§ 7A-211.1. Actions to enforce motor vehicle mechanic and storage liens.
§ 7A‑211.1. Actions to enforce motor vehicle mechanic and storage liens.
Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 7A‑210(2) and 7A‑211,the chief district judge may in his discretion, by specific order or generalrule, assign to any magistrate of his district actions to enforce motor vehiclemechanic and storage liens arising under G.S. 44A‑2(d) or 20‑77(d)when the claim arose in the county in which the magistrate resides. Thedefendant may be subjected to the jurisdiction of the court over his person bythe methods provided in G.S. 7A‑217 or 1A‑1, Rules 4(j) and 4(j1),Rules of Civil Procedure. (1977, c. 86, s. 1; 1979, c. 602, s. 1; 2000‑185, s. 1.)