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§ 84-22 – Officers and committees of the North Carolina State Bar.

84-22. Officers and committees of the North Carolina State Bar. The officers of the North Carolina State Bar and the Council shall consist of a president, president-elect, vice-president and an immediate past president, who shall be deemed members of the Council in all respects. The president, president-elect and vice-president need not be members of the […]

§ 84-5.1 – Rendering of legal services by certain nonprofit corporations.

84-5.1. Rendering of legal services by certain nonprofit corporations. (a) Subject to the rules and regulations of the North Carolina State Bar, as approved by the Supreme Court of North Carolina, a nonprofit corporation, tax exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3), organized or authorized under Chapter 55A of the General Statutes of North Carolina and operating […]

§ 84-8 – Punishment for violations.

84-8. Punishment for violations. (a) Any person, corporation, or association of persons violating any of the provisions of G.S. 84-4 through G.S. 84-6 or G.S. 84-9 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (b) No person shall be entitled to collect any fee for services performed in violation of G.S. 84-4 through G.S. 84-6, […]

§ 84-10.1 – Private cause of action for the unauthorized practice of law.

84-10.1. Private cause of action for the unauthorized practice of law. If any person knowingly violates any of the provisions of G.S. 84-4 through G.S. 84-6 or G.S. 84-9, fraudulently holds himself or herself out as a North Carolina certified paralegal by use of the designations set forth in G.S. 84-37(a), or knowingly aids and […]

§ 84-11 – Authority filed or produced if requested.

84-11. Authority filed or produced if requested. Every attorney who claims to enter an appearance for any person shall, upon being required so to do, produce and file in the clerk’s office of the court in which he claims to enter an appearance, a power or authority to that effect signed by the persons or […]