§ 20-389. Actions to recover penalties. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 20‑389.  Actions torecover penalties.

Except as otherwise providedin this Article, an action for the recovery of any penalty under this Articleshall be instituted in Wake County, and shall be instituted in the name of theState of North Carolina on the relation of the Department of Crime Control andPublic Safety against the person incurring such penalty; or whenever suchaction is upon the complaint of any injured person, it shall be instituted inthe name of the State of North Carolina on the relation of the Department ofCrime Control and Public Safety upon the complaint of such injured personagainst the person incurring such penalty. Such action may be instituted andprosecuted by the Attorney General, the District Attorney of the Wake CountySuperior Court, or the injured person. The procedure in such actions, the rightof appeal and the rules regulating appeals shall be the same as provided by lawin other civil actions. (1985, c. 454, s. 1; 2002‑159, s. 31.5(b); 2002‑190, s. 2.)