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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-12 (2026)

Refusal to furnish information; false swearing

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Any corporation or person unlawfully refusing or willfully neglecting to furnish the information required by this Chapter, when it is demanded as herein provided, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and only fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000): Provided, that if any corporation or person shall in writing notify the Attorney General that it objects to the time or place designated by him for the examination or inspection provided for in this Chapter, it shall be his duty to apply to a justice or judge of the appellate or superior court division, who shall fix an appropriate time and place for such examination or inspection, and such corporation or person shall, in such event, be guilty under this section only in the event of its failure, refusal or neglect to appear at the time and place so fixed by the judge and furnish the information required by this Chapter.  False swearing by any person examined under the provisions of this Chapter is a Class I felony. (1913, c. 41, s. 10; C.S., s. 2570; 1969, c. 44, s. 57; c. 833; 1993, c. 539, ss. 560, 1284; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)

 

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Cited in 3 cases, 1976–2019 · leading case: In re Investigation by the Attorney Gen., 227 S.E.2d 645 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976).
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In re Investigation by the Attorney Gen., 227 S.E.2d 645 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976). “75-9 and 75-10) and to fix the time and place for an examination or inspection where objection is made to the time and place designated by the Attorney General (G.S. 75-12). Chapter 75 grants no specific authority to the judiciary for the issuance of a protective order.”
Matter of S. Bell Tel. & Tel. Co., 227 S.E.2d 645 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976). “75-9 and 75-10) and to fix the time and place for an examination or inspection where objection is made to the time and place designated by the Attorney General (G.S. 75-12). Chapter 75 grants no specific authority to the judiciary for the issuance of a protective order.”
Wilkie v. Mitchell, No. 1:19-cv-00056 (W.D.N.C. Oct. 8, 2019). “The Plaintiff further states that he is “[s]uing under the above reference[d] code under NCGS 1-D1 for Fraud in the amount of $258,000 or the maximum allowed by law, individually and under NCGS 75-12 for defendant Refour only if applicable.”
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