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

This text of North Carolina § 6-50 (Imprisonment of prosecuting witness for willful nonpayment of costs if prosecution frivolous) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-50 (2026).

Text

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.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

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.)

Nearby Sections

15
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
North Carolina § 6-50, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nc/6/6-50.