{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1116","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1116","heading":"Enforcement of sanctions.","body":"(a)\tUse of Contempt or Fine Collection Procedures: Notification of DMV. - If the person does not comply with a sanction ordered by the court, the court may proceed in accordance with Chapter 5A of the General Statutes. If the person fails to pay a penalty or costs, the court may proceed in accordance with Article 84 of this Chapter. If the infraction is a motor vehicle infraction, the court must report a failure to pay the applicable penalty and costs to the Division of Motor Vehicles as specified in G.S. 20-24.2.\n(b)\tNo Order for Arrest. - If a person served with a citation for an infraction fails to appear to answer the charge, the court may issue a criminal summons to secure the person's appearance, but an order for arrest may not be used in such cases. (1985, c. 764, s. 3; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 852, ss. 1, 2, 15.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","SUBCHAPTER XI. TRIAL PROCEDURE IN DISTRICT COURT.","Article 66. Procedure for Hearing and Disposition of Infractions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-1116.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"ab8b78e550a1009c6c102d86e03e401566902b1144dde99496f536f9efd85ce6","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1115","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}