The General Assembly reaffirms that the Attorney General has had and continues to be vested with those powers of the Attorney General that existed at the common law, that are not repugnant to or inconsistent with the Constitution or laws of North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 114-1.1
Common-law powers
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. Stein (2017)
Most recently applied in People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. Stein (May 2017)
1985, c. 479, s. 137.
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.