The current North Carolina Constitution was ratified in 1971 and is the third version of this document. Each subsequent version expanded individual rights and government agencies. Certain provisions of the Constitution, such as literacy for voter registration, are not enforced because they are considered to violate the United States Constitution or other federal laws. Article XIII governs both procedures for amending the Constitution. Under clause 4, a proposed amendment will appear on a ballot if 60% of each house of the legislature votes in favour. According to Section 1, a proposed constitutional convention will appear on a ballot if two-thirds of each chamber votes in favour. Because “the Constitution of North Carolina expresses the will of the people of the state,” it is “the supreme law of the land.” [2] “If there is a conflict between” a state law and the North Carolina Constitution, control the Constitution because it is “the rule of law in this situation.” [3] The North Carolina Supreme Court has the “power and. Duty to determine whether the impugned acts of the General Assembly violate the Constitution”[4] by interpreting and applying the provisions of this document in a “definitive” manner. To determine whether a law violates the North Carolina Constitution, a court examines the text and “historical context” of the “enforceable constitutional provision” and subsequent court decisions interpreting that text and history.

Laws passed by the General Assembly are likely to be constitutional and will only be declared unconstitutional if “the violation of the constitution is clear and unambiguous.” [5] The decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals are published in the North Carolina Reports and the North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports, respectively. [8] Comments will be posted online as a notice of leaflet for the first time on the day they are submitted and may be withdrawn or corrected until the warrant is issued 20 days later. [8] Leaflet notices are then printed with lead notes and other finding aids in soft-bound books, called preliminary sheets, and online and provided with citations from official reports. The preliminary sheets are then compiled and printed in the bound volumes of the North Carolina Reports or the North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports. [8] Court notices are often neither written nor published. [9] North Carolina had three constitutions, adopted in 1776, 1868, and 1971. Like the federal constitution for the federal government, the North Carolina Constitution provides for both the structure of North Carolina`s government and the rights that the North Carolina government cannot violate. [1] Due to certain laws, government agencies have issued regulations, also known as administrative law. The North Carolina Registry contains information on state agency rules, bylaws, executive orders and other notices and is published every two months. [6] The Administrative Code of the State of North Carolina (NCAC) contains all the rules adopted by North Carolina`s state and professional licensing authorities.

[6] Both are compiled and published by the Rules Division of the North Carolina Bureau of Administrative Hearings. [7] The North Carolina Constitution is the state`s primary source of law. The legislation is enacted by the General Assembly, published in the North Carolina Session Laws and codified in the North Carolina General Statutes. State government regulations (sometimes referred to as administrative law) are published in the North Carolina Registry and codified in the North Carolina Administrative Code. North Carolina`s legal system is based on the common law, which is interpreted by Supreme Court and Court of Appeals jurisprudence published in the North Carolina Reports and North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports, respectively. Counties, towns, municipalities and villages can also issue local ordinances. Local governments are created by laws of the General Assembly that define their boundaries and approve their regulations. [10] These regulations may be amended by legislation or, in some cases, by amendments to self-government adopted by local governments. [10] City bylaws and legislative changes are found in North Carolina Sessional Statutes, and all Home Rule amendments must be filed with the Secretary of State and the Legislative Library.

[10] North Carolina`s legal system is based on common law. Like all U.S. states except Louisiana, North Carolina has an admissions law that provides for the “reception” of English law. All laws, orders and orders are subject to judicial review. In keeping with the common law tradition, North Carolina courts have developed extensive jurisprudence through decisions of the North Carolina Supreme Court and the North Carolina Court of Appeals. North Carolina law consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, regulatory, jurisdictional, and local law.