Persons shall be immune from suit for all statements made without malice, and intended for transmittal to the North Carolina State Bar or any board, committee, officer, agent or employee thereof, or given in any investigation or proceedings, pertaining to alleged misconduct or disability or to reinstatement of an attorney. The protection of this immunity does not exist, however, as to statements made to others not intended for this use.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 84-28.2
Persons immune from suit
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 119 N.C. App. 582 - Wallace v. Jarvis (1995)
Most recently applied in 187 N.C. App. 480 - Snyder v. Learning Services Corp. (December 2007)
1975, c. 582, s. 4; 1995, c. 431, s. 20.
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.