{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-26","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-26","heading":"New promise must be in writing.","body":"No acknowledgment or promise is evidence of a new or continuing contract, from which the statutes of limitations run, unless it is contained in some writing signed by the party to be charged thereby; but this section does not alter the effect of any payment of principal or interest. (C.C.P., s. 51; Code, s. 172; Rev., s. 371; C.S., s. 416.)","path":["Chapter 1. Civil Procedure.","SUBCHAPTER II. LIMITATIONS.","Article 3. Limitations, General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_1/GS_1-26.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:12Z","sha256":"d0e2360289c789df489cde8293815b8fdeee53682da1e420fa491822aaf02e51","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-25","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}