2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 90-21. Certain offenses prosecuted in superior court; duties of Attorney General.

§ 90‑21.  Certain offenses prosecuted in superior court; duties of Attorney General.

In case of the violation of the criminal provisions of G.S. 90‑18, the Attorney General of the State of North Carolina, upon complaint of the North Carolina Medical Board, shall investigate the charges preferred, and if in his judgment the law has been violated, he shall direct the district attorney of the district in which the offense was committed to institute a criminal action against the offending persons. A district attorney's fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be allowed and collected in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 6‑12. The North Carolina Medical Board may also employ, at their own expense, special counsel to assist the Attorney General or the district attorney.

Exclusive original jurisdiction of all criminal actions instituted for the violations of G.S. 90‑18 shall be in the superior court, the provisions of any special or local act to the contrary notwithstanding. (1915, c. 220, s. 2; C.S., s. 6625; 1973, c. 47, s. 2; 1981, c. 573, s. 16; 1995, c. 94, s. 22.)