{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-75.7","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-75.7","heading":"Personal jurisdiction - Grounds for without service of summons.","body":"A court of this State having jurisdiction of the subject matter may, without serving a summons upon him, exercise jurisdiction in an action over a person:\n(1)\tWho makes a general appearance in an action; provided, that obtaining an extension of time within which to answer or otherwise plead shall not be considered a general appearance; or\n(2)\tWith respect to any counterclaim asserted against that person in an action which he has commenced in the State. (1967, c. 954, s. 2; 1975, c. 76, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 1. Civil Procedure.","SUBCHAPTER IIIA. JURISDICTION.","Article 6A. Jurisdiction."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_1/GS_1-75.7.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:12Z","sha256":"c767f139bde8226e4759b4130113114ff34a0ab73d42d4cf1b08f862c826a163","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-75.6","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-75.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}