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NC Gen Stat § 5A-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 5A - Contempt|Article 1 - Criminal Contempt.|§ 5A-15 - Plenary proceedings for contempt.

 5A-15. Plenary proceedings for contempt.(a) When a judicial official chooses not to proceed summarily against a person charged with direct criminal contempt or when he may not proceed summarily, he may proceed by an order directing the person to appear before a judge at a reasonable time specified in the order and show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court. A copy of the order must be furnished to the person charged. If the criminal contempt is based upon acts before a judge which so involve him that his objectivity may reasonably be questioned, the order must be returned before a different judge.(b) Proceedings under this section are before a district court judge unless a court superior to the district court issued the order, in which case the proceedings are before that court. Venue lies throughout the district court district as defined in G.S. 7A-133 or superior court district or set of districts as defined in G.S. 7A-41.1, as the case may be, where the order was issued.(c) The person ordered to show cause may move to dismiss the order.(d) The judge is the trier of facts at the show cause hearing.(e) The person charged with contempt may not be compelled to be a witness against himself in the hearing.(f) At the conclusion of the hearing, the judge must enter a finding of guilty or not guilty. If the person is found to be in contempt, the judge must make findings of fact and enter judgment. The facts must be established beyond a reasonable doubt.(g) The judge presiding over the hearing may appoint a prosecutor or, in the event of an apparent conflict of interest, some other member of the bar to represent the court in hearings for criminal contempt. (1977, c. 711, s. 3; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1037, s. 44.)
NC Gen Stat § 5A-16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 5A - Contempt|Article 1 - Criminal Contempt.|§ 5A-16 - Custody of person charged with criminal contempt.

 5A-16. Custody of person charged with criminal contempt.(a) A judicial official may orally order that a person he is charging with direct criminal contempt be taken into custody and restrained to the extent necessary to assure his presence for summary proceedings or notice of plenary proceedings.(b) If a judicial official who initiates plenary proceedings for contempt under G.S. 5A-15 finds, based on sworn statement or affidavit, probable cause to believe the person ordered to appear will not appear in response to the order, he may issue an order for arrest of the person, pursuant to G.S. 15A-305. A person arrested under this subsection is entitled to release under the provisions of Article 26, Bail, of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes. (1977, c. 711, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 5A-17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 5A - Contempt|Article 1 - Criminal Contempt.|§ 5A-17 - Appeals; bail proceedings.

 5A-17. Appeals; bail proceedings.(a) A person found in criminal contempt may appeal in the manner provided for appeals in criminal actions, except appeal from a finding of contempt by a judicial official inferior to a superior court judge is by hearing de novo before a superior court judge.(b) Upon appeal in a case where the judicial official imposes confinement, a bail hearing shall be held within a reasonable time period after imposition of the confinement. The judicial official holding the bail hearing shall be:(1) A district court judge if the confinement is imposed by a clerk or magistrate.(2) A superior court judge if the confinement is imposed by a district court judge.(3) A superior court judge other than the superior court judge that imposed the confinement.(c) A person found in contempt and who has given notice of appeal may be retained in custody not more than 24 hours from the time of imposition of confinement without a bail determination being made by a judicial official as designated under subdivisions (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of this section. If a designated judicial official has not acted within 24 hours of the imposition of confinement, any judicial official shall act under the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and hold the bail hearing.  (1977, c. 711, s. 3; 2013-303, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 5A-21 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 5A - Contempt|Article 2 - Civil Contempt.|§ 5A-21 - Civil contempt; imprisonment to compel compliance.

 5A-21. Civil contempt; imprisonment to compel compliance.(a) Failure to comply with an order of a court is a continuing civil contempt as long as:(1) The order remains in force;(2) The purpose of the order may still be served by compliance with the order;(2a) The noncompliance by the person to whom the order is directed is willful; and(3) The person to whom the order is directed is able to comply with the order or is able to take reasonable measures that would enable the person to comply with the order.(b) A person who is found in civil contempt may be imprisoned as long as the civil contempt continues, subject to the limitations provided in subsections (b1) and (b2) of this section. Notwithstanding subsection (b2) of this section, if a person is found in civil contempt for failure to pay child support or failure to comply with a court order to perform an act that does not require the payment of a monetary judgment, the person may be imprisoned as long as the civil contempt continues without further hearing.(b1) A person who is found in civil contempt, but was not arrested, for failure to comply with a nontestimonial identification order issued pursuant to Article 14, Nontestimonial Identification Order, of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes may not be imprisoned more than 90 days unless the person is arrested on probable cause.(b2) The period of imprisonment for a person found in civil contempt shall not exceed 90 days for the same act of disobedience or refusal to comply with an order of the court. A person who has not purged himself or herself of the contempt within the period of imprisonment imposed by the court under this subsection may be recommitted for one or more successive periods of imprisonment, each not to exceed 90 days. However, the total period of imprisonment for the same act of disobedience or refusal to comply with the order of the court shall not exceed 12 months, including both the initial period of imprisonment imposed under this section and any additional period of imprisonment imposed under this subsection. Before the court may recommit a person to any additional period of imprisonment under this subsection, the court shall conduct a hearing de novo. The court must enter a finding for or against the alleged contemnor on each of the elements of G.S. 5A-21(a), and must find that all of elements of G.S. 5A-21(a) continue to exist before the person can be recommitted. For purposes of this subsection, a person's failure or refusal to purge himself or herself of contempt shall not be deemed a separate or additional act of disobedience, failure, or refusal to comply with an order of the court.(c) A person who is found in civil contempt under this Article shall not, for the same conduct, be found in criminal contempt under Article 1 of this Chapter.(d) A person who is found in civil contempt under this Article is not subject to the imposition of a fine.  (1977, c. 711, s. 3; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1080, s. 1; 1999-361, s. 1; 2015-210, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 5A-22 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 5A - Contempt|Article 2 - Civil Contempt.|§ 5A-22 - Release when civil contempt no longer continues.

 5A-22. Release when civil contempt no longer continues.(a) A person imprisoned for civil contempt must be released when his civil contempt no longer continues. The order of the court holding a person in civil contempt must specify how the person may purge himself of the contempt. Upon finding compliance with the specifications, the sheriff or other officer having custody may release the person without a further order from the court.(b) On motion of the contemnor, the court must determine if he is subject to release and, on an affirmative determination, order his release. The motion must be directed to the judge who found civil contempt unless he is not available. Then the motion must be made to a judge of the same division in the same district court district as defined in G.S. 7A-133 or superior court district or set of districts as defined in G.S. 7A-41.1, as the case may be. The contemnor may also seek his release under other procedures available under the law of this State. (1977, c. 711, s. 3; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1037, s. 45.)
NC Gen Stat § 5A-24 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 5A - Contempt|Article 2 - Civil Contempt.|§ 5A-24 - Appeals.

 5A-24. Appeals.A person found in civil contempt may appeal in the manner provided for appeals in civil actions. (1977, c. 711, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 5A-25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 5A - Contempt|Article 2 - Civil Contempt.|§ 5A-25 - Proceedings as for contempt and civil contempt.

 5A-25. Proceedings as for contempt and civil contempt.Whenever the laws of North Carolina call for proceedings as for contempt, the proceedings are those for civil contempt set out in this Article. (1977, c. 711, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 5A-31 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 5A - Contempt|Article 3 - Contempt by Juveniles.|§ 5A-31 - Contempt by a juvenile.

 5A-31. Contempt by a juvenile.(a) Each of the following, when done by an unemancipated minor who (i) is at least six years of age, (ii) is not yet 18 years of age, and (iii) has not been convicted of any crime in superior court, is contempt by a juvenile:(1) Willful behavior committed during the sitting of a court and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings.(2) Willful behavior committed during the sitting of a court in its immediate view and presence and directly tending to impair the respect due its authority.(3) Willful disobedience of, resistance to, or interference with a court's lawful process, order, directive, or instruction or its execution.(4) Willful refusal to be sworn or affirmed as a witness, or, when so sworn or affirmed, willful refusal to answer any legal and proper question when the refusal is not legally justified.(5) Willful or grossly negligent failure to comply with schedules and practices of the court resulting in substantial interference with the business of the court.(6) Willful refusal to testify or produce other information upon the order of a judge acting pursuant to Article 61 of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes, Granting of Immunity to Witnesses.(7) Willful communication with a juror in an improper attempt to influence the juror's deliberations.(8) Any other act or omission specified in another Chapter of the General Statutes as grounds for criminal contempt.(b) Contempt by a juvenile is direct contempt by a juvenile when each of the following conditions is met:(1) The act is committed within the sight or hearing of a presiding judicial official.(2) The act is committed in, or in the immediate proximity to, the room where proceedings are being held before the court.(3) The act is likely to interrupt or interfere with matters then before the court.(c) Contempt by a juvenile that is not direct contempt by a juvenile is indirect contempt by a juvenile.  (2007-168, s. 1; 2017-57, s. 16D.4(m); 2018-142, s. 23(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 5A-32 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 5A - Contempt|Article 3 - Contempt by Juveniles.|§ 5A-32 - Direct contempt by a juvenile.

 5A-32. Direct contempt by a juvenile.(a) A presiding judicial official may summarily impose measures in response to direct contempt by a juvenile when necessary to restore order or maintain the dignity and authority of the court and when the measures are imposed substantially contemporaneously with the contempt. Before imposing measures summarily, the judicial official shall do all of the following:(1) Give the juvenile summary notice of the contempt allegation and a summary opportunity to respond.(2) Appoint an attorney to represent the juvenile and allow time for the juvenile and attorney to confer.(3) Find facts supporting the summary imposition of measures in response to contempt by a juvenile. The facts shall be established beyond a reasonable doubt.(b) When a judicial official chooses not to proceed summarily, the official may enter an order appointing counsel for the juvenile and directing the juvenile to appear before a judge in a juvenile proceeding at a reasonable time specified in the order and show cause why the juvenile should not be held in contempt. A copy of the order shall be furnished to the juvenile and to the juvenile's attorney. If the direct contempt by a juvenile is based on acts before a judge that so involve the judge that the judge's objectivity may reasonably be questioned, the order shall be returned before a different judge presiding in juvenile court.(c) After a determination is made pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section that a juvenile has committed direct contempt, the court may order any or all of the following:(1) That the juvenile be detained in a juvenile detention facility for up to five days.(2) That the juvenile perform up to 30 hours of supervised community service as arranged by a juvenile court counselor.(3) That the juvenile be required to undergo any evaluation necessary for the court to determine the needs of the juvenile.The court shall not impose any of these sanctions without finding first that the juvenile's act or omission was willfully contemptuous or that the act or omission was preceded by a clear warning by the court that the conduct is improper.(d) A judicial official who finds a juvenile in direct contempt may at any time terminate or reduce a sanction of detention or eliminate or reduce the number of hours of community service ordered if warranted by the juvenile's conduct and the ends of justice.(e) A judicial official may orally order that a juvenile the official is charging with direct contempt be taken into custody and restrained to the extent necessary to assure the juvenile's presence for summary proceedings or notice of plenary proceedings.(f) The clerk shall place a copy of any order or other paper issued pursuant to this section in the juvenile's juvenile file, if one exists, or in a new juvenile file.(g) Appeal from an order finding a juvenile in direct contempt is to the Court of Appeals. (2007-168, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 5A-33 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 5A - Contempt|Article 3 - Contempt by Juveniles.|§ 5A-33 - Indirect contempt by a juvenile.

 5A-33. Indirect contempt by a juvenile.Indirect contempt by a juvenile may be adjudged and sanctioned only pursuant to the procedures in Subchapter II of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes. (2007-168, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 5A-34 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 5A - Contempt|Article 3 - Contempt by Juveniles.|§ 5A-34 - When minor can be in contempt.

 5A-34. When minor can be in contempt.(a) No act or omission by a minor younger than six years of age constitutes contempt.(b) The provisions of Article 1 and Article 2 of this Chapter apply to acts or omissions by a minor who:(1) Repealed by Session Laws 2017-57, s.16D.4(n), effective December 1, 2019.(2) Is married or otherwise emancipated; or(3) Before the act or omission, was convicted in superior court of any criminal offense.  (2007-168, s. 1; 2017-57, s. 16D.4(n); 2018-142, s. 23(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 6-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 6 - Liability for Court Costs|Article 1 - Generally.|§ 6-1 - Items allowed as costs.

 6-1. Items allowed as costs.To the party for whom judgment is given, costs shall be allowed as provided in Chapter 7A and this Chapter. (Code, s. 528; Rev., s. 1249; C.S., s. 1225; 1955, c. 922; 1971, c. 269, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 6-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 6 - Liability for Court Costs|Article 1 - Generally.|§ 6-3 - Sureties on prosecution bonds liable for costs.

 6-3. Sureties on prosecution bonds liable for costs.When an action is brought in any court in which security is given for the prosecution thereof, or when any case is brought up to a court by an appeal or otherwise, in which security for the prosecution of the suit has been given, and judgment is rendered against the plaintiff for the costs of the defendant, the appellate court shall also give judgment against the surety for said costs, and execution may issue jointly against the plaintiff and his surety. (1831, c. 46; R.S., c. 31, s. 133; R.C., c. 31, s. 126; Code, s. 543; Rev., s. 1251; 1913, c. 189, s. 1; C.S., s. 1227.)
NC Gen Stat § 6-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 6 - Liability for Court Costs|Article 1 - Generally.|§ 6-4 - Execution for unpaid costs; bill of costs to be attached.

 6-4. Execution for unpaid costs; bill of costs to be attached.When costs are not paid by the party from whom they are due, the clerk of superior court shall issue an execution for the costs, and attach a bill of costs to each execution. The sheriff shall levy the execution as in other cases. (R.C., c. 102, s. 24; Code, s. 3762; Rev., s. 1252; C.S., s. 1228; 1969, c. 44, s. 17; 1971, c. 269, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 6-7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 6 - Liability for Court Costs|Article 1 - Generally.|§ 6-7 - Clerk to enter costs in case file.

 6-7. Clerk to enter costs in case file.The clerk of superior court shall enter in the case file, after judgment, the costs allowed by law. (Code, s. 532; Rev., s. 1255; C.S., s. 1231; 1971, c. 269, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 6-13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 6 - Liability for Court Costs|Article 2 - When State Liable for Costs.|§ 6-13 - Civil actions by the State; joinder of private party.

 6-13. Civil actions by the State; joinder of private party.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. (Code, s. 536; Rev., s. 1259; C.S., s. 1236.)
NC Gen Stat § 6-14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 6 - Liability for Court Costs|Article 2 - When State Liable for Costs.|§ 6-14 - Civil action by and against State officers.

 6-14. Civil action by and against State officers.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. (1874-75, c. 154; Code, s. 3373; Rev., s. 1260; C.S., s. 1237; 1971, c. 269, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 6-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 6 - Liability for Court Costs|Article 2 - When State Liable for Costs.|§ 6-15 - Actions by State for private persons, etc.

 6-15. Actions by State for private persons, etc.In an action prosecuted in the name of the State for the recovery of money or property, or to establish a right or claim for the benefit of any county, city, town, village, corporation or person, costs awarded against the plaintiff shall be a charge against the party for whose benefit the action was prosecuted, and not against the State. (Code, s. 537; Rev., s. 1261; C.S., s. 1238.)
NC Gen Stat § 6-17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 6 - Liability for Court Costs|Article 2 - When State Liable for Costs.|§ 6-17 - Costs of State on appeals to federal courts.

 6-17. Costs of State on appeals to federal courts.In all cases, whether civil or criminal, to which the State of North Carolina is a party, and which are carried from the courts of this State, or from the district court of the United States, by appeal or writ of error, to the United States circuit court of appeals, or to the Supreme Court of the United States, and the State is adjudged to pay the costs, it is the duty of the Attorney General to certify the amount of such costs to the Treasurer, who shall pay them upon properly drawn warrants. (1871-2, c. 26; Code, s. 538; Rev., s. 1263; C.S., s. 1240; 1971, c. 269, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 6-17.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 6 - Liability for Court Costs|Article 2 - When State Liable for Costs.|§ 6-17.1 - Costs and expenses of State in connection with federal litigation arising out of State cases.

 6-17.1. Costs and expenses of State in connection with federal litigation arising out of State cases.In all cases of litigation in any court of the United States arising out of or by reason of any cases pending or tried in any court of the State of North Carolina, or in any action originally instituted in any court of the United States, the expenses for State court costs, securing of court records and transcripts, and other necessary expenses in representing the State of North Carolina or any of its departments, officials or agencies shall be allocated from and paid out of the State Contingency and Emergency Fund. (1963, c. 844.)
NC Gen Stat § 6-18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 6 - Liability for Court Costs|Article 3 - Civil Actions and Proceedings.|§ 6-18 - When costs allowed as of course to plaintiff.

 6-18. When costs allowed as of course to plaintiff.Costs shall be allowed of course to the plaintiff, upon a recovery, in the following cases:(1) In an action for the recovery of real property, or when a claim of title to real property arises on the pleadings, or is certified by the court to have come in question at the trial.(2) In an action to recover the possession of personal property.(3) In an action for assault, battery, false imprisonment, libel, slander, malicious prosecution, criminal conversation or seduction, if the plaintiff recovers less than fifty dollars ($50.00) damages, he shall recover no more costs than damages.(4) When several actions are brought on one bond, recognizance, promissory note, bill of exchange or instrument in writing, or in any other case, for the same cause of action against several parties who might have been joined as defendants in the same action, no costs other than disbursements shall be allowed to the plaintiff in more than one of such actions, which shall be at his election, provided the party or parties proceeded against in such other action or actions were within the State and not secreted at the commencement of the previous action or actions.(5) In an action brought under Article 1 of Chapter 19A. (R.C., c. 31, s. 78; 1874-5, c. 119; Code, s. 525; Rev., s. 1264; C.S., s. 1241; 1971, c. 269, s. 6; 1979, c. 808, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 6-19 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 6 - Liability for Court Costs|Article 3 - Civil Actions and Proceedings.|§ 6-19 - When costs allowed as of course to defendant.

 6-19. When costs allowed as of course to defendant.Costs shall be allowed as of course to the defendant, in the actions mentioned in G.S. 6-18 unless the plaintiff be entitled to costs therein. In all actions where there are several defendants not united in interest, and making separate defenses by separate answers, and the plaintiff fails to recover judgment against all, the court may award costs to such of the defendants as have judgment in their favor or any of them. (C.C.P., s. 277; Code, ss. 526, 527; Rev., s. 1266; C.S., s. 1242; 2007-212, s. 1.)