Civil Process NC BLET 2024.Final Exam 2026\2027.
4 Primary functions of civil process
1. Giving notice
2. preserving the status quo
3. providing remedies for parties
4. enforcing decisions of the courts.
The forum where civil actions play out is called
civil court
Superior Court Fee
$180
District Court Fee
$130
Small Claims Fee
$80
Special proceedings are always dealt with in
superior court
Actions for domestic violence protective orders and civil no-contact orders do not require the
plaintiff to
pay a filing fee to the clerk
Civil court in NC at the trial level is divided up into three venues. What are they?
Small claims court, district court, and superior court
The Clerk of Court is responsible for
issuing the summons
If law enforcement officers are serving items of civil process, there is a
$30 service fee
Magistrate's summons
(AOC-CVM-100)
Issued for a complaint to be heard in small claims court by a magistrate.
Tells the defendant when & where to appear.
The summons tells the defendant that the next step to be taken is to come to the trial at the
date, time, and place indicated on the summons
Civil Summons
, Civil Process NC BLET 2024.Final Exam 2026\2027.
(AOC-CV-100)
Issued when plaintiff files complaint to begin a civil action in DISTRICT or SUPERIOR court.
Tells defendant to file written "answer" with the Clerk of Superior Court.
Special proceedings summons
AOC-SP-100
issued when a party initiates a special proceeding. It is heard initially by a clerk and includes such
proceedings as adoptions, adjudications of incompetence, name changes, etc.
In a special proceeding, the plaintiff is called a _____________, the defendant is called a
_____________, and the complaint is called a _____________
petitioner, respondent, petition
The special summons directs the defendant to appear and answer the plaintiff's petition within
how many days of being served?
10
Partition proceeding summons
This summons is used when multiple parties own an undivided piece of land and want to split it up.
The main difference between a partition proceeding summons and an ordinary special
proceedings summons is that the defendant has
30 days from service to answer instead of 10
juvenile summons (undisciplined/delinquent)
issued when a juvenile proceeding is initiated against a juvenile for delinquency (which means the juvenile
is alleged to have committed an act that would be a crime is he or she were an adult)
Juvenile summons (abuse/neglect/dependent)
issued when a juvenile proceeding is initiated because a juvenile is alleged to be abused, neglected, or
dependent.
Summons in proceeding to terminate parental rights
AOC-J-208
This summons is issued when a proceeding to terminate a parent's rights about the care and custody of a
minor child is begun.
30 days to respond
Subpoena
a legal process that commands a person to appear in court at the appointed time, subject to a penalty for
failure to do so
The second is a subpoena to produce
4 Primary functions of civil process
1. Giving notice
2. preserving the status quo
3. providing remedies for parties
4. enforcing decisions of the courts.
The forum where civil actions play out is called
civil court
Superior Court Fee
$180
District Court Fee
$130
Small Claims Fee
$80
Special proceedings are always dealt with in
superior court
Actions for domestic violence protective orders and civil no-contact orders do not require the
plaintiff to
pay a filing fee to the clerk
Civil court in NC at the trial level is divided up into three venues. What are they?
Small claims court, district court, and superior court
The Clerk of Court is responsible for
issuing the summons
If law enforcement officers are serving items of civil process, there is a
$30 service fee
Magistrate's summons
(AOC-CVM-100)
Issued for a complaint to be heard in small claims court by a magistrate.
Tells the defendant when & where to appear.
The summons tells the defendant that the next step to be taken is to come to the trial at the
date, time, and place indicated on the summons
Civil Summons
, Civil Process NC BLET 2024.Final Exam 2026\2027.
(AOC-CV-100)
Issued when plaintiff files complaint to begin a civil action in DISTRICT or SUPERIOR court.
Tells defendant to file written "answer" with the Clerk of Superior Court.
Special proceedings summons
AOC-SP-100
issued when a party initiates a special proceeding. It is heard initially by a clerk and includes such
proceedings as adoptions, adjudications of incompetence, name changes, etc.
In a special proceeding, the plaintiff is called a _____________, the defendant is called a
_____________, and the complaint is called a _____________
petitioner, respondent, petition
The special summons directs the defendant to appear and answer the plaintiff's petition within
how many days of being served?
10
Partition proceeding summons
This summons is used when multiple parties own an undivided piece of land and want to split it up.
The main difference between a partition proceeding summons and an ordinary special
proceedings summons is that the defendant has
30 days from service to answer instead of 10
juvenile summons (undisciplined/delinquent)
issued when a juvenile proceeding is initiated against a juvenile for delinquency (which means the juvenile
is alleged to have committed an act that would be a crime is he or she were an adult)
Juvenile summons (abuse/neglect/dependent)
issued when a juvenile proceeding is initiated because a juvenile is alleged to be abused, neglected, or
dependent.
Summons in proceeding to terminate parental rights
AOC-J-208
This summons is issued when a proceeding to terminate a parent's rights about the care and custody of a
minor child is begun.
30 days to respond
Subpoena
a legal process that commands a person to appear in court at the appointed time, subject to a penalty for
failure to do so
The second is a subpoena to produce
