North Carolina § 1-515 - Action by Attorney General.

§ 1-515. Action by Attorney General.

An action may be brought by the Attorney General in the name of the State, upon his own information or upon the complaint of a private party, against the party offending, in the following cases: When a person usurps, intrudes into, or unlawfully holds or exercises any public office, civil or military, or any franchise within this State, or any office in a corporation created by the authority of this State; or, When a public officer, civil or military, has done or suffered an act which, by law, makes a forfeiture of his office. When any person, natural or corporate, has or claims to have or hold any rights or franchises by reason of a grant or otherwise, in violation of the provisions of G.S. 146-39. History (C.C.P., s. 366; Code, s. 607; Rev., s. 827; 1911, cc. 195, 201; C.S., s. 870; 1983, c. 768, s. 1.) Cross References. - As to actions by the Attorney General in the name of the State to vacate land grants, see G.S. 146-63 . Legal Periodicals. - For comment on taxpayers' actions, see 13 Wake Forest L. Rev. 397 (1977). For article, "Putting Amotion in Motion: Removal of an Elected Official by a Municipal Governing Body for Just Cause," see 32 Campbell L. Rev. 75 (2009).