(a)        The order of attachment may be issued at the time the summons is issued or at any time thereafter.

(b)        No order of attachment may be issued in any action after judgment in the principal action is had in the superior court. (1947,? c. 693, s. 1; 1967, c. 954, s. 3.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 1-440.6

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.