N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-106.1: Immediate need for petition for emergency services when clerk's office is closed.

(a) When the office of the clerk is closed, a magistrate shall accept for filing a petition for an order authorizing the provision of emergency services to a disabled adult and shall note the date of the filing.

(b) The authority of the magistrate under this section is limited to emergency situations in which a petition is filed under G.S. 108A-106 seeking an order ex parte for the provision of emergency services to a disabled adult. Any magistrate who accepts a petition for filing under this section shall deliver the petition to the clerk's office for processing as soon as that office is open for business. (2025-27, s. 5.1(a).)