{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-254","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-254","heading":"Courts given power of construction of all instruments.","body":"Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise, and obtain a declaration of rights, status, or other legal relations thereunder. A contract may be construed either before or after there has been a breach thereof. (1931, c. 102, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 1. Civil Procedure.","SUBCHAPTER VIII. JUDGMENT.","Article 26. Declaratory Judgments."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_1/GS_1-254.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:12Z","sha256":"d619b85c041aec100821556ae4f3a3d06992fa9ff5212478004396f2ebaeb37e","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-253","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-255"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}