The North Carolina Certificate of Service is a form used to certify service of legal documents in the state of North Carolina. It is used to document that a person or entity has been served with a document in the proper manner by a person authorized to serve legal documents in the state. The form includes the names of the parties, the date of service, the type of service, and the name of the person serving the documents. There are two types of North Carolina Certificate of Service: the Civil Summons and Complaint Certificate of Service and the Non-Party Certificate of Service. The Civil Summons and Complaint Certificate of Service is used to certify that a legal document has been served on a defendant in a civil lawsuit. The Non-Party Certificate of Service is used to certify that a legal document has been served on a witness or other non-party to a court case.