North Carolina Statutes
§ 6-50 — Imprisonment of prosecuting witness for willful nonpayment of costs if prosecution frivolous
North Carolina § 6-50
JurisdictionNorth Carolina
Ch. 6Liability for Court Costs
Art. 7Liability of Prosecuting Witness for Costs
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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-50 (2026).
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Every such prosecuting witness may be adjudged not only to pay the costs, but he shall also be imprisoned for the willful nonpayment thereof, when the judge before whom the case was tried shall adjudge that the prosecution was frivolous or malicious.
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Legislative History
(1800, c. 558; R.C., c. 35, s. 37; 1879, c. 49; 1881, c. 176; Code, s. 738; Rev., s. 1297; C.S., s. 1272; 1971, c. 269, s. 11.1.)
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