North Carolina General Statutes
Article 2 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
§ 50A-317 - Costs and expenses.

50A-317. Costs and expenses.
If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the prosecutor or other appropriate public official and law enforcement officers under G.S. 50A-315 or G.S. 50A-316. (1999-223, s. 3.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 50A - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act and Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act

Article 2 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

§ 50A-101 - Short title.

§ 50A-102 - Definitions.

§ 50A-103 - Proceedings governed by other law.

§ 50A-104 - Application to Indian tribes.

§ 50A-105 - International application of Article.

§ 50A-106 - Effect of child-custody determination.

§ 50A-107 - Priority.

§ 50A-108 - Notice to persons outside State.

§ 50A-109 - Appearance and limited immunity.

§ 50A-110 - Communication between courts.

§ 50A-111 - Taking testimony in another state.

§ 50A-112 - Cooperation between courts; preservation of records.

§ 50A-201 - Initial child-custody jurisdiction.

§ 50A-202 - Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.

§ 50A-203 - Jurisdiction to modify determination.

§ 50A-204 - Temporary emergency jurisdiction.

§ 50A-205 - Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder.

§ 50A-206 - Simultaneous proceedings.

§ 50A-207 - Inconvenient forum.

§ 50A-208 - Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.

§ 50A-209 - Information to be submitted to court.

§ 50A-210 - Appearance of parties and child.

§ 50A-301 - Definitions.

§ 50A-302 - Enforcement under Hague Convention.

§ 50A-303 - Duty to enforce.

§ 50A-304 - Temporary visitation.

§ 50A-305 - Registration of child-custody determination.

§ 50A-306 - Enforcement of registered determination.

§ 50A-307 - Simultaneous proceedings.

§ 50A-308 - Expedited enforcement of child-custody determination.

§ 50A-309 - Service of petition and order.

§ 50A-310 - Hearing and order.

§ 50A-311 - Warrant to take physical custody of child.

§ 50A-312 - Costs, fees, and expenses.

§ 50A-313 - Recognition and enforcement.

§ 50A-314 - Appeals.

§ 50A-315 - Role of prosecutor or public official.

§ 50A-316 - Role of law enforcement.

§ 50A-317 - Costs and expenses.