North Carolina § 114-6 - 1. Biannual reporting on attorney activity.

§ 114-6. 1. Biannual reporting on attorney activity.

Beginning on February 1, 2013, and every six months thereafter, the Attorney General shall report on the work of Department of Justice attorneys during the previous two quarters. The reports required by this section shall be filed with the Chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Justice and Public Safety and with the Fiscal Research Division of the General Assembly as follows: Agency-specific work. A report on the work of Department of Justice attorneys for State agencies. This report shall include at least all of the following information: The amount of time spent working for each State department and agency. The amount of time spent on each case for each State department and agency. The amount billed to each State agency for the legal services provided. Other work. A report on the work of Department of Justice attorneys that is not on behalf of a particular State agency. The report required by this subdivision shall include all of the information required by subdivision (1) of this section. The report shall include at least all of the following information: The amount of time spent by each unit of the Department of Justice. The amount of time spent on each particular matter for each unit of the Department of Justice. History (2012-142, s. 15.2) Annual Reporting on Attorney Activity. - Session Laws 2013-360, s. 17.1(a), (b), provides: "(a) Beginning on August 1, 2014, and every year thereafter, the Attorney General shall report on the work of Department of Justice attorneys during the previous year. The reports required by this section shall be filed with the Chairs of the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety, with the Chairs of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety, with the Chairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety, and with the Fiscal Research Division as follows: "(1) Litigation. - A report reflecting the amount of time spent by each attorney on litigation. The report shall include the following information: "a. The amount of time spent working directly on civil litigation in a trial court, administrative forum, or appellate court for each specific State agency, board, commission, official, or other client. "b. The amount of time spent working directly on civil litigation in a trial court, administrative forum, or appellate court involving cases in which there is not a specific State agency, board, commission, official, or other client named as a defendant. "c. The amount of time spent working on criminal cases at the trial or appellate level. "(2) Other work. - A report reflecting the amount of time spent by each attorney providing legal services that did not directly involve litigation. The report shall include the following information: "a. The amount of time spent providing legal services not directly involving litigation for each specific State agency, board, commission, or other client. "b. The amount of time spent providing legal services for local government bodies, officials, and citizens. "(3) Billing. - A report reflecting the amount billed to each State agency, board, commission, or other client as required by G.S. 114-8.2. "(b) Reports required by this section shall not include detailed information about the work of individual attorneys but shall instead include only summary information about Department of Justice attorney activity during the relevant period, which shall (i) be set forth using commonly employed measures of central tendency and (ii) which shall highlight and explain extreme deviations from applicable norms." Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2012-142, s. 15.2, was codified as G.S. 114-6.1 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes.