{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7a-106","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-106","heading":"Custody of records and property of office.","body":"(a)\tIt is the duty of the clerk of superior court, upon going out of office for any reason, to deliver to his successor, or such person as the senior regular resident superior court judge may designate, all records, books, papers, moneys, and property belonging to his office, and obtain receipts therefor.\n(b)\tAny clerk going out of office or such other person having custody of the records, books, papers, moneys, and property of the office who fails to transfer and deliver them as directed shall forfeit and pay the State one thousand dollars ($1,000), which shall be sued for by the district attorney. (R.C., c. 19, s. 14; C.C.P., s. 142; Code, ss. 81, 124; Rev., ss. 906, 907; C.S., s. 943; 1971, c. 363, s. 5; 1973, c. 47, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 7A. Judicial Department.","SUBCHAPTER III. SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION OF THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE.","Article 12. Clerk of Superior Court."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_7A/GS_7A-106.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:27Z","sha256":"0848557b8122b99e55eebdeea9f66ad481206822ad0cd1d825460d521a8b6fca","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7a-105","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7a-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}