§ 28A-25-4. Clerk may compel compliance. - North Carolina Statutes

§28A‑25‑4.  Clerk may compel compliance.

If any affiant who hascollected personal property of the decedent by affidavit pursuant to G.S. 28A‑25‑1or G.S. 28A‑25‑1.1 shall fail to make distribution or fileaffidavit as required by G.S. 28A‑25‑3, the clerk of superior courtmay, upon his own motion or at the request of any interested person, issue anattachment against him for a contempt and commit him until he makes properdistribution and files the affidavit.  In addition to or in lieu of filing thisattachment, the clerk may require the affiant to post a bond conditioned asprovided in G.S. 28A‑8‑2. (1973, c. 1329, s. 3; 1983,c. 711, s. 2; 1985, c. 651, s. 5; 1987, c. 670, s. 4; 1989, c. 407, s. 4.)