O F F I C I A L

THE OFFICIAL CITE
The official cite is published by the government, in this case the state. Your case is found in volume 192 of the North Carolina Appellate Reports, page 923.

All you do is provide the volume number, then the publication abbreviation, then the page number, followed by a comma.

If you are unsure of the abbreviation, refer to your CITATIONS AT A GLANCE sheet in the manual. Locate the state in question, and go to the third column (APPELLATE LEVEL COURT PUBLICATION and court abbreviation). You will refer to the abbreviation that is NOT in parentheses.