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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115D-13 — NC Code / Chapter 115D / Section 115D-13
§ 115D-13. Terms of office of trustees
Status: in_force

(a) The regular terms of trustees appointed in 1981 and trustees appointed in 1987 shall be extended for one year. The term of one or more trustees, as appropriate, elected pursuant to G.S. 115D-12 may be extended for one year so that these terms will be staggered, unless they are already staggered.

(b) Except for the one year extensions of terms set forth in subsection (a) of this section, and for the ex officio member, as the terms of trustees currently in office expire, their successors shall be appointed for four-year terms.

All terms shall commence on July 1 of the year.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-24 — NC Code / Chapter 158 / Section 158-24
§ 158-24. Counties to which Article applies
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Article shall apply only to the following counties: Alexander, Burke, Caswell, Chowan, Edgecombe, Franklin, Harnett, Haywood, Hertford, Mitchell, Northampton, Onslow, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Polk, Rockingham, Rutherford, Tyrrell, Vance and Warren.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 93-1 — NC Code / Chapter 93 / Section 93-1
§ 93-1. Definitions; practice of law
Status: reserved

(a) Definitions.--As used in this Chapter certain terms are defined as follows:

(1) An “accountant” is a person engaged in the public practice of accountancy who is not a certified public accountant as defined in this Chapter.

(2) “Board” means the Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners as provided in this Chapter.

(3) A “ certified public accountant ” is a person who holds a certificate as a certified public accountant issued under the provisions of this Chapter.

(4) Repealed by Laws 1993, c. 518, § 2, eff. July 24, 1993 .

(5) A person is engaged in the “public practice of accountancy” who holds himself out to the public as a certified public accountant or an accountant and in consideration of compensation received or to be received offers to perform or does perform, for other persons, services which involve the auditing or verification of financial transactions, books, accounts, or records, or the preparation, verification or certification of financial, accounting and related statements intended for publication or renders professional services or assistance in or about any and all matters of principle or detail relating to accounting procedure and systems, or the recording, presentation or certification and the interpretation of such service through statements and reports.

(b) Practice of Law.--Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as authorizing certified public accountants or accountants to engage in the practice of law, and such person shall not engage in the practice of law unless duly licensed so to do.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 93A-5 — NC Code / Chapter 93A / Section 93A-5
§ 93A-5. Register of applicants and roster of brokers
Status: in_force

(a) The Executive Director of the Commission shall keep a register of all applicants for license, showing for each the date of application, name, place of residence, and whether the license was granted or refused. Said register shall be prima facie evidence of all matters recorded therein.

(b) The Executive Director of the Commission shall also keep a current roster showing the names and places of business of all licensed real estate brokers, which roster shall be kept on file in the office of the Commission and be open to public inspection.

(c) The Commission shall file reports annually as required by G.S. 93B-2 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 70-12 — NC Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70-12
§ 70-12. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Article, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) “Archaeological investigation” means any surface collection, subsurface tests, excavation, or other activity that results in the disturbance or removal of archaeological resources.

(2) “Archaeological resource” means any material remains of past human life or activities which are at least 50 years old and which are of archaeological interest, including pieces of pottery, basketry, bottles, weapons, weapon projectiles, tools, structures or portions of structures, rock paintings, rock carvings, intaglios, graves or human skeletal materials. Paleontological specimens are not to be considered archaeological resources unless found in an archaeological context.

(3) “State lands” means any lands owned, occupied, or controlled by the State of North Carolina, with the exception of those lands under short term lease solely for archaeological purposes, excluding highway right-of-ways.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 139-57 — NC Code / Chapter 139 / Section 139-57
§ 139-57. Availability of funds
Status: in_force

All grants shall be contingent upon the availability of funds for disbursement to applicants. At the end of each fiscal year the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall notify all applicants whose applications have been approved and to whom grant funds have not been disbursed of the status of their application. At the time of notification the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall notify the applicants of the availability of funds for grants in the upcoming fiscal year and at the same time shall notify the applicants of their position on any priority list that may have been established for the disbursal of grant funds for small watershed projects.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-511 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-511
§ 143-511. Powers and duties of the Council
Status: in_force

The North Carolina Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council may advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on policy issues regarding the Statewide Emergency Medical Services System, including all rules proposed to be adopted by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-8 — NC Code / Chapter 113 / Section 113-8
§ 113-8. Powers and duties of the Department
Status: in_force

The Department shall make investigations of the natural resources of the State, and take such measures as it may deem best suited to promote the conservation and development of such resources.

It shall have the protection of lands and water supplies; it shall also have the care of recreational areas now owned or to be acquired by the State, including the lakes referred to in G.S. 146-7 .

It shall make such examination, survey and mapping of the geology, mineralogy and topography of the State, including their industrial and economic utilization, as it may consider necessary; make investigations of water supplies and water powers, prepare and maintain a general inventory of the water resources of the State, and take such measures as it may consider necessary to promote their development.

It shall have the duty of enforcing all laws relating to the conservation of marine and estuarine resources.

The Department may take such other measures as it may deem advisable to obtain and make public a more complete knowledge of the State and its resources, and it is authorized to cooperate with other departments and agencies of the State in obtaining and making public such information.

The Department may acquire such real and personal property as may be found desirable and necessary for the performance of the duties and functions of the Department and pay for same out of any funds appropriated for the Department or available unappropriated revenues of the Department, when such acquisition is approved by the Governor and Council of State. The title to any real estate acquired shall be in the name of the State of North Carolina for the use and benefit of the Department.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-17-1 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-17-1
§ 160A-17.1. Grants from other governments
Status: reserved

(a) Federal and State.--The governing body of any city or county is hereby authorized to make contracts for and to accept grants-in-aid and loans from the federal and State governments and their agencies for constructing, expanding, maintaining, and operating any project or facility, or performing any function, which such city or county may be authorized by general law or local act to provide or perform.

In order to exercise the authority granted by this section, the governing body of any city or county may:

(1) Enter into and carry out contracts with the State or federal government or any agency or institution thereof under which such government, agency, or institution grants financial or other assistance to the city or county;

(2) Accept such assistance or funds as may be granted or loaned by the State or federal government with or without such a contract;

(3) Agree to and comply with any lawful and reasonable conditions which are imposed upon such grants or loans;

(3a) Agree to and comply with minimum minority business enterprise participation requirements established by the federal government and its agencies in projects financed by federal grants-in-aid or loans, by including such minimum requirements in the specifications for contracts to perform all or part of such projects and awarding bids pursuant to G.S. 143-129 and 143-131 , if applicable, to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders meeting these and any other specifications.

(4) Make expenditures from any funds so granted.

(b) Expired pursuant to S.L. 2007-91, § 3, eff. Dec. 31, 2010 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-168 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-168
§ 143-168. Reports; conciseness
Status: in_force

The annual or biennial reports now authorized or required to be printed by the several State agencies and institutions shall be as compact and concise as is consistent with an intelligent understanding of the work of those agencies and institutions. The details of the work of the agencies and institutions shall not be printed when not necessary to an intelligent understanding of such work, but totals and results may be tabulated and printed in their reports.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-311 — NC Code / Chapter 122C / Section 122C-311
§ 122C-311. Individuals on parole
Status: in_force

Any individual who has been released from any correctional facility on parole is admitted, committed and discharged from facilities in accordance with the procedures specified in this Article for other individuals.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215-91A — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-215-91A
§ 143-215.91A. Limited liability for volunteers in oil and hazardous substance abatement
Status: in_force

Part 5 of this Article shall apply to the determination of civil liability or penalty pursuant to this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 41-60 — NC Code / Chapter 41 / Section 41-60
§ 41-60. Liability of entireties property for debts of spouses
Status: in_force

(a) With respect to property held by spouses as tenants by the entirety prior to its termination, all of the following shall apply:

(1) The property may not be held liable for individual debts of either spouse and a judgment lien against one spouse alone does not attach to the property. The property may be conveyed by joint deed of both spouses to anyone of their choice free and clear of a judgment lien against either spouse.

(2) The property is liable for obligations of both spouses and a judgment lien against both spouses upon a joint obligation attaches to the property which may be sold under execution to satisfy the judgment.

(b) Upon termination of the tenancy by the entirety and the conversion of the real property held by the entirety to another form of estate, a judgment lien against one spouse during tenancy by the entirety, if still active and unsatisfied, shall attach at that time to that spouse's interest in the new estate. Conversions of tenancy by the entirety property to another form of an estate occur, without limitation, under either of the following circumstances:

(1) Upon divorce of the spouses, in which event the property is converted to a tenancy in common as provided in G.S. 41-63(5) and the judgment lien against the spouse will attach at that time to the undivided interest of the spouse.

(2) Upon death of a spouse, in which event the surviving spouse acquires the entire legal title as provided in G.S. 41-64 and the judgment lien against the surviving spouse will attach at that time to the property.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-312 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2-312
§ 25-2-312. Warranty of title and against infringement; buyer's obligation against infringement
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subsection (2) there is in a contract for sale a warranty by the seller that

(a) the title conveyed shall be good, and its transfer rightful; and

(b) the goods shall be delivered free from any security interest or other lien or encumbrance of which the buyer at the time of contracting has no knowledge.

(2) A warranty under subsection (1) will be excluded or modified only by specific language or by circumstances which give the buyer reason to know that the person selling does not claim title in himself or that he is purporting to sell only such right or title as he or a third person may have.

(3) Unless otherwise agreed a seller who is a merchant regularly dealing in goods of the kind warrants that the goods shall be delivered free of the rightful claim of any third person by way of infringement or the like but a buyer who furnishes specifications to the seller must hold the seller harmless against any such claim which arises out of compliance with the specifications.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208-31 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-208-31
§ 14-208.31. File with Criminal Information Network
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Safety shall include the registration information in the Criminal Information Network as set forth in G.S. 143B-905 .

(b) The Department of Public Safety shall maintain the registration information permanently even after the registrant's reporting requirement expires; however, the records shall remain confidential in accordance with Article 32 of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-225-2 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-225-2
§ 90-225.2. Current hygiene students in CODA-approved curriculum programs
Status: in_force

Programs required for dental hygienists licensed in this State to qualify to administer local anesthetics pursuant to G.S. 90-221(a) shall be taught using lecture and laboratory or clinical formats at the University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry, the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, or a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), or a similar organization approved by the United States Department of Education. The training program will include, at a minimum, a 30-hour session composed of 16 didactic hours and 14 clinical hours. Clinical instruction shall be provided by a dentist holding a DDS or DMD degree, and the faculty-to-student ratio shall be no greater than 1:5 for the laboratory and clinical instruction. Courses must be taught to a minimum score of eighty percent (80%) in the parenteral administration of local anesthesia, and successful students shall be awarded a certificate of completion.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 147-26 — NC Code / Chapter 147 / Section 147-26
§ 147-26. To procure great seal of State; its description
Status: in_force

The Governor shall procure for the State a seal, which shall be called the great seal of the State of North Carolina, and shall be two and one-quarter inches in diameter, and its design shall be a representation of the figures of Liberty and Plenty, looking toward each other, but not more than half-fronting each other and otherwise disposed as follows: Liberty, the first figure, standing, her pole with cap on it in her left hand and a scroll with the word “Constitution” inscribed thereon in her right hand. Plenty, the second figure, sitting down, her right arm half extended towards Liberty, three heads of grain in her right hand, and in her left, the small end of her horn, the mouth of which is resting at her feet, and the contents of the horn rolling out.

The background on the seal shall contain a depiction of mountains running from left to right to the middle of the seal and an ocean running from right to left to the middle of the seal. A side view of a three-masted ship shall be located on the ocean and to the right of Plenty. The date “May 20, 1775” shall appear within the seal and across the top of the seal. The date “April 12, 1776” shall appear within the seal and across the bottom of the seal. The words “esse quam videri” shall appear at the bottom around the perimeter. The words “THE GREAT SEAL of the STATE of NORTH CAROLINA” shall appear around the perimeter. No other words, figures or other embellishments shall appear on the seal.

It shall be the duty of the Governor to file in the office of Secretary of State an impression of the great seal, certified to under his hand and attested by the Secretary of State, which impression so certified the Secretary of State shall carefully preserve among the records of his office.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-109-5 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-109-5
§ 115C-109.5. Prior written notice
Status: in_force

(a) The local educational agency shall provide prompt written notice to parents whenever that agency proposes to initiate or change, or refuses to initiate or change (i) the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of a child, or (ii) the provision of a free appropriate public education to a child with a disability. The local educational agency shall document that all required notices have been sent to and received by parents.

(b) This prior written notice shall be in the native language of the parents, unless it clearly is not feasible to translate it, and shall contain all of the following information:

(1) A description of the action proposed or refused by the local educational agency.

(2) An explanation of why the local educational agency proposes or refuses to take the action and a description of each evaluation procedure, assessment, record, or report that agency used as a basis for the proposed or refused action.

(3) A statement that the parent of a child with a disability has protection under the procedural safeguards of this Article and IDEA and, if this notice is not the initial referral for evaluation, the means by which a copy of the procedural safeguards can be obtained.

(4) Sources for parents to contact to obtain assistance in understanding this Article and IDEA.

(5) A description of other options considered by the IEP Team and the reason why those options were rejected.

(6) A description of the factors that are relevant to the local educational agency's proposal or refusal.

(7) Any other information required to be included under IDEA.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-41-5 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-41-5
§ 58-41-5. Legislative findings and intent
Status: in_force

(a) Due to conditions in national and international property and liability insurance markets, insureds in the United States have experienced unprecedented in-term cancellations of existing policies for entire books of business, have been afforded little or no notice that existing policies would not be renewed at their expiration dates, or would be renewed only at substantially higher rates or on less favorable terms. The General Assembly finds that such conditions pose an imminent peril to the public welfare for the following reasons:

(1) In-term cancellations of insurance coverages erode insureds' confidence and breach insureds' trust; unfairly and prematurely terminate the promised coverage; force persons to go without needed insurance protection or force the procurement of substitute insurance at greater cost; and create marketplace confusion resulting in product unavailability.

(2) Failures to provide timely notices of nonrenewals or of renewals with altered terms deprive persons of adequate opportunities to secure affordable replacement coverages or require persons to go without needed insurance protection.

(b) The General Assembly finds that there is no uniform requirement for the notice of cancellation, renewal, or nonrenewal for commercial property and liability insurance and that it should adopt reasonable requirements for such notices and should regulate in-term cancellations of entire books of business by companies.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-171-22 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-171-22
§ 20-171.22. Exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this Part do not apply to any owner, operator, lessor, or renter of a farm or ranch, or that person's employees or immediate family or household members, when operating an all-terrain vehicle while engaged in farming operations.

(a1) Any person may operate an all-terrain vehicle or utility vehicle on a public street or highway while engaged in farming operations.

(b) The provisions of this Part do not apply to any person using an all-terrain vehicle for hunting or trapping purposes if the person is otherwise lawfully engaged in those activities.

(c) The provisions of G.S. 20-171.19(a1) do not apply to any person 16 years of age or older if the person is otherwise lawfully using the all-terrain vehicle on any ocean beach area where such vehicles are allowed by law. As used in this subsection, “ ocean beach area ” means the area adjacent to the ocean and ocean inlets that is subject to public trust rights. Natural indicators of the landward extent of the ocean beaches include, but are not limited to, the first line of stable, natural vegetation; the toe of the frontal dune; and the storm trash line.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-128 — NC Code / Chapter 54B / Section 54B-128
§ 54B-128. Option on nonnegotiable orders of withdrawal
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Commissioner of Banks may by regulation authorize State associations to establish nonnegotiable orders or authorizations of withdrawal.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-179-1 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-179-1
§ 20-179.1. Presentence investigation of persons convicted of offense involving impaired driving
Status: in_force

When a person has been convicted of an offense involving impaired driving, the trial judge may request a presentence investigation to determine whether the person convicted would benefit from treatment for habitual use of alcohol or drugs. If the person convicted objects, no presentence investigation may be ordered, but the judge retains his power to order suitable treatment as a condition of probation, and must do so when required by statute.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 123-9 — NC Code / Chapter 123 / Section 123-9
§ 123-9. Accused entitled to counsel
Status: in_force

The person accused is entitled on the trial of impeachment to the aid of counsel.