North Carolina Law Sources

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.

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.

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: 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.

Publications: Online bookstore includes free access to electronic versions of subject bulletins.
Daily Bulletin: Subscription access to legislative actions.

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