North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 50B Domestic Violence

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-1.   Domestic violence; definition
  (a) Domestic violence means the commission of one or more of the following acts upon an aggrieved party or upon a minor child residing...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-2.   Institution of civil action; motion for emergency relief; temporary orders; temporary custody
  (a) Any person residing in this State may seek relief under this Chapter by filing a civil action or by filing a motion in...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-3.   Relief
  (a) If the court, including magistrates as authorized under G.S. 50B-2(c1), finds that an act of domestic violence has occurred, the court shall grant...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-3.1.   Surrender and disposal of firearms; violations; exemptions
  (a) Required Surrender of Firearms. - Upon issuance of an emergency or ex parte order pursuant to this Chapter, the court shall order the...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-4.   Enforcement of orders
  (a) A party may file a motion for contempt for violation of any order entered pursuant to this Chapter. This party may file and...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-4.1.   Violation of valid protective order
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person who knowingly violates a valid protective order entered pursuant to this Chapter or who knowingly...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-4.2.   False statement regarding protective order a misdemeanor
  A person who knowingly makes a false statement to a law enforcement agency or officer that a protective order entered pursuant to this Chapter...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-5.   Emergency assistance
  (a) A person who alleges that he or she or a minor child has been the victim of domestic violence may request the assistance...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-5.5.   Employment discrimination unlawful
  (a) No employer shall discharge, demote, deny a promotion, or discipline an employee because the employee took reasonable time off from work to obtain...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-6.   Construction of Chapter
  This Chapter shall not be construed as granting a status to any person for any purpose other than those expressly stated herein. This Chapter...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-7.   Remedies not exclusive
  The remedies provided by this Chapter are not exclusive but are additional to remedies provided under Chapter 50 and elsewhere in the General Statutes....
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-8.   Effect upon prosecution for violation of § 14-184 or other offense against public morals
  The granting of a protective order, prosecution for violation of this Chapter, or the granting of any other relief or the institution of any...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-9.   Domestic Violence Center Fund
  The Domestic Violence Center Fund is established within the State Treasury. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Administration, North Carolina Council...

Last modified: March 23, 2014