{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-35a-1270","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1270","heading":"Appointment; term; oath.","body":"There may be in every county a public guardian, to be appointed by the clerk for a term of eight years. The public guardian shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation faithfully and honestly to discharge the duties imposed upon him; the oath or affirmation so taken and subscribed shall be filed in the office of the clerk. (1987, c. 550, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 35A. Incompetency and Guardianship.","Subchapter II. Guardian And Ward.","Article 11. Public Guardians."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_35A/GS_35A-1270.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:00:52Z","sha256":"b5a4bcf0e3ee17b85501f2c120de66661b1ba127fcc607cb47f4fb9860350483","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-35a-1269","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-35a-1271"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}