{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-19-18","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-19-18","heading":"When costs against representative allowed.","body":"No costs shall be recovered in any action against a personal representative or collector unless it appears that payment was unreasonably delayed or neglected, or that the defendant refused to refer the matter in controversy, in which case the court may award such costs against the defendant personally, or against the estate, as may be just. (1868-9, c. 113, s. 38; Code, s. 1429; Rev., s. 97; C.S., s. 103; 1973, c. 1329, s. 3.)","path":["Chapter 28A. Administration of Decedents' Estates.","Article 19. Claims Against the Estate."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_28A/GS_28A-19-18.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:59:22Z","sha256":"e93fad706284b4e752b36a2741c9731ed40ae39d55723f12f22e4b4ed36917f8","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-19-17","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-19-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}