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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131A-10 — NC Code / Chapter 131A / Section 131A-10
§ 131A-10. Credit of State not pledged
Status: in_force

Bonds or notes issued under the provisions of this Article shall not be secured by a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or of any political subdivision thereof or be deemed to create an indebtedness of the State, or of any such political subdivision thereof, requiring any voter approval, but shall be payable solely from the revenues and other funds provided therefor. Each bond or note issued under this Article shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the Commission shall not be obligated to pay the same nor the interest thereon except from the revenues and other funds pledged therefor and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State or of any political subdivision thereof is pledged as security for the payment of the principal of or the interest on such bond or note.

Expenses incurred by the Commission in carrying out the provisions of this Article may be made payable from funds provided pursuant to, or made available for use under, this Article and no liability shall be incurred by the Commission hereunder beyond the extent to which moneys shall have been so provided.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162B-10 — NC Code / Chapter 162B / Section 162B-10
§ 162B-10. Formalities of taking office
Status: in_force

At the time of their assumption of office, emergency interim successors shall take such oath as may be required for them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which they may succeed. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person, as a prerequisite to the exercise of the powers or discharge of the duties of an office to which he succeeds, shall be required to comply with any other provision of law relative to taking office.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 29-1 — NC Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29-1
§ 29-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Intestate Succession Act.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-14-01 — NC Code / Chapter 55A / Section 55A-14-01
§ 55A-14-01. Dissolution by incorporators or directors prior to commencement of activities
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation that has not admitted members entitled to vote on dissolution, has not commenced activities, and has no assets may be dissolved by action of its board of directors or a majority of its incorporators, if there are no directors, by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing articles of dissolution that set forth:

(1) The name of the corporation;

(2) The names and addresses of its officers, if any;

(3) The names and addresses of its directors, if any, or if none, the names and addresses of its incorporators;

(4) The date of its incorporation;

(5) That the corporation has not admitted members entitled to vote on dissolution, has not commenced activities, and has no assets;

(6) That no debt of the corporation remains unpaid; and

(7) That a majority of the incorporators or directors authorized the dissolution.

(b) Upon the filing of articles of dissolution under this section, the corporation becomes nonexistent and is cancelled as if such corporation had never been created.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-9-5 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-9-5
§ 106-9.5. Refund of overpayment
Status: in_force

If the Commissioner of Agriculture discovers from the examination of any report, or otherwise, that any taxpayer has overpaid the correct amount of any fee or tax (including penalties, interest and costs, if any), such overpayment shall be refunded to the taxpayer within 60 days after it is ascertained together with interest thereon at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum: Provided, that interest on any such refund shall be computed from a date 90 days after date tax was originally paid by the taxpayer. Provided, further, that demand for such refund is made by the taxpayer within three years from the date of such overpayment or the due date of the report, whichever is later.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-44-90 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-44-90
§ 58-44-90. Mediation fees
Status: in_force

(a) The fees of the mediator and of the Administrator as established by the Commissioner shall be borne by the insurer. All other mediation costs, fees, or expenses shall be borne by the party incurring such costs, fees, or expenses unless otherwise provided in a settlement agreement.

(b) The Commissioner may establish fee schedules, through emergency rules, for fees to be paid to the Administrator, the mediator, and for timely and untimely mediation cancellations.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-144 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-144
§ 90-144. Meetings of the North Carolina State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Status: in_force

The North Carolina State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall meet at least once a year at such time and place as the Board shall determine and advertise. Applicants for licensure under this Article shall comply with G.S. 90-143(b) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54-109-70 — NC Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54-109-70
§ 54-109.70. Line of credit
Status: in_force

A line of credit and advances may be granted to each member within guidelines established by the board of directors. Where a line of credit has been approved, no additional loan applications are required as long as the aggregate obligation does not exceed the limit of such line of credit.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-80-55 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-80-55
§ 58-80-55. Local appropriations
Status: in_force

Each county and municipality is authorized to make appropriations for the purposes of this Article and to fund them by levy of property taxes pursuant to G.S. 153A-149 and 160A-209 and by the allocation of other revenues whose use is not otherwise restricted by law. Sanitary districts are authorized to make appropriations for the purposes of this Article and to fund them by annual levy of a tax on property having a situs in the district under the rules and according to the procedures prescribed in the Machinery Act (Chapter 105, Subchapter II) and by the allocation of other revenues whose use is not otherwise restricted by law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-4 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-4
§ 90-4. Board elects officers; quorum
Status: in_force

The North Carolina Medical Board is authorized to elect all officers and adopt all bylaws as may be necessary. A majority of the membership of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1004 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-1004
§ 15A-1004. Orders for safeguarding of defendant and return for trial
Status: in_force

(a) When a defendant is found to be incapable of proceeding, the trial court must make appropriate orders to safeguard the defendant and to ensure his return for trial in the event that he subsequently becomes capable of proceeding.

(b) If the defendant is not placed in the custody of a hospital or other institution in a proceeding for involuntary civil commitment, appropriate orders may include any of the procedures, orders, and conditions provided in Article 26 of this Chapter, Bail, specifically including the power to place the defendant in the custody of a designated person or organization agreeing to supervise him.

(c) If the defendant is placed in the custody of a hospital or other institution in a proceeding for involuntary civil commitment, the orders must provide for reporting to the clerk if the defendant is to be released from the custody of the hospital or institution. The original or supplemental orders may make provisions as in subsection (b) in the event that the defendant is released. The court shall also order that the defendant shall be examined to determine whether the defendant has the capacity to proceed prior to release from custody. A report of the examination shall be provided pursuant to G.S. 15A-1002 . If the defendant was charged with a violent crime, including a crime involving assault with a deadly weapon, and that charge has not been dismissed, the order must require that if the defendant is to be released from the custody of the hospital or other institution, he is to be released only to the custody of a specified law enforcement agency. If the original or supplemental orders do not specify to whom the respondent shall be released, the hospital or other institution may release the defendant to whomever it thinks appropriate.

(d) If the defendant is placed in the custody of a hospital or institution pursuant to proceedings for involuntary civil commitment, or if the defendant is placed in the custody of another person pursuant to subsection (b), the orders of the trial court must require that the hospital, institution, or individual report the condition of the defendant to the clerk at the same times that reports on the condition of the defendant-respondent are required under Part 7 of Article 5 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes, or more frequently if the court requires, and immediately if the defendant gains capacity to proceed. The order must also require the report to state the likelihood of the defendant's gaining capacity to proceed, to the extent that the hospital, institution, or individual is capable of making such a judgment.

(e) The orders must require and provide for the return of the defendant to stand trial in the event that he gains capacity to proceed, unless the charges have been dismissed pursuant to G.S. 15A-1008 , and may also provide for the confinement or pretrial release of the defendant in that event.

(f) The orders of the court may be amended or supplemented from time to time as changed conditions require.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 61-6 — NC Code / Chapter 61 / Section 61-6
§ 61-6. House on vacant land vests title
Status: in_force

All houses and edifices erected for public religious worship on vacant lands, or on lands of the State not for other purposes intended or appropriated, together with two acres adjoining the same, shall hereafter be held and kept sacred for divine worship, to and for the use of the society by which the same was originally established.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-166-80 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-166-80
§ 143-166.80. Short title and purpose
Status: in_force

(a) This Article shall be known and may be cited as the “Sheriffs' Supplemental Pension Fund Act of 1985”.

(b) The purpose of this Article is to create a pension fund to supplement local government retirement benefits which will attract the most highly qualified talent available within the State to the position of sheriff and to fully recognize that sheriffs are constitutional officials elected by the people and are also officers of the court enforcing the laws of the State of North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-449-37 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-449-37
§ 105-449.37. Definitions; tax liability; application
Status: in_force

(a) Definitions.--The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) International Fuel Tax Agreement.--The Articles of Agreement adopted by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc., as amended as of January 1, 2022.

(2) Motor carrier.--A person who operates or causes to be operated on any highway in this State a motor vehicle that is a qualified motor vehicle. The term does not include the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state.

(3) Motor vehicle.--Defined in G.S. 20-4.01 .

(4) Operations.--The movement of a qualified motor vehicle by a motor carrier, whether loaded or empty and whether or not operated for compensation.

(5) Person.--Defined in G.S. 105-228.90 .

(6) Qualified motor vehicle.--Defined in the International Fuel Tax Agreement.

(7) Secretary.--Defined in G.S. 105-228.90 .

(b) Liability.--A motor carrier who operates on one or more days of a reporting period is liable for the tax imposed by this Article for that reporting period and is entitled to the credits allowed for that reporting period.

(c) Application.--A motor carrier who operates a qualified motor vehicle in this State must submit an application, as provided in this Article, and obtain the appropriate license and decals for the vehicle. The Article applies to both an interstate motor carrier subject to the International Fuel Tax Agreement and to an intrastate motor carrier.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-57-65 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-57-65
§ 58-57-65. Existing insurance; choice of insurer
Status: in_force

Credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance may not be required of any borrower by any creditor. When credit property insurance is required for any indebtedness, the debtor shall be notified in writing of the option of furnishing the required amount of insurance through existing policies owned or controlled by him or of procuring and furnishing the required coverage through any insurer authorized to transact an insurance business within this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 146-65 — NC Code / Chapter 146 / Section 146-65
§ 146-65. Exemptions from Chapter
Status: in_force

This Chapter does not apply to any of the following:

(1) The acquisition of highway rights-of-way, borrow pits, or other interests or estates in land acquired for the same or similar purposes, or to the disposition thereof, by the Board of Transportation or the North Carolina Turnpike Authority.

(2) The North Carolina State Ports Authority in exercising its powers under G.S. 136-260 through G.S. 136-275 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-44-100 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-44-100
§ 58-44-100. Conduct of the mediation conference
Status: reserved

(a) The Commissioner may adopt rules, in addition to the provisions of this section and that are not in conflict with G.S. 7A-38.1 or the Rules Implementing Statewide Mediated Settlement Conferences in Superior Court Civil Actions adopted by the Supreme Court of North Carolina pursuant to G.S. 7A-38.1 and G.S. 7A-38.2 , for the conduct of mediation conferences under this Part. The rules adopted by the Commissioner shall include a requirement of the mediator to advise the parties of the mediation process and their rights and duties in the process.

(b) Repealed by S.L. 2007-300, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 2007 .

(c) The mediator shall terminate the negotiations if the mediator determines that either party is unable or unwilling to participate meaningfully in the process or upon mutual agreement of the parties.

(d) Repealed by S.L. 2007-300, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 2007 .

(e) The representative of the insurer attending the conference shall:

(1) Bring, in paper or electronic medium, a copy of the policy and the entire claims file to the conference.

(2) Know the facts and circumstances of the claim and be knowledgeable of the provisions of the policy.

(f) An insurer will be deemed to have failed to appear if the insurer's representative lacks authority to settle within the limits of the policy.

(g) The mediator shall be in charge of the conference and shall establish and describe the procedures to be followed. The mediator shall conduct the conference in accordance with the Standards of Professional Conduct for Mediators adopted by the Supreme Court of North Carolina and, where not inconsistent, with the Rules Implementing Statewide Mediated Settlement Conferences in Superior Court Civil Actions adopted by the Supreme Court of North Carolina pursuant to G.S. 7A-38.1 and G.S. 7A-38.2 . The Commissioner may refer any matter regarding the conduct of any mediator to the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission.

(h) All statements made and documents produced at a settlement conference shall be deemed settlement negotiations in anticipation of litigation. The provisions of G.S. 7A-38.1(j) , (l) , and (m) apply and are incorporated into this Part by reference. If the Commissioner or an employee or designee of the Commissioner attends a settlement conference, the Commissioner, employee, or designee shall not be compelled to testify about what transpired at the settlement conference or about any other matter in connection with the settlement conference.

(i) A party may move to disqualify a mediator for good cause at any time. The request shall be directed to the Administrator if the grounds are known before the mediation conference. Good cause consists of conflict of interest between a party and the mediator, inability of the mediator to handle the conference competently, or other reasons that would reasonably be expected to impair the conference.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-24 — NC Code / Chapter 148 / Section 148-24
§ 148-24. Religious services
Status: in_force

The general policies, rules and regulations of the Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction shall provide for religious services to be held in all units of the State prison system on Sunday and at such other times as may be deemed appropriate. Attendance of prisoners at religious services shall be voluntary. The Secretary of the Department of Adult Correction shall if possible secure the visits of some minister at the prison hospitals to administer to the spiritual wants of the sick.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-122 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-122
§ 90-122. Compensation and expenses of Board
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding G.S. 93B-5(a) , each member of the North Carolina State Board of Examiners in Optometry shall receive as compensation for his services in the performance of his duties under this Article two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each day actually engaged in the performance of the duties of his office, and all legitimate and necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings of the said Board.

All per diem allowances and all expenses paid as provided in this section shall be paid upon vouchers drawn by the Executive Director of the Board in accordance with Board policy.

The Board is authorized and empowered to expend from funds collected such sum or sums as it may determine necessary in the administration and enforcement of this Article, and employ such personnel as it may deem requisite to assist in carrying out the administrative functions required by this Article and by the Board.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-8 — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-8
§ 163-8. Filling vacancies in State executive offices
Status: reserved

If the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall become vacant, the provisions of G.S. 147-11.1 shall apply. If the office of any of the following officers shall be vacated by death, resignation, or otherwise than by expiration of term, it shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint another to serve until his successor is elected and qualified: Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor, and Commissioner of Insurance. Each such vacancy shall be filled by election at the first election for members of the General Assembly that occurs more than 60 days after the vacancy has taken place, and the person chosen shall hold the office for the remainder of the unexpired four-year term: Provided, that when a vacancy occurs in any of the offices named in this section and the term expires on the first day of January succeeding the next election for members of the General Assembly, the Governor shall appoint to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term of the office.

Upon the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of any one of these officers for any of the causes stated in the preceding paragraph, the Governor may appoint an acting officer to perform the duties of that office until a person is appointed or elected pursuant to this section and Article III, Section 7 of the State Constitution , to fill the vacancy and is qualified.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15B-21 — NC Code / Chapter 15B / Section 15B-21
§ 15B-21. Annual report
Status: in_force

The Commission shall, by March 15 each year, prepare and transmit to the chairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety and to the chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Justice and Public Safety a report of its activities in the prior fiscal year and the current fiscal year to date. The report shall include all of the following:

(1) The number of claims filed.

(2) The number of awards made.

(2a) The number of pending cases by year received.

(3) The amount of each award.

(4) A statistical summary of claims denied and awards made.

(5) The administrative costs of the Commission, including the compensation of commissioners.

(6) The current unencumbered balance of the North Carolina Crime Victims Compensation Fund.

(7) The amount of funds carried over from the prior fiscal year.

(8) The amount of funds received in the prior fiscal year from the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety and from the compensation fund established pursuant to the Victims Crime Act of 1984, 42 U.S.C. § 10601, et seq.

(9) The amount of funds expected to be received in the current fiscal year, as well as the amount actually received in the current fiscal year on the date of the report, from the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Adult Correction, and from the compensation fund established pursuant to the Victims Crime Act of 1984, 42 U.S.C. § 10601, et seq.

(10) A summary of the outreach awareness measure taken during the prior fiscal year.

The Attorney General and State Auditor shall assist the Commission in the preparation of the report required by this section.