Nothing in this Chapter does any of the following:

(1) Validates, invalidates, or otherwise affects the enforcement of a choice of law provision or a choice of forum provision in a contract that is not a business contract.

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 1G-5

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(2) Confers subject matter jurisdiction upon a court that would otherwise lack subject matter jurisdiction.

(3) Affects the designation of an action as a mandatory complex business case pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-45.4 (2017-123, s. 1.)