North Carolina § 143-300 - 17. Employee's obligation for attorney fees.
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§ 143-300. 17. Employee's obligation for attorney fees.
If any employee has been defended by the Attorney General, or if the State has provided private counsel for an employee, and judgment rendered on the claim establishes that the act or omission complained of did not meet the requirements of G.S. 115-146.1, the judgment against the employee may provide for payment to the State of its costs including a reasonable attorney fee. History (1979, c. 971, s. 2.) Editor's Note. - Section 115-146.1, referred to in this section, was repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 423, s. 1, effective July 1, 1981. As to elementary and secondary education, see now Chapter 115C . Legal Periodicals. - For note, "A Public Goods Approach to Calculating Reasonable Fees under Attorney Fee Shifting Statutes," see 1989 Duke L.J. 438 (1989).
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