North Carolina § 25-2-302 - Unconscionable contract or clause.
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§ 25-2-302. Unconscionable contract or clause.
If the court as a matter of law finds the contract or any clause of the contract to have been unconscionable at the time it was made the court may refuse to enforce the contract, or it may enforce the remainder of the contract without the unconscionable clause, or it may so limit the application of any unconscionable clause as to avoid any unconscionable result. When it is claimed or appears to the court that the contract or any clause thereof may be unconscionable the parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to its commercial setting, purpose and effect to aid the court in making the determination. History (1971, c. 1055, s. 1.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-2-302 ("Unconscionable contract or clause.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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