North Carolina § 7A-245 Injunctive and declaratory relief to enforce or invalidate statutes; constitutional rights

North Carolina Statutes

§ 7A-245 — Injunctive and declaratory relief to enforce or invalidate statutes; constitutional rights

North Carolina § 7A-245

Ch. 7AJudicial Department

Art. 20Original Civil Jurisdiction of the Trial Divisions

Subch. VJURISDICTION AND POWERS OF THE TRIAL DIVISIONS OF THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-245 (2026).

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(a)The superior court division is the proper division without regard to the amount in controversy, for the trial of civil actions where the principal relief prayed is

(1)Injunctive relief against the enforcement of any statute, ordinance, or regulation;

(2)Injunctive relief to compel enforcement of any statute, ordinance, or regulation;

(3)Declaratory relief to establish or disestablish the validity of any statute, ordinance, or regulation; or

(4)The enforcement or declaration of any claim of constitutional right.

(b)When a case is otherwise properly in the district court division, a prayer for injunctive or declaratory relief by any party not a plaintiff on grounds stated in this section is not ground for transfer. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)

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(a) The superior court division is the proper division without regard to the amount in controversy, for the trial of civil actions where the principal relief prayed is
(1) Injunctive relief against the enforcement of any statute, ordinance, or regulation;
(2) Injunctive relief to compel enforcement of any statute, ordinance, or regulation;
(3) Declaratory relief to establish or disestablish the validity of any statute, ordinance, or regulation; or
(4) The enforcement or declaration of any claim of constitutional right.
(b) When a case is otherwise properly in the district court division, a prayer for injunctive or declaratory relief by any party not a plaintiff on grounds stated in this section is not ground for transfer. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)