{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-162-15","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-15","heading":"Imposition of penalty; procedure.","body":"In any case in which a person aggrieved seeks the imposition of penalties against a sheriff for failure or neglect to perform any duty of office or for any default in office as provided in G.S. 162-12, he may proceed by motion in the cause, supported by an affidavit, in a pending action. Upon the filing of a motion in the cause the clerk shall deliver a copy of the motion and affidavit and an order to show cause to the sheriff. (1871-2, c. 74, s. 4; Code, s. 446; Rev., s. 2818; C.S., s. 3937; 1983, c. 670, s. 9.)","path":["Chapter 162. Sheriff.","Article 3. Duties of Sheriff."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_162/GS_162-15.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:07Z","sha256":"d85f14bb1125cad30c14605a9ff05cb9fb76d95af9fb3d976f40c5ea6fda2e32","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-162-14","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-162-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}