Service as provided for in these rules, and pursuant to Rule 5 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, may be accomplished by depositing such documents in the attorney boxes located in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court, Juvenile Records Division or Civil Division, or digitally or by other electronic means.
Service on unrepresented parties shall be accomplished by U.S. Mail, postage prepaid and first class or as otherwise provided by law.
Service to opposing counsel shall be defined as service to all attorneys of record as well as unrepresented parties proceeding pro se.
N.C. R. Prac. Sup. & Dist. Ct. Civ. P. 21.17