All statutes, or joint resolutions, passed by the General Assembly may be read in evidence from the printed statute book; or a copy of any act of the General Assembly certified by the Secretary of State shall be received in evidence in every court.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-1
Printed statutes and certified copies evidence
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 63 N.C. App. 592 - Dixon v. Peters (1983)
Most recently applied in 99 N.C. App. 741 - Continental Telephone Co. of North Carolina v. Gunter (August 1990)
1826, c. 7; R.C., c. 44, ss. 4, 5; Code, ss. 1339, 1340; Rev., ss. 1592, 1593; C.S., s. 1747.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.