North Carolina Law Sources
Judicial
- North Carolina Court System: Links to all levels of courts in North Carolina, as well as administrative services and resources, maps, rules of practice and judicial forms and other court information.
- NC Court Opinions: Full text opinions from the NC Supreme Court (1997-present) and Court of Appeals (1996-present) available here on day of release.
- NC Supreme Court: Rules, announcements, judicial biographies, oral argument calendars, dockets and opinions.
- NC Court of Appeals: Opinions, judicial biographies, oral argument calendars, dockets and opinions.
- NC Electronic Filing Site with Briefs and Records: Briefs and records of current cases in North Carolina can be browsed or searched on this site.
- Rules of Court : State Rules of Appellate Procedure with recent amendments, Appellate Style Manual and General Rules of Practice in Superior and District Courts.
Legislative
- NC General Statutes: available in RTF or PDF formats.
- NC General Assembly: Bills, calendars, legislator information, committees, legislative process. The Bill Info link gives you many options for bill searching.
- NC Legislative History: Research guide from the UNC Kathrine R. Everett Law Library.
- North Carolina Legislative History Step by Step: Research guide from the North Carolina Legislative Library.
- NC Constitution: with notes on history.
Executive
- Official NC Administrative Code: browse, search or download sections in Word or PDF formats.
- North Carolina Register : available from July 2001-present in PDF.
- Attorney General Opinions: searchable formal and advisory opinions from 1979-present.
State of North Carolina
- State of North Carolina: Official North Carolina Information Server linking you to information about the state, officials and organizations, state agencies, business information, State Library of NC and more. Search the site by keyword.
- Dept of Revenue: including tax forms in PDF format.
- North Carolina State Web Links: From Duke's Perkins Library; links to state materials on reference, statistics, jobs, education, government and cities.
UNC Institute of Government
- Publications: Online bookstore includes free access to electronic versions of subject bulletins.
- Daily Bulletin: Subscription access to legislative actions.
NC Bar
- NC State Bar: state government agency which regulates law practice in North Carolina, including admitting lawyers to practice and handling disciplinary actions.
- North Carolina Bar Association: Voluntary professional organization for lawyers in NC; includes committee information, CLE calendar, ethics opinions, and links to other bar associations and legal materials.
Last update 12/2010 jlb
