{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7a-211","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-211","heading":"Small claim actions assignable to magistrates.","body":"In the interest of speedy and convenient determination, the chief district judge may, in his or her discretion, by specific order or general rule, assign to any magistrate of the district any small claim action pending in the district if the defendant is a resident of the county in which the magistrate was appointed. If there is more than one defendant, at least one of them must be a bona fide resident of the county in which the magistrate was appointed. (1965, c. 310, s. 1, 1967, c. 1165; 2022-47, s. 5(g).)","path":["Chapter 7A. Judicial Department.","SUBCHAPTER IV. DISTRICT COURT DIVISION OF THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE.","Article 19. Small Claim Actions in District Court."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_7A/GS_7A-211.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:27Z","sha256":"96b028474a108c714af68aa911f70d57c8dfebc134a02ad7abbdbf7130d1d4eb","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7a-210","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7a-211.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}