North Carolina H354 amends civil procedure rules to require incompetent individuals to file pleadings through a guardian or counsel and mandates a.

North Carolina H354 amends Rule 17 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure to allow only guardians or counsel to file pleadings on behalf of individuals adjudicated incompetent. Courts must strike any pleadings filed by the incompetent individual themselves and issue a gatekeeper order to prevent such filings. The Administrative Office of the Courts is directed to create a database of all persons adjudicated incompetent by a North Carolina court, accessible to judges and Clerks of Superior Court.

North Carolina H354 amends civil procedure rules to require incompetent individuals to file pleadings through a guardian or counsel and mandates a.

North Carolina H354 amends Rule 17 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure to allow only guardians or counsel to file pleadings on behalf of individuals adjudicated incompetent. Courts must strike any pleadings filed by the incompetent individual themselves and issue a gatekeeper order to prevent such filings. The Administrative Office of the Courts is directed to create a database of all persons adjudicated incompetent by a North Carolina court, accessible to judges and Clerks of Superior Court.