North Carolina Statutes
§ 156-55 — Venue; special proceedings
North Carolina § 156-55
JurisdictionNorth Carolina
Ch. 156Drainage
Art. 5Establishment of Districts
Subch. IIIDRAINAGE DISTRICTS
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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-55 (2026).
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When the lands proposed to be drained and created into a drainage district are located in two or more counties, the clerk of the superior court of either county has the jurisdiction conferred by this Subchapter. Venue is in that county in which the petition is first filed. The law and the rules regulating special proceedings apply in the proceeding, except as modified by this Subchapter. The proceedings may be ex parte or adversary. (1909, c. 42, ss. 2, 38; C.S., s. 5313; 1999-216, s. 19.)
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