The Attorney General of the State of North Carolina shall have power, and it shall be his duty, to investigate, from time to time, the affairs of all corporations or persons doing business in this State, which are or may be embraced within the meaning of the statutes of this State defining and denouncing trusts and combinations against trade and commerce, or which he shall be of opinion are so embraced, and all other corporations or persons in North Carolina doing business in violation of law; and all other corporations of every character engaged in this State in the business of transporting property or passengers, or transmitting messages, and all other public service corporations of any kind or nature whatever which are doing business in the State for hire. Such investigation shall be with a view of ascertaining whether the law or any rule of the Utilities Commission or Commission of Banks [Commissioner of Banks] is being or has been violated by any such corporation, officers or agents or employees thereof, and if so, in what respect, with the purpose of acquiring such information as may be necessary to enable him to prosecute any such corporation, its agents, officers and employees for crime, or prosecute civil actions against them if he discovers they are liable and should be prosecuted. (1913, c. 41, s. 8; C.S., s. 2567; 1931, c. 243, s. 5; 1933, c. 134, s. 8; 1941, c. 97, s. 5; 1969, c. 833.)
Notes of Decisions
State Ex Rel. Easley v. Rich Food Servs., Inc., 535 S.E.2d 84 (N.C. Ct. App. 2000).
· cites it 4× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-9 (1999). The Attorney General may prosecute civil actions in the name of the State to obtain mandatory orders, such as injunctions and restraining orders, to carry out the provisions of Chapter 75.”
Cent. Carolina Nissan, Inc. v. Sturgis, 390 S.E.2d 730 (N.C. Ct. App. 1990).
· cites it 2× “Chapter 75 of the General Statutes gives the Attorney General both the power and the duty to investigate and prosecute corporations and persons doing business in North Carolina which engage *261 in unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive trade practices.”
In re Investigation by the Attorney Gen., 227 S.E.2d 645 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976).
· cites it 3× “G.S. 75-9 grants the power to and imposes the duty upon the Attorney General of North Carolina to investigate “the affairs of all corporations or persons doing business in this State which are .”
Wake Cnty. v. hotels.com, Lp, 2007 NCBC 35 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2007).
· cites it 2× “7 Section 75-9 of the North Carolina General Statutes authorizes the North Carolina Attorney General to prosecute UDTPA claims on behalf of the public; it provides no such authority to Plaintiffs.”
Matter of S. Bell Tel. & Tel. Co., 227 S.E.2d 645 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976).
· cites it 5× “G.S. 75-9 grants the power to and imposes the duty upon the Attorney General of North Carolina to investigate "the affairs of all corporations or persons doing business in this State, which are .”
State Ex Rel. Jackson v. Mv Realty Pbc, LLC, 2026 NCBC 2 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2026).
· cites it 2× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-9 , which sets out the broad authority of the Attorney General to investigate possible violations of Chapter 75, provides in part that it is the duty of the Attorney General to “investigate .”
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