North Carolina § 1-521 - Trials expedited.
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§ 1-521. Trials expedited.
All actions to try the title or right to any State, county or municipal office shall stand for trial at the next session of court after the summons and complaint have been served for 30 days, regardless of whether issues were joined more than 10 days before the session; and it is the duty of the judge to expedite the trial of these actions and to give them precedence over all others, civil or criminal. It is unlawful to appropriate any public funds to the payment of counsel fees in any such action. History (1874-5, c. 173; Code, s. 616; 1901, c. 42; Rev., s. 833; C.S., s. 876; 1947, c. 781; 1971, c. 381, s. 12.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2017-57, s. 15.18(c), provides: "Notwithstanding G.S. 1-521 , 147-17, and 114-2.3, of the funds appropriated to the North Carolina Industrial Commission in this act, the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for the 2017-2018 fiscal year may be used for private legal services, litigation-related expenses, and the defense of any member in his or her official capacity arising from S.L. 2016-125. The funds allocated in this section shall not revert." Session Laws 2017-57, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2017.'" Session Laws 2017-57, s. 39.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2017-57, s. 39.6, is a severability clause.
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Section 1-521 ("Trials expedited.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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