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N.C. R. App. P. 39
Duties of Clerks; When Offices Open
(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
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- 2026-09-17
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- 2026-09-17
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