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NC Gen Stat § 7A-293 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 26 - Additional Powers of District Court Judges and Magistrates.|§ 7A-293 - Special authority of a magistrate assigned to a municipality located in more than one county of a district court district.

 7A-293. Special authority of a magistrate assigned to a municipality located in more than one county of a district court district.A magistrate assigned to an incorporated municipality, the boundaries of which lie in more than one county of a district court district, may, in criminal matters, exercise the powers granted by G.S. 7A-273 as if the corporate limits plus the territory embraced within a distance of one mile in all directions therefrom were located wholly within the magistrate's county of residence. Appeals from a magistrate exercising the authority granted by this section shall be taken in the district court in the county in which the offense was committed. A magistrate exercising the special authority granted by this section shall transmit all records, reports, and monies collected to the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the offense was committed. In addition, if a magistrate is assigned to an incorporated municipality, the boundaries of which lie in two or more district court districts, the magistrate may exercise the powers described in this section as if the counties were in the same district court district, if the clerks of superior court and the chief district court judges serving the districts in which the municipality is located agree in writing that the exercise of this special authority would promote the administration of justice in the municipality and in the districts. However, if a magistrate is assigned to an incorporated municipality, the boundaries of which lie in four or more counties, each of which is in a separate district court district, the magistrate may exercise the powers described in this section as if all the counties were in the same district court district, without the necessity of such an agreement between the clerks and judges of the affected counties, and the records, reports, and monies collected in connection with the exercise of that authority shall be transmitted to the clerk of the superior court district for the county in which the offense was committed.  (1967, c. 691, s. 26; 1989, c. 795, s. 23(c1); 2009-398, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-300 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 27 - Expenses of the Judicial Department.|§ 7A-300 - Expenses paid from State funds.

 7A-300. Expenses paid from State funds.(a) The operating expenses of the Judicial Department shall be paid from State funds, out of appropriations for this purpose made by the General Assembly, or from funds provided by local governments pursuant to G.S. 7A-300.1, 153A-212.1, or 160A-289.1. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall prepare budget estimates to cover these expenses, including therein the following items and such other items as are deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the Judicial Department:(1) Salaries, departmental expense, printing and other costs of the appellate division;(2) Salaries and expenses of superior court judges, district attorneys, assistant district attorneys, public defenders, and assistant public defenders, and fees and expenses of counsel assigned to represent indigents under the provisions of Subchapter IX of this Chapter;(3) Salaries, travel expenses, departmental expense, printing and other costs of the Administrative Office of the Courts;(4) Salaries and travel expenses of district judges, magistrates, and family court counselors;(5) Salaries and travel expenses of clerks of superior court, their assistants, deputies, and other employees, and the expenses of their offices, including supplies and materials, postage, telephone and telegraph, bonds and insurance, equipment, and other necessary items;(6) Fees and travel expenses of jurors, and of witnesses required to be paid by the State;(7) Compensation and allowances of court reporters;(8) Briefs for counsel and transcripts and other records for adequate appellate review when an appeal is taken by an indigent person;(9) Transcripts of preliminary hearings in indigency cases and, in cases in which the defendant pays for a transcript of the preliminary hearing, a copy for the district attorney;(10) Transcript of the evidence and trial court charge furnished the district attorney when a criminal action is appealed to the appellate division;(11) All other expenses arising out of the operations of the Judicial Department which by law are made the responsibility of the State; and(12) Operating expenses of the Judicial Council and the Judicial Standards Commission.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 1971, c. 377, s. 32.  (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1967, c. 108, s. 9; c. 1049, s. 5; 1969, c. 1013, s. 2; 1971, c. 377, ss. 18, 21; 1973, c. 47, s. 2; c. 503, ss. 10, 11; 2000-67, s. 15.4(c); 2010-31, s. 29.7(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-300.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 27 - Expenses of the Judicial Department.|§ 7A-300.1 - Local supplementation of salaries for certain officers and employees.

 7A-300.1. Local supplementation of salaries for certain officers and employees.(a) In order to attract and retain the best qualified officers and employees for positions in the Judicial Branch of government, the Administrative Office of the Courts may contract with the governing body of a city or county for the provision of local funds to supplement the salaries of Judicial Department employees, other than elected officials and magistrates, who serve the superior court district, district court district, or prosecutorial district containing that unit of local government. Any employee who receives salary supplementation under this section shall be notified before receiving it that the supplementation is subject to the availability of local funds, may be discontinued at any time, and is not "compensation" for purposes of the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System or the Consolidated Judicial Retirement System.(b) This section applies only to (i) cities with a population of 300,000 or more according to the most recent estimate of the Office of State Budget and Management and (ii) counties with a population of 300,000 or over according to the most recent estimate of the Office of State Budget and Management.  (2010-31, s. 29.7(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-301 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 27 - Expenses of the Judicial Department.|§ 7A-301 - Disbursement of expenses.

 7A-301. Disbursement of expenses.The salaries and expenses of all personnel in the Judicial Department and other operating expenses shall be paid out of the State treasury upon warrants duly drawn thereon, except that the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Department of Administration, with the approval of the State Auditor, may establish alternative procedures for the prompt payment of juror fees, witness fees, and other small expense items. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-302 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 27 - Expenses of the Judicial Department.|§ 7A-302 - Counties and municipalities responsible for physical facilities.

 7A-302. Counties and municipalities responsible for physical facilities.In each county in which a district court has been established, courtrooms, office space for juvenile court counselors and support staff as assigned by the Juvenile Justice Section of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety, and related judicial facilities (including furniture), as defined in this Subchapter, shall be provided by the county, except that courtrooms and related judicial facilities may, with the approval of the administrative Officer of the Courts, after consultation with county and municipal authorities, be provided by a municipality in the county. To assist a county or municipality in meeting the expense of providing courtrooms and related judicial facilities, a part of the costs of court, known as the "facilities fee," collected for the State by the clerk of superior court, shall be remitted to the county or municipality providing the facilities.  (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 15; 2000-137, s. 4(a); 2007-323, s. 14.16; 2008-107, s. 29.8(f); 2011-145, s. 19.1(l); 2017-186, s. 2(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-303 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 27 - Expenses of the Judicial Department.|§ 7A-303 - Equipment and supplies in clerk's office.

 7A-303. Equipment and supplies in clerk's office.Upon the establishment of the district court in any county, supplies and all equipment in the office of the clerk of superior court shall become the property of the State. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-305.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 28 - Uniform Costs and Fees in the Trial Divisions.|§ 7A-305.1 - Discovery, fee on filing verified petition.

 7A-305.1. Discovery, fee on filing verified petition.When discovery procedures under Rule 27 of the Rules of Civil Procedure are utilized, the sum of twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be assessed and collected by the clerk at the time of the filing of the verified petition. If a civil action is subsequently initiated, the twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be credited against costs in the civil action. (1971, c. 377, s. 22.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-308.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 28 - Uniform Costs and Fees in the Trial Divisions.|§ 7A-308.1 - Fees on deposits and investments.

 7A-308.1. Fees on deposits and investments.On all funds received by the clerk by virtue or color of his office and deposited pursuant to G.S. 7A-112.1 or invested pursuant to G.S. 7A-112, one or both of the fees provided for in this section shall be assessed and collected as follows:(1) On all funds deposited by the clerk in an interest bearing checking account pursuant to G.S. 7A-112.1, a fee of four percent (4%) of each principal amount so deposited shall be assessed and collected, subject to the following conditions:a. The fee shall be collected from interest earnings only and shall not exceed the amount of the interest earnings on any principal amount so deposited, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is less;b. All fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be paid to the county as court facilities fees and used as prescribed in G.S. 7A-304(a)(2);c. All interest earnings in excess of the prescribed fee shall be remitted to the beneficial owner or owners of any principal amount when that amount is withdrawn and distributed by the clerk; andd. If any principal amount is withdrawn from the checking account and invested pursuant to G.S. 7A-112, any interest in excess of the prescribed clerk's fee which is invested with the principal amount shall be included in the fund upon which the fee provided for in subdivision (2) is computed.(2) On all funds to be invested by the clerk pursuant to G.S. 7A-112, a fee equal to five percent (5%) of each fund shall be assessed and collected, subject to the following conditions:a. The fee shall be charged and deducted from each fund before the fund is invested, and only the balance shall be invested;b. Over the life of an account, the fees charged on the initial funds and all funds subsequently placed with the clerk for that account shall not exceed the investment earnings on the account or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is less;c. All fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for the support of the General Court of Justice; andd. Any fees charged in excess of the cumulative investment earnings on an account shall be refunded and all investment earnings in excess of the prescribed fee shall be remitted to the beneficial owner or owners when all funds in that account are finally withdrawn and distributed by the clerk. (1989, c. 783, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-309 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 28 - Uniform Costs and Fees in the Trial Divisions.|§ 7A-309 - Magistrate's special fees.

 7A-309. Magistrate's special fees.The following special fees shall be collected by the magistrate and remitted to the clerk of superior court for the use of the State in support of the General Court of Justice:(1) Performing marriage ceremony $50.00(2) Hearing petition for year's allowance to surviving spouse or child, issuing notices to commissioners, allotting the same,  and making return 20.00(3) Taking a deposition 10.00(4) Proof of execution or acknowledgment of any instrument 2.00(5) Performing any other statutory function not incident to a civil  or criminal action $ 2.00.(1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1973, c. 503, s. 17; 1983, c. 713, s. 19; 2002-126, s. 29A.10(a); 2019-243, s. 11(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-310 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 28 - Uniform Costs and Fees in the Trial Divisions.|§ 7A-310 - Fees of commissioners and assessors appointed by magistrate.

 7A-310. Fees of commissioners and assessors appointed by magistrate.Any person appointed by a magistrate as a commissioner or assessor, and who shall serve, shall be paid the sum of two dollars ($2.00), to be taxed as a part of the bill of costs of the proceeding. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-312 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 28 - Uniform Costs and Fees in the Trial Divisions.|§ 7A-312 - Uniform fees for jurors; meals.

 7A-312. Uniform fees for jurors; meals.(a) A juror in the General Court of Justice including a petit juror, or a coroner's juror, but excluding a grand juror, shall receive twelve dollars ($12.00) for the first day of service and twenty dollars ($20.00) per day afterwards, except that if any person serves as a juror for more than five days in any 24-month period, the juror shall receive forty dollars ($40.00) per day for each day of service in excess of five days. A grand juror shall receive twenty dollars ($20.00) per day. A juror required to remain overnight at the site of the trial shall be furnished adequate accommodations and subsistence. If required by the presiding judge to remain in a body during the trial of a case, meals shall be furnished the jurors during the period of sequestration. Jurors from out of the county summoned to sit on a special venire shall receive mileage at the same rate as State employees. Persons summoned as jurors shall be exempt during their period of service from paying a ferry toll required under G.S. 136-82 to travel to and from their homes and the site of that service.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Administrative Office of the Courts may select a judicial district to operate a pilot program in which a juror may waive payment of the per diem fees provided for in that subsection. A juror waiving the fee may designate that the fee be used for any of the following services, if such services are provided in the district: (i) client treatment and service programs associated with a drug treatment or DWI treatment court program; (ii) courthouse self-help centers; (iii) courthouse child care centers; (iv) legal aid programs operated by a nonprofit corporation operating within the district; and (v) the Crime Victims Compensation Fund. If no such services are provided within the district, then waived fees are transferred to the Crime Victims Compensation Fund.  (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1967, c. 1169; 1969, c. 1190, s. 32; 1971, c. 377, s. 26; 1973, c. 503, s. 19; 1979, c. 985; 1983, c. 881, ss. 2, 3; 1989, c. 646, s. 2; 1995, c. 324, ss. 21.1(a), (c); 2006-66, s. 14.17; 2006-187, s. 9; 2007-393, s. 16; 2012-180, s. 13.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-313 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 28 - Uniform Costs and Fees in the Trial Divisions.|§ 7A-313 - Uniform jail fees.

 7A-313. Uniform jail fees.Persons who are lawfully confined in jail awaiting trial shall be liable to the county or municipality maintaining the jail in the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) for each 24 hours' confinement, or fraction thereof, except that a person so confined shall not be liable for this fee if the case or proceeding against him is dismissed, or if acquitted, or if judgment is arrested, or if probable cause is not found, or if the grand jury fails to return a true bill.Persons who are ordered to pay jail fees pursuant to a probationary sentence shall be liable to the county or municipality maintaining the jail at the same per diem rate paid by the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety to local jails for maintaining a prisoner, as set by the General Assembly in its appropriations acts.  (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1969, c. 1190, s. 33; 1973, c. 503, s. 20; 1975, c. 444; 1989, c. 733, s. 1; 2000-109, s. 5; 2000-140, s. 104; 2011-145, ss. 19.1(h), 31.26(e); 2011-192, s. 7(n); 2017-186, s. 2(d).)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-313.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 28 - Uniform Costs and Fees in the Trial Divisions.|§ 7A-313.1 - Fee for costs of electronic monitoring.

 7A-313.1. Fee for costs of electronic monitoring.A county that provides the personnel, equipment, and other costs of providing electronic monitoring as a condition of an offender's bond or pretrial release may collect a fee from the offender that is the lesser of the amount of the jail fee authorized in G.S. 7A-313 or the actual cost of providing the electronic monitoring. A county may not collect a fee from an offender who is determined to be indigent and entitled to court-appointed counsel.  (2011-378, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-314.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 28 - Uniform Costs and Fees in the Trial Divisions.|§ 7A-314.1 - Family court fees.

 7A-314.1. Family court fees.(a) The Administrative Office of the Courts may charge a uniform fee of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) per hour to persons receiving the services of a supervised visitation and exchange center through a family court program. The fees collected under this section may be used by the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts to support the continued operation of supervised visitation and exchange centers which provide services to family court clients regarding domestic violence, substance abuse, mental illness, parental alienation, and other issues.(b) The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts may establish a procedure for persons to apply for a reduction in the fee, based upon the person's ability to pay as a result of indigence, status as a victim of domestic violence, or other circumstances.  (2004-110, s. 7.1; 2013-304, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-315 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 28 - Uniform Costs and Fees in the Trial Divisions.|§ 7A-315 - Liability of State for witness fees in criminal cases when defendant not liable.

 7A-315. Liability of State for witness fees in criminal cases when defendant not liable.In a criminal action, if no prosecuting witness is designated by the court as liable for the costs, and the defendant is acquitted, or convicted and unable to pay, or a nolle prosequi is entered, or judgment is arrested, or probable cause is not found, or the grand jury fails to return a true bill, the State shall be liable for the witness fees allowed per G.S. 7A-314 and any expenses for blood tests and comparisons incurred per G.S. 8-50.1(a). (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1979, c. 576, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-316 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 28 - Uniform Costs and Fees in the Trial Divisions.|§ 7A-316 - Payment of witness fees in criminal actions.

 7A-316. Payment of witness fees in criminal actions.A witness in a criminal action who is entitled to a witness fee and who proves his attendance prior to assessment of the bill of costs shall be paid by the clerk from State funds and the amount disbursed shall be assessed in the bill of costs. When the State is liable for the fee, a witness who proves his attendance not later than the last day of court in the week in which the trial was completed shall be paid by the clerk from State funds. If more than two witnesses shall be subpoenaed, bound over, or recognized, to prove a single material fact, disbursements to such additional witnesses shall be charged against the party issuing or requesting the subpoena. (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1971, c. 377, s. 28.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-317 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 28 - Uniform Costs and Fees in the Trial Divisions.|§ 7A-317 - Counties and municipalities required to advance costs and fees.

 7A-317. Counties and municipalities required to advance costs and fees.(a) Counties and municipalities required to advance pay all costs and fees due to the court at the time of filing. The clerk of superior court may consent to allow the county or municipality to pay all costs and fees within 45 days of the date of the filing of any action in lieu of paying costs and fees at the time of filing.(b) The clerk of superior court shall withhold all facilities fees due to be remitted to a county or municipality when the county or municipality does not pay costs and fees due to the court within 90 days of the date of filing any action.  (1967, c. 691, s. 35; 2007-323, s. 30.10(d); 2008-193, ss. 1-3; 2013-225, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 7A-317.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 7A - Judicial Department|Article 28 - Uniform Costs and Fees in the Trial Divisions.|§ 7A-317.1 - Disposition of fees in counties with unincorporated seats of court.

 7A-317.1. Disposition of fees in counties with unincorporated seats of court.Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, if a municipality listed in G.S. 7A-133 as an additional seat of district court is not incorporated, the arrest, facilities, and jail fees which would ordinarily accrue thereto, shall instead accrue to the county in which the unincorporated municipality is located. (1969, c. 1190, s. 34 1/2.)