§ 1-339.3A. Judge or clerk may order public or private sale. - North Carolina Statutes

§1‑339.3A.  Judge or clerk may order public or private sale.

The judge or clerk of courthaving jurisdiction has authority in his discretion to determine whether a saleof either real or personal property shall be a public or private sale andwhether a public sale of timber shall be by auction or by sealed bid. Anyprivate sale conducted under an order issued prior to July 1, 1955 by a judgeor clerk of court having jurisdiction is hereby validated as to the order thatthe sale be a private sale. (1955, c. 74; 1971, c. 268,s. 18; 1997‑83, s. 1.)