North Carolina § 22B-10 - Contract provisions waiving jury trial unenforceable.
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§ 22B-10. Contract provisions waiving jury trial unenforceable.
Any provision in a contract requiring a party to the contract to waive his right to a jury trial is unconscionable as a matter of law and the provision shall be unenforceable. This section does not prohibit parties from entering into agreements to arbitrate or engage in other forms of alternative dispute resolution. History (1993, c. 463, s. 5; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 763, s. 2.) Editor's Note. - The number of this section was assigned by the Revisor of Statutes, the number in Session Laws 1993, c. 463, s. 5 having been G.S. 22B-2.
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Section 22B-10 ("Contract provisions waiving jury trial unenforceable.") 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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