Law of North Carolina




The law of North Carolina consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, regulatory, case law, and local law.




Contents






  • 1 Sources


    • 1.1 Constitution


    • 1.2 Regulations


    • 1.3 Case law


    • 1.4 Local ordinances




  • 2 See also


    • 2.1 Topics


    • 2.2 Other




  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Sources


See also: Government of North Carolina

The Constitution of North Carolina is the foremost source of state law. Legislation is enacted by the General Assembly, published in the North Carolina Session Laws, and codified in the North Carolina General Statutes. State agency regulations (sometimes called administrative law) are published in the North Carolina Register and codified in the North Carolina Administrative Code. North Carolina's legal system is based on common law, which is interpreted by case law through the decisions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, which are published in the North Carolina Reports and North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports, respectively. Counties, cities, towns, and villages may also promulgate local ordinances.



Constitution



Regulations


Pursuant to certain statutes, state agencies have promulgated regulations, also known as administrative law. The North Carolina Register includes information about state agency rules, administrative rules, executive orders and other notices, and is published bimonthly.[1] The State of North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC) contains all the rules adopted by the state agencies and occupational licensing boards in North Carolina.[1] Both are compiled and published by the Rules Division of the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings.[2]



Case law


The legal system of North Carolina is based on the common law. Like all U.S. states except Louisiana, North Carolina has a reception statute providing for the "reception" of English law. All statutes, regulations, and ordinances are subject to judicial review. Pursuant to common law tradition, the courts of North Carolina have developed a large body of case law through the decisions of the North Carolina Supreme Court and North Carolina Court of Appeals.


The decisions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals are published in the North Carolina Reports and North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports, respectively.[3] Opinions are first published online on filing day as slip opinions, and may be withdrawn or corrected until the mandate issues 20 days later.[3] Slip opinions are then printed with headnotes and other finding aids in soft-bound books called Advance Sheets and online, and are given citations to the official reports. Advance sheets are then compiled and printed in the hard-bound volumes of the North Carolina Reports and North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports, respectively.[3] Trial court opinions are often neither written nor published.[4]



Local ordinances


Local governments are created by acts of the General Assembly, which define their boundaries and approve their charters.[5] These charters can be changed by legislative action or, in certain cases, by home rule amendments adopted by the local governments.[5] Local government charters and legislative amendments can be found in the North Carolina Session Laws, and all home rule changes must be filed with the Secretary of State and the Legislative Library.[5]



See also



Topics



  • Capital punishment in North Carolina

  • Gambling in North Carolina

  • Gun laws in North Carolina

  • LGBT rights in North Carolina



Other



  • Politics of North Carolina

  • Law enforcement in North Carolina

  • Crime in North Carolina

  • Law of the United States



References





  1. ^ ab "North Carolina State Statutes, County and Municipal Ordinances and Administrative Rules". University of North Carolina Kathrine R. Everett Law Library. Retrieved 22 November 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "NCOAH - Rules Division". North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings. Retrieved 10 April 2014.


  3. ^ abc "Office of the North Carolina Appellate Reporter Home Page". North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts. Retrieved 10 April 2014.


  4. ^ "Courts & Case Law - North Carolina Legal Research - Research Guides at East Carolina University Libraries". East Carolina University Libraries. Retrieved 10 April 2014.


  5. ^ abc Research Guides: Where to Find Local Government Charters, Ordinances, & Forms of Government (PDF), North Carolina General Assembly Research Division, retrieved 10 April 2014




External links




  • North Carolina General Statutes from the North Carolina General Assembly


  • North Carolina Administrative Code from the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings


  • North Carolina Session Laws from the North Carolina General Assembly


  • North Carolina Register from the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings


  • Court slip opinions from the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts


  • Local ordinance codes from Public.Resource.Org










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