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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-107 — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-107
§ 95-107. Assessment and collection of fees; certificates of safe operation
Status: in_force

The assessment of the fees adopted by the Commissioner pursuant to G.S. 95-69.11 , 95-110.5 , 95-111.4 and 95-120 shall be made against the owner or operator of the equipment and may be collected at the time of inspection. If the fees are not collected at the time of inspection, the Department must bill the owner or operator of the equipment for the amount of the fee assessed for the inspection of the equipment and the amount assessed is payable by the owner or operator of the equipment upon receipt of the bill. Certificates of safe operation may be withheld by the Department of Labor until such time as the assessed fees are collected.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 104-10 — NC Code / Chapter 104 / Section 104-10
§ 104-10. Migratory bird sanctuaries or other wildlife refuges
Status: in_force

The United States is authorized to acquire by purchase, or by condemnation with adequate compensation, such lands in North Carolina as in the opinion of the federal government may be needed for the establishment of one or more migratory bird sanctuaries or other wildlife refuges. This consent is given upon condition that the State of North Carolina shall retain a concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over such lands so far that civil process in all cases, and such criminal process as may issue under the authority of the State of North Carolina against any person charged with the commission of any crime without or within said jurisdiction, may be executed therein in like manner as if this consent had not been given. Power is hereby conferred upon the Congress of the United States to pass such laws as it may deem necessary to the acquisition as hereinbefore provided, for incorporation in such sanctuaries or refuges such lands lying in North Carolina as in the opinion of the federal government may be suitable and needed for this purpose. Power is hereby conferred upon Congress to pass such laws and to make or provide for the making of such rules and regulations, of both civil and criminal nature, and to provide punishment therefor, as in its judgment may be necessary for the management, control and protection of such lands as may be from time to time acquired by the United States under the provisions of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-163 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-163
§ 143-163. State agencies may issue bonds to finance certain public undertakings
Status: in_force

The several departments, institutions, agencies and commissions of the State of North Carolina, acting at the suggestion of the Governor of North Carolina, with the approval of the Council of State, are hereby authorized to issue bonds of the several departments, agencies or commissions of the State, in such sum or sums, not to exceed in the aggregate two million dollars ($2,000,000), at such time or times, in such denominations as may be determined, and at such rate of interest as may be most advantageous to the several departments, institutions, agencies and commissions of the State, the said bonds to run for a period not exceeding 30 years from date, which bonds may be sold and delivered as other like bonds of the State of North Carolina: Provided, however, that the credit of the State of North Carolina, or any of its departments, institutions, agencies or commissions, shall not be pledged further in the payment of such bonds, except with respect to the rentals, profits and proceeds received in connection with the undertaking, for which said bonds are issued, and said bonds and interest so issued shall be payable solely out of the receipts from the undertaking for which they were issued, without further obligation on the part of the State of North Carolina, or any of its departments, institutions, agencies or commissions, provided that no State department or institution issuing any of said bonds shall be allowed to pledge any of its appropriations received from the State as security for these bonds; provided, further, that no State department, institution, agency or commission of the State shall make application for or issue any bonds, as provided in this section, after June 1, 1941.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-86-1 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-86-1
§ 120-86.1. Personnel-related action unethical
Status: in_force

It shall be unethical for a legislator to take, promise, or threaten any legislative action, as defined in G.S. 120C-100(9) , for the purpose of influencing or in retaliation for any action regarding State employee hirings, promotions, grievances, or disciplinary actions subject to Chapter 126 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-56-6 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-56-6
§ 58-56-6. Written agreement necessary
Status: in_force

(a) No TPA may act as a TPA without a written agreement between the TPA and the insurer. The written agreement shall be retained as part of the official records of both the insurer and the TPA for the duration of the agreement and for five years thereafter. The agreement shall contain all provisions required by this Article, to the extent those requirements apply to the functions performed by the TPA.

(b) The agreement shall include a statement of duties that the TPA is expected to perform on behalf of the insurer and the kinds of insurance the TPA is to be authorized to administer. The agreement shall provide for underwriting or other standards pertaining to the business underwritten by the insurer.

(c) The insurer or TPA may, with written notice, terminate the agreement for cause as provided in the agreement. The insurer may suspend the underwriting authority of the TPA during the pendency of any dispute regarding the cause for termination of the agreement. The insurer must fulfill any lawful obligations with respect to policies affected by the agreement, regardless of any dispute between the insurer and the TPA.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 43-43 — NC Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-43
§ 43-43. Authorized transfer of equitable interests registered
Status: reserved

No writing or instrument for the purpose of transferring, encumbering or otherwise dealing with equitable interests in registered land shall be registered unless the power thereto enabling has been expressly conferred by or has been reserved in the writing or instrument creating such equitable instrument, or has been declared to exist by the decree of some court of competent jurisdiction, which decree must also be registered.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-10-575 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-10-575
§ 58-10-575. Minimum capital
Status: in_force

(a) An SPFC shall initially possess and maintain minimum capital of not less than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). All of the minimum initial capitalization shall be in cash. All other funds of the SPFC in excess of its minimum initial capitalization shall be in the form of cash, cash equivalent, or securities invested as approved by the Commissioner.

(b) Additional capitalization for the SPFC shall be determined, if so required, by the Commissioner after giving due consideration to the SPFC's plan of operation, feasibility study, pro formas, and the nature of the risks being insured or reinsured, which may be prescribed in formulas approved by the Commissioner.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-61 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-61
§ 7A-61. Duties of district attorney
Status: in_force

The district attorney shall prepare the trial dockets, prosecute in a timely manner in the name of the State all criminal actions and infractions requiring prosecution in the superior and district courts of the district attorney's prosecutorial district and advise the officers of justice in the district attorney's district. The district attorney shall also represent the State in juvenile cases in the superior and district courts in which the juvenile is represented by an attorney. The district attorney shall provide to the Attorney General any case files, records and additional information necessary for the Attorney General to conduct appeals to the Appellate Division for cases from the district attorney's prosecutorial district. The Attorney General shall not delegate to the district attorney, or any other entity, the duty to represent the State in criminal and juvenile appeals. Each district attorney shall devote his full time to the duties of his office and shall not engage in the private practice of law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-364 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-364
§ 20-364. Route changes
Status: in_force

Irrespective of the route shown on the permit, an alternate route will be followed:

(1) If directed by a peace officer.

(2) If directed by a uniformed officer assigned to a weigh station to follow a route to a weighing device.

(3) If the specified route is officially detoured. Should a detour be encountered, the driver shall check with the office issuing permit on which he is traveling prior to proceeding.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-5-01 — NC Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-5-01
§ 55-5-01. Registered office and registered agent
Status: in_force

Each corporation must maintain a registered office and registered agent as required by Article 4 of Chapter 55D of the General Statutes and is subject to service on the Secretary of State under that Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 33A-10 — NC Code / Chapter 33A / Section 33A-10
§ 33A-10. Single custodianship
Status: in_force

A transfer may be made only for one minor, and only one person may be the custodian. All custodial property held under this Chapter by the same custodian for the benefit of the same minor constitutes a single custodianship.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-15-25 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-15-25
§ 58-15-25. Business name
Status: in_force

Every reciprocal shall have and use an appropriate business name that includes the word or words “reciprocal,” “interinsurer,” “interinsurance,” or “exchange”.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159-104 — NC Code / Chapter 159 / Section 159-104
§ 159-104. Application to Commission for approval of project development financing debt instrument issue; preliminary conference; acceptance of application
Status: in_force

A unit of local government may not issue project development financing debt instruments under this Article unless the issue is approved by the Local Government Commission. The governing body of the issuing unit shall file with the secretary of the Commission an application for Commission approval of the issue. At the time of application, the governing body shall publish a public notice of the application in a newspaper of general circulation in the unit of local government. The application shall include any statements of facts and documents concerning the proposed debt instruments, development financing district, and development financing plan, and the financial condition of the unit, required by the secretary. The Commission may prescribe the form of the application.

Before accepting the application, the secretary may require the governing body or its representatives to attend a preliminary conference in order to discuss informally the proposed issue, district, and plan and the timing of the steps to be taken in issuing the debt instruments. The development financing plan need not be adopted by the governing body at the time it files the application with the secretary. However, before the Commission may enter its order approving the debt instruments, the governing body must adopt the plan and make the findings described in G.S. 159-105(b)(1) and (5) .

After an application in proper form and order has been filed, and after a preliminary conference if one is required, the secretary shall notify the unit in writing that the application has been filed and accepted for submission to the Commission. The secretary's statement is conclusive evidence that the unit has complied with this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-26-4 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-26-4
§ 28A-26-4. Bonds
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the exception in subsection (b), any personal representative, including a domiciliary personal representative, who is granted ancillary letters of administration in this State must satisfy the bond requirements prescribed in Article 8 of this Chapter.

(b) Where a citizen or subject of a foreign country, or of any other state or territory of the United States, by will sufficient according to the laws of this State, and duly probated and recorded in the proper county, devises to that person's executor, with power to sell and convey, real property situated in this State in trust for a person named in the will, the power being vested in the executor as such trustee, the executor may execute the power without giving bond in this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-529 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-529
§ 90-529. Athletic trainers previously certified
Status: in_force

The Board shall issue a license to practice as an athletic trainer to a person who applies to the Board on or before August 1, 1998, and furnishes to the Board on a form approved by the Board proof of good moral character, graduation from an accredited four-year college or university in a course of study approved by the Board, and a current certificate from the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification, Inc.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-767 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-767
§ 15A-767. Distribution of copies of Article
Status: in_force

Copies of this Article shall, upon its approval, be transmitted to the governor of each state, the Attorney General and the Administrator of General Services of the United States, and the Council of State Governments.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-224-21 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-224-21
§ 53-224.21. Conditions for interstate merger prior to June 1, 1997
Status: in_force

An interstate merger transaction prior to June 1, 1997, involving a North Carolina bank shall not be consummated, and any out-of-state bank resulting from such a merger shall not operate any branch in North Carolina, unless the laws of the home state of each out-of-state bank involved in the interstate merger transaction permit North Carolina banks under substantially the same terms and conditions as are set forth in Part 3 to acquire banks and establish and maintain branches in that state by means of interstate merger transactions.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-84 — NC Code / Chapter 75 / Section 75-84
§ 75-84. Separate offenses; injunctions
Status: in_force

Each act of establishing a price in violation of this Article shall constitute a separate offense by the seller and the civil penalty for each offense shall be not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). Upon a proper showing by the Attorney General or his delegate, further violations may be temporarily or permanently enjoined.

The clear proceeds of civil penalties provided for in this section shall be remitted to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund in accordance with G.S. 115C-457.2 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 121-51 — NC Code / Chapter 121 / Section 121-51
§ 121-51. Definitions
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Address .--A description of the location of the lender as shown on a museum or archives repository's records that is sufficient for delivery by mail.

(2) Archives repository .--An archives repository shall have the same meaning as the term “North Carolina State Archives” as defined in G.S. 121-2(7) .

(3) Loan .--The placement of property with a museum or archives repository that is not accompanied by a transfer of title of the property to the museum or archives repository and for which there is some record that the owner intended to retain title to the property. The term “loan” does not include transfers between museums, between archives repositories, or between museums and archives repositories unless the transferring institution specifically provides in writing that the transfer is a loan under this Article.

(4) Museum .--A museum shall include any museum or historic site administered by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, including the term “North Carolina Museum of History” as defined in G.S. 121-2(6) .

(5) Property .--A tangible object under the care of a museum or archives repository that has intrinsic historic, artistic, scientific, educational, or cultural value.

(6) Valid claim .--A written notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum or archives repository, including all of the following:

a. A description of the property adequate to enable the museum or archives repository to identify the property.

b. Documentation sufficient to establish the claimant as owner of the property.

c. A statement attesting to the truth, to the best of the signer's knowledge, of all information included in or with the notice.

d. The signature, under penalty of perjury, of the claimant or a person authorized to act on behalf of the claimant.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36E-2 — NC Code / Chapter 36E / Section 36E-2
§ 36E-2. Definitions
Status: reserved

The following definitions apply in this Chapter:

(1) Charitable purpose.--The relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, the promotion of health, scientific, benevolent, literary, governmental, or municipal purposes, or any other purpose the achievement of which is beneficial to the community.

(2) Endowment fund.--An institutional fund or part thereof that, under the terms of a gift instrument, is not wholly expendable by the institution on a current basis. The term does not include assets that an institution designates as an endowment fund for its own use.

(3) Gift instrument.--A record or records, including an institutional solicitation or a response to an institutional solicitation, under which property is granted to, transferred to, or held by an institution as an institutional fund.

(4) Institution.--Any of the following:

a. A person, other than an individual, organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes;

b. A government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, to the extent that it holds funds exclusively for a charitable purpose; or

c. A trust that had both charitable and noncharitable interests, after all noncharitable interests have terminated.

(5) Institutional fund.--A fund held by an institution exclusively for charitable purposes. The term includes tangible assets but does not include:

a. Program-related assets;

b. A fund held for an institution by a trustee that is not an institution; or

c. A fund in which a beneficiary that is not an institution has an interest, other than an interest that could arise only upon violation or failure of the purposes of the fund.

(6) Person.--An individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(7) Program-related asset.--An asset held by an institution not primarily for investment.

(8) Record.--Information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-18-07 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-18-07
§ 136-18.07. Subdivision Roads Manual
Status: in_force

The Department shall update its Subdivision Roads Minimum Construction Standards Manual and any related pavement or other policies by July 1, 2020, and regularly thereafter, to accurately reflect current federal and State law and applicable judicial decisions. The Department shall report all updates to the Manual to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-569-24 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-569-24
§ 1-569.24. Modification or correction of award
Status: in_force

(a) Upon motion made within 90 days after the moving party receives notice of the award pursuant to G.S. 1-569.19 or within 90 days after the moving party receives notice of a modified or corrected award pursuant to G.S. 1-569.20 , the court shall modify or correct the award if:

(1) There was an evident mathematical miscalculation or an evident mistake in the description of a person, thing, or property referred to in the award;

(2) The arbitrator has made an award on a claim not submitted to the arbitrator, and the award may be corrected without affecting the merits of the decision on the claims submitted; or

(3) The award is imperfect in a matter of form not affecting the merits of the decision on the claims submitted.

(b) If a motion made under subsection (a) of this section is granted, the court shall modify and confirm the award as modified or corrected. Otherwise, unless a motion to vacate is pending, the court shall confirm the award.

(c) A motion to modify or correct an award pursuant to this section may be joined with a motion to vacate the award.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-135-219 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-135-219
§ 143B-135.219. No compensation of members; reimbursement for expenses
Status: in_force

Members of the Advisory Commission shall serve without compensation and shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred while in attendance at meetings of the Commission at the same rate as that established for reimbursement of State employees. Payment for such reimbursement for actual expense shall be made from the Contingency and Emergency Fund.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-7-106 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-7-106
§ 25-7-106. Control of electronic document of title
Status: reserved

(a) A person has control of an electronic document of title if a system employed for evidencing the transfer of interests in the electronic document reliably establishes that person as the person to which the electronic document was issued or transferred.

(b) A system satisfies subsection (a) of this section, and a person is deemed to have control of an electronic document of title, if the document is created, stored, and assigned in such a manner that:

(1) A single authoritative copy of the document exists which is unique, identifiable, and, except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (4), (5), and (6) of this subsection, unalterable;

(2) The authoritative copy identifies the person asserting control as:

a. The person to whom the document was issued; or

b. If the authoritative copy indicates that the document has been transferred, the person to whom the document was most recently transferred;

(3) The authoritative copy is communicated to and maintained by the person asserting control or its designated custodian;

(4) Copies or amendments that add or change an identified assignee of the authoritative copy can be made only with the consent of the person asserting control;

(5) Each copy of the authoritative copy and any copy of a copy is readily identifiable as a copy that is not the authoritative copy; and

(6) Any amendment of the authoritative copy is readily identifiable as authorized or unauthorized.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-167 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-167
§ 20-167. Vehicles transporting explosives
Status: in_force

Any person operating any vehicle transporting any explosive as a cargo or part of a cargo upon a highway shall at all times comply with the rules and regulations of the United States Department of Transportation as adopted by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-309-73 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-309-73
§ 130A-309.73. Inspections of battery retailers authorized; construction of this Part
Status: in_force

(a) The Department may inspect any place, building, or premise subject to the provisions of G.S. 130A-309.71 . The Department may issue warnings to persons who fail to comply with the provisions of this Part.

(b) The provisions of this Part shall not be construed to prohibit any person who does not sell lead-acid batteries from collecting and recycling such batteries.