Any person, party or witness, who disobeys an order of the court or judge or referee, duly served, may be punished by the judge as for a contempt. In all cases of commitment under this Article the person committed may, in case of inability to perform the act required, or to endure the imprisonment, be discharged from imprisonment by the judge committing him, or the judge having jurisdiction, on such terms as are just.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-368
Disobedience of orders punished as for contempt
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 214 N.C. App. 447 - Batesville Casket Co. v. Wings Aviation, Inc. (2011)
Most recently applied in 214 N.C. App. 447 - Batesville Casket Co. v. Wings Aviation, Inc. (August 2011)
C.C.P., s. 274; 1869-70, c. 79, s. 3; Code, s. 500; Rev., s. 684; C.S., s. 727.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.