{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-9-13","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 9-13","heading":"Penalty for disobeying summons.","body":"Every person summoned to appear as a juror who has not been excused, and who fails to appear and attend until duly discharged, shall be subject to a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00), to be imposed by the court, unless he renders an excuse deemed sufficient. The forfeiture so imposed if not paid forthwith shall be entered as a judgment against the defaulting juror, and the clerk of superior court shall issue an execution against his estate. (1779, c. 157, s. 4, P.R.; 1783, c. 189, P.R.; 1806, c. 694, P.R.; R.C., c. 31, s. 30; Code, ss. 405, 1734; Rev., s. 1977; C.S., s. 2323; 1967, c. 218, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 9. Jurors.","Article 2. Petit Jurors."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_9/GS_9-13.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:57Z","sha256":"e236c74399bea51c6a595ab731c90121706a103a9259ae20adc3454b02ff930d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-9-12","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-9-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}