NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-250 (2026)

Review of decisions of administrative agencies

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the superior court division is the proper division, without regard to the amount in controversy, for review by original action or proceeding, or by appeal, of the decisions of administrative agencies, according to the practice and procedure provided for the particular action, proceeding, or appeal.

(b) The Court of Appeals shall have jurisdiction to review final orders or decisions of the North Carolina Utilities Commission and the North Carolina Industrial Commission, as provided in Article 5 of this Chapter, and any order or decision of the Commissioner of Insurance described in G.S. 58-2-80.

(c) Appeals from rulings of county game commissions shall be heard in the district court division. The appeal shall be heard de novo before a district court judge sitting in the county in which the game commission whose ruling is being appealed is located. (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1967, c. 108, s. 6; 1973, c. 503, s. 7; 1981, c. 444.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1969–2018 · leading case: Burgess v. Burgess, 698 S.E.2d 666 (N.C. Ct. App. 2010).
Burgess v. Burgess, 698 S.E.2d 666 (N.C. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “But no judgment rendered by any court of the trial divisions in any civil action or proceeding as to which the trial divisions have concurrent original jurisdiction is void or voidable for the sole reason that it was rendered by the court of a trial division which by such…”
North Carolina Dep't of Transp. v. Davenport, 432 S.E.2d 303 (N.C. 1993). · cites it 3× “N.C.G.S. § 7A-250 (1989); § 150B-43 (1991).”
Harding v. North Carolina Dep't of Corr., 113 PA 93 (N.C. 1993). · cites it 3× “N.C.G.S. § 7A-250(a) (1989) (emphasis added).”
Butler v. Scotland Cty. Bd. of Educ., 811 S.E.2d 185 (N.C. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “Petitioner respectfully requests that the Court enter an appropriate Order requiring the Respondent to promptly transmit and deliver to this Court a complete copy of the administrative record compiled in this matter, including any and all transcripts, exhibits, evidence, or…”
Howell v. Morton, 508 S.E.2d 804 (N.C. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-250(a) (1995) (emphasis added).”
Boston v. Freeman, 171 S.E.2d 206 (N.C. Ct. App. 1969). “7A-243 through G.S. 7A-250 designate the superior court division or the district court division as proper or improper for trial.”
In re the Special Assessment of $32,218.23 Against Prop. on Stadium Drive, 326 S.E.2d 309 (N.C. Ct. App. 1985). “Compare G.S. 7A-250(c) (appeals from county game commissions heard de novo in district court); G.”
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-250(a) — 3 cases
Harding v. North Carolina Dep't of Corr., 113 PA 93 (N.C. 1993). “N.C.G.S. § 7A-250(a) (1989) (emphasis added).”
Butler v. Scotland Cty. Bd. of Educ., 811 S.E.2d 185 (N.C. Ct. App. 2018). “Petitioner respectfully requests that the Court enter an appropriate Order requiring the Respondent to promptly transmit and deliver to this Court a complete copy of the administrative record compiled in this matter, including any and all transcripts, exhibits, evidence, or…”
Howell v. Morton, 508 S.E.2d 804 (N.C. Ct. App. 1998). “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-250(a) (1995) (emphasis added).”
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-250(c) — 1 case
In re the Special Assessment of $32,218.23 Against Prop. on Stadium Drive, 326 S.E.2d 309 (N.C. Ct. App. 1985). “Compare G.S. 7A-250(c) (appeals from county game commissions heard de novo in district court); G.”
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