North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure
Current through October 1, 2025
Part 1 · Scope of Rules; One Form of Action
Part 2 · Commencement of Action; Service of Process
Part 3 · Pleadings and Motions
- 7 Pleadings allowed; motions
- 8 General rules of pleadings Deadlines
- 9 Pleading special matters Deadlines
- 10 Form of pleadings
- 11 Signing and verification of pleadings
- 12 Defenses and objections; when and how presented; by pleading or motion; motion for judgment on pleading Deadlines
- 13 Counterclaim and crossclaim
- 14 Third-party practice Deadlines
- 15 Amended and supplemental pleadings Deadlines
- 16 Pre-trial procedure; formulating issues
- 17 Parties plaintiff and defendant; capacity Deadlines
- 18 Joinder of claims and remedies
- 19 Necessary joinder of parties
- 20 Permissive joinder of parties
- 21 Procedure upon misjoinder and nonjoinder
- 22 Interpleader
- 23 Class actions
- 24 Intervention
- 25 Substitution of parties upon death, incompetency or transfer of interest; abatement Deadlines
Part 5 · Depositions and Discovery
- 26 General provisions governing discovery Deadlines
- 27 Depositions before action or pending appeal Deadlines
- 28 Persons before whom depositions may be taken
- 29 Stipulations regarding discovery procedure
- 30 Depositions upon oral examination Deadlines
- 31 Depositions upon written questions Deadlines
- 32 Use of depositions in court proceedings Deadlines
- 33 Interrogatories to parties Deadlines
- 34 Production of documents, electronically stored information, and things; entry upon land for inspection and other purposes Deadlines
- 35 Physical and mental examination of persons
- 36 Requests for admission; effect of admission Deadlines
- 37 Failure to make discovery; sanctions
Part 6 · Trials
- 38 Jury trial of right Deadlines
- 39 Trial by jury or by the court
- 40 Assignment of cases for trial; continuances
- 41 Dismissal of actions Deadlines
- 42 Consolidation; separate trials Deadlines
- 43 Evidence
- 44 Proof of official record
- 45 Subpoena Deadlines
- 46 Objections
- 47 Jurors
- 48 Juries of less than twelve - majority verdict
- 49 Verdicts
- 50 Motion for a directed verdict and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict Deadlines
- 51 Instructions to jury
- 52 Findings by the court Deadlines
- 53 Referees Deadlines