15B-5. Attorney General to represent State.
The Attorney General shall represent the interest of the State when:
(1) A decision of the Commission is appealed to the courts; and
(2) When the State is sued or when it brings or enters a lawsuit pursuant to this Article. (1983, c. 832, s. 1; 1991, c. 301, s. 1; 2004-159, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 15B - Victims Compensation
Article 1 - Crime Victims Compensation Act.
§ 15B-3 - Crime Victims Compensation Commission.
§ 15B-4 - Award of compensation.
§ 15B-5 - Attorney General to represent State.
§ 15B-6 - Powers of the Commission and Director.
§ 15B-7 - Filing of application for compensation award; contents.
§ 15B-8 - Procedure for filing application.
§ 15B-8.1 - Privilege and records of the Commission.
§ 15B-11 - Grounds for denial of claim or reduction of award.
§ 15B-12 - Evidence in contested cases.
§ 15B-14 - Effect of prosecution or conviction of offender.
§ 15B-15 - Clerks of court to be notified.
§ 15B-16 - Manner of payment; non-assignability and exemptions.
§ 15B-17 - Award not subject to taxation or execution.
§ 15B-18 - Subrogation by State.
§ 15B-19 - Subrogation by collateral sources prohibited.
§ 15B-23 - Crime Victims Compensation Fund.
§ 15B-24 - Requiring defendant to pay restitution encouraged.