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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 84-1 (2026)

Oaths taken in open court

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Attorneys before they shall be admitted to practice law shall, in open court before a justice or judge of the General Court of Justice, personally appear and take the oath prescribed for attorneys by G.S. 11-11, and also the oaths of allegiance to the State, and to support the Constitution of the United States, prescribed for all public officers by Article VI, Sec. 7 of the North Carolina Constitution and G.S. 11-7, and the same shall be entered on the records of the court; and, upon such qualification had, and oath taken may act as attorneys during their good behavior. (1777, c. 115, s. 8; R.C., c. 9, s. 3; Code, s. 19; Rev., s. 209; C.S., s. 197; 1969, c. 44, s. 58; 1973, c. 108, s. 35; 1995, c. 431, s. 1.)

 

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Cited in 2 cases, 2015–2019 · leading case: Capital Associated Indus., Inc. v. Cooper, 129 F. Supp. 3d 281 (M.D.N.C. 2015).
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Capital Associated Indus., Inc. v. Cooper, 129 F. Supp. 3d 281 (M.D.N.C. 2015). “THE UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW STATUTES Sections 84-1 through 84-10 of the North Carolina General Statutes govern the unauthorized practice of law in North Carolina.”
Gibson v. Tin, No. 3:19-cv-00309 (W.D.N.C. July 24, 2019). · cites it 6× “in conjunction under Oath under relevant State laws N.C.G.S. § 84-1 (Oath Taken in Open Court).”
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