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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74-24-10 — NC Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74-24-10
§ 74-24.10. Administrative and judicial review of decisions on mine safety
Status: in_force

(a) An operator to whom a notice or order is issued under G.S. 74-24.8 and G.S. 74-24.9 may contest the notice or order by filing a petition for a contested case under G.S. 150B-23 within 30 days after receiving the notice or order. An operator who files a petition for a contested case shall send a copy of the petition to all affected miners or to their representative, if any, when the petition is filed. Judicial review of a decision by the Commissioner in a contested case is available under Article 4 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.

(b) A notice or order, except an order issued under G.S. 74-24.8(a) , shall be stayed while it is under administrative or judicial review.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47F-1-105 — NC Code / Chapter 47F / Section 47F-1-105
§ 47F-1-105. Taxation
Status: in_force

Extraterritorial common property taxed pursuant to G.S. 105-277.8 shall be assessed, pro rata, among the lot owners based on the number of lots in the association.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 88B-8 — NC Code / Chapter 88B / Section 88B-8
§ 88B-8. Qualifications for licensing apprentices
Status: in_force

The Board shall issue a license to practice as an apprentice to any individual who meets all of the following requirements:

(1) Successful completion of at least 1,200 hours of a cosmetology curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school.

(2) Passage of an examination conducted by the Board.

(3) Payment of the fees required by G.S. 88B-20 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-549-87 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-549-87
§ 106-549.87. Promulgation of regulation
Status: in_force

The North Carolina Board of Agriculture is hereby authorized to promulgate regulations as it may deem necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Article, including but not limited to, tolerances for biological residues. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this Article or any regulation promulgated by the Board under authority of this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-288-2 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-288-2
§ 14-288.2. Riot; inciting to riot; punishments
Status: in_force

(a) A riot is a public disturbance involving an assemblage of three or more persons which by disorderly and violent conduct, or the imminent threat of disorderly and violent conduct, results in injury or damage to persons or property or creates a clear and present danger of injury or damage to persons or property.

(b) Any person who willfully engages in a riot is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(c) Any person who willfully engages in a riot is guilty of a Class H felony if in the course of the riot the person brandishes any dangerous weapon or uses a dangerous substance.

(c1) Any person who willfully engages in a riot is guilty of a Class F felony if in the course of the riot the person causes property damage in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or serious bodily injury.

(c2) Any person who willfully engages in a riot is guilty of a Class E felony if in the course of the riot the person causes a death.

(d) Any person who willfully incites or urges another to engage in a riot, so that as a result of such inciting or urging a riot occurs or a clear and present danger of a riot is created, is guilty of a Class A1 misdemeanor.

(e) Any person who willfully incites or urges another to engage in a riot, and such inciting or urging is a contributing cause of a riot in which there is property damage in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or serious bodily injury, shall be guilty of a Class E felony.

(e1) Any person who willfully incites or urges another to engage in a riot, and such inciting or urging causes a death, shall be guilty of a Class D felony.

(f) Any person whose person or property is injured by reason of a violation of this section may sue for and recover from the violator three times the actual damages sustained, as well as court costs and attorneys' fees.

(g) Mere presence alone without an overt act is not sufficient to sustain a conviction pursuant to this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-314 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-314
§ 153A-314. Extension of service districts
Status: in_force

(a) Standards.--A board of commissioners may by resolution annex territory to a research and production service district upon finding that:

(1) The conditions, covenants, restrictions, and reservations required by G.S. 153A-312(a)(8) that apply to all real property in the district also apply or will apply to the property to be annexed, provided that the covenants, restrictions, and reservations shall not be effective against the United States as long as it owns or leases property in the district but shall apply to any subsequent owner or lessee of such property.

(2) One hundred percent (100%) of the owners of real property in the area to be annexed have petitioned for annexation.

(3) The district, following the annexation, will continue to meet the standards set out in G.S. 153A-312(a) .

(4) The area to be annexed requires the services, facilities, or functions financed, provided, or maintained for the district.

(5) The area to be annexed is contiguous to the district.

(b) Report.--Before the public hearing required by subsection (c), the board shall cause to be prepared a report containing:

(1) A map of the district and the adjacent territory proposed to be annexed, showing the present and proposed boundaries of the district; and

(2) A statement showing that the area to be annexed meets the standards and requirements of subsection (a) of this section.

The report shall be available for public inspection in the office of the clerk to the board for at least four weeks before the date of the public hearing.

(c) Hearing and Notice.--The board shall hold a public hearing before adopting any resolution extending the boundaries of a district. Notice of the hearing shall state the date, hour and place of the hearing and its subject, and shall include a statement that the report required by subsection (b) of this section is available for inspection in the office of the clerk to the board. The notice shall be published at least once not less than four weeks before the hearing. In addition, the notice shall be mailed at least four weeks before the date of the hearing by any class of U.S. mail which is fully prepaid to the owners as shown by the county tax records as of the preceding January 1 (and at the address shown thereon) of all property located within the area to be annexed. The person designated by the board to mail the notice shall certify to the board that the mailing has been completed, and the certificate shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud.

(d) Effective Date.--The resolution extending the boundaries of the district shall take effect at the beginning of a fiscal year commencing after its passage, as determined by the board.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-4-14 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-4-14
§ 120-4.14. Purchase of prior service
Status: reserved

Purchase of prior service rendered by a member of the General Assembly before becoming a member of the Retirement System that is not service that may be transferred pursuant to G.S. 120-4.12 shall be at the rate of one month of service for each month for which a legislator received compensation, computed as follows:

(1) For final legislative terms beginning with the 1975 General Assembly, seven percent (7%) of the highest legislative compensation at the time of purchase plus an administrative fee to be paid in lump sum.

(2) Repealed by S.L. 2018-85, § 5, eff. June 25, 2018 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-278-21 — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-278-21
§ 163-278.21. Promulgation of policy and administration through State Board of Elections
Status: in_force

The State Board of Elections shall have responsibility, adequate staff, equipment and facilities, for promulgating all regulations necessary for the enforcement and administration of this Article and to prevent the circumvention of the provisions of this Article. The State Board of Elections shall empower the Executive Director with the responsibility for the administrative operations required to administer this Article and may delegate or assign to him such other duties from time to time by regulations or orders of the State Board of Elections.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-324-7 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-324-7
§ 1-324.7. Duty and liability of nonresident custodian
Status: reserved

The nonresident clerk, cashier, or other officer in such corporation, to whom notice in writing is sent as prescribed in G.S. 1-324.6 , shall send forthwith to the officer having the writ, a statement of the time when he received the notice and a certificate of the number of shares held by the defendant in the corporation at the time of the receipt, not actually transferred on the books of the corporation, and the sheriff, or other officer, on receipt by him of this certificate, shall insert the number of shares in the inventory attached to the writ. If the clerk, cashier, or other officer in such corporation neglects to send the certificate as aforesaid or willfully sends a false one, he is liable to the plaintiff for double the amount of damages occasioned by his neglect, or false certificate, to be recovered in an action against him, but the neglect to send, or miscarriage of the certificate, does not impair the validity of the levy upon the stock.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-266-7 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-266-7
§ 15A-266.7. Procedures for conducting DNA analysis of DNA sample
Status: in_force

(a) The Crime Laboratory shall:

(1) Adopt procedures to be used in the collection, security, submission, identification, analysis, and storage of DNA samples and typing results of DNA samples submitted under this Article. These procedures shall also include quality assurance guidelines to insure that DNA identification records meet audit standards for laboratories which submit DNA records to the State DNA Database.

(2) Adopt Quality Assurance Guidelines for DNA Testing Laboratories and DNA Databasing Laboratories that meet or exceed the quality assurance guidelines established for such laboratories by the CODIS unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) DNA samples shall be securely stored in the State DNA Databank. The typing results shall be securely stored in the State DNA Database.

(c) Records of testing shall be retained on file at the Crime Laboratory.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-171-26 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-171-26
§ 90-171.26. The Board may accept contributions, etc.
Status: in_force

The Board may accept grants, contributions, devises, and gifts which shall be kept in a separate fund and shall be used by it to enhance the practice of nursing.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-371 — NC Code / Chapter 50A / Section 50A-371
§ 50A-371. Expedited hearing
Status: in_force

The court shall conduct an expedited hearing if a motion to grant custodial responsibility is filed before a deploying parent deploys.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-268-1 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-268-1
§ 105-268.1. Agreements to coordinate the administration and collection of taxes
Status: in_force

The Secretary of Revenue is hereby authorized, with the approval of the Governor and Council of State, to enter into agreements with the United States government or any department or agency thereof, or with a state or any political subdivision thereof, for the purpose of coordinating the administration and collection of taxes imposed by this State and administered and collected by said Secretary with taxes imposed by the United States or by any other state or political subdivision thereof.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-2 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-2
§ 1-2 Actions
Status: in_force

An action is an ordinary proceeding in a court of justice, by which a party prosecutes another party for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment or prevention of a public offense. (C.C.P., s. 2; 1868-9, c. 277, s. 2; Code, s. 126; Rev., s. 347; C.S., s. 392.)An action is an ordinary proceeding in a court of justice, by which a party prosecutes another party for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment or prevention of a public offense.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-14 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-14
§ 14-14. Possessing tools for counterfeiting
Status: in_force

If any person shall have in his possession any instrument for the purpose of making any counterfeit similitude or likeness of any coin made of gold or silver which is in common use and received in discharge of contracts by the citizens of the State, and shall be duly convicted thereof, the person so offending shall be punished as a Class I felon.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 49-5 — NC Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49-5
§ 49-5. Prosecution; death of mother no bar; determination of fatherhood
Status: in_force

Proceedings under this Article may be brought by the mother or her personal representative or, if the child is likely to become a public charge, the director of social services or such person as by law performs the duties of such official in said county where the mother resides or the child is found. Proceedings under this Article may be brought in the county where the mother resides or is found, or in the county where the putative father resides or is found, or in the county where the child is found. The fact that the child was born outside of the State of North Carolina shall not be a bar to proceedings against the putative father in any county where he resides or is found, or in the county where the mother resides or the child is found. The death of the mother shall in no wise affect any proceedings under this Article. Preliminary proceedings under this Article to determine the paternity of the child may be instituted prior to the birth of the child but when the judge or court trying the issue of paternity deems it proper, he may continue the case until the woman is delivered of the child. When a continuance is granted, the courts shall recognize the person accused of being the father of the child with surety for his appearance, either at the next session of the court or at a time to be fixed by the judge or court granting a continuance, which shall be after the delivery of the child.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-27 — NC Code / Chapter 75 / Section 75-27
§ 75-27. Unsolicited merchandise
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise agreed, where unsolicited goods are delivered to a person, he has a right to refuse to accept delivery of the goods and is not bound to return such goods to the sender. If such unsolicited goods are addressed to and intended for the recipient, they shall be deemed a gift to the recipient, who may use them or dispose of them in any manner without any obligation to the sender.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-1011 — NC Code / Chapter 18B / Section 18B-1011
§ 18B-1011. Retail permittee off-site airport storage
Status: in_force

(a) Permittees holding permits issued pursuant to G.S. 18B-1001(1) , (3) , (5) , and (10) for premises located within airport terminals may contract with an airport central storage permittee for storage at the airport central storage permittee's licensed premises of the permittee's alcoholic beverages to be sold at the retail permittee's airport locations as authorized by the Commission. The permittee may contract with the airport central storage permittee to transport the retail permittee's alcoholic beverages from the airport central storage facility to the retail permittee's premises or support location.

(b) The location where the retail permittee's alcoholic beverages are stored on the airport central storage permittee's premises shall be deemed an extension of the retail permittee's licensed premises for purposes of this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-82 — NC Code / Chapter 131E / Section 131E-82
§ 131E-82. Injunction
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy, the Department may, in the manner provided by law, maintain an action in the name of the State for injunction or other process against any person or governmental unit to restrain or prevent the establishment, conduct, management or operation of a hospital without a license.

(b) If any person shall hinder the proper performance of duty of the Secretary or a representative in carrying out the provisions of this Part, the Secretary may institute an action in the superior court of the county in which the hindrance occurred for injunctive relief against the continued hindrance, irrespective of all other remedies at law.

(c) Actions under this section shall be in accordance with Article 37 of Chapter 1 of the General Statutes , and Rule 65 of the Rules of Civil Procedure .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-27-4 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-27-4
§ 66-27.4. Local regulation of hot water heater safety features
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted as relieving any individual, firm, corporation or business from complying with additional protective regulations relating to the safety features of hot water heaters as may be prescribed by local law, county or municipal charter or ordinance; provided, however, that no local law, county or municipal charter or ordinance shall fix or govern the temperature or pressure settings of a pressure-temperature relief valve on an automatic hot water tank or heater covered by this Article if there is installed on such tank or heater a pressure-temperature relief valve having settings in compliance with the North Carolina Building Code.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-220 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-220
§ 15A-220. SBI and State Crime Laboratory access to view and analyze recordings
Status: in_force

Any State or local law enforcement agency that uses the services of the State Bureau of Investigation or the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory to analyze a recording covered by G.S. 132-1.4A shall, at no cost, provide access to a method to view and analyze the recording upon request of the State Bureau of Investigation or the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-506-12 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-506-12
§ 143-506.12. Policy areas
Status: in_force

The following program area guidelines shall become the policy for the State of North Carolina:

(1) To encourage diversified job growth in different areas of the State, with particular attention to those groups which have suffered from high rates of unemployment or underemployment, so that sufficient work opportunities at high wage levels can exist where people live;

(2) To encourage the development of transportation systems that link growth areas or centers together with appropriate levels of service;

(3) To encourage full support for the expansion of family-owned and operated units in agriculture, forestry and the seafood industry as the basis for increasing productive capacity;

(4) To encourage the development and use of the State's natural resources wisely in support of Balanced Growth Policy while fulfilling the State's constitutional obligation to protect and preserve its natural heritage;

(5) To promote the concept that a full range of human development services shall be available and accessible to persons in all areas of the State;

(6) To encourage the continued expansion of early childhood, elementary, secondary and higher education opportunities so that they are improving in both quality and availability;

(7) To encourage excellent technical training for North Carolina workers that prepares them to acquire and hold high-skill jobs and that encourages industries which employ high-skill workers to locate in the State;

(8) To encourage the availability of cultural opportunities to people where they live;

(9) To encourage the expansion of local government capacity for managing growth consistent with this Balanced Growth Policy; and

(10) To encourage conservation of existing energy resources and provide for the development of an adequate and reliable energy supply, while protecting the environment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 161-29-1 — NC Code / Chapter 161 / Section 161-29-1
§ 161-29.1. Validating acts of assistant and deputy registers of deeds performed before they were sworn into office
Status: in_force

All acts and duties heretofore performed by any and all assistant or deputy registers of deeds, who were appointed but who were not sworn into office or who were sworn into office after their duties commenced, shall be and the same are hereby validated, ratified, and confirmed to all intents and purposes as if performed by assistant or deputy registers of deeds who were theretofore formally appointed and sworn into office, as required by G.S. 161-6 , or as required by any other provision of law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-862 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-862
§ 160A-862. Impact statement
Status: in_force

(a) Within 90 days of the adoption of a resolution of intent to dissolve, the council shall release an impact statement to educate the city residents of the potential ramifications of dissolution. The impact statement shall be filed in the office of the city clerk where it shall remain available for public inspection. The clerk shall make a copy of the impact statement available to all news media in the county or counties in which the city lies. The clerk shall also publish a statement that the impact statement has been prepared and is available for public inspection in the office of the clerk. The published statement shall also give notice of the time and place of the public hearing required by G.S. 160A-864 .

(b) The impact statement shall include at least all of the following:

(1) For each of the services below provided by that city, the costs of those services over the two most recent fiscal years, any revenues resulting from those services over the two most recent fiscal years, how long each service has been provided, and any other relevant information:

a. Any public enterprise, whether owned, operated, or contracted by the city.

b. Fire protection.

c. Law enforcement.

d. Building inspection.

e. Streets, lighting, and sidewalks.

f. Land use regulation.

g. Buildings, facilities, and property owned or leased by the city.

h. Parks and recreation.

i. Public libraries.

j. Animal control.

k. Any other amenities provided by the city.

(2) Information for the two most recent fiscal years on the following:

a. The revenues of the city.

b. With respect to real property owned by the city, the amounts of any outstanding debt associated with that real property.

c. The contractual obligations of the city.

d. The outstanding debts of the city.

e. Any public enterprise accounts.

f. Ending fund balance.

(3) The future revenue forecast of the city for at least the next two fiscal years.

(4) Any ongoing litigation in which the city is a defendant.

(c) Upon adoption of the resolution of intent to dissolve, the impact statement and a copy of the adopted resolution of intent to dissolve shall be posted on the city's website, if any, in a conspicuous placement.