{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-7","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-7","heading":"When court means clerk.","body":"In the following sections which confer jurisdiction or power, or impose duties, where the words \"superior court,\" or \"court,\" in reference to a superior court are used, they mean the clerk of the superior court, unless otherwise specially stated, or unless reference is made to a regular session of the court, in which cases the judge of the court alone is meant. (C.C.P., s. 9; Code, s. 132; Rev., s. 352; C.S., s. 397; 1971, c. 381, s. 12.)","path":["Chapter 1. Civil Procedure.","SUBCHAPTER I. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS.","Article 1. Definitions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_1/GS_1-7.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:12Z","sha256":"1272087787ec47dd22432f8df7ec0ddee0bd8c6b04d511a42b3d5d7d191d5347","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-6","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}