Domestic Statutes

§14-134.3. Domestic criminal trespass
§ 14-134.3. Domestic criminal trespass  (a)Any person who enters after being forbidden to do so or remains after being ordered to leave by the lawful occupant, upon the premises occupied by [...]
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§15C-1. Purpose of Address Confidentiality Program
§ 15C-1. Purpose of Address Confidentiality ProgramThe purpose of this Chapter is to enable the State and the agencies of North Carolina to respond to requests for public records without [...]
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§15C-10. Assistance for program applicants.
§ 15C-10. Assistance for program applicants.The Attorney General shall designate agencies of North Carolina and nonprofit organizations that provide counseling and shelter services to victims of [...]
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§15C-11. Limited liability.
§ 15C-11. Limited liability.The State, agencies of North Carolina, and their officers, officials, employees, and agents, both past and present, in their official and individual capacities, shall [...]
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§15C-12. Rule-making authority.
§ 15C-12. Rule-making authority.The Attorney General is authorized to adopt any rules deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. (2002-171, s. 1.)
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§15C-13. Additional time for action.
§ 15C-13. Additional time for action.Whenever the laws of this State provide a program participant a legal right to act within a prescribed period of 10 days or less after the service of a [...]
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§15C-2. Definitions of Address Confidentiality Program
§ 15C-2. Definitions of Address Confidentiality Program The following definitions apply in this Chapter:Actual address or address. - A residential, work, or school street address as [...]
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§15C-3. Address Confidentiality Program.
§ 15C-3. Address Confidentiality Program.The General Assembly establishes the Address Confidentiality Program in the Office of the Attorney General to protect the confidentiality of the address [...]
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§15C-4. Filing and certification of applications; authorization card.
§ 15C-4. Filing and certification of applications; authorization card.(a) An individual who wants to participate in the Address Confidentiality Program shall file an application with the [...]
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§15C-5. Change of name, address, or telephone number.
§ 15C-5. Change of name, address, or telephone number.(a) A program participant shall notify the Attorney General within 30 days after the program participant has obtained a legal name change by [...]
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§15C-6. Falsifying application information.
§ 15C-6. Falsifying application information.An applicant who falsely attests in an application that disclosure of the applicant's address would endanger the applicant's safety or the [...]
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§15C-7. Certification cancellation; records.
§ 15C-7. Certification cancellation; records.(a) The Attorney General shall cancel the certification of a program participant under any of the following circumstances:(1) The program [...]
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§15C-8. Address use by State or local agencies.
§ 15C-8. Address use by State or local agencies.(a) The program participant, and not the Attorney General, is responsible for requesting that agencies of North Carolina use the address [...]
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§15C-9. Disclosure of address prohibited.
§ 15C-9. Disclosure of address prohibited.(a) The Attorney General is prohibited from disclosing any address or telephone number of a program participant other than the substitute address [...]
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§50B-1. Domestic violence; definition
§ 50B-1. Domestic violence; definition(a)  Domestic violence means the commission of one or more of the following acts upon an aggrieved party or upon a minor child residing with or in the [...]
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§50B-2. Institution of civil action; motion for emergency relief; temporary orders
§ 50B-2. Institution of civil action; motion for emergency relief; temporary orders(a)  Any person residing in this State may seek relief under this Chapter by filing a civil action or by [...]
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§50B-3. Relief
§ 50B-3. Relief(a)  The court, including magistrates as authorized under G.S. 50B-2(c1), may grant any protective order or approve any consent agreement to bring about a cessation of acts [...]
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§50B-4. Enforcement of orders
§ 50B-4. Enforcement of orders(a) A party may file a motion for contempt for violation of any order entered pursuant to this Chapter. This party may file and proceed with that motion pro se, [...]
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§50B-4.1. Violation of valid protective order a misdemeanor
§ 50B-4.1. Violation of valid protective order a misdemeanor(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person who knowingly violates a valid protective order entered pursuant to this Chapter or [...]
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§50B-4.2. False statement regarding protective order a misdemeanor
§ 50B-4.2. False statement regarding protective order a misdemeanorA person who knowingly makes a false statement to a law enforcement agency or officer that a protective order entered pursuant [...]
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§50B-5. Emergency assistance
§ 50B-5. Emergency assistance(a) A person who alleges that he or she or a minor child has been the victim of domestic violence may request the assistance of a local law enforcement agency. The [...]
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§50B-6. Construction of Chapter
§ 50B-6. Construction of ChapterThis Chapter shall not be construed as granting a status to any person for any purpose other than those expressly stated herein. This Chapter shall not be [...]
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§50B-7. Remedies not exclusive
§ 50B-7. Remedies not exclusiveThe remedies provided by this Chapter are not exclusive but are additional to remedies provided under Chapter 50 and elsewhere in the General Statutes. 
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§50B-8. Effect upon prosecution for violation of 14-184 or other offense against public morals
§ 50B-8. Effect upon prosecution for violation of § 14-184 or other offense against public moralsThe granting of a protective order, prosecution for violation of this Chapter, or the [...]
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§50B-9. Domestic Violence Center Fund
§ 50B-9. Domestic Violence Center FundThe Domestic Violence Center Fund is established within the State Treasury. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Administration, North [...]
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§50B-5.5. Prohibit employment discrimination against domestic violence victims
§50B-5.5. Prohibit employment discrimination against domestic violence victimsPART XVIII. PROHIBIT EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS SECTION18.1. Chapter 50B of the [...]
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