(a)        An action is commenced under this Chapter by filing a verified complaint for a permanent civil no-contact order in district court or by filing a motion in any existing civil action, by any of the following:

(1)        A person who is the victim of a sex offense that occurs in this State.

(2)        A competent adult who resides in this State on behalf of a minor child who is the victim of a sex offense that occurs in this State.

(3)        A competent adult who resides in this State on behalf of an incompetent adult who is the victim of a sex offense that occurs in this State.

(b)        No court costs or attorneys’ fees shall be assessed for the filing or service of the complaint, or the service of any orders, except as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 11.

(c)        An action commenced under this Chapter may be filed in any county permitted under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-82 or where the respondent was convicted of the sex offense.

(d)       If the victim states that disclosure of the victim’s address would place the victim or any member of the victim’s family or household at risk for further unlawful conduct, the victim’s address may be omitted from all documents filed with the court. If the victim has not disclosed an address under this subsection, the victim shall designate an alternative address to receive notice of any motions or pleadings from the opposing party. ?(2015-91, s. 1.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 50D-2

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
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