In all civil actions depending, or which may be instituted, by any of the officers of the State, or which have been or shall be instituted against them, when any such action is brought or defended pursuant to the advice of the Attorney General, and the same is decided against such officers, the cost thereof shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon properly drawn warrants.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-14
Civil action by and against State officers
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hallmark Clinic v. North Carolina Department of Human Resources (1974)
Most recently applied in Hallmark Clinic v. North Carolina Department of Human Resources (August 1974)
1874-75, c. 154; Code, s. 3373; Rev., s. 1260; C.S., s. 1237; 1971, c. 269, s. 4.
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.