§ 35A-1103. Jurisdiction; venue. - North Carolina Statutes

§35A‑1103.  Jurisdiction; venue.

(a)        The clerk in eachcounty shall have original jurisdiction over proceedings under this Subchapter.

(b)        Venue forproceedings under this Subchapter shall be in the county in which therespondent resides or is domiciled or is an inpatient in a treatment facility. If the county of residence or domicile cannot be determined, venue shall be inthe county where the respondent is present.

(c)        If proceedingsinvolving the same respondent are brought under this Subchapter in more thanone county in which venue is proper, venue shall be in the county in whichproceedings were commenced first.

(d)        If the clerk in thecounty in which a proceeding under this Subchapter is brought has an interest,direct or indirect, in the proceeding, jurisdiction with respect thereto shallbe vested in any superior court judge residing or presiding in the district,and the jurisdiction of the superior court judge shall extend to all thingswhich the clerk might have done. (1987, c. 550, s. 1.)