North Carolina § 116B-75 - Enforcement.

§ 116B-75. Enforcement.

The Treasurer may maintain an action in this or another state to enforce this Chapter. The Treasurer may order a person required to report, pay, or deliver property under this Chapter, or an officer or employee of the person, or a person having possession, custody, care, or control of records relevant to the matter under inquiry, or any other person having knowledge of the property or records, to (i) appear before the Treasurer, at a time and place named in the order, (ii) produce the reports and records, (iii) make the required payments, (iv) make the required delivery of property, and (v) give testimony under oath or affirmation relevant to the inquiry. For purposes of this subsection, the Treasurer may administer oaths or affirmations. If a person refuses to obey an order of the Treasurer, the Treasurer may apply to the Superior Court of Wake County for an order requiring the person to obey the order of the Treasurer. Failure to comply with the court order is punishable for contempt. History (1999-460, s. 6; 2020-48, s. 3.4.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2020-48, s. 6.1, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2020-48, s. 3.4, effective June 26, 2020, substituted "to (i) appear before the Treasurer, at a time and place named in the order, (ii) produce the reports and records, (iii) make the required payments, (iv) make the required delivery of property, and (v) give testimony" for "to appear before the Treasurer, at a time and place named in the order, and to produce the records and to give such testimony" in the first sentence of subsection (b).