North Carolina § 108A-18 - Duties and responsibilities.

§ 108A-18. Duties and responsibilities.

The special county attorney shall have the following duties and responsibilities: To serve as legal advisor to the county director, the county board of social services, and the board of county commissioners on social service matters; To represent the county, the plaintiff, or the obligee in all proceedings brought under Chapter 52A, the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act and to exercise continuous supervision of compliance with any order entered in any proceeding under that act; To represent the county board of social services in appeal proceedings and in any litigation relating to appeals; To assist the district attorney with the preparation and prosecution of criminal cases under Article 40 of Chapter 14, entitled "Protection of the Family"; To assist the district attorney with the preparation and prosecution of proceedings authorized by Chapter 49, entitled "Bastardy" [Children Born Out of Wedlock]; To perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the board of county commissioners, the board of social services, or the director of social services. In performing any of the duties and responsibilities set out in this section, the special county attorney is authorized to call upon any director of social services or the Department of Health and Human Services for any information as he may require to perform his duties, and such director and Department are directed to assist him in performing such duties. History (1959, c. 1124, ss. 2, 3; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1973, c. 47, s. 2; c. 476, s. 138; 1981, c. 275, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).) Editor's Note. - The bracketed language in subdivision (a)(5) has been inserted to reflect the current chapter title at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. §§ 108A-19 through 108A-23: Reserved for future codification purposes.