Mecklenburg Bar Handbook To view a specific page of the Handbook, please click on the links below.   Table of Contents C . Local Bar 1. MCB Board Members, Committees, and Sections 2. Application for Membership in the Mecklenburg County Bar (07/07) 3. Application for Section Membership in the Mecklenburg County Bar 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. 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 18. Policy and Procedure Governing Dissent from Expenditures of Bar Membership Dues 19. Facility Use Policy and Space Use Agreement (5/06) D . State Court 1. Superior and District Courts a . General (1). Governmental Plaza Map (12/06)   (2). Mecklenburg County Courthouse Directory (1/07) (3). Costs, Fees, and Holidays (4). Guidelines for Resolving Scheduling Conflicts (8/86) (5). Attorney Vacation Policy (8/00) (6). Rules and Procedures Concerning Electronic Media Coverage (12/03) (7). Application to Film Inside the Courthouse (2/07) (8). Policies and Procedures for Providing Language Interpreters (4/04) (9). Inclement Weather Policy (3/04) (10). 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 (4/08) 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 (1/08)   ii . The Domestic Complex Litigation Track (8/07) iii . District Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules for Equitable Distribution Proceedings (4/03) iv . Domestic Violence Courts: Policies and Procedures (8/01) v . Administrative Order: Procedures Regarding Criminal and 50B Complaints and Cross Warrants and Complaints (8/99) vi . Second Amended Administrative Order Setting Bond in Domestic Violence Cases (8/99) vii. FIRST Program Referral (12/07) viii. FIRST Participant Agreement (12/07) ix. FIRST Court Report (12/07) x. FIRST Judgement Form (12/07) xi. FIRST Motion to Show Cause (12/07) xii. FIRST Order to Show Cause (12/07) xiii. FIRST Return of Service (12/07) xiv. Parenting Coordination Program       (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 (9/08) 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) i. Setting Bond in Certain Domestic Violence Cases (4/03)   iii. District Court Administrative Order (Regarding Courts 4150, 4170 & 4310) (9/07) iv. STEP Introduction (12/07) v. STEP Rewards and Sanctions (12/07) (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. Extensions and Enlargements of Time (5/08) b. Default Judgments of Multiple Defendants (5/08) 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 . Post-Judgement Services Center Tips f . Mecklenburg Sentencing Services (8/99) g . Community Service Work Program (1/08) h . NOVA: New Options for Violent Actions (11/07) i . Think Smart Program (8/97) 5. Court Services (8/98) 6. Register of Deeds a . Recording Fees (1/02) E . Federal Court   1. General Information 2. Directory (11/07) 3. Federal Holidays (1/07) 4. Fee Schedules for US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (11/07) 5. Federal Forms (11/07) 6. Rules of Practice and Procedure of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (1/08) 7. Orders and Other Documents (11/07) 8. Case Assignments (11/07) 9. Courtroom Technology (11/07) 10. Federal Criminal Practice Pointers (12/07) F . Bankruptcy Court 1. General Information