NC General Statutes
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-76-1 (2026)
Bonds in actions payable to court officer may be sued on in name of State
✓ current as of July 2026
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Bonds and other obligations taken in the course of any proceeding at law, under the direction of the court, and payable to any clerk, commissioner, or officer of the court, for the benefit of the suitors in the cause, or others having an interest in such obligation, may be put in suit in the name of the State. (R.C., c. 13, s. 11; Code, s. 51; Rev., s. 280; C.S., s. 353.)
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Cited in 3
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: Stockton v. Wake Cnty., 173 F. Supp. 3d 292 (E.D.N.C. 2016).
Stockton v. Wake Cnty., 173 F. Supp. 3d 292 (E.D.N.C. 2016). “¶¶ 94-99 (count five); (6) state-law claim of injury to a prisoner pursuant to N.C. GemStat. § 162-66 against Sheriff Harrison, Director Butler, and the detention defendants Brown, Bayes, and Sabas, id.”
Thomas v. McFadden (W.D.N.C. 2025). “§ 162-55 ; (5) Action on Bonds under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-76-1 , et seq.; and (6) Punitive Damages.”
Blackwell v. Palmer (W.D.N.C. 2022). “§ 58-76-1 , et seq. On June 17, 2020, the Plaintiff filed a Complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina against Cherokee County; the Sheriff of Cherokee County, Derrick Palmer; the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department; a number of…”
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