NC S648

Adds High Point University School of Law to the list of institutions receiving 5 copies of state appellate division reports at state expense

Eliminates the requirement for 10 days' public notice at the courthouse before filing a name change petition, effective December 1, 2025

Modifies domestic violence protective order procedures to clarify that service of process through law enforcement applies only when the defendant is to be served in North Carolina

Expands Business Court provisions by allowing up to 6 Business Court Judges (previously "one or more"), broadening intellectual property case jurisdiction to include data security and IT systems, and requiring judges have requisite expertise

Updates guardianship, estate, and probate procedures including extending executor qualification deadlines from 15 to 20 days, clarifying will deposit rules at clerk's offices (60-year retention limit), and terminating guardianship when jurisdiction transfers out of state