North Carolina General Statutes 1-567.85. Costs
(a) On termination of the conciliation proceeding, the conciliators shall set the costs of the conciliation and give written notice of the costs to the parties. For purposes of this section, “costs” includes all of the following:
(1) A reasonable fee to be paid to the conciliators.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 1-567.85
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Travel and other reasonable expenses of the conciliators.
(3) Travel and other reasonable expenses of witnesses requested by the conciliators, with the consent of the parties.
(4) The cost of any expert advice requested by the conciliators, with the consent of the parties.
(5) The cost of any court.
(b) Costs shall be borne equally by the parties unless a conciliation agreement provides for a different apportionment. All other expenses incurred by a party shall be borne by that party. (1997-368, s. 7.)