{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-6-23","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-23","heading":"Defendant unreasonably defending after notice of no personal claim to pay costs.","body":"In case of a defendant, against whom no personal claim is made, the plaintiff may deliver to such defendant with the summons, a notice subscribed by the plaintiff or his attorney, setting forth the general object of the action, a brief description of the property affected by it, if it affects real or personal property, and that no personal claim is made against such defendant. If a defendant on whom such notice is served unreasonably defends the action, he shall pay costs to the plaintiff. (Code, s. 216; Rev., s. 1270; C.S., s. 1246.)","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_6-23.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:17Z","sha256":"0fa9491b780e078cfab235e274b1af906f4a161360a865a5f724ac65aecc3ae3","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-6-22","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-6-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}