1-368. Disobedience of orders punished as for contempt.
Any person, party or witness, who disobeys an order of the court or judge or referee, duly served, may be punished by the judge as for a contempt. In all cases of commitment under this Article the person committed may, in case of inability to perform the act required, or to endure the imprisonment, be discharged from imprisonment by the judge committing him, or the judge having jurisdiction, on such terms as are just. (C.C.P., s. 274; 1869-70, c. 79, s. 3; Code, s. 500; Rev., s. 684; C.S., s. 727.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 31 - Supplemental Proceedings.
§ 1-352 - Execution unsatisfied, debtor ordered to answer.
§ 1-352.1 - Interrogatories to discover assets.
§ 1-352.2 - Additional method of discovering assets.
§ 1-353 - Property withheld from execution; proceedings.
§ 1-354 - Proceedings against joint debtors.
§ 1-355 - Debtor leaving State, or concealing himself, arrested; bond.
§ 1-356 - Examination of parties and witnesses.
§ 1-357 - Incriminating answers not privileged; not used in criminal proceedings.
§ 1-358 - Disposition of property forbidden.
§ 1-359 - Debtors of judgment debtor may satisfy execution.
§ 1-360 - Debtors of judgment debtor may be summoned.
§ 1-360.1 - Execution on the property of debtors of judgment debtor.
§ 1-361 - Where proceedings instituted and defendant examined.
§ 1-362 - Debtor's property ordered sold.
§ 1-364 - Filing and record of appointment; property vests in receiver.
§ 1-365 - Where order of appointment recorded.