{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-120-10.13","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-10.13","heading":"Bad faith costs assessed.","body":"The prevailing party in any contest may recover that party's costs incurred in conjunction with the contest in a civil action, upon a showing that the other party filed, pursued, maintained, or defended the contest in bad faith and without substantial justification. (2005-3, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 120. General Assembly.","Article 3. Contests."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_120/GS_120-10.13.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:18:52Z","sha256":"bed47d3e178f1f41a195a528a53df000b433650715475b6da11b842013b85ad7","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-120-10.12","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-120-10.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}