{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7a-245","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-245","heading":"Injunctive and declaratory relief to enforce or invalidate statutes; constitutional rights.","body":"(a)\tThe superior court division is the proper division without regard to the amount in controversy, for the trial of civil actions where the principal relief prayed is\n(1)\tInjunctive relief against the enforcement of any statute, ordinance, or regulation;\n(2)\tInjunctive relief to compel enforcement of any statute, ordinance, or regulation;\n(3)\tDeclaratory relief to establish or disestablish the validity of any statute, ordinance, or regulation; or\n(4)\tThe enforcement or declaration of any claim of constitutional right.\n(b)\tWhen a case is otherwise properly in the district court division, a prayer for injunctive or declaratory relief by any party not a plaintiff on grounds stated in this section is not ground for transfer. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 7A. Judicial Department.","SUBCHAPTER V. JURISDICTION AND POWERS OF THE TRIAL DIVISIONS OF THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE.","Article 20. Original Civil Jurisdiction of the Trial Divisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_7A/GS_7A-245.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:27Z","sha256":"23ce29b0e20568493fde571f51f51855fbcf603dd4f0922b70c2d288eed2d0eb","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7a-244","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7a-246"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}