subchapter IV. District Court Division of the General Court of Justice

• Article 13. Creation and Organization of the District Court Division
• Article 14. District Judges
• Article 15. District Prosecutors
• Article 16. Magistrates
• Article 17. Clerical Functions In the District Court
• Article 18. District Court Practice and Procedure Generally
• Article 19. Small Claim Actions In District Court

Subchapter V. Jurisdiction and Powers of the Trial Divisions of the General Court of Justice

• Article 20. Original Civil Jurisdiction of the Trial Divisions
• Article 21. Institution, Docketing, and Transferring Civil Causes In the Trial Divisions
• Article 22. Jurisdiction of the Trial Divisions In Criminal Actions
• Article 22a. Prohibited Orders
• Article 23. Jurisdiction and Procedure Applicable to Children
• Article 24. Juvenile Services
• Article 24a. Delinquency Prevention and Youth Services
• Article 24b. Termination of Parental Rights
• Article 25. Jurisdiction and Procedure In Criminal Appeals From District Courts
• Article 26. Additional Powers of District Court Judges and Magistrates

Subchapter VI. Revenues and Expenses of the Judicial Department

• Article 27. Expenses of the Judicial Department
• Article 28. Uniform Costs and Fees In the Trial Divisions

Subchapter VII. Administrative Matters

• Article 29. Administrative Office of the Courts
• Article 29a. Trial Court Administrators
• Article 30. Judicial Standards Commission
• Article 31. Judicial Council
• Article 31a. State Judicial Council
• Article 31b. Declaration of Vacancy, Suspension of Salary

Subchapter VIII. Conference of District Attorneys

• Article 32. Conference of District Attorneys

Subchapter IX. Representation of Indigent Persons

• Article 36. Entitlement of Indigent Persons Generally
• Article 37. The Public Defender
• Article 37a. Access to Civil Justice Act
• Article 37b. Domestic Violence Victim Assistance Act
• Article 38. Appellate Defender Office
• Article 38a. Appellate Defender Office
• Article 39. Guardian Ad Litem Program
• Article 39a. Custody and Visitation Mediation Program
• Article 39b. Indigent Defense Services Act

Subchapter X. North Carolina Courts Commission

• Article 40. North Carolina Courts Commission
• Article 40a. North Carolina Courts Commission

Subchapter XI. North Carolina Juvenile Code

• Article 41. Purpose; Definitions
• Article 42. Jurisdiction
• Article 43. Screening of Delinquency and Undisciplined Petitions
• Article 44. Screening of Abuse and Neglect Complaints
• Article 45. Venue; Petition; Summons
• Article 46. Temporary Custody; Secure and Nonsecure Custody; Custody Hearings
• Article 47. Basic Rights
• Article 48. Law-Enforcement Procedures In Delinquency Proceedings
• Article 49. Transfer to Superior Court
• Article 50. Discovery
• Article 51. Hearing Procedures
• Article 52. Dispositions
• Article 53. Modification and Enforcement of Dispositional Orders; Appeals
• Article 54. Juvenile Records and Social Reports
• Article 55. Interstate Compact On Juveniles
• Article 56. Emancipation
• Article 57. Judicial Consent For Emergency Surgical Or Medical Treatment
• Article 58. Juvenile Law Study Commission
• Article 59

Subchapter XII. Administrative Hearings

• Article 60. Office of Administrative Hearings

Subchapter XIII. Sentencing Services Program

• Article 61. Sentencing Services Program

Subchapter XIV. Local Judicially Managed Accountability and Recovery Courts

• Article 62. Local Judicially Managed Accountability and Recovery Court Act

Subchapter XV. Conference of Clerks of Superior Court

• Article 63. Conference of Clerks of Superior Court