North Carolina § 1-87 - 17. Motions to transfer proceedings to a foreign venue or forum.
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§ 1-87. 17. Motions to transfer proceedings to a foreign venue or forum.
If a natural person subject to personal jurisdiction in this State seeks to maintain a litigation proceeding, arbitration proceeding, or other similarly binding proceeding in this State, and if a court of this State finds that granting a motion by another party to the proceeding to transfer the proceeding to a foreign venue or forum would likely lead to the violation of a fundamental constitutional right of the natural person who is the nonmovant in the foreign forum with respect to the matter in dispute, the motion shall be denied. History (2013-416, s. 1.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-87 ("17. Motions to transfer proceedings to a foreign venue or forum.") 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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