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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-14 (2026)

Duty to execute process

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Every sheriff, by himself or his lawful deputies, shall execute and make due return of all writs and other process to him legally issued and directed, within his county or upon any river, bay or creek adjoining thereto, or in any other place where he may lawfully execute the same. (1777, c. 218, s. 5, P.R.; 1821, c. 1110, P.R.; R.C., c. 105, s. 17; 1874, c. 33; Code, s. 2079; 1899, c. 25; Rev., s. 2817; C.S., s. 3936; 1973, c. 108, s. 98; 1983, c. 670, s. 8.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 1947–2005 · leading case: Boyd v. Robeson Cnty., 621 S.E.2d 1 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005).
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Boyd v. Robeson Cnty., 621 S.E.2d 1 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-14 (2003). The State has no authority to veto or approve a sheriff’s actions within that county.”
Rollins v. Gibson, 235 S.E.2d 159 (N.C. 1977). · cites it 14× ““For every false return, the sheriff shall forfeit and pay five hundred dollars ($500.”
Brogden Produce Co. v. Stanley, 148 S.E.2d 689 (N.C. 1966). · cites it 4× “G.S. 162-14 (our codification of Laws of 1777, ch.”
East Carolina Lumber Co. v. West, 102 S.E.2d 248 (N.C. 1958). “G.S. 162-14. The authority of the officer to serve process is not, however, necessary to a decision of this case.”
Crowder v. Jenkins, 180 S.E.2d 482 (N.C. Ct. App. 1971). “The pertinent part of G.S. 162-14, the statute upon which this action is based, reads as follows: “For every false return, the sheriff shall forfeit and pay five hundred dollars, one-moiety thereof to the party aggrieved and the other to him that will sue for the same, and…”
State v. Moore, 55 S.E.2d 177 (N.C. 1949). “Tbe return merely perfects tbe record and furnishes proof of service for tbe guidance of tbe court.”
Massengill v. . Lee, 44 S.E.2d 356 (N.C. 1947). “The Sheriff, having knowledge of the terms of the order, had “sufficient cause” (G. S., 162-14), as held by the court below, to decline to serve an execution procured by the plaintiff in violation of the order restraining him from doing what he was thereby attempting to do.”
Boyd v. Robeson Cnty., 615 S.E.2d 296 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “N.C. Gen.Stat. § 162-14 (2003). The State has no authority to veto or approve a sheriff's actions within that county.”
Red House Furniture Co. v. Smith, 306 S.E.2d 130 (N.C. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “G.S. 162-14 provides, in pertinent part, that a sheriff shall be subject to a penalty of forfeiting one hundred dollars ($100.”
Red House Furniture Co. v. Smith, 313 S.E.2d 569 (N.C. 1984). “At the time of this action, G.S. 162-14 provided, 1 in pertinent part, that a sheriff was subject to a penalty of forfeiting one hundred dollars ($100.”
Rollins v. Gibson, 228 S.E.2d 506 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976). “G.S. 162-14, the statute upon which plaintiff’s claim is based, was originally enacted in 1777.”
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