{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-24-1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 24-1","heading":"Legal rate is eight percent.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 136-113, the legal rate of interest shall be eight percent (8%) per annum for such time as interest may accrue, and no more. (1876-7, c. 91; Code, s. 3835; 1895, c. 69; Rev., s. 1950; C.S., s. 2305; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1157, s. 1; 2016-90, s. 18(a).)","path":["Chapter 24. Interest.","Article 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_24/GS_24-1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:58:42Z","sha256":"e0c201a205f3e14864b23cd05d37399a8694ce67296c27ad0b96c9eeb5a02985","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-23-48","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-24-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}