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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-61 — NC Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50-61
§ 50-61. Article not retroactive
Status: in_force

This Article applies to agreements made on or after October 1, 1999, unless parties by separate written agreement after that date state that this Article shall apply to agreements dated before October 1, 1999.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-346 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-346
§ 143B-346. Department of Transportation--purpose and functions
Status: in_force

The general purpose of the Department of Transportation is to provide for the necessary planning, construction, maintenance, and operation of an integrated statewide transportation system for the economical and safe transportation of people and goods as provided for by law. The Department shall also provide and maintain an accurate register of transportation vehicles as provided by statutes, and the Department shall enforce the laws of this State relating to transportation safety assigned to the Department. The Department of Transportation shall be responsible for all of the transportation functions of the executive branch of the State as provided by law except those functions delegated to the Utilities Commission and the Commissioners of Navigation and Pilotage as provided for by Chapter 76. The major transportation functions include aeronautics, highways, mass transportation, motor vehicles, and transportation safety as provided for by State law. The Department of Transportation shall succeed to all functions vested in the Board of Transportation and the Department of Motor Vehicles on July 1, 1977.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-669 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-669
§ 106-669. Effect of violations on license and registration
Status: in_force

The Commissioner is authorized to suspend, revoke or terminate the license of any manufacturer or to refuse, suspend, revoke or terminate the registration of any commercial fertilizer upon proof that the manufacturer has been guilty of fraudulent or deceptive practices, or in the evasion or attempted evasion of this Article or any rule promulgated thereunder.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-638 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-638
§ 160A-638. Purpose of the Authority
Status: in_force

The purpose of the authority is to enhance the quality of life in its territorial jurisdiction by promoting the development of sound transportation systems which provide transportation choices, enhance mobility, accessibility, and safety, encourage economic development and sound growth patterns, and protect the man-made and natural environments of the region.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-135-144 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-135-144
§ 143B-135.144. Declaration of purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Part is to implement the policy as set out in G.S. 143B-135.142 by instituting a North Carolina natural and scenic rivers system, and by prescribing methods for inclusion of components to the system from time to time.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-67 — NC Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-67
§ 47-67. Probates of husband and wife in wrong order
Status: in_force

All probates prior to March 6, 1893, of instruments executed by a husband and wife in which the probate as to the husband has been taken before or subsequent to the privy examination of his wife are validated.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21-10 — NC Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45-21-10
§ 45-21.10. Requirement of cash deposit at sale
Status: in_force

(a) If a mortgage or deed of trust contains provisions with respect to a cash deposit at the sale, the terms of the instrument shall be complied with.

(b) If the instrument contains no provision with respect to a cash deposit at the sale, the mortgagee or trustee may require the highest bidder immediately to make a cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).

(c) If the highest bidder fails to make the required deposit, the person holding the sale may at the same time and place immediately reoffer the property for sale.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116D-44 — NC Code / Chapter 116D / Section 116D-44
§ 116D-44. Designation of capital facilities and preconditions to bond issuance
Status: in_force

The capital facilities to be financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of community college general obligation bonds shall be described in legislation enacted from time to time by the General Assembly. This legislation shall also provide for voter approval of the bonds to finance the capital facilities and shall become effective only upon approval by the voters. The proceeds of community college general obligation bonds shall not be expended to pay the costs of any capital facilities other than those described in that legislation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2A-209 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2A-209
§ 25-2A-209. Lessee under finance lease as beneficiary of supply contract
Status: in_force

(1) The benefit of a supplier's promises to the lessor under the supply contract and of all warranties, whether express or implied, including those of any third party provided in connection with or as part of the supply contract, extends to the lessee to the extent of the lessee's leasehold interest under a finance lease related to the supply contract, but is subject to the terms of the warranty and of the supply contract and all defenses or claims arising therefrom.

(2) The extension of the benefit of a supplier's promises and of warranties to the lessee ( G.S. 25-2A-209(1) ) does not: (i) modify the rights and obligations of the parties to the supply contract, whether arising therefrom or otherwise, or (ii) impose any duty or liability under the supply contract on the lessee.

(3) Any modification or rescission of the supply contract by the supplier and the lessor is effective between the supplier and the lessee unless, before the modification or rescission, the supplier has received notice that the lessee has entered into a finance lease related to the supply contract. If the modification or rescission is effective between the supplier and the lessee, the lessor is deemed to have assumed, in addition to the obligations of the lessor to the lessee under the lease contract, promises of the supplier to the lessor and warranties that were so modified or rescinded as they existed and were available to the lessee before modification or rescission.

(4) In addition to the extension of the benefit of the supplier's promises and of warranties to the lessee under subsection (1) of this section, the lessee retains all rights that the lessee may have against the supplier which arise from an agreement between the lessee and the supplier or under other law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-15 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-15
§ 153A-15. Consent of board of commissioners necessary in certain counties before land may be condemned or acquired by a unit of local government outside the county
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 40A of the General Statutes or any other general law or local act conferring the power of eminent domain, before final judgment may be entered in any action of condemnation initiated by a county, city or town, special district, or other unit of local government which is located wholly or primarily outside another county, whereby the condemnor seeks to acquire property located in the other county, the condemnor shall furnish proof that the county board of commissioners of the county where the land is located has consented to the taking.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 153A-158 , 160A-240.1 , 130A-55 , or any other general law or local act conferring the power to acquire real property, before any county, city or town, special district, or other unit of local government which is located wholly or primarily outside another county acquires any real property located in the other county by exchange, purchase or lease, it must have the approval of the county board of commissioners of the county where the land is located.

(c) This section applies to Alamance, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Burke, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Davidson, Davie, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Graham, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hoke, Hyde, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Martin, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Polk, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, Watauga, Wayne, Wilkes, and Yancey Counties only.

(d) This section does not apply as to any condemnation or acquisition of real property or an interest in real property by a city where the property to be condemned or acquired is within the corporate limits of that city.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-155 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-155
§ 143B-155. Social Services Commission--regular and special meetings
Status: in_force

The Social Services Commission shall meet at least once in each quarter and may hold special meetings at any time and place within the State at the call of the chairman or upon the written request of at least four members.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-48 — NC Code / Chapter 148 / Section 148-48
§ 148-48. Parole powers of Parole Commission unaffected
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to limit or restrict the power of the Parole Commission to parole prisoners under such conditions as it may impose or prevent the reimprisonment of such prisoners upon violation of the conditions of such parole, as now provided by law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 43-14 — NC Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-14
§ 43-14. Cross-indexing of lands by registers of deeds
Status: in_force

Where any land is brought into the Torrens System and under said System is registered in the public records of the register's office, said register shall cross-index the registration in the general cross index for deeds in his office.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-85-10 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-85-10
§ 58-85-10. Treasurer to file report and give bond
Status: in_force

The treasurer of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association shall make a detailed report to the State Treasurer and the Commissioner of Insurance of the yearly expenditures of the appropriation under Articles 84 through 88 of this Chapter on or before the end of the fiscal year, showing the total amount of money in his hands at the time of the filing of the report, and shall give a bond to the State of North Carolina with good and sufficient sureties to the satisfaction of the Treasurer of the State of North Carolina in a sum not less than the amount of money on hand as shown by said report.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-3903 — NC Code / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-3903
§ 7B-3903. Content of compacts
Status: in_force

(a) A compact under this Article shall contain all of the following provisions:

(1) A provision making it available for joinder by all states.

(2) A provision for withdrawal from the compact upon written notice to the parties, with a period of at least one year between the date of the notice and effective date of the withdrawal.

(3) A requirement that the protections afforded by or under the compact continue in force for the duration of the adoption assistance and apply to all children and their adoptive parents who, on the effective date of the withdrawal, are receiving adoption assistance from a party state other than the state in which they are a resident and have their principal place of abode.

(4) A requirement that each instance of adoption assistance to which the compact applies be covered by an adoption assistance agreement in writing between the adoptive parents and the state child welfare agency of the state which undertakes to provide the adoption assistance and that any such agreement be expressly for the benefit of the adopted child and enforceable by the adoptive parents and the state child welfare agency providing the adoption assistance.

(5) Any other provisions appropriate to implement the proper administration of the compact.

(b) A compact entered into under this Article may contain any of the following provisions:

(1) Provisions establishing procedures and entitlement to medical and other necessary social services for the child in accordance with applicable laws, even though the child and the adoptive parents are in a state other than the one responsible for or providing the services or the funds to defray part or all of the expense thereof.

(2) Any other provisions appropriate or incidental to the proper administration of the compact.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-393 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-393
§ 143B-393. North Carolina Council for Women and Youth Involvement--creation; powers and duties
Status: reserved

(a) There is hereby created the North Carolina Council for Women and Youth Involvement of the Department of Administration. The Council shall perform the following functions and duties:

(1) Advise the Governor, the principal State departments, and the State legislature concerning the education and employment of women in the State of North Carolina.

(1a) Advise the Governor or Secretary of Administration upon any matter relating to the following programs and organizations:

a. North Carolina Internship Council and the North Carolina State Government Internship Program.

b. SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions).

c. State Youth Councils.

(2) Advise the Secretary of Administration upon any matter the Secretary may refer to the Council.

(3) Repealed by S.L. 2013-360, § 30.2(b), eff. July 1, 2013 .

(4) Administer the Domestic Violence Center Fund, as provided in G.S. 50B-9 .

(5) Administer the Sexual Assault and Rape Crisis Center Fund, as provided in G.S. 143B-394.21 .

(6) Recommend a person to serve as State Coordinator of the office of Coordinator of Services for Victims of Sexual Assault, as provided in G.S. 143B-394.2 .

(7) Provide staff support to the Domestic Violence Commission, as provided in G.S. 143B-394.16 .

(8) Serve as a member of the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force, as provided in G.S. 7B-1402 .

(9) Consult with the Department of Public Safety on a reporting system and database on certain domestic violence-related homicides, as provided in G.S. 143B-903 .

(10) Provide staff support for the North Carolina Internship Council and the State Youth Advisory Council, as provided in G.S. 143B-394.32 and G.S. 143B-394.26 , respectively.

(b) The programs listed in subdivision (1a) of subsection (a) of this section shall be administered in a nonpartisan manner and shall not disseminate or advocate partisan principles or ideas, promote the candidacy of any person seeking public office or preferment, or use State funds to disseminate or advocate partisan principles or ideas or to promote political candidates or appointees.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-49 — NC Code / Chapter 108A / Section 108A-49
§ 108A-49. Foster care and adoption assistance payments
Status: in_force

(a) Benefits in the form of foster care assistance shall be granted in accordance with the rules of the Social Services Commission to any dependent child who would have been eligible to receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children (as that program was in effect on June 1, 1995), but for his or her removal from the home of a specified relative for placement in a foster care facility; provided, that the child's placement and care is the responsibility of a county department of social services. A county department of social services shall pay, at a minimum, the monthly graduated foster care assistance payments for eligible children as set by the General Assembly. A county department of social services may make foster care assistance payments in excess of the monthly graduated rates set by the General Assembly.

(b) Adoption assistance payments for certain adoptive children shall be granted in accordance with the rules of the Social Services Commission to adoptive parents who adopt a child eligible to receive foster care maintenance payments or supplemental security income benefits; provided, that the child cannot be returned to his or her parents; and provided, that the child has special needs which create a financial barrier to adoption. A county department of social services shall pay, at a minimum, the monthly graduated adoption assistance payments for eligible children as set by the General Assembly. A county department of social services may make adoption assistance payments in excess of the monthly graduated rates set by the General Assembly.

(c) The Department is authorized to use available federal payments to states under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act for foster care and adoption assistance payments.

(d) Except as otherwise prohibited by federal law, the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, shall not require a redetermination of a child's eligibility for vendor payments under any adoption assistance agreement established prior to July 1, 2011. Nothing in this subsection shall make vendor assistance an entitlement.

(e) If all other eligibility criteria are met, adoption assistance payments may continue until the beneficiary reaches the age of 21 if the beneficiary was adopted after reaching the age of 16 but prior to reaching the age of 18.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-5-504 — NC Code / Chapter 36C / Section 36C-5-504
§ 36C-5-504. Discretionary trusts; effect of standard
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) “ Child ” includes any person for whom an order or judgment for child support has been entered in this or another state.

(2) “ Discretionary trust interest ” means an interest in a trust that is subject to the trustee's discretion, whether or not the discretion is expressed in the form of a standard of distribution. A discretionary trust interest shall include an interest in any one or any combination of the following:

a. A trust in which the amount to be received by the beneficiary, including whether or not the beneficiary, or a class of beneficiaries, is to receive anything at all, is within the discretion of the trustee.

b. A trust in which the trustee has no duty to pay or distribute any particular amount to the beneficiary, but has only a duty to pay or distribute to the beneficiary, or apply on behalf of the beneficiary, those sums that the trustee, in the trustee's discretion, determines are appropriate for the support, education, or maintenance of the beneficiary.

(b) The beneficiary may not transfer a discretionary trust interest. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, a creditor or assignee of a beneficiary may not reach a discretionary trust interest or a distribution by the trustee before its receipt by the beneficiary.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a creditor of a beneficiary may not compel a distribution from a trust in which the beneficiary has a discretionary trust interest even if the trustee has abused the trustee's discretion.

(d) To the extent that a trustee has not complied with a standard of distribution or has abused a discretion:

(1) A distribution may be ordered by the court to satisfy a judgment or court order against the beneficiary for support or maintenance of the beneficiary's child; and

(2) The court shall direct the trustee to pay to the child an amount that is equitable under the circumstances but not more than the amount the trustee would have been required to distribute to or for the benefit of the beneficiary had the trustee complied with the standard or not abused the discretion.

(e) This section does not limit the right of a beneficiary to maintain a judicial proceeding against a trustee for an abuse of discretion or failure to comply with a standard for distribution.

(f) A creditor may not reach the interest of a beneficiary who is also a trustee or cotrustee, or otherwise compel a distribution, if the trustee's discretion to make distributions for the trustee's own benefit is limited by an ascertainable standard.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36E-8 — NC Code / Chapter 36E / Section 36E-8
§ 36E-8. Application to existing institutional funds
Status: in_force

This Chapter applies to institutional funds existing on or established after March 19, 2009. As applied to institutional funds existing on March 19, 2009, this Chapter governs only decisions made or actions taken on or after that date.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-7-182 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-7-182
§ 58-7-182. Special investments by title insurers
Status: in_force

In addition to other investments eligible under this Chapter, a title insurer may invest and have invested an amount not exceeding the greater of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) or fifty percent (50%) of that part of its policyholders' surplus that exceeds the minimum surplus required by G.S. 58-7-75 in its abstract plant and equipment, in loans secured by mortgages on abstract plants and equipment, and, with the Commissioner's consent, in stocks of abstract companies.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-108-4 — NC Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-108-4
§ 47-108.4. Acknowledgments, etc., of instruments of married women made since February 7, 1945
Status: in_force

All acknowledgments, probates and registrations of instruments wherein any married woman was a grantor, including deeds and mortgages on land, made since February 7, 1945, are hereby validated, approved and declared of full force and effect.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-150 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-150
§ 143-150. No electricity to be furnished units not in compliance
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to furnish electricity for use in any manufactured home without first ascertaining that the manufactured home and its electrical supply has been inspected pursuant to G.S. 143-139 by the inspection authority having jurisdiction and found to comply with the requirements of the State Electrical Code. The certificate of compliance issued by the inspection jurisdiction shall be accepted as evidence of compliance.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-1-21 — NC Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-1-21
§ 55-1-21. Forms
Status: reserved

(a) The Secretary of State may promulgate and furnish on request forms for the following:

(1) An application for a certificate of existence.

(2) A foreign corporation's application for a certificate of authority to transact business in this State.

(3) A foreign corporation's application for a certificate of withdrawal.

(4) Repealed by S.L. 1997-475, § 6.2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998 .

If the Secretary of State so requires, use of these forms is mandatory.

(b) The Secretary of State may promulgate and furnish on request forms for other documents required or permitted to be filed by this Chapter but their use is not mandatory.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122D-8 — NC Code / Chapter 122D / Section 122D-8
§ 122D-8. Loans to and deposits with lending institutions
Status: in_force

The Authority may make, or contract to make, loans to and deposits with lending institutions. All lending institutions may borrow funds and accept deposits from the Authority in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations of the Authority. The Authority shall require that all proceeds of its loans to or deposits with lending institutions, or an equivalent amount, shall be used by such lending institutions to make agricultural loans, subject to such terms and conditions as the Authority may prescribe. To the extent that any provisions of this section may be inconsistent with any provision of the law governing lending institutions, the provisions of this section shall control.