Fault & Liability in Car Accidents in NC

North Carolina uses an at-fault system, not no-fault, and pairs it with pure contributory negligence, one of the strictest fault rules in the country. Here's what that means for your claim.

North Carolina doesn't follow comparative negligence. It's one of the last pure contributory negligence states, where any share of fault can bar a crash claim outright, subject to a few narrow exceptions.