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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-105-37A — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-105-37A
§ 115C-105.37A. Continually low-performing schools; definition; assistance and intervention; reassignment of students
Status: in_force

(a) Definition of Continually Low-Performing Schools.--A continually low-performing school is a school that has received State-mandated assistance and has been designated by the State Board as low performing for at least two of three consecutive years. If the State Board identifies a school as continually low performing:

(1) The school improvement team at that school shall review its school improvement plan to ensure consistency with the plan adopted pursuant to G.S. 115C-105.38(b)(3) , and

(2) The plan must be reviewed and approved by the State Board of Education.

(b) Assistance to Schools That Are Low Performing for Two Years.--If a school that has received State-mandated assistance is designated by the State Board as low performing for two consecutive years or for two of three consecutive years, the State Board shall provide a series of progressive assistance and intervention strategies to that school. These strategies shall be designed to improve student achievement and to maintain student achievement at appropriate levels and may include, to the extent that funds are available for this purpose, assistance such as reductions in class size, extension of teacher and assistant principal contracts, extension of the instructional year, and grant-based assistance.

(c) Intervention in Schools That Are Low Performing for Three or More Years.--The State Board of Education shall develop and implement a series of actions for providing assistance and intervention to schools that have previously received State-mandated assistance and have been designated by the State Board as low performing for three or more consecutive years or for at least three out of four years. These actions shall be the least intrusive actions that are consistent with the need to improve student achievement at each such school and shall be adapted to the unique characteristics of each such school and the effectiveness of other actions developed or implemented to improve student achievement at each such school.

(d) The State Board of Education shall report annually to the Superintendent of the North Carolina Innovative School District on any schools identified under this section as qualifying schools as defined in G.S. 115C-75.5 for consideration to be selected as innovative schools in accordance with Article 7A of this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-3-119 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-3-119
§ 25-3-119. Notice of right to defend action
Status: in_force

In an action for breach of an obligation for which a third person is answerable over pursuant to this Article or Article 4, the defendant may give the third person written notice of the litigation, and the person notified may then give similar notice to any other person who is answerable over. If the notice states (i) that the person notified may come in and defend and (ii) that failure to do so will bind the person notified in an action later brought by the person giving the notice as to any determination of fact common to the two litigations, the person notified is so bound unless, after seasonable receipt of the notice, the person notified does come in and defend.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-31 — NC Code / Chapter 108A / Section 108A-31
§ 108A-31. Application for assistance
Status: in_force

Any person who believes that the person is eligible to receive Work First Program assistance may apply for assistance to the county department of social services in the county in which the person resides, or, in the case of residents of Electing Counties, to the public or private entity designated by the board of county commissioners. Counties shall record inquiries for and accept applications from all persons requesting to apply for Work First Program assistance. Counties shall process applications in a reasonable and timely manner.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1230 — NC Code / Chapter 35A / Section 35A-1230
§ 35A-1230. Bond required before receiving property
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by G.S. 35A-1212.1 and G.S. 35A-1225(a) , no general guardian or guardian of the estate shall be permitted to receive the ward's property until he has given sufficient surety, approved by the clerk, to account for and apply the same under the direction of the court, provided that if the guardian is a nonresident of this State and the value of the property received exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000) the surety shall be a bond under G.S. 35A-1231(a) executed by a duly authorized surety company, or secured by cash in an amount equal to the amount of the bond or by a mortgage executed under Chapter 109 of the General Statutes on real estate located in the county, the value of which, excluding all prior liens and encumbrances, shall be at least one and one-fourth times the amount of the bond; and further provided that the nonresident shall appoint a resident agent to accept service of process in all actions and proceedings with respect to the guardianship. The clerk shall not require a guardian of the person who is a resident of North Carolina to post a bond; the clerk may require a nonresident guardian of the person to post a bond or other security for the faithful performance of the guardian's duties.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74-24-18 — NC Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74-24-18
§ 74-24.18. Legal representation
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Attorney General of North Carolina to represent the Department of Labor in all actions or proceedings in connection with this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 119-3 — NC Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119-3
§ 119-3. Misrepresentation of brands for sale
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to display, at the place of sale, any sign, label or other designating mark which describes any lubricating oil for internal combustion engines not actually sold or offered for sale or delivered at the location at which the sign, label or other designating mark is displayed, or to display any label upon any container which label names or describes any lubricating oil for internal combustion engines not actually contained therein, but offered for sale or sold as such: Provided, this section shall not prevent the advertising of such products when no lubricating oil is offered for sale at such place of advertisement.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-236 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-236
§ 130A-236. Regulation of sanitation in schools
Status: in_force

For the protection of the public health, the Commission shall adopt rules to establish sanitation requirements for public, private and religious schools. The rules shall address, but not be limited to, the cleanliness of floors, walls, ceilings, storage spaces and other areas; adequacy of lighting, ventilation, water supply, toilet and lavatory facilities; sewage collection, treatment and disposal facilities; and solid waste disposal. The Department shall inspect schools at least annually. The Department shall submit written inspection reports of public schools to the State Board of Education and written inspection reports of private and religious schools to the Department of Administration.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-132-1 — NC Code / Chapter 110 / Section 110-132-1
§ 110-132.1. Paternity determination by another state entitled to full faith and credit
Status: in_force

A paternity determination made by another state:

(1) In accordance with the laws of that state, and

(2) By any means that is recognized in that state as establishing paternity

shall be entitled to full faith and credit in this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-671 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-671
§ 160A-671. Termination of district
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees, after providing for the continued availability of natural gas service to its customers, if any, may terminate the existence of the district at any time when it has no outstanding indebtedness. The Board of Trustees shall file notification of the termination with the Secretary of State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-30-2 — NC Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116-30-2
§ 116-30.2. Appropriations to special responsibility constituent institutions
Status: reserved

(a) All General Fund appropriations made by the General Assembly for continuing operations of a special responsibility constituent institution of The University of North Carolina shall be made in the form of a single sum to each budget code of the institution for each year of the fiscal period for which the appropriations are being made. Notwithstanding G.S. 143C-6-4 and G.S. 120-76(8) , each special responsibility constituent institution may expend monies from the overhead receipts special fund budget code and the General Fund monies so appropriated to it in the manner deemed by the Chancellor to be calculated to maintain and advance the programs and services of the institutions, consistent with the directives and policies of the Board of Governors. Special responsibility constituent institutions may transfer appropriations between budget codes. These transfers shall be considered certified even if as a result of agreements between special responsibility constituent institutions. The preparation, presentation, and review of General Fund budget requests of special responsibility constituent institutions shall be conducted in the same manner as are requests of other constituent institutions. The quarterly allotment procedure established pursuant to G.S. 143C-6-3 shall apply to the General Fund appropriations made for the current operations of each special responsibility constituent institution. All General Fund monies so appropriated to each special responsibility constituent institution shall be recorded, reported, and audited in the same manner as are General Fund appropriations to other constituent institutions.

(b) Repealed by S.L. 2006-66, § 9.11(f), eff. July 1, 2007 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-63-02 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-63-02
§ 20-63.02. Advisory committee of commission contractors
Status: in_force

(a) Committee and Duties.--An advisory committee is established and is designated the License Plate Agent (LPA) Advisory Committee. The Division and the LPA Advisory Committee are directed to work together to ensure excellent and efficient customer service with respect to vehicle titling and registration services provided through commission contracts awarded under G.S. 20-63 . As part of this effort, the Division and the Committee must periodically review all forms and instructions used in the vehicle titling and registration process to ensure that they are readily understandable and not duplicative. The Committee must meet at least quarterly.

(b) Membership and Terms.--The LPA Advisory Committee consists of persons who are on the staff of the Division of Motor Vehicles and six persons appointed by the North Carolina Association of Motor Vehicle Registration Contractors. The Commissioner determines the number of Division staff persons to appoint to the Committee and designates the chair of the Committee. Members of the Committee appointed by the Commissioner serve ex officio. Members of the Committee appointed by the Association serve two-year terms beginning on July 1 of an odd-numbered year. A member who serves for a specific term continues to serve after the expiration of the member's term until a successor is appointed.

(c) Expenses.--Members of the LPA Advisory Committee are allowed the per diem, subsistence, and travel allowances established under G.S. 138-5 for service on State boards and commissions.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-113-1 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-113-1
§ 14-113.1. Use of false or counterfeit credit device; unauthorized use of another's credit device; use after notice of revocation
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to obtain or attempt to obtain credit, or to purchase or attempt to purchase any goods, property or service, by the use of any false, fictitious, or counterfeit telephone number, credit number or other credit device, or by the use of any telephone number, credit number or other credit device of another without the authority of the person to whom such number or device was issued, or by the use of any telephone number, credit number or other credit device in any case where such number or device has been revoked and notice of revocation has been given to the person to whom issued or he has knowledge or reason to believe that such revocation has occurred.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-210 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-210
§ 7A-210. Small claim action defined
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Article a small claim action is a civil action wherein:

(1) The amount in controversy, computed in accordance with G.S. 7A-243 , does not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and

(2) The only principal relief prayed is monetary, or the recovery of specific personal property, or summary ejectment, or any combination of the foregoing in properly joined claims; and

(3) The plaintiff has requested assignment to a magistrate in the manner provided in this Article.

The seeking of the ancillary remedy of claim and delivery or an order from the clerk of superior court for the relinquishment of property subject to a lien pursuant to G.S 44A-4(a) does not prevent an action otherwise qualifying as a small claim under this Article from so qualifying.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126-28 — NC Code / Chapter 126 / Section 126-28
§ 126-28. Penalty for examining, copying, etc., confidential file without authority
Status: in_force

Any person, not specifically authorized by G.S. 126-24 to have access to a personnel file designated as confidential by this Article, who shall knowingly and willfully examine in its official filing place, remove or copy any portion of a confidential personnel file shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and upon conviction shall only be fined in the discretion of the court but not in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00).
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31D-3-314 — NC Code / Chapter 31D / Section 31D-3-314
§ 31D-3-314. Power holder's authority to revoke or amend exercise
Status: in_force

If the terms of an instrument creating a power of appointment do not prohibit the power holder from revoking or amending an exercise of the power, a power holder may revoke or amend the exercise of a power only if one of the following apply:

(1) The instrument creating the exercise of the power of appointment may be revoked or amended.

(2) The power holder reserves a power of revocation or amendment in the instrument exercising the power of appointment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-269 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-269
§ 160A-269. Negotiated offer, advertisement, and upset bids
Status: in_force

A city may receive, solicit, or negotiate an offer to purchase property and advertise it for upset bids. When an offer is made and the council proposes to accept it, the council shall require the offeror to deposit five percent (5%) of his bid with the city clerk, and shall publish a notice of the offer. The notice shall contain a general description of the property, the amount and terms of the offer, and a notice that within 10 days any person may raise the bid by not less than ten percent (10%) of the first one thousand dollars ($1,000) and five percent (5%) of the remainder. When a bid is raised, the bidder shall deposit with the city clerk five percent (5%) of the increased bid, and the clerk shall readvertise the offer at the increased bid. This procedure shall be repeated until no further qualifying upset bids are received, at which time the council may accept the offer and sell the property to the highest bidder. The council may at any time reject any and all offers.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 39-23-11A — NC Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39-23-11A
§ 39-23.11A. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
Status: in_force

This Article modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c) , or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-3-406 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-3-406
§ 25-3-406. Negligence contributing to forged signature or alteration of instrument
Status: in_force

(a) A person whose failure to exercise ordinary care substantially contributes to an alteration of an instrument or to the making of a forged signature on an instrument is precluded from asserting the alteration or the forgery against a person who, in good faith, pays the instrument or takes it for value or for collection.

(b) Under subsection (a) of this section, if the person asserting the preclusion fails to exercise ordinary care in paying or taking the instrument and that failure substantially contributes to loss, the loss is allocated between the person precluded and the person asserting the preclusion according to the extent to which the failure of each to exercise ordinary care contributed to the loss.

(c) Under subsection (a) of this section, the burden of proving failure to exercise ordinary care is on the person asserting the preclusion. Under subsection (b) of this section, the burden of proving failure to exercise ordinary care is on the person precluded.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-44-50 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-44-50
§ 58-44-50. Bar to defense of failure to render timely proof of loss
Status: in_force

In any action brought to enforce an insurance policy subject to the provisions of this Article, any party claiming benefit under the policy may reply to the pleading of any other party against whom liability is sought which asserts as a defense, the failure to render timely proof of loss as required by the terms of the policy that such failure was for good cause and that the failure to render timely proof of loss has not substantially harmed the party against whom liability is sought in his ability to defend. The issues raised by such reply shall be determined by the jury if jury trial has been demanded.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-51-116 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-51-116
§ 58-51-116. ERISA plans may not require Medicaid to pay first
Status: in_force

An employee benefit plan as defined in ERISA shall not include any provision which, because an individual is provided or is eligible for benefits or service pursuant to a State plan under Title XIX of the Social Security Act (Medicaid), has the effect of limiting or excluding coverage or payment for any health care for that individual under the terms of the employee benefit plan, provided that the individual is one who would otherwise be covered or entitled to benefits or services under the employee benefit plan.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-506-7 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-506-7
§ 143-506.7. Purposes
Status: in_force

The purposes of this Article are to declare as a policy that the State of North Carolina shall encourage economic progress and job opportunities throughout the State; support growth trends which are favorable to maintain a dispersed population, to maintain a healthy and pleasant environment and to preserve the natural resources of the State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-568-2 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-568-2
§ 106-568.2. Policy as to referendum and assessment
Status: in_force

It is declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the economic development of the State that farmers, producers, and growers of agricultural commodities using commercial feed and/or fertilizers or their ingredients be permitted by referendum held among themselves to levy upon themselves an assessment of fifteen cents (15¢) per ton on mixed fertilizers, commercial feed, and their ingredients (except lime and land plaster) to provide funds through the Agricultural Foundation to supplement the established program of agricultural research and dissemination of research facts.

It is further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the economic development of the State that tobacco producers be permitted by referendum to levy upon themselves an assessment not to exceed ten cents (10¢) per hundred pounds of tobacco marketed to provide funds through the North Carolina Tobacco Research Commission for research and dissemination of research facts concerning tobacco.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-131 — NC Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15-131
§ 15-131. Assault in this State, death in another
Status: in_force

In all cases of felonious homicide, when the assault has been made within this State, and the person assaulted dies without the limits thereof, the offender shall be indicted and punished for the crime in the county where the assault was made, in the same manner, to all intents and purposes, as if the person assaulted had died within the limits of this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-1 — NC Code / Chapter 156 / Section 156-1
§ 156-1. Supplemental proceeding
Status: in_force

The proceedings initiated under this Chapter may be, to the extent practicable, supplemented by the procedures of Chapter 40A.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-252 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-252
§ 66-252. Display and possession of certificate of registration
Status: in_force

(a) When Required.--A person who sells tangible personal property at a specialty market, other than the person's own household personal property, is considered a retailer under G.S. 105-164.4 and must obtain a certificate of registration from the Department of Revenue before the person may engage in business. An itinerant merchant must keep the merchant's certificate of registration conspicuously and prominently displayed, so as to be visible for inspection by patrons of the itinerant merchant at the places or locations at which the goods are to be sold or offered for sale. A peddler must carry the peddler's certificate of registration when the peddler offers goods for sale and must produce the certificate upon the request of any customer, State or local revenue agent, or law enforcement agent. A specialty market vendor must keep the certificate of registration conspicuously and prominently displayed, so as to be visible for inspection by patrons of the specialty market vendor at the places or locations at which the goods are to be sold or offered for sale. A specialty market operator must have its certificate of registration, if any, available for inspection during all times that the specialty market is open and must produce it upon the request of any customer, State or local revenue agent, or law enforcement agent.

(b) Compliance.--The requirement that a certificate of registration be displayed is satisfied if the vendor displays either of the following:

(1) A copy of the certificate.

(2) Evidence that the certificate has been applied for within 30 days before the date the certificate was required to be displayed.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-309-86 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-309-86
§ 130A-309.86. Effect on local ordinances
Status: in_force

This Part preempts any local ordinance regarding the management of white goods that is inconsistent with this Part or the rules adopted pursuant to this Part. It does not preempt any local ordinance regarding the management of white goods that is consistent with this Part or rules adopted pursuant to this Part.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 96-4-1 — NC Code / Chapter 96 / Section 96-4-1
§ 96-4.1. Funds used in administering the unemployment compensation laws
Status: in_force

Four funds are established to administer this Chapter. The State Treasurer is responsible for investing all revenue received by the funds as provided in G.S. 147-69.2 and G.S. 147-69.3 . Interest and other investment income earned by a fund accrues to it. Payments from a fund may be made only upon the warrant of the Secretary of Commerce.

The four funds are:

(1) The Employment Security Administration Fund established under G.S. 96-5 .

(2) The Supplemental Employment Security Administration Fund established under G.S. 96-5.1 .

(3) The Unemployment Insurance Fund established under G.S. 96-6 .

(4) The Unemployment Insurance Reserve Fund established under G.S. 96-6.2 .