{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-6-21.4","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-21.4","heading":"Allowance of counsel fees and costs in certain cases involving principals or teachers.","body":"In any civil action brought against a public school principal or teacher as defined in G.S. 115C-390 arising or resulting from the use of corporal punishment, upon a determination that the principal or teacher has prevailed and that the plaintiff's action was frivolous or without substantial merit, the presiding judge may, in his discretion, allow a reasonable attorney fee to the duly licensed attorney representing the principal or teacher. The attorney's fee shall be taxed as part of the court costs. (1981, c. 381, s. 1; c. 682, s. 22.)","path":["Chapter 6. Liability for Court Costs.","Article 3. Civil Actions and Proceedings."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_6/GS_6-21.4.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:17Z","sha256":"0aff7ff0a08dd83b0269e47be3ec5d8907e82b9b53c7cac14e7784387094b930","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-6-21.3","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-6-21.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}