sentence: All courthouses are done at the county level.
sentences_before: There are no municipal court facilities in the state.
sentences_after: For example if a speeding ticket violation occurred, it automatically goes to the county seat in which the violation occurs whether it is in a municipality or unincorporated. In the case of some elongated counties like Chatham County, there is an alternate courtroom in Siler City as well as Pittsboro, the county seat. In other cases where there are multiple large population centers like in Guilford County, court cases are handled in Greensboro and High Point. Although a federal issue, traffic violations occurring in military bases are not subject to civilian courts.
concept_name: courthouse
headings: State court (United States) North Carolina
categories: United States law Courts (law)