§ 7A-149. Jurisdiction; sessions. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 7A‑149. Jurisdiction; sessions.

(a)        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a district courtjudge of a district court district which is in a set of districts as defined byG.S. 7A‑200 has jurisdiction in the entire county or counties in whichthe district is located to the same extent as if the district encompassed theentire county, and has jurisdiction in the entire set of districts to the sameextent as if the district encompassed the entire set of districts.

(b)        All sessions of district court shall be for an entirecounty, whether that county comprises or is located in a district or in a setof districts as defined in G.S. 7A‑200, and at each session all mattersand proceedings arising anywhere in the county may be heard.

(c)        All clerks of court for a county have jurisdiction over theentire county, notwithstanding that the county may be part of a set ofdistricts. (1995, c. 507, s.21.1(b).)