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- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-1 · Remedies.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-2 · Actions.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-3 · Special proceedings.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-4 · Kinds of actions.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-5 · Criminal action.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-6 · Civil action.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-7 · When court means clerk.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-8 · Remedies not merged.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-9 · Repealed by Session Laws 1967, c. 954, s. 4.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-10 · Plaintiff and defendant.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-11 · How party may appear.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-12 · Repealed by Session Laws 1967, c. 954, s. 4.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-13 · Jurisdiction of clerk.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-14 · Repealed by Session Laws 1967, c. 954, s. 4.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-15 · Statute runs from accrual of action.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-15.1 · Statutes of limitation and repose for civil actions seeking to recover damages arising out of a criminal act.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-16 · Repealed by Session Laws 1967, c. 954, s. 4.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-17 · Disabilities.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-18 · Repealed by Session Laws 2025-25, s. 1(a), effective June 26, 2025.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-19 · Cumulative disabilities.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-20 · Disability must exist when right of action accrues.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-21 · Defendant out of State; when action begun or judgment enforced.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-22 · Death before limitation expires; action by or against personal representative or collector.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-23 · Time of stay by injunction or prohibition.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-24 · Time during controversy on probate of will or granting letters.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-25 · Repealed by Session Laws 1967, c. 954, s. 4.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-26 · New promise must be in writing.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-27 · Act, admission or acknowledgment by party to obligation, co-obligor or guarantor.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-28 · Undisclosed partner.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-29 · Cotenants.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-30 · Applicable to actions by State.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-31 · Action upon a mutual, open and current account.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-32 · Not applicable to bank bills.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-33 · Actions against bank directors or stockholders.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-34 · Aliens in time of war.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-35 · Title against State.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-36 · Title presumed out of State.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-37 · Such possession valid against claimants under State.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-38 · Seven years' possession under color of title.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-39 · Seizin within twenty years necessary.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-40 · Twenty years adverse possession.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-41 · Action after entry.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-42 · Possession follows legal title; severance of surface and subsurface rights.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-42.1 · Certain ancient mineral claims extinguished in certain counties.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-42.2 · Certain additional ancient mineral claims extinguished; oil, gas and mineral interests to be recorded and listed for taxation.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-42.3 · Additional ancient mineral claims extinguished in certain counties; oil, gas and mineral interests to be recorded and listed for taxation in such counties.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-42.4 · Additional ancient mineral claims extinguished in Ashe County; oil, gas and mineral interests to be recorded and listed for taxation.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-42.5 · Additional ancient mineral claims extinguished in Avery County; oil, gas and mineral interests to be recorded in such county.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-42.6 · Additional ancient oil, gas or mineral interests extinguished in Alleghany County; recording interests; listing interests for taxation.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-42.7 · Additional amount mineral claims extinguished in Chatham County; oil, gas and mineral interests to be recorded and listed for taxation.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-42.8 · Ancient mineral claims extinguished in Rutherford County; oil, gas and mineral interests to be recorded and listed for taxation.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-42.9 · Ancient mineral claims extinguished; oil, gas and mineral interests to be recorded and listed for taxation.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-43 · Tenant's possession is landlord's.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-44 · No title by possession of right-of-way.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-44.1 · Presumption of abandonment of railroad right-of-way.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-44.2 · Presumptive ownership of abandoned railroad easements.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-45 · No title by possession of public ways.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-45.1 · No adverse possession of property subject to public trust rights.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-46 · Periods prescribed.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-46.1 · Twelve years.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-47 · Ten years.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-48 · Transferred to § 1-54, subdivision (6), by Session Laws 1951, c. 837, s. 2.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-49 · Seven years.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-50 · Six years.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-51 · Five years.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52 · Three years.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-53 · Two years.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-54 · One year.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-54.1 · Sixty days.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-55 · Six months.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-56 · All other actions, 10 years.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-56.1 · No limitation for certain actions.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-57 · Real party in interest; grantees and assignees.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-58 · Suits for penalties.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-59 · Suit for penalty, plaintiff may reply fraud to plea of release.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-60 · Suit on bonds; defendant may plead satisfaction.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-61 · Repealed by Session Laws 1967, c. 954, s. 4.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-62 · Action by purchaser under judicial sale.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-63 through 1-64 · Repealed by Session Laws 1967, c. 954, s. 4.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-65 through 1-65.4 · Repealed by Session Laws 1967, c. 954, s. 4.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-65.5 · Repealed by Session Laws 1969, c. 895, s. 19.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-66 through 1-69 · Repealed by Session Laws 1967, c. 954, s. 4.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-69.1 · Unincorporated associations and partnerships; suit by or against.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-70 through 1-71 · Repealed by Session Laws 1967, c. 954, s. 4.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-72 · Persons jointly liable.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-72.1 · Procedure to assert right of access.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-72.2 · Standing of legislative officers.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-72.3 · State a party to certain actions.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-73 through 1-75 · Repealed by Session Laws 1967, c. 954, s. 4.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-75.1 · Legislative intent.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-75.2 · Definitions.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-75.3 · Jurisdictional requirements for judgments against persons, status and things.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-75.4 · Personal jurisdiction, grounds for generally.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-75.5 · Joinder of causes in the same action.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-75.6 · Personal jurisdiction - Manner of exercising by service of process.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-75.7 · Personal jurisdiction - Grounds for without service of summons.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-75.8 · Jurisdiction in rem or quasi in rem - Grounds for generally.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-75.9 · Jurisdiction in rem or quasi in rem - Manner of exercising.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-75.10 · Proof of service of summons, defendant appearing in action.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-75.11 · Judgment against nonappearing defendant, proof of jurisdiction.