{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-84a-3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 84A-3","heading":"Issuance of a certificate of registration; waiver.","body":"(a)\tThe North Carolina State Bar shall review the statements and the supporting documents contained in an application submitted pursuant to G.S. 84A-2 and shall report the results of their review, with recommendations, to the North Carolina Supreme Court.\n(b)\tThe North Carolina Supreme Court may issue to an applicant a certificate of registration as a foreign legal consultant.\n(c)\tThe North Carolina Supreme Court shall not grant a certificate of registration as a foreign legal consultant unless it is satisfied that the applicant possesses good moral character.\n(d)\tUpon a showing that strict compliance with all of the provisions of G.S. 84A-2 would cause the applicant unnecessary hardship or upon a showing of professional qualifications to practice as a foreign legal consultant satisfactory to the North Carolina Supreme Court, the North Carolina Supreme Court may issue a certificate of registration under this Chapter to an applicant who did not satisfy the provisions of G.S. 84A-2. (1995, c. 427, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 84A. Foreign Legal Consultants."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_84A/GS_84A-3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:11:07Z","sha256":"e4bd369c8bc8959530ea5cbc3369beb68915fd42087e5db028a5cb562e66225f","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-84a-2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-84a-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}