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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 39-13-4 — NC Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39-13-4
§ 39-13.4. Conveyances by husband or wife under deed of separation
Status: in_force

Any conveyance of real property, or any interest therein, by the husband or wife who have previously executed a valid and lawful deed of separation which authorizes said husband or wife to convey real property or any interest therein without the consent and joinder of the other and which deed of separation or a memorandum of the deed of separation setting forth such authorization is recorded in the county where the land lies, shall be valid to pass such title as the conveying spouse may have to his or her grantee and shall pass such title free and clear of all rights in such property and free and clear of such interest in property that the other spouse might acquire solely as a result of the marriage, including any rights arising under G.S. 29-30 , unless an instrument in writing canceling the deed of separation or memorandum thereof and properly executed and acknowledged by said husband and wife is recorded in the office of said register of deeds. The instrument which is registered under this section to authorize the conveyance of an interest in real property or the cancellation of the deed of separation or memorandum thereof shall comply with the provisions of G.S. 52-10 or 52-10.1 .

All conveyances of any interest in real property by a spouse who had previously executed a valid and lawful deed of separation, or separation agreement, or property settlement, which authorized the parties thereto to convey real property or any interest therein without the consent and joinder of the other, when said deed of separation, separation agreement, or property settlement, or a memorandum of the deed of separation, separation agreement, property settlement, setting forth such authorization, had been previously recorded in the county where the property is located, and when such conveyances were executed before October 1, 1981, shall be valid to pass such title as the conveying spouse may have to his or her grantee, and shall pass such to him free and clear of rights in such property and free and clear of such interest in such property that the other spouse might acquire solely as a result of the marriage, including any rights arising under G.S. 29-30 , unless an instrument in writing canceling the deed of separation, separation agreement, or property settlement, or memorandum thereof, properly executed and acknowledged by said husband and wife, is recorded in the office of said register of deeds. The instrument which is registered under this section to authorize the conveyance of an interest in real property or the cancellation of the deed of separation, separation agreement, property settlement, or memorandum thereof shall comply with G.S. 52-10 or 52-10.1 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-1060 — NC Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59-1060
§ 59-1060. Conversion
Status: in_force

A domestic limited partnership may convert to a different business entity if:

(1) The conversion is permitted by the laws of the state or country governing the organization and internal affairs of such other business entity; and

(2) The converting domestic limited partnership complies with the requirements of this Part and, to the extent applicable, the laws referred to in subdivision (1) of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 161-4 — NC Code / Chapter 161 / Section 161-4
§ 161-4. Bond required
Status: in_force

(a) Every register of deeds shall give bond with sufficient surety, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, in a sum of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), payable to the State, and conditioned for the safekeeping of the books and records, and for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office.

(b) The bond and surety required under subsection (a) shall further be conditioned for the safekeeping of the books and records, and for the faithful discharge of the duties of office of the register of deeds by any incumbent assistant and deputy register of deeds appointed prior to the vacancy pursuant to G.S. 161-6 and holding over after vacancy in the office of register of deeds for the interim, as provided in G.S. 161-5(b) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47C-3-114 — NC Code / Chapter 47C / Section 47C-3-114
§ 47C-3-114. Surplus funds
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided in the declaration, any surplus funds of the association remaining after payment of or provisions for common expenses and any prepayment of reserves must be paid to the unit owners in proportion to their common expense liabilities or credited to them to reduce their future common expense assessments.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-7-50 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-7-50
§ 58-7-50. Maintenance and removal of records and assets
Status: in_force

(a) Every domestic insurer shall maintain its home or principal office in this State and keep therein complete records of its assets, transactions, and affairs, specifically including:

(1) Financial records;

(2) Corporate records;

(3) Reinsurance documents;

(4) All accounting transactions;

(5) Claim files; and

(6) Payment of claims, in accordance with such methods and systems as are customary or suitable as to the kind or kinds of insurance transacted.

(b) Every domestic insurer shall have and maintain its assets in this State, except as to:

(1) Real property and personal property appurtenant thereto lawfully owned by the insurer and located outside this State; and

(2) Such property of the insurer as may be customary, necessary, and convenient to enable and facilitate the operation of its branch offices, regional home offices, and operations offices, located outside this State as referred to in G.S. 58-7-55 .

(c) The removal from this State of all or a part of the records or assets of a domestic insurer except pursuant to a plan of merger or consolidation approved by the Commissioner or for such reasonable purposes and periods of time as may be approved by the Commissioner in writing in advance of such removal, or concealment of such records or assets or part thereof from the Commissioner is prohibited. Any person who, without the prior approval of the Commissioner, removes or attempts to remove such records or assets or part thereof from the office or offices in which they are required to be kept and maintained under subsection (a) of this section or who conceals or attempts to conceal such records from the Commissioner, in violation of this subsection, shall be guilty of a Class I felony. Upon any removal or attempted removal of such records or assets or upon retention of such records or assets or part thereof outside this State, beyond the period therefor specified in the consent of the Commissioner under which consent the records were so removed thereat, or upon concealment of or attempt to conceal records or assets in violation of this section, the Commissioner may institute delinquency proceedings against the insurer pursuant to the provisions of Article 30 of this Chapter.

(d) This section is subject to the exceptions provided in G.S. 58-7-55 . The Commissioner may allow a domestic insurer to maintain certain records or assets outside this State.

(e) Every domestic insurer that has its home or principal office in a location outside this State on October 1, 1993, shall petition the Commissioner for approval to continue to operate in that manner. The Commissioner, in determining whether to approve or disapprove the petition, shall consider the exceptions of G.S. 58-7-55 , as well as any other factors that might affect the Commissioner's ability to regulate the insurer, or that might affect the insurer's ability to service or protect its policyholders.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-414-12 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-414-12
§ 90-414.12. Penalties and remedies; immunity for covered entities and business associates for good faith participation
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a covered entity that discloses protected health information in violation of this Article is subject to the following:

(1) Any civil penalty or criminal penalty, or both, that may be imposed on the covered entity pursuant to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, P.L. 111-5 , Div. A, Title XIII, section 13001, as amended, and any regulations adopted under the HITECH Act.

(2) Any civil remedy under the HITECH Act or any regulations adopted under the HITECH Act that is available to the Attorney General or to an individual who has been harmed by a violation of this Article, including damages, penalties, attorneys' fees, and costs.

(3) Disciplinary action by the respective licensing board or regulatory agency with jurisdiction over the covered entity.

(4) Any penalty authorized under Article 2A of Chapter 75 of the General Statutes if the violation of this Article is also a violation of Article 2A of Chapter 75 of the General Statutes .

(5) Any other civil or administrative remedy available to a plaintiff by State or federal law or equity.

(b) To the extent permitted under or consistent with federal law, a covered entity or its business associate that in good faith submits data through, accesses, uses, discloses, or relies upon data submitted through the HIE Network shall not be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability for damages caused by such submission, access, use, disclosure, or reliance.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-71 — NC Code / Chapter 54B / Section 54B-71
§ 54B-71. Judicial review
Status: in_force

Any person or State association against whom a cease and desist order is issued or a fine is imposed may have such order or fine reviewed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided, an appeal may be made only within 30 days of the issuance of the order or the imposition of the fine, whichever is later.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159B-32 — NC Code / Chapter 159B / Section 159B-32
§ 159B-32. Government grants and loans
Status: in_force

The governing board of any municipality or joint agency is hereby authorized to make application and to enter into contracts for and to accept grants-in-aid and loans from the federal and State governments and their agencies for planning, acquiring, constructing, expanding, maintaining and operating any project or facility, or participating in any research or development program, or performing any function which such municipality or joint agency may be authorized by general or local law to provide or perform.

In order to exercise the authority granted by this section, the governing board of any municipality or joint agency may:

(1) Enter into and carry out contracts with the State or federal government or any agency or institution thereof under which such government, agency or institution grants financial or other assistance to the municipality or joint agency;

(2) Accept such assistance or funds as may be granted or loaned by the State or federal government with or without such a contract;

(3) Agree to and comply with any reasonable conditions which are imposed upon such grants or loans;

(4) Make expenditures from any funds so granted.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-1005 — NC Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59-1005
§ 59-1005. Dismissal of action
Status: in_force

Such action shall not be discontinued, dismissed, compromised or settled without the approval of the court. If the court shall determine that the interest of the partners or of the creditors of the partnership will be substantially affected by such discontinuance, dismissal, compromise, or settlement, the court, in its discretion, may direct that notice, by publication or otherwise, shall be given to such partners or creditors whose interest it determines will be so affected. If notice is so directed to be given, the court may determine which one or more of the parties to the action shall bear the expense of giving the same, in such amount as the court shall be awarded as costs of the action.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-353 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-353
§ 115C-353. Interstate cooperation
Status: in_force

The party states agree that:

(1) They will, so far as practicable, prefer the making of multilateral contracts pursuant to G.S. 115C-351 of this agreement.

(2) They will facilitate and strengthen cooperation in interstate certification and other elements of educational personnel qualification and for this purpose shall cooperate with agencies, organizations, and associations interested in certification and other elements of educational personnel qualification.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-149 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-149
§ 14-149. Desecrating, plowing over or covering up graves; desecrating human remains
Status: reserved

(a) It is a Class I felony, without authorization of law or the consent of the surviving spouse or next of kin of the deceased, to knowingly and willfully:

(1) Open, disturb, destroy, remove, vandalize or desecrate any casket or other repository of any human remains, by any means including plowing under, tearing up, covering over or otherwise obliterating or removing any grave or any portion thereof.

(2) Take away, disturb, vandalize, destroy, tamper with, or deface any tombstone, headstone, monument, grave marker, grave ornamentation, or grave artifacts erected or placed within any cemetery to designate the place where human remains are interred or to preserve and perpetuate the memory and the name of any person. This subdivision shall not apply to the ordinary maintenance and care of a cemetery.

(3) Repealed by S.L. 2007-122, § 2, eff. Dec. 1, 2007 .

(a1) It is a Class H felony, without authorization of law or the consent of the surviving spouse or next of kin of the deceased, to knowingly and willfully disturb, destroy, remove, vandalize, or desecrate any human remains that have been interred in a cemetery.

(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a professional archaeologist as defined in G.S. 70-28(4) acting pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 70 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-24-15 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-24-15
§ 58-24-15. Terms used
Status: in_force

Whenever used in this Article:

(a) “Benefit contract” shall mean the agreement for provision of benefits authorized by G.S. 58-24-75 , as that agreement is described in G.S. 58-24-90(a) .

(b) “Benefit member” shall mean an adult member who is designated by the laws or rules of the society to be a benefit member under a benefit contract.

(c) “Certificate” shall mean the document issued as written evidence of the benefit contract.

(d) “Premiums” shall mean premiums, rates, dues or other required contributions by whatever name known, which are payable under the certificate.

(e) “Laws” shall mean the society's articles of incorporation, constitution and bylaws, however designated.

(f) “Rules” shall mean all rules, regulations or resolutions adopted by the supreme governing body or board of directors which are intended to have general application to the members of the society.

(g) “Society” shall mean fraternal benefit society, unless otherwise indicated.

(h) “Lodge” shall mean subordinate member units of the society, known as camps, courts, councils, branches or by any other designation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-224-17 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-224-17
§ 53-224.17. Purpose
Status: in_force

It is the express intent of this Part to permit interstate branching by merger under section 102 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994, Public Law 103-328 , in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53C-6-11 — NC Code / Chapter 53C / Section 53C-6-11
§ 53C-6-11. Powers of attorney; notice of revocation; payment after notice
Status: in_force

(a) Any bank may continue to recognize any act of an attorney-in-fact or other agent until the bank receives actual notice of the principal's death or a written notice of revocation signed by the principal who granted the authority or, in the case of a company, evidence satisfactory to the bank of the revocation. Payment by the bank to or at the direction of an attorney-in-fact or other agent before receipt of the notice is a total discharge of the bank's obligation as to the amount so paid.

(b) Notwithstanding that a bank has received written notice of revocation of the authority of an attorney-in-fact or other designated agent, a bank may, until 10 days after receipt of notice, pay any item made, drawn, accepted, or endorsed by the attorney-in-fact or agent prior to the revocation, provided that the item is otherwise properly payable.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113A-169 — NC Code / Chapter 113A / Section 113A-169
§ 113A-169. Condemnation procedure
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Article, the Department of Environmental Quality shall use the procedure for condemnation of property as provided for by Article 9 of Chapter 136 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-449-102 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-449-102
§ 105-449.102. Distributor to file return showing exports from a bulk plant
Status: in_force

(a) Requirement.--A distributor that exports motor fuel from a bulk plant located in this State must file a monthly return with the Secretary that shows the exports. The return serves as a claim for refund by the distributor for tax paid to this State on the exported motor fuel.

(b) Content.--The return must contain the following information and any other information required by the Secretary:

(1) The number of gallons of motor fuel exported during the month.

(2) The destination state of the motor fuel exported during the month.

(3) A certification that the distributor has paid to the destination state of the motor fuel exported during the month, or will pay on a timely basis, the amount of tax due that state on the fuel.

(c) Due Date.--The return is due on the date a monthly return is due under G.S. 105-449.90 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-55-55 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-55-55
§ 58-55-55. Definitions
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply in this section:

(1) Asset.--Resources and income.

(2) Department.--The Department of Health and Human Services.

(3) Division.--The Division of Health Benefits.

(4) Estate recovery.--The placing of a statutory claim on the estate of a deceased Medicaid recipient, as provided by G.S. 108A-70.5 .

(5) Medicaid.--The federal medical assistance program established under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

(6) Qualified long-term care partnership policy or qualified policy.--A long-term care insurance policy approved for use in North Carolina and that meets all the requirements of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, P.L. 109-171.

(7) Resource.--Cash or its equivalent and real or personal property that is available to an applicant or recipient.

(8) Resource disregard.--The amount of resources of an applicant for long-term care Medicaid that is equal to the amount of benefits paid to the applicant under a qualified long-term care partnership policy.

(9) Resource protection.--An amount equal to the resource disregard given to a Medicaid recipient during the long-term care Medicaid eligibility determination process.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115D-1 — NC Code / Chapter 115D / Section 115D-1
§ 115D-1. Statement of purpose
Status: in_force

The purposes of this Chapter are to provide for the establishment, organization, and administration of a system of educational institutions throughout the State offering courses of instruction in one or more of the general areas of two-year college parallel, technical, vocational, and adult education programs, to serve as a legislative charter for such institutions, and to authorize the levying of local taxes and the issuing of local bonds for the support thereof. The major purpose of each and every institution operating under the provisions of this Chapter shall be and shall continue to be the offering of vocational and technical education and training, and of basic, high school level, academic education needed in order to profit from vocational and technical education, for students who are high school graduates or who are beyond the compulsory age limit of the public school system and who have left the public schools, provided, juveniles of any age committed to the Division of Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety by a court of competent jurisdiction may, if approved by the director of the youth development center to which they are assigned, take courses offered by institutions of the system if they are otherwise qualified for admission.

The Community Colleges System Office is designated as the primary lead agency for delivering workforce development training, adult literacy training, and adult education programs in the State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47F-3-116-1 — NC Code / Chapter 47F / Section 47F-3-116-1
§ 47F-3-116.1. Validation of certain nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings and sales
Status: in_force

All nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings commenced by an association before October 1, 2013, and all sales and transfers of real property as part of those proceedings pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter or provisions contained in the declaration of the planned community, are declared to be valid, unless an action to set aside the foreclosure is commenced on or before October 1, 2013, or within one year after the date of the sale, whichever occurs last.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1378 — NC Code / Chapter 35A / Section 35A-1378
§ 35A-1378. Powers and duties
Status: in_force

A standby guardian designated pursuant to G.S. 35A-1374 and a guardian of the person or general guardian appointed pursuant to this Article have all of the powers, authority, duties, and responsibilities of a guardian appointed pursuant to Subchapter II of this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-4-10 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-4-10
§ 20-4.10. Agreements to be written, filed and available for distribution
Status: in_force

All agreements, arrangements or declarations or amendments thereto shall be in writing and shall be filed in the office of the Commissioner. Copies thereof shall be made available by the Commissioner upon request and upon payment of a fee therefor in an amount necessary to defray the costs of reproduction thereof.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-7-06 — NC Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-7-06
§ 55-7-06. Waiver of notice
Status: in_force

(a) A shareholder may waive any notice required by this Chapter, the articles of incorporation, or bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice, and be delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records.

(b) A shareholder's attendance at a meeting:

(1) Waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(2) Waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter before it is voted upon.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-309-31 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-309-31
§ 14-309.31. Use of proceeds
Status: in_force

The exempt organization may use its own funds or funds received in connection with the game night for prizes, advertising, utilities, space rental, and the purchase or rental of supplies and equipment, including game night tables and related equipment, used in conducting the games. Net proceeds from the game night shall inure to the benefit of the exempt organization and shall be used to further the organization's tax-exempt purposes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 127A-155 — NC Code / Chapter 127A / Section 127A-155
§ 127A-155. When officers authorized to administer oaths
Status: in_force

Officers of the North Carolina National Guard are authorized to administer oaths in all circumstances pertaining to any military matter whenever an oath is required.