Rule 39 - Duties of Clerks; When Offices Open(a)General Provisions. The clerks of the courts of the appellate division shall take the oaths and give the bonds required by law. The courts shall be deemed always open for the purpose of filing any proper item and of making motions and issuing orders. The offices of the clerks with the clerks or deputies in attendance shall be open during business hours on all days except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, but the respective courts may provide by order that the offices of their clerks shall be open for specified hours on Saturdays or on particular legal holidays or shall be closed on particular business days.(b)Records to Be Kept. The clerk of each of the courts of the appellate division shall keep and maintain the records of that court on paper, microfilm, or electronic media, or any combination thereof. The records kept by the clerk shall include indexed listings of all cases docketed in that court, whether by appeal, petition, or motion, and a notation of the dispositions attendant thereto; a listing of final judgments on appeals before the court, indexed by title, docket number, and parties, containing a brief memorandum of the judgment of the court and the party against whom costs were adjudicated; and records of the proceedings and ceremonies of the court.287 N.C. 671; 368 N.C. 1067; 324 N.C. 613; 354 N.C. 609; 363 N.C. 901; 369 N.C. 763; 379 N.C. 694.
Amended October 13, 2021, effective 1/1/2022; amended June 18, 2024, effective 6/18/2024.