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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-32 — NC Code / Chapter 97 / Section 97-32
§ 97-32. Refusal of injured employee to accept suitable employment as suspending compensation
Status: in_force

If an injured employee refuses suitable employment as defined by G.S. 97-2(22) , the employee shall not be entitled to any compensation at any time during the continuance of such refusal, unless in the opinion of the Industrial Commission such refusal was justified. Any order issued by the Commission suspending compensation pursuant to G.S. 97-18.1 on the ground of an unjustified refusal of an offer of suitable employment shall specify what actions the employee should take to end the suspension and reinstate the compensation. Nothing in this Article prohibits an employer from contacting the employee directly about returning to suitable employment with contemporaneous notice to the employee's counsel, if any.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74-46 — NC Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74-46
§ 74-46. Title
Status: in_force

This Article may be known and cited as “The Mining Act of 1971.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-808 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-808
§ 143B-808. Authority to assist private nonprofit foundations
Status: in_force

The Division may provide appropriate services or allow employees of the Division to assist any private nonprofit foundation that works directly with the Division's services or programs and whose sole purpose is to support these services and programs. A Division employee shall be allowed to work with a foundation no more than 20 hours in any one month. These services are not subject to Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.

The board of directors of each private, nonprofit foundation shall secure and pay for the services of the Department of State Auditor or employ a certified public accountant to conduct an annual audit of the financial accounts of the foundation. The board of directors shall transmit to the Division a copy of the annual financial audit report of the private nonprofit foundation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-325-2 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-325-2
§ 115C-325.2. Personnel files
Status: in_force

(a) Maintenance of Personnel File.--The superintendent shall maintain in his or her office a personnel file for each teacher that contains any complaint, commendation, or suggestion for correction or improvement about the teacher's professional conduct, except that the superintendent may elect not to place in a teacher's file (i) a letter of complaint that contains invalid, irrelevant, outdated, or false information or (ii) a letter of complaint when there is no documentation of an attempt to resolve the issue. The complaint, commendation, or suggestion shall be signed by the person who makes it and shall be placed in the teacher's file only after five days' notice to the teacher. Any denial or explanation relating to such complaint, commendation, or suggestion that the teacher desires to make shall be placed in the file. Any teacher may petition the local board of education to remove any information from the teacher's personnel file that the teacher deems invalid, irrelevant, or outdated. The board may order the superintendent to remove said information if it finds the information is invalid, irrelevant, or outdated.

(b) Inspection of Personnel Files.--The personnel file shall be open for the teacher's inspection at all reasonable times but shall be open to other persons only in accordance with such rules and regulations as the board adopts. Any preemployment data or other information obtained about a teacher before the teacher's employment by the board may be kept in a file separate from the teacher's personnel file and need not be made available to the teacher. No data placed in the preemployment file may be introduced as evidence at a hearing on the dismissal or demotion of a teacher, except the data may be used to substantiate G.S. 115C-325.4(a)(7) or G.S. 115C-325.4(a)(14) as grounds for dismissal or demotion.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-218-2 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-218-2
§ 115C-218.2. Opportunity to correct applications; opportunity to address Advisory Board
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Education and the Advisory Board shall provide timely notification to an applicant of any format issues or incomplete information in the initial application and provide the applicant at least five business days to correct those issues in the initial application. If the applicant submits the corrections within the five business days, equal consideration shall be given to that application.

(b) Before taking action regarding a charter school or charter school applicant, including recommendations on preliminary or final approval of charter applications, renewals of charters, nonrenewals of charters, and revocations of charters, the Advisory Board or a committee of the Advisory Board shall provide an opportunity for the applicant or charter board member to address the Advisory Board or its committee, if present, at a meeting.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-12-14 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-12-14
§ 14-12.14. Placing exhibit while wearing mask, hood, or other disguise
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, while wearing a mask, hood or device whereby the person, face or voice is disguised so as to conceal the identity of the wearer, to place or cause to be placed at or in any place in the State any exhibit of any kind whatsoever, with the intention of intimidating any person or persons, or of preventing them from doing any act which is lawful, or of causing them to do any act which is unlawful. For the purposes of this section, the term “ exhibit ” includes items such as a noose.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-58-1 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-58-1
§ 66-58.1. Title; purpose
Status: in_force

This Article shall be known and may be cited as the Electronic Commerce Act. The purpose of this Article is to facilitate electronic commerce with public agencies and regulate the application of electronic signatures when used in commerce with public agencies.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-445 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-445
§ 143-445. Exemptions
Status: in_force

(a) The penalties provided for violations of G.S. 143-443(a) shall not apply to:

(1) Any carrier while lawfully engaged in transporting pesticides within this State, if such carrier shall, upon request, permit the Board or its designated agent to copy all records showing the transactions in and movement of the articles;

(2) Public officials of this State or local subdivisions thereof and the federal government engaged in the performance of their official duties;

(3) The manufacturer or shipper of a pesticide for experimental use only,

a. By or under the supervision of an agency of this State or of the federal government authorized by law to conduct research in the field of pesticides, or

b. By others if the pesticide is not sold and if the container thereof is plainly and conspicuously marked “For experimental use only--Not to be sold,” together with the manufacturer's name and address; (except that if a written permit has been obtained from the Board, pesticides may be sold for experimental purposes subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be set forth in the permit).

(b) No article shall be deemed in violation of this Part when intended solely for export to a foreign country, and when prepared or packed according to the specifications or directions of the purchaser. If not so exported, all the provisions of this Part shall apply.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-23-3 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-23-3
§ 14-23.3. Voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child; penalty
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of the separate offense of voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child if the person unlawfully causes the death of an unborn child by an act that would be voluntary manslaughter if it resulted in the death of the mother.

(b) Penalty.--Any person who commits an offense under this section shall be guilty of a Class D felony.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 87-16 — NC Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87-16
§ 87-16. Board of Examiners; appointment; term of office
Status: reserved

There is created the State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating, and Fire Sprinkler Contractors consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor: one member from a school of engineering of the Greater University of North Carolina, one member who is a plumbing or mechanical inspector from a city in North Carolina, one licensed air conditioning contractor, one licensed plumbing contractor, one licensed heating contractor, one licensed fire sprinkler contractor, and one person who has no tie with the construction industry to represent the interests of the public at large. Members serve for terms of seven years, with the term of one member expiring each year. The term of the member initially appointed to fill the position of licensed fire sprinkler contractor shall commence April 25, 1991. No member appointed after June 7, 1979, shall serve more than one complete consecutive term. Vacancies occurring during a term are filled by appointment of the Governor for the remainder of the unexpired term.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8-818 — NC Code / Chapter 36C / Section 36C-8-818
§ 36C-8-818. Notice of deceased Medicaid beneficiaries
Status: in_force

If a trust was established by a person who at the time of that person's death was receiving medical assistance, as defined in G.S. 108A-70.5(b) , and the trust was revocable at the time of that person's death, then any trustee of that trust that knows of the medical assistance within 90 days of the person's death shall provide notice of that person's death to the Division of Health Benefits of the Department of Health and Human Services, within 90 days of the person's death. This section does not apply to trustees of preneed funeral trusts established or created pursuant to Article 13D of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160D-949 — NC Code / Chapter 160D / Section 160D-949
§ 160D-949. Delay in demolition of landmarks and buildings within historic district
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a certificate of appropriateness authorizing the relocation, demolition, or destruction of a designated landmark or a building, structure, or site within the district may not be denied, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section. However, the effective date of such a certificate may be delayed for a period of up to 365 days from the date of approval. The maximum period of delay authorized by this section shall be reduced by the preservation commission where it finds that the owner would suffer extreme hardship or be permanently deprived of all beneficial use of or return from such property by virtue of the delay. During such period, the preservation commission shall negotiate with the owner and with any other parties in an effort to find a means of preserving the building or site. If the preservation commission finds that a building or site within a district has no special significance or value toward maintaining the character of the district, it shall waive all or part of such period and authorize earlier demolition or removal.

If the preservation commission or planning board has voted to recommend designation of a property as a landmark or designation of an area as a district, and final designation has not been made by the governing board, the demolition or destruction of any building, site, or structure located on the property of the proposed landmark or in the proposed district may be delayed by the preservation commission or planning board for a period of up to 180 days or until the governing board takes final action on the designation, whichever occurs first.

(b) The governing board may enact a regulation to prevent the demolition by neglect of any designated landmark or any building or structure within an established historic district. Such regulation shall provide appropriate safeguards to protect property owners from undue economic hardship.

(c) An application for a certificate of appropriateness authorizing the demolition or destruction of a building, site, or structure determined by the State Historic Preservation Officer as having statewide significance as defined in the criteria of the National Register of Historic Places may be denied except where the preservation commission finds that the owner would suffer extreme hardship or be permanently deprived of all beneficial use or return by virtue of the denial.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-221-5 — NC Code / Chapter 113 / Section 113-221-5
§ 113-221.5. Right of entry to enforce certain sanitation requirements
Status: in_force

The Secretary of Environmental Quality and a local health director shall each have the delegable right of entry upon the premises of any place where entry is necessary to enforce the provisions of G.S. 113-221.2(a) or the rules adopted by the Marine Fisheries Commission or a local board of health. If consent for entry is not obtained, an administrative search and inspection warrant shall be obtained pursuant to G.S. 15-27.2 . However, if an imminent hazard exists, no warrant is required for entry upon the premises.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-20-7 — NC Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-20-7
§ 47-20.7. Declaration of intent to affix manufactured home; transfer of real property with manufactured home attached
Status: in_force

(a) A person who owns real property on which a manufactured home has been or will be placed or the owner of a manufactured home who has entered into a lease with a primary term of at least 20 years for the real property on which the manufactured home has been or will be placed, as defined in G.S. 105-273(13) , and either where the manufactured home has never been titled by the Division of Motor Vehicles or where the title to the manufactured home has been surrendered and cancelled by the Division prior to January 1, 2002, may record in the office of the register of deeds of the county where the real property is located a declaration of intent to affix the manufactured home to the property and may convey or encumber the real property, including the manufactured home, by a deed, deed of trust, or other instrument recorded in the office of the register of deeds.

(b) The declaration of intent, deed, deed of trust, or other instrument shall contain a description of the manufactured home, including the name of the manufacturer, the model name, if applicable, the serial number, and a statement of the owner's intention that the manufactured home be treated as property.

(c) On or after the filing of the instrument with the office of the register of deeds pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the manufactured home placed, or to be placed, on the property becomes an improvement to real property. Any lien on the manufactured home shall be perfected and have priority in the manner provided for a lien on real property.

(d) The provisions of this section control over the provisions of G.S. 25-9-334 relating to the priority of a security interest in fixtures, as applied to manufactured homes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-289-6 — NC Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62-289-6
§ 62-289.6. Insurance for volunteers
Status: in_force

Human service agencies are authorized to purchase insurance to cover persons who provide volunteer transportation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-123-1 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-123-1
§ 20-123.1. Steering mechanism
Status: in_force

The steering mechanism of every self-propelled motor vehicle operated on the highway shall be maintained in good working order, sufficient to enable the operator to control the vehicle's movements and to maneuver it safely.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-3-1 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-3-1
§ 58-3-1. State law governs insurance contracts
Status: in_force

All contracts of insurance on property, lives, or interests in this State shall be deemed to be made therein, and all contracts of insurance the applications for which are taken within the State shall be deemed to have been made within this State and are subject to the laws thereof.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-119 — NC Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-119
§ 47-119. Memorandum for option to purchase or convey, right of first refusal, or right of first offer for real estate
Status: in_force

An option to purchase or convey, a right of first refusal, or a right of first offer for real estate may be registered by registering a memorandum that sets forth all of the following:

(1) The names and signatures, executed and notarized, of all of the following:

a. Each record title holder selling the option or right.

b. Each person purchasing the option or right.

(2) A description of the real estate that is subject to the option or right.

(3) The expiration date of the option or right.

(4) The title of the agreement and the parties to it, as contained in the original written contract, or other reference sufficient to identify the complete agreement between the parties.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 81A-5 — NC Code / Chapter 81A / Section 81A-5
§ 81A-5. Employment of Director of Weights and Measures and authorized agents
Status: in_force

The Commissioner may employ a Director of Weights and Measures and such other employees as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this Chapter and he may fix and regulate their duties. All authority vested in the Commissioner by virtue of the provisions of this Chapter may with like force and effect, be executed by such authorized agents of the Commissioner as defined in this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-12-01 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-12-01
§ 90-12.01. Limited license to practice in a medical education and training program
Status: in_force

(a) As provided in rules adopted by the Board, the Board may issue a limited license known as a “resident's training license” to a physician not otherwise licensed by the Board who is participating in a graduate medical education training program.

(b) A resident's training license shall become inactive at the time its holder ceases to be a resident in a training program or obtains any other license to practice medicine issued by the Board. The Board shall retain jurisdiction over the holder of the inactive license.

(c) The program director of every graduate medical education program shall report to the Board the following actions involving a physician participating in a graduate medical education training program within 30 days of the date that the action takes effect:

(1) Any revocation or termination, including, but not limited to, any nonrenewal or dismissal of a physician from a graduate medical education training program.

(2) A resignation from, or completion of, a graduate medical education program or a transfer to another graduate medical education training program.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 164-11-9 — NC Code / Chapter 164 / Section 164-11-9
§ 164-11.9. Adoption of 1969 Replacement Volumes 1A and 1B of the General Statutes
Status: in_force

(a) The chapters and sections thereof now comprising Volume 1A of the General Statutes of North Carolina, and Cumulative Supplement thereto, consisting of G.S. 1-1 through 1B-8 now in force, as amended, are hereby reenacted and designated as 1969 Replacement Volume 1A of the General Statutes of North Carolina.

(b) The chapters and sections thereof now comprising Volume 1B of the General Statutes of North Carolina and Cumulative Supplement thereto, consisting of G.S. 2-1 through 14-431 , now in force, as amended, are hereby reenacted and designated as 1969 Replacement Volume 1B of the General Statutes of North Carolina.

This reenactment and designation shall not operate as ratification of the judgment of the editors in placing certain sections of this volume in the “1970 Interim Supplement” to Volume 1B. Such sections shall be treated in all respects as if they appear within the bound replacement volume.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 87-99-1 — NC Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87-99-1
§ 87-99.1. Creation, powers, and duties of the Commission
Status: in_force

(a) Creation and Duties.--There is established within the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, the Well Contractors Certification Commission. The Commission shall:

(1) Adopt rules with respect to the certification of well contractors as provided by Article 7A of Chapter 87 of the General Statutes .

(2) Exercise quasi-judicial powers in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. The Commission shall make the final agency decision on any matter involving the certification of well contractors pursuant to Article 7A of Chapter 87 of the General Statutes and on civil penalties assessed for violations of that Article or rules adopted pursuant to that Article.

(3) Adopt rules as may be required to secure a federal grant-in-aid for a program concerned with the certification of well contractors. This subdivision is to be liberally construed in order that the State and its citizens may benefit from federal grants-in-aid.

(b) Delegation.--The Commission may, by rule, delegate to the Secretary of Health and Human Services any of its powers, other than the power to adopt rules.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-207 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-207
§ 130A-207. Cancer clinics
Status: in_force

The Department is authorized to provide financial aid to sponsored cancer clinics in medical facilities and local health departments. The Commission shall adopt rules to establish minimum standards for the staffing, equipment and operation of the clinics sponsored by the Department.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115D-11-13 — NC Code / Chapter 115D / Section 115D-11-13
§ 115D-11.13. Rotation of employment
Status: in_force

For the purpose of providing greater diversity of training or continuity of employment, any apprentice agreement made under this Article may in the discretion of the Director of ApprenticeshipNC be signed by an association of employers or an organization of employees instead of by an individual employer. In this case, the apprentice agreement shall expressly provide that the association of employers or organization of employees does not assume the obligation of an employer but agrees to use its best endeavors to procure employment and training for the apprentice with one or more employers who will accept full responsibility for all the terms and conditions of employment and training set forth in the agreement between the apprentice and employer association or employee organization during the period of each employment. The apprentice agreement in this case shall also expressly provide for the transfer of the apprentice, subject to the approval of the Director, to such employer or employers who shall sign in written agreement with the apprentice, and if the apprentice is a minor with his or her parent or guardian, as specified in G.S. 115D-11.12 , contracting to employ the apprentice for the whole or a definite part of the total period of apprenticeship under the terms and conditions of employment and training set forth in the agreement entered into between the apprentice and employer association or employee organization.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 127B-36 — NC Code / Chapter 127B / Section 127B-36
§ 127B-36. Private right of action
Status: in_force

(a) Civil Action.--A servicemember aggrieved by a person's violation of any provision of this Article may commence a civil action against that person.

(b) Remedies.--The court may order any of the following remedies:

(1) Injunction.

(2) Payment of restitution to a servicemember in the amount of money unlawfully received from, or required to be refunded to, the servicemember.

(3) Damages.

(4) Any other remedy provided under Chapter 75 of the General Statutes .

(c) Costs.--A servicemember who prevails in an action under this section may recover attorneys' fees and court costs.