§ 7A-318. Determination and disbursement of costs on and after date district court established. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 7A‑318. Determination and disbursement of costs on and after date district courtestablished.

(a)        On and after the date that the district court is establishedin a judicial district, costs in every action, proceeding or other matterpending in the General Court of Justice in that district, shall be assessed asprovided in this Article, unless costs have been finally assessed according toprior law. In computing costs as provided in this section, the parties shall begiven credit for any fees, costs, and commissions paid in the pending action,proceeding or other matter, before the district court was established in thedistrict, except that no refunds are authorized.

(b)        In the administration of estates, costs shall be consideredfinally assessed according to prior law when they have been assessed at thetime of the filing of any inventory, account, or other report. Costs at anyfiling on or after the date the district court is established in a judicialdistrict shall be assessed as provided in this Article.

(c)        When the General Court of Justice fee and the facilities feeare assessed as provided in this Article and credit is given for fees, costs,and commissions paid before the district court was established in the district,the actual amount thereafter received by the clerk shall be remitted to theState for the support of the General Court of Justice.

(d)        When costs have been finally assessed according to priorlaw, but come into the hands of the clerk after the district court isestablished in the district, funds so received shall be disbursed according toprior law.

(e)        Cost funds in the hands of the clerk at the time thedistrict court is established shall be disbursed according to prior law. (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1967, c. 691, s. 35.)