NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 538

HOUSE BILL 775

 

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT PLEADINGS SETTING FORTH COUNTERCLAIMS NEED NOT BE PERSONALLY SERVED.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 1A-1, Rule 5(b) is hereby amended by inserting a period after the word "record" in line 3 of Rule 5(b) and deleting the following words which appear on lines three through six of Rule 5(b):

"in the manner provided for service of process in Rule 4. Written return shall be made by the officer making or attempting to make service thereof, but failure to make return shall not invalidate the service. With respect to all other pleadings";

and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"With respect to all pleadings".

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective January 1, 1972.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 10th day of June, 1971.