North Carolina § 1-569 - 25. Judgment on award; attorneys' fees and litigation expenses.
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§ 1-569. 25. Judgment on award; attorneys' fees and litigation expenses.
Upon granting an order confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying, or correcting an award, the court shall enter a judgment in conformity with the order. The judgment may be recorded, docketed, and enforced as any other judgment in a civil action. A court may allow reasonable costs of the motion and subsequent judicial proceedings. On motion of a prevailing party to a contested judicial proceeding under G.S. 1-569.22, 1-569.23, or 1-569.24, the court may award reasonable attorneys' fees and other reasonable expenses of litigation incurred in a judicial proceeding after the award is made to a judgment confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying, or correcting an award. History (1927, c. 94, ss. 19, 21; 1973, c. 676, s. 1; 2003-345, s. 2.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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