(a) When the office of the clerk is closed, a magistrate shall accept for filing a petition for an order authorizing the provision of emergency services to a disabled adult and shall note the date of the filing.
(b) The authority of the magistrate under this section is limited to emergency situations in which a petition is filed under G.S. 108A-106 seeking an order ex parte for the provision of emergency services to a disabled adult. Any magistrate who accepts a petition for filing under this section shall deliver the petition to the clerk's office for processing as soon as that office is open for business.