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for Popular Government Vol. 45 Issue 3, Winter 1980
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Abstract:
Most adult North Carolinians have driver's licenses. A few, however, have lost their license for a number of reasons. This article examines mechanisms developed by the legislature to ease the difficulty for those who have lost their licenses.
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The decade of the 1970s has been a period of change in juvenile justice in North Carolina. Thomas examines actions taken in the past decade and where juvenile justice in the state is going for the next decade.
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When the judicial system of North Carolina was completely reorganized in 1965, the office of magistrate was created within the District Court Division to replace the office of the justice of the peace. Magistrates perform many criminal duties such as issues warrants and setting bail. This article examines magistrates' civil courts, which are called small-claims, courts in North Carolina.
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In the past few years there has been significant increase in the number of lawsuits against police officers. In North Carolina courts, a police officer may be sued and found liable if his intentional wrongful acts or failure to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances cause personal injury or property damage.