N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-13
Civil actions by the State; joinder of private party
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As of June 1, 2021
In all civil actions prosecuted in the name of the State, by an officer duly authorized for that purpose, the State shall be liable for costs in the same cases and to the same extent as private parties. If a private person be joined with the State as plaintiff, he shall be liable in the first instance for the defendant's costs, which shall not be recovered of the State till after execution is issued therefor against such private party and returned unsatisfied.
In all civil actions prosecuted in the name of the State, by an officer duly authorized for that purpose, the State shall be liable for costs in the same cases and to the same extent as private parties. If a private person be joined with the State as plaintiff, he shall be liable in the first instance for the defendant’s costs, which shall not be recovered of the State till after execution is issued therefor against such private party and returned unsatisfied.
History
(Code, s. 536; Rev., s. 1259; C.S., s. 1236.)
Legal Periodicals. - For article, "The Legal Theory of Attorney Fee Shifting: A Critical Overview," see 1982 Duke L.J. 651.
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