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N.C. R. App. P. 39

Duties of Clerks; When Offices Open

activein force · 2025-09-02 – presentact-effective-date

(a) General Provisions. The clerks of the courts of the appellate division

shall take the oaths and give the bonds required by law. The courts shall be deemed

always open for the purpose of filing any proper item and of making motions and

issuing orders. The offices of the clerks with the clerks or deputies in attendance

shall be open during business hours on all days except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal

holidays, but the respective courts may provide by order that the offices of their clerks

shall be open for specified hours on Saturdays or on particular legal holidays or shall

be closed on particular business days.

(b) Records to Be Kept. The clerk of each of the courts of the appellate

division shall keep and maintain the records of that court on paper, microfilm, or

electronic media, or any combination thereof. The records kept by the clerk shall

include indexed listings of all cases docketed in that court, whether by appeal,

petition, or motion, and a notation of the dispositions attendant thereto; a listing of

final judgments on appeals before the court, indexed by title, docket number, and

parties, containing a brief memorandum of the judgment of the court and the party

against whom costs were adjudicated; and records of the proceedings and ceremonies

of the court.

History

History Note. 287 N.C. 671; 368 N.C. 1067; 324 N.C. 613; 354 N.C. 609; 363 N.C. 901; 369 N.C. 763; 379 N.C. 694.

Provenance

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ncleg.gov; ncbar.gov; nccourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-17
Edition
2026-09-17
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