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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-14 (2026)

Action to obtain mandatory order

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If it shall become necessary to do so, the Attorney General may prosecute civil actions in the name of the State on relation of the Attorney General to obtain a mandatory order, including (but not limited to) permanent or temporary injunctions and temporary restraining orders, to carry out the provisions of this Chapter, and the venue shall be in any county as selected by the Attorney General. (1913, c. 41, s. 11; C.S., s. 2572; 1969, c. 833.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1972–2026 · leading case: Marshall v. Miller, 276 S.E.2d 397 (N.C. 1981).
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Marshall v. Miller, 276 S.E.2d 397 (N.C. 1981). · cites it 2× “(G.S. 75-14). The court may impose civil penalties in suits instituted by the Attorney General in which the defendant is found to have violated G.”
Marshall v. Miller, 268 S.E.2d 97 (N.C. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “Chapter 75 also contains provisions for enforcement of G.S. 75-1.1 in suits brought by the Attorney General, provisions which substantially follow the federal scheme for enforcement of § 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.”
State Ex Rel. Easley v. Rich Food Servs., Inc., 535 S.E.2d 84 (N.C. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-14 (1999). Chapter 114 of our General Statutes also empowers the Attorney General [t]o intervene, when he deems it to be advisable in the public interest, in proceedings before any courts, regulatory officers, agencies and bodies, both State and federal, in…”
Nash Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Biltmore Co., 464 F. Supp. 1027 (E.D.N.C. 1978). · cites it 4× “” This broad grant of general authority as the state’s legal representative is supplemented in the antitrust context by North Carolina General Statute §§ 75-14, -15, and -16, which provide as follows: § 75-14.”
Bache Halsey Stuart, Inc. v. Hunsucker, 248 S.E.2d 567 (N.C. Ct. App. 1978). “G.S. 75-14 establishes a cause of action in the Attorney General for injunctive relief against violations of G.”
Mayton v. Hiatt's Used Cars, Inc., 262 S.E.2d 860 (N.C. Ct. App. 1980). “Under broad authority granted by G.S. 75-14, the Attorney General has power to obtain mandatory orders to carry out the provisions of Chapter 75, and under G.”
Edmisten, Attorney Gen. v. Challenge, Inc., 284 S.E.2d 333 (N.C. Ct. App. 1981). “Irreparable Injury Turning now to defendants’ claim that the preliminary injunction was improvidently issued by the trial court because the State failed to show irreparable harm.”
State v. W. Sky Fin., LLC, 2015 NCBC 84 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2015). · cites it 9× ““[A] preliminary injunction [issued] pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-14 prohibiting Defendants, their agents, employees, and corporate successors or assigns, and any persons acting in concert with them, from: a) Advertising, offering, and/or entering into contracts to offer,…”
State Ex Rel. Morgan v. Dare to Be Great, Inc., 189 S.E.2d 802 (N.C. Ct. App. 1972). “G.S. 75-14 provides for permanent or temporary injunctions and temporary restraining orders to carry out the provisions of the chapter.”
State Ex Rel. Jackson v. Mv Realty Pbc, LLC, 2026 NCBC 2 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2026). · cites it 9× “Jeff Jackson, Attorney General (the “State”), acting pursuant to N.C.G.S. §§ 75-14 and 75-105(a). (Compl. ¶ 1, ECF No.”
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