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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 146-76 — NC Code / Chapter 146 / Section 146-76
§ 146-76. Exclusive method of conveying State lands
Status: in_force

The manner and method of conveying State lands herein set out shall be the exclusive and only method of conveying State lands in fee. Any conveyance thereof by any other person or executed in any other manner or by any other method shall not be effective to convey the interest or estate of the State in such land.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-126 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-126
§ 143-126. Death of a person admitted; lien on estate
Status: in_force

(a) In the event of the death of person admitted, leaving any cost of care unpaid, then the unpaid cost shall constitute a lien on all property, both real and personal of the decedent and shall be payable from the decedent's estate as a fourth class claim after the payment of taxes to the State or its subdivisions.

(b) Upon the death of person admitted, the Department shall file a verified statement of account containing the following:

(1) The name of the person admitted;

(2) The date of death of the person admitted;

(3) The inclusive dates of the provision of care;

(4) The name of the institution providing care; and

(5) The amount of the unpaid balance.

The statement shall be filed in the office of the clerk of superior court in the county of residence of the deceased person admitted and in the county or counties in which real property is located in which the decedent owns an interest. The statement shall be docketed and indexed by the clerk.

(c) From the time of docketing, the statement shall be and constitute due notice of a lien against all real property then owned in whole or in part by the decedent and lying in such county to the extent of the total amount of the unpaid balance for the decedent's care as evidenced by the verified statement of account. Payments made by a fiduciary including those made by a clerk of superior court, in full or partial satisfaction of such lien, shall constitute a valid expenditure as provided in G.S. 143-119 .

(d) No action to enforce such lien may be brought more than three years from the date of death of the person admitted. The failure to bring such action or the failure of the Department to file such statement shall not be a complete bar against recovery but shall only extinguish the lien and priority established by it.

(e) Upon receipt of the unpaid balance by the institution or Department or upon agreement of compromise of such unpaid balance, the Department shall notify the clerks of superior court in the counties where the lien has been recorded that the unpaid balance has been paid, and the clerks shall cancel the lien of record.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-50 — NC Code / Chapter 156 / Section 156-50
§ 156-50. Laborer's lien for work on canal
Status: in_force

Whenever work or repair shall be done on such canal and any of the parties owning lands liable to be assessed for such work or repairs shall fail or refuse to pay the amount assessed upon their land, then and in that event the laborers performing such work shall have a lien upon such land to the extent of the amount assessed against the same by the corporation, and such lien may be enforced in the same manner as provided by the laws of this State for the enforcement of laborers' lien.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-970 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-970
§ 143B-970. Criminal record checks for employees of county boards of elections
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, the term:

(1) “ Current or prospective employee ” means a current or prospective permanent or temporary employee of a county board of elections.

(2) “ State Board ” means the State Board of Elections.

(b) The Department of Public Safety may provide to a county board of elections a current or prospective employee's criminal history from the State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories. The county board of elections shall provide to the Department of Public Safety, along with the request, the fingerprints of the current or prospective employee, a form signed by the current or prospective employee consenting to the criminal record check and use of fingerprints and other identifying information required by the State and National Repositories, and any additional information required by the Department of Public Safety. The fingerprints of the current or prospective employee shall be forwarded to the State Bureau of Investigation for a search of the State's criminal history record file, and the State Bureau of Investigation shall forward a set of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check.

(c) The Department of Public Safety may charge a fee to offset the cost incurred by it to conduct a criminal record check under this section. The fee shall not exceed the actual cost of locating, editing, researching, and retrieving the information.

(d) The criminal history report shall be provided to the county board of elections, who shall keep all information obtained pursuant to this section confidential to the county board of elections, the county director of elections, the State Board, and the Executive Director of the State Board. A criminal history report obtained as provided in this section is not a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-47 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-47
§ 153A-47. Technical ordinances
Status: in_force

Subject to G.S. 143-138(e) , a county may in an ordinance adopt by reference a published technical code or a standard or regulation promulgated by a public agency. A technical code or standard or regulation so adopted has the force of law in any area of the county in which the ordinance is applicable. An official copy of a technical code or standard or regulation adopted by reference shall be available for public inspection in the office of the clerk and need not be filed in the ordinance book.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-723 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-723
§ 15A-723. Form of demand for extradition
Status: in_force

No demand for the extradition of a person charged with crime in another state shall be recognized by the Governor unless in writing alleging, except in cases arising under G.S. 15A-726 , that the accused was present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the alleged crime, and that thereafter he fled from the state, and accompanied by a copy of an indictment found or by information supported by affidavit in the state having jurisdiction of the crime, or by a copy of an affidavit made before a magistrate there, together with a copy of any warrant which was issued thereupon; or by a copy of a judgment of conviction or of a sentence imposed in execution thereof, together with a statement by the executive authority of the demanding state that the person claimed has escaped from confinement or has broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole. The indictment, information, or affidavit made before the magistrate must substantially charge the person demanded with having committed a crime under the law of that state; and the copy of indictment, information, affidavit, judgment of conviction or sentence must be authenticated by the executive authority making the demand.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-146-12 — NC Code / Chapter 108A / Section 108A-146-12
§ 108A-146.12. Postpartum coverage component
Status: reserved

(a) The postpartum coverage component is twelve million five hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000) for each quarter of the 2021-2022 State fiscal year.

(b) For each quarter of the 2022-2023 State fiscal year prior to the State fiscal quarter in which G.S. 108A-54.3A(24) becomes effective, the postpartum coverage component is eleven million four thousand four hundred twenty-four dollars ($11,004,424). For any quarter of the 2022-2023 State fiscal year in which G.S. 108A-54.3A(24) becomes or is effective, the postpartum coverage component is four million five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000).

(c) For each quarter of the 2023-2024 State fiscal year prior to the State fiscal quarter in which G.S. 108A-54.3A(24) becomes effective, the postpartum coverage component is eleven million four thousand four hundred twenty-four dollars ($11,004,424) increased by the Medicare Economic Index. For any quarter of the 2023-2024 State fiscal year in which G.S. 108A-54.3A(24) becomes or is effective, the postpartum coverage component is four million five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000).

(d) For each quarter of the 2024-2025 State fiscal year, the postpartum coverage component is four million five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000) increased by the Medicare Economic Index.

(e) Reserved.

(f) Reserved.

(g) Reserved.

(h) Reserved.

(i) For each State fiscal year after the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the postpartum coverage component shall be increased over the prior year's quarterly amount by the Medicare Economic Index.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-111-2 — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-111-2
§ 95-111.2. Scope
Status: in_force

(a) This Article shall govern the design, construction, installation, plans review, testing, inspection, certification, operation, use, maintenance, alteration, relocation and investigation of accidents involving amusement devices.

(b) This Article shall not apply to any device which does not normally require the supervision or services of an operator.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-534-8 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-534-8
§ 15A-534.8. Rioting or looting; bail and pretrial release
Status: in_force

(a) In all cases in which the defendant is charged with a violation of G.S. 14-288.2 or G.S. 14-288.6 , the judicial official who determines the conditions of pretrial release shall be a judge. The judge shall direct a law enforcement officer or a district attorney to provide a criminal history report for the defendant and shall consider the criminal history when setting conditions of release. After setting conditions of release, the judge shall return the report to the providing agency or department. No judge shall unreasonably delay the determination of conditions of pretrial release for the purpose of reviewing the defendant's criminal history report. The following provisions shall apply in addition to the provisions of G.S. 15A-534 :

(1) Upon a determination by the judge that the immediate release of the defendant will pose a danger of injury to persons and upon a determination that the execution of an appearance bond as required by G.S. 15A-534 will not reasonably assure that such injury will not occur, a judge may retain the defendant in custody for a reasonable period of time while determining the conditions of pretrial release.

(2) A judge may order the defendant to stay away from specific locations or property where the offense occurred. This condition may be imposed in addition to requiring that the defendant execute a secured appearance bond.

(3) Should the defendant be mentally ill and dangerous to himself or herself or others, or a substance abuser and dangerous to himself or herself or others, the provisions of Article 5 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes shall apply.

(b) A defendant may be retained in custody not more than 24 hours from the time of arrest without a determination being made under this section by a judge. If a judge has not acted pursuant to this section within 24 hours of arrest, the magistrate shall act under the provisions of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 17-23 — NC Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17-23
§ 17-23. Obedience to order of discharge compelled
Status: in_force

Obedience to a judgment or order for the discharge of a prisoner or person restrained of his liberty, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, may be enforced by the court or judge by attachment in the same manner and with the same effect as for a neglect to make return to a writ of habeas corpus; and the person found guilty of such disobedience shall forfeit to the party aggrieved two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), besides any special damages which such party may have sustained.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-6-2 — NC Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15-6-2
§ 15-6.2. Concurrent sentences for offenses of different grades or to be served in different places
Status: in_force

When by a judgment of a court or by operation of law a prison sentence runs concurrently with any other sentence a prisoner shall not be required to serve any additional time in prison solely because the concurrent sentences are for different grades of offenses or that it is required that they be served in different places of confinement.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-43-1 — NC Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-43-1
§ 47-43.1. Execution and acknowledgment of instruments by attorneys or attorneys-in-fact
Status: in_force

When an instrument purports to be executed by parties acting through another by virtue of a power of attorney, it shall be sufficient if the attorney or agent signs such instrument either in the name of the principal by the attorney or agent or signs as attorney or agent for the principal; and if such instrument purports to be under seal, the seal of the agent shall be sufficient.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 141-5 — NC Code / Chapter 141 / Section 141-5
§ 141-5. Approval of survey
Status: in_force

When the commissioners shall have completed the survey, or so much as shall be necessary, they shall report the same to the Governor, who shall lay the same before the Council of State; and when the Governor and the Council of State shall have approved the same the Governor shall issue his proclamation, declaring said lines to be the true boundary line or lines, and the same shall be the true boundary line or lines between this and the states above referred to.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-19 — NC Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135-19
§ 135-19. Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

In order to extend to employees of the State and its political subdivisions and of the instrumentalities of either, and to the dependents and survivors of such employees, the basic protection accorded to others by the Old Age and Survivors Insurance System embodied in the Social Security Act, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the legislature, subject to the limitation of this Article, that such steps be taken as to provide such protection to employees of the State and local governments on as broad a basis as is permitted under applicable federal law.

It is also the policy of the legislature that the protection afforded employees in positions covered by a retirement system on the date an agreement under this Article is made applicable to service performed in such positions, or receiving periodic benefits under such retirement system at such time, will not be impaired as a result of making the agreement so applicable or as a result of legislative enactment in anticipation thereof.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74-24-3 — NC Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74-24-3
§ 74-24.3. Coverage
Status: in_force

Each mine shall be subject to the provisions of this Article, and each operator of such mine shall comply with all standards, rules, regulations, orders, and notices adopted or issued under this Article. The operator of such mine shall be responsible for the health and safety of all miners in a mine and shall assure insofar as practicable conditions of work and places of work free from hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-242 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-242
§ 153A-242. Regulation or prohibition of fishing from bridges
Status: in_force

A county may by ordinance regulate or prohibit fishing from any bridge within the county and not within a city. In addition, the governing board of a city may by resolution permit a county to regulate or prohibit fishing from any bridge within the city. The city may by resolution withdraw its permission to the county ordinance. If it does so, the city shall give written notice to the county of its withdrawal of permission; 30 days after the date the county receives this notice the county ordinance ceases to be applicable within the city. An ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall provide for signs to be posted on each bridge affected, summarizing the regulation or prohibition pertaining to that bridge.

No person may fish from the drawspan of a regularly attended bridge, and no county may permit any person to do so.

The authority granted by this section is subject to the authority of the Department of Transportation to prohibit fishing from any bridge on the State highway system.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-209-3 — NC Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116-209-3
§ 116-209.3. Additional powers
Status: reserved

The Authority is authorized to develop and administer programs and perform all functions necessary or convenient to promote and facilitate the making and insuring of student loans and providing such other student loan assistance and services as the Authority shall deem necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this Article and for qualifying for loans, grants, insurance and other benefits and assistance under any program of the United States now or hereafter authorized fostering student loans. There shall be established and maintained a trust fund which shall be designated “State Education Assistance Authority Loan Fund” (the “Loan Fund”) which may be used by the Authority in making student loans directly or through agents or independent contractors, insuring student loans, acquiring, purchasing, endorsing or guaranteeing promissory notes, contracts, obligations or other legal instruments evidencing student loans made by banks, educational institutions, nonprofit corporations or other eligible lenders, and for defraying the expenses of operation and administration of the Authority for which other funds are not available to the Authority. There shall be deposited to the credit of such Loan Fund the proceeds (exclusive of accrued interest) derived from the sale of its revenue bonds by the Authority and any other moneys made available to the Authority for the making or insuring of student loans or the purchase of obligations. There shall also be deposited to the credit of the Loan Fund surplus funds from time to time transferred by the Authority from the sinking fund. Such Loan Fund shall be maintained as a revolving fund. There is also deposited to the credit of the Loan Fund the income derived from the investment or deposit of the Escheat Fund distributed to the Authority pursuant to G.S. 116B-7 . The income shall be held, administered and applied by the Authority as provided in any resolution adopted or trust agreement approved by the Authority, subject to the provisions of Chapter 116B of the General Statutes and this Article.

In lieu of or in addition to the Loan Fund, the Authority may provide in any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or any trust agreement securing such bonds that any other trust funds or accounts may be established as may be deemed necessary or convenient for securing the bonds or for making student loans, acquiring obligations or otherwise carrying out its other powers under this Article, and there may be deposited to the credit of any such fund or account proceeds of bonds or other money available to the Authority for the purposes to be served by such fund or account.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-302 — NC Code / Chapter 50A / Section 50A-302
§ 50A-302. Enforcement under Hague Convention
Status: in_force

Under this Part, a court of this State may enforce an order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a child-custody determination.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-39-165 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-39-165
§ 58-39-165. Effective date
Status: in_force

Each licensee shall establish an information security program, including appropriate policies and systems under this Part by April 1, 2005.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-300 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-300
§ 130A-300. Effect on laws applicable to water pollution control
Status: in_force

This Article shall not be construed as amending, repealing or in any manner abridging or interfering with those sections of the General Statutes of North Carolina relative to the control of water pollution as now administered by the Commission nor shall the provisions of this Article be construed as being applicable to or in any way affecting the authority of the Commission to control the discharges of wastes to the waters of the State as provided in Articles 21 and 21A, Chapter 143 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-50A-95 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-50A-95
§ 58-50A-95. Denial, suspension, or revocation of license
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner shall deny, suspend, or revoke a MEWA's license if the Commissioner finds that the MEWA:

(1) Is insolvent;

(2) Is using such methods and practices in the conduct of its business as to render its further transaction of business in this State hazardous or injurious to its participating employers, covered employees and dependents, or to the public;

(3) Has failed to pay any final judgment rendered against it in a court of competent jurisdiction within 60 days after the judgment became final;

(4) Is or has been in violation of or threatens to violate any provision of this Article;

(5) Is no longer actuarially sound; or

(6) Is charging rates that are excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory.

(b) The Commissioner may deny, suspend, or revoke the license of any MEWA if the Commissioner determines that the MEWA:

(1) Has violated any lawful order or rule of the Commissioner; or any applicable provision of this Article; or

(2) Has refused to produce its accounts, records, or files for examination under G.S. 58-50A-85 or through any of its officers has refused to give information with respect to its affairs or to perform any other legal obligation as to an examination.

(c) Whenever the financial condition of the MEWA is such that, if not modified or corrected, its continued operation would result in impairment or insolvency, in addition to any provisions in Article 30 of this Chapter, the Commissioner may order the MEWA to file with the Commissioner and implement a corrective action plan designed to do one or more of the following:

(1) Reduce the total amount of present potential liability for benefits by reinsurance or other means.

(2) Reduce the volume of new business being accepted.

(3) Reduce the expenses of the MEWA by specified methods.

(4) Suspend or limit the writing of new business for a period of time.

If the MEWA fails to submit a plan within the time specified by the Commissioner or submits a plan that is insufficient to correct the MEWA's financial condition, the Commissioner may order the MEWA to implement one or more of the corrective actions listed in this subsection.

(d) The Commissioner shall, in the order suspending the authority of a MEWA to enroll new insureds, specify the period during which the suspension is to be in effect and the conditions, if any, that must be met prior to reinstatement of its authority to enroll new insureds. The order of suspension is subject to rescission or modification by further order of the Commissioner before the expiration of the suspension period. Reinstatement shall not be made unless requested by the MEWA; however, the Commissioner shall not grant reinstatement if it is found that the circumstances for which suspension occurred still exist.