NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 19-13 (2026)

Commencement of civil proceeding

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(a) Whenever the district attorney for any prosecutorial district has reasonable cause to believe that any person is engaged in selling, distributing or disseminating in any manner harmful material to minors or may become engaged in selling, distributing or disseminating in any manner harmful material to minors, the district attorney for the prosecutorial district in which such material is so offered for sale shall institute an action in the district court for that district for adjudication of the question of whether such material is harmful to minors.

(b) The provisions of the Rules of Civil Procedure and all existing and future amendments of said Rules shall apply to all proceedings herein, except as otherwise provided in this Article. (1969, c. 1215, s. 1; 1971, c. 528, s. 8; 1973, c. 47, s. 2; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1037, s. 73.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1988–1988 · leading case: Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988).

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Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988). · cites it 2× “N. C. Gen. Stat. § 19-13 (1983) N. D. N. D.”

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