North Carolina § 84-20 - Compensation of councilors.

§ 84-20. Compensation of councilors.

The members of the Council and members of committees when actually engaged in the performance of their duties, including committees sitting upon disbarment proceedings, shall receive as compensation for the time spent in attending meetings an amount to be determined by the Council, subject to approval of the North Carolina Supreme Court, and shall receive actual expenses of travel and subsistence while engaged in their duties provided that for transportation by use of private automobile the expense of travel shall not exceed the business standard mileage rate set by the Internal Revenue Service per mile of travel. The Council shall determine per diem and mileage to be paid. The allowance fixed by the Council shall be paid by the secretary-treasurer of the North Carolina State Bar upon presentation of appropriate documentation by each member. History (1933, c. 210, s. 6; 1935, c. 34; 1953, c. 1310, s. 2; 1971, c. 13, s. 1; 1995, c. 431, s. 13; 2006-66, s. 22.23; 2006-221, s. 24.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2006-66, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2006.'" Session Laws 2006-66, s. 28.6 is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2006-66, s. 22.23, as added by Session Laws 2006-221, s. 24, effective July 1, 2006, substituted "the business standard mileage rate set by the Internal Revenue Service per mile of travel" for "the rate per mile allowed by G.S. 138.6" at the end of the first sentence.