North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 1. Civil Procedure § 1-75.3. Jurisdictional requirements for judgments against persons, status and things

(a) Jurisdiction of Subject Matter Not Affected by This Article.--Nothing in this Article shall be construed to confer, enlarge or diminish the subject matter jurisdiction of any court.

(b) Personal Jurisdiction.--A court of this State having jurisdiction of the subject matter may render a judgment against a party personally only if there exists one or more of the jurisdictional grounds set forth in G.S. 1-75.4 or G.S. 1-75.7 and in addition either:

(c) Jurisdiction in Rem or Quasi in Rem.--A court of this State having jurisdiction of the subject matter may render a judgment in rem or quasi in rem upon a status or upon a property or other things pursuant to G.S. 1-75.8 and the judgment in such action may affect the interests in the status, property or thing of all persons served pursuant to Rule 4(k) of the Rules of Civil Procedure.