§ 7A‑305.1. Discovery, fee on filing verified petition.
When discovery procedures under Rule 27 of the Rules of Civil Procedureare utilized, the sum of twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be assessed andcollected by the clerk at the time of the filing of the verified petition. If acivil action is subsequently initiated, the twenty dollars ($20.00) shall becredited against costs in the civil action. (1971, c. 377, s. 22.)