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Mecklenburg County Bar
Mecklenburg Bar Handbook
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Table of Contents
A . Application for Work Release (8/00)
B . Violence Assessment ("Attachment 4") (8/01)
C . Local Bar
1. MCB Board Members, Committees, and Sections (7/07)
2. Application for Membership in the Mecklenburg County Bar (07/07)
3. Application for Section Membership in the Mecklenburg County Bar (7/07)
4. Bylaws for the Mecklenburg County Bar (5/06)
5. Bylaws of the Young Lawyers Section of the Mecklenburg County Bar (9/03)
6. Bylaws of the Fee Dispute Resolution Committee of the Mecklenburg County Bar (5/02)
7. Bylaws of the Professionalism Committee Related to Attorney - Attorney Fee Arbitration (2/03)
8. Application for Membership on Lawyer Referral Service Panel (9/03)
9. Guidelines Governing the Lawyer Referral Service (06/06)
10. Regulations for Appointment of Counsel in Indigent Cases(5/02)
11. Pro Bono Programs of Mecklenburg County and Enrollment Form (5/02)
12. Rules Governing the Creation and Supervision of Judicial District Grievance Committee (5/02)
13. Policies for Conduct of the Judicial Nominating Process(5/02)
14. Joint Statement of Attorney-Physician Responsibilities (5/02)
15. Principles of Professional Courtesy (5/02)
16. Rule of Practice with Respect to Default Judgments(5/02)
17. The Mecklenburg Bar Foundation (7/07)
18. Policy and Procedure Governing Dissent from Expenditures of Bar Membership Dues
D . State Court
1. Superior and District Courts
a . General
(1). Governmental Plaza Map and Mecklenburg County Courthouse Directory (5/07)
(2). Costs, Fees, and Holidays (10/05)
(3). Guidelines for Resolving Scheduling Conflicts (8/86)
(4). Attorney Vacation Policy (8/00)
(5). Rules and Procedures Concerning Electronic Media Coverage (12/03)
(6). Application to Film Inside the Courthouse (2/07)
(7). Policies and Procedures for Providing Language Interpreters (4/04)
(8). Inclement Weather Policy (3/04)
(9). Court Telephone Directory (1/07)
b . Civil
(1). General
i . Order Concerning Civil Trial Subopenas to Law Enforcement Officers & Notice of Resetting
ii . STEP Rewards And Sanctions (12/07)
(2). Superior Court
i . 26th Judicial District Superior Court Division Civil Rules (7/06)
ii . Local Rules Governing Mediated Settlement Conferences In Superior Court Civil Actions (Rev. 6/07)
(3). District Court
i . District Court Division - General Civil Rules
ii . Domestic Violence Courts: Policies and Procedures (8/01)
iii . Administrative Order: Procedures Regarding Certain Criminal & 50B Complaints & Cross-Warrants & Complaints
iv . Second Amended Administrative Order Setting Bond in Certain Domestic Violence Cases (8/99)
(4). Domestic Court
i . Local Rules for Domestic Court (01/08)
ii . District Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules for Equitable Distribution Proceedings (4/03)
iii . Domestic Violence Courts: Policies and Procedures (8/01)
iv . Adminiatrative Order: Procedures Regarding Criminal and 50B Complaints and Cross Warrants and Complaints (8/99)
v . Second Amended Administrative Order Setting Bond in Domestic Violence Cases (8/99)
vi . Family Court STEP Guidelines (8/00)
vii . STEP Family Court Agreement to Enter for Juvenile (7/03)
viii . STEP Family Court Agreement to Enter for Parent (7/03)
ix . STEP Family Court Release Information (8/00)
x . STEP Family Court Stipulation (8/00)
xi . STEP Family Court Participation Agreement (7/03)
xii . STEP Family Court Judgment of Contempt and Orders for Juvenile (7/03)
xiii . STEP Family Court Judgment of Contempt and Orders for Parent (7/03)
xiv . STEP Family Court Order to Show Cause (8/00)
xv . STEP Family Court Motion of Right to Assert Specified Grounds as a Basis for a Motion of Recusal (7/03)
xvi . STEP Family Court Order for Arrest (8/00)
xvii . STEP Family Court Certification of Imposing Jail Service Termination (8/00)
xviii . STEP Family Court Referral Form (8/00)
(5). Juvenile Court
i . Local Rules and Procedures for Juvenile Delinquency and Undisciplined Cases (4/03)
ii . Local Rules for Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases (4/03)
iii . Charlotte-Mecklenburg Dependency Mediation Program Protocols (8/01)
iv . Dependency Mediation Referral Form ("Attachment 2") (8/01)
v . Violence Assessment ("Attachment 4") (8/01)
c . Criminal
(1). General
i . Setting Bond Prior to Arrest Process (4/03)
ii . Setting Bond in Certain Domestic Violence Cases (4/03)
iii . STEP Introduction (7/03)
iv . STEP Rewards and Sanctions (7/03)
(2). Superior
i . Administrative Order Establishing the Criminal Case Management System in Superior Court (8/98)
ii . Pretrial Settings and Arraignment of Superior Court Cases (8/00)
iii . Order Concerning Filing Waivers of Arraignment (8/91)
iv . Order Concerning Certification to Court with Applicable Form
v . Amended Order Concerning Criminal Trial Subopenas (8/99)
vi . Notice to Attorneys Representing Indigent Defendents (8/99)
vii . STEP Superior Court Overview (12/07)
viii . STEP Superior Court Referral Form (12/07)
ix . STEP Superior Court Contract (12/07)
(3). District
i . Local Rules of Criminal Procedure (8/00)
ii . Memorandum of Explanation of Criminal Courts (8/00)
iii . Domestic Violence Courts: Policies and Procedures (8/01)
iv . Administrative Order: Procedures Regarding Certain Criminal and 50B Complains and Cross Warrants and Complaints (8/99)
v . Administrative Order Setting Bond in Certain Domestic Violence Cases (4/03)
vi . Memorandum Concerning Warrant Dropping (8/86)
vii . Memorandum Concerning Expunction of Criminal Records and AOC-CR-237 (8/00)
viii . Unsupervised Probation Violations (8/00)
ix . Administrative Order--Motion to Strike and Order for Arrest/Forfeiture (8/99)
x . Amended Order Concerning Criminal Trial Subopenas by Defendents (8/99)
xi . ABC Offenses For Which Court Appearance May Be Waived (8/99)
xii . Parks and Recreation Offenses For Which Court Apperances May Be Waived (8/00)
xiii . Hunting, Fishing and Boating Offenses For Which Court Appearance May Be Waived (8/00)
xiv . District STEP Guidelines (12/07)
xv . STEP Summary Deferred Agreement (12/07)
xvi . STEP District Attorney Packet (8/00)
xvii . STEP District Court Agreement for Deferring Prosecution (7/03)
xviii . STEP Stipulation and Statement of Guilt (12/07)
xix . STEP District Court Bond Order (12/07)
xx . STEP District Court Participation Agreement (8/00)
xxi . STEP District Court Probation Deferred Agreement (7/03)
xxii . STEP Order Revoking Bond and Jail Custody Order (12/07)
xxiii . STEP District Court Referral Form (12/07)
xxiv . District Criminal Trial Courtrooms Administrative Procedures (06/07)
(4). District Traffic
i . Limited Driving Privileges (8/00)
ii . Memorandum Concerning Outline of Reporting Provisions Under 90-Day and 20-Day Failure Laws and Under Bond Forfeiture Law (8/87)
iii . Memorandum Concerning 90-Day Failure and Drivers License Revocations After Infractions $50.00 Fee for FTA and for FTC Report (8/93)
iv . Infractions (8/92)
v . Traffic Offenses for which Traffic Appearance is Mandatory (8/00)
vi . Traffic Offenses for which Court Appearance May Be Waived (8/00)
vii . Safe Driving Programs (8/00)
viii . Driving School Procedure in District Court (8/00)
ix . STEP DWI District Court Referral Form (12/07)
x . District STEP Guidelines (12/07)
xi . DWI Participant Agreement (12/07)
xii . DWI District Court Rewards & Sanctions (12/07)
2. Clerk of Court
a . Memorandum Concerning Extension and Enlargement of Time (8/99)
b . Memorandum Concerning Default Judgements of Multiple Defendents (8/99)
c . Memorandum Concerning Exemptions for Civil Judgements (1/08)
d . Memorandum Concerning Certificates of Absolute Divorce or Annulment - Original Required (8/99)
e . Small Claims Instructions - Money Owed and/or Recovery of Personal Property (1/08)
f . Small Claims Instructions (Summary Ejectments) (1/08)
g . Memorandum Concerning Notification to the State Bar of Late Inventory and Account Filings (8/99)(
h . Instructions for Submitting Incompetency Forms (1/08)
i . Guardianship Guidelines (8/99)
j . Instructions for Posting Property Bond in Criminal Cases (1/08)
3. Sheriff's Department
a . Jail Division (8/99)
b . Policies of Interest to attorneys (8/00)
c . Inmate Programs (8/00)
d . Work Release and Restitution Center (8/00)
e . Application for Work Release (8/00)
4. Probation Department and Related Programs
a . Deferred Prosecution Program (8/00)
b . Deferred Prosecution-Drug Treatment Program (8/00)
c . Probation Programs (8/00)
d . Post-Judgement Services Center (11/07)
e . Mecklenburg Sentencing Services (8/99)
f . Community Service Work Program (1/08)
g . NOVA: New Options for Violent Actions (11/07)
h . Think Smart Program (8/97)
5. Court Services (8/98)
6. Register of Deeds
a . Recording Fees (1/02)
E . Federal Court
1. Directory (11/07)
2. Federal Holidays (1/07)
3. Fee Schedules for US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (11/07)
4. Federal Forms (11/07)
5. Rules of Practice and Procedure of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (1/08)
6. Orders and Other Documents (11/07)
7. Case Assignments (11/07)
8. Courtroom Technology (11/07)
9. Federal Criminal Practice Pointers (12/07)
F . Bankruptcy Court
1. General Information (11/07)

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