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Small Claims and Miscellaneous Publications

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The School offers the following publications of interest to Magistrates. Please see the Civil Law and Procedure section of the School's online shopping cart for more related titles, descriptions, prices, and ordering information.

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See list of free bulletins below.

Publications

2005 Legislation Affecting Small Claims Actions and Other Non-Criminal Functions of Magistrates
Joan G. Brannon
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Bulletin

The 2005 General Assembly enacted a number of bills affecting small claims and miscellaneous duties of magistrates, some of which made significant changes in certain summary ejectment actions. This bulletin will discuss those changes. Another bulletin by John Rubin discusses criminal law changes. Copies of individual bills may be printed from the General Assembly’s web site, www.ncleg.net.

aojb0507.pdf (pdf, 90.50 KB)
2004 Small Claims and Miscellaneous Legislation Affecting Magistrates
Joan G. Brannon
Wednesday, September 1, 2004
Bulletin

This bulletin will discuss the bills enacted by the 2004 General Assembly that affect small claims and other noncriminal matters of interest to magistrates. An Administration of Justice Bulletin by John Rubin was issued later that discusses all of the criminal law and procedure changes.

aoj200405.pdf (pdf, 190.39 KB)
1999 Small Claims and Miscellaneous Legislation Affecting Magistrates
Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Bulletin
North Carolina Small Claims Law
Joan G. Brannon
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Book

This book discusses the procedure in trials before a magistrate as well as the substantive law for common cases that magistrates hear, including basic contract and tort principles, summary ejectment, actions to recover possession of personal property, and motor vehicle lien actions. It also includes chapters on miscellaneous duties of the magistrate such as performing marriages, assigning year's allowances, and acknowledging documents.

This publication is available in print and as an eBook. eBooks can be downloaded and read on your desktop, laptop, and/or a variety of mobile devices with an e-reader application. eBooks are only licensed for use by one individual and cannot be shared. For more information about ebooks, click here. To purchase the eBook version of this publication, click here.

 

 

Hearings for Persons Whose Vehicles Have Been Towed by Law Enforcement Officer-Round Two
Joan G. Brannon
Wednesday, June 1, 1983
Bulletin

Discusses the law passed in 1982 that sets out the procedure a law enforcement officer must follow before or soon after having a vehicle towed and provides a hearing before a magisrate for those vehicle owners who wish to contest the towing.


aojb8303.pdf (pdf, 3.19 MB)
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