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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-2-195 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-2-195
§ 58-2-195. Commissioner may require records, reports, etc., for agencies, insurance producers, and others
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner is empowered to make and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations governing the recording and reporting of insurance business transactions by insurance agencies, insurance producers, and producers of record, any of which agencies, insurance producers, or producers of record are licensed in this State or are transacting insurance business in this State to the end that such records and reports will accurately and separately reflect the insurance business transactions of such agency, insurance producer, or producer of record in this State. Information from records required to be kept pursuant to the provisions of this section must be furnished the Commissioner on demand and the original records required to be kept pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be open to the inspection for the Commissioner or any other authorized employee described in G.S. 58-2-25 when demanded.

(b) Every insurance agency transacting insurance business in this State shall at all times have appointed some person employed or associated with such agency who shall have the responsibility of seeing that such records and reports as are required pursuant to the provisions of this section are kept and maintained.

(c) Any person subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section who violates the provisions of this section or the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this section may after notice and hearing: for the first offense have his license or licenses (in case license be issued for more than one company in such person's case) suspended or revoked for not less than one month nor more than six months and for the second offense shall have his license or licenses (in case license be issued from more than one company in his case) suspended or revoked for the period of one year and such person shall not thereafter be licensed for one year from the date said revocation or suspension first became effective.

(d) For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this section the Commissioner or any other authorized employee described in G.S. 58-2-25 is authorized and empowered to examine persons, administer oaths and require production of papers and records relative to this section.

(e) Whenever the Commissioner deems it to be prudent for the protection of policyholders in this State, he or any other authorized employee described in G.S. 58-2-25 shall visit and examine any insurance agency, insurance producer, adjuster, motor vehicle damage appraiser, or producer of record. The refusal of any agency, insurance producer, adjuster, motor vehicle damage appraiser, or producer of record to submit to examination is grounds for the revocation or refusal of a license.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 77-36 — NC Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77-36
§ 77-36. Filing and distribution of certified single ordinance text; effective date of ordinance and admissibility of evidence
Status: in_force

(a) A copy of the joint ordinance creating the Commission and of any joint ordinance amending or repealing the joint ordinance creating the Commission must be filed with the Executive Director of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and the Executive Director of the South Carolina Department of Wildlife and Marine Resources. When the Executive Directors receive ordinances that are in substance identical from all three counties concerned, they, in accordance with procedures agreed upon, shall, within 10 days, certify this fact and distribute a certified single ordinance text to the following:

(1) The Secretary of State of North Carolina and the Secretary of State of South Carolina;

(2) The clerk to the governing board of each of the three counties;

(3) The clerk of superior court of Mecklenburg and Gaston Counties and the clerk of court of York County. Upon request, the Executive Directors also shall send a certified single copy of any and all applicable joint ordinances to the chairman of the Commission;

(4) A newspaper of general circulation in the three counties.

(b) Unless a joint ordinance specifies a later date, it shall take effect when the Executive Directors' certified text has been submitted to the Secretaries of State for filing. Certifications of the Executive Directors under the seal of the Commission as to the text or amended text of any joint ordinance and of the date or dates of submission to the Secretaries of State is admissible in evidence in any court. Certifications by any clerk of superior court or county clerk of court of the text of any certified ordinance filed with him by the Executive Directors is admissible in evidence and the Executive Directors' submission of the ordinance for filing to the clerk shall constitute prima facie evidence that the ordinance was on the date of submission also submitted for filing with the Secretary of State. Except for the certificate of a clerk as to receipt and date of submission, no evidence may be admitted in court concerning the submission of the certified text of any ordinance by the Executive Directors to any person other than the Secretary of State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-99 — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-99
§ 95-99. Penalty for violation of Article
Status: in_force

Any violation of the provisions of this Article is hereby declared to be a Class 1 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 39-6-5 — NC Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39-6-5
§ 39-6.5. Elimination of seal
Status: in_force

The seal of the signatory shall not be necessary to effect a valid conveyance of an interest in real property; provided, that this section shall not affect the requirement for affixing a seal of the officer taking an acknowledgment of the instrument.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-186 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-186
§ 153A-186. Bases for making assessments
Status: in_force

(a) For water or sewer projects, assessments may be made on the basis of:

(1) The frontage abutting on the project, at an equal rate per foot of frontage; or

(2) The street frontage of the lots served, or subject to being served, by the project, at an equal rate per foot of frontage; or

(3) The area of land served, or subject to being served, by the project, at an equal rate per unit of area; or

(4) The valuation of land served, or subject to being served, by the project, being the value of the land without improvements as shown on the tax records of the county, at an equal rate per dollar of valuation; or

(5) The number of lots served, or subject to being served, by the project when the project involves extension of an existing system to a residential or commercial subdivision, at an equal rate per lot; or

(6) A combination of two or more of these bases.

(b) For beach erosion control or flood and hurricane protection works, watershed improvement projects, drainage projects and water resources development projects, assessments may be made on the basis of:

(1) The frontage abutting on the project, at an equal rate per foot of frontage; or

(2) The frontage abutting on a beach or shoreline or watercourse protected or benefited by the project, at an equal rate per foot of frontage; or

(3) The area of land benefited by the project, at an equal rate per unit of area; or

(4) The valuation of land benefited by the project, being the value of the land without improvements as shown on the tax records of the county, at an equal rate per dollar of valuation; or

(5) A combination of two or more of these bases.

(c) Whenever the basis selected for assessment is either area or valuation, the board of commissioners shall provide for the laying out of one or more benefit zones according (i), in water or sewer projects, to the distance of benefited property from the project being undertaken and (ii), in beach erosion control or flood and hurricane protection works, watershed improvement projects, drainage projects and water resources development projects, to the distance from the shoreline or watercourse, the distance from the project, the elevation of the land, or other relevant factors. If more than one benefit zone is established, the board shall establish differing rates of assessment to apply uniformly throughout each benefit zone.

(d) For each project, the board of commissioners shall endeavor to establish an assessment method from among the bases set out in this section that will most accurately assess each lot or parcel of land according to the benefit conferred upon it by the project. The board's decision as to the method of assessment is final and not subject to further review or challenge.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-403 — NC Code / Chapter 113 / Section 113-403
§ 113-403. Judicial review
Status: in_force

Article 4 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes governs judicial review of a decision or order made under this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-63-60 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-63-60
§ 58-63-60. Immunity from prosecution
Status: in_force

If any person shall ask to be excused from attending and testifying or from producing any books, papers, records, correspondence or other documents at any hearing on the ground that the testimony or evidence required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture, and shall notwithstanding be directed to give such testimony or produce such evidence, he must nonetheless comply with such direction, but he shall not thereafter be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he may testify or produce evidence pursuant thereto, and no testimony so given or evidence produced shall be received against him upon any criminal action, investigation or proceeding, provided, however, that no such individual so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution or punishment for any perjury committed by him while so testifying and the testimony or evidence so given or produced shall be admissible against him upon any criminal action, investigation or proceeding concerning such perjury, nor shall he be exempt from the refusal, revocation or suspension of any license, permission or authority conferred, or to be conferred, pursuant to the insurance law of this State. Any such individual may execute, acknowledge and file in the office of the Commissioner a statement expressly waiving such immunity or privilege in respect to any transaction, matter or thing specified in such statement and thereupon the testimony of such person or such evidence in relation to such transaction, matter or thing may be received or produced before any judge or justice, court, tribunal, grand jury or otherwise, and if so received or produced such individual shall not be entitled to any immunity or privilege on account of any testimony he may so give or evidence so produced.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126-7-3 — NC Code / Chapter 126 / Section 126-7-3
§ 126-7.3. Annual compensation surveys
Status: in_force

To guide the Governor and the General Assembly in making decisions regarding the compensation of State employees, the Office of State Human Resources shall conduct annual compensation surveys. The Commission shall present the results of the compensation survey to the Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate no later than two weeks after the convening of the legislature in odd-numbered years and May 1st of even-numbered years.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-168-11 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-168-11
§ 106-168.11. Authority of agents of licensee
Status: in_force

Authority granted to any person holding a valid license under the provisions of this Article shall extend also to the agents and employees of such person while acting within the scope of their authority. All such agents and employees shall comply with the provisions of this Article and rules and regulations not inconsistent therewith, and shall display evidence of such employment or agency upon proper request at any time while so acting.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-165-4 — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-165-4
§ 163-165.4. Standards for official ballots
Status: in_force

The State Board of Elections shall ensure that official ballots throughout the State have all the following characteristics:

(1) Are readily understandable by voters.

(2) Present all candidates and questions in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner.

(3) Allow every voter to cast a vote in every ballot item without difficulty.

(4) Facilitate an accurate vote count.

(5) Are uniform in content and format, subject to varied presentations required or made desirable by different voting systems.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2A-507 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2A-507
§ 25-2A-507. Proof of market rent: time and place
Status: in_force

(1) Damages based on market rent ( G.S. 25-2A-519 or G.S. 25-2A-528 ) are determined according to the rent for the use of the goods concerned for a lease term identical to the remaining lease term of the original lease agreement and prevailing at the times specified in G.S. 25-2A-519 and G.S. 25-2A-528 .

(2) If evidence of rent for the use of the goods concerned for a lease term identical to the remaining lease term of the original lease agreement and prevailing at the times or places described in this Article is not readily available, the rent prevailing within any reasonable time before or after the time described or at any other place or for a different lease term which in commercial judgment or under usage of trade would serve as a reasonable substitute for the one described may be used, making any proper allowance for the difference, including the cost of transporting the goods to or from the other place.

(3) Evidence of a relevant rent prevailing at a time or place or for a lease term other than the one described in this Article offered by one party is not admissible unless and until he has given the other party notice the court finds sufficient to prevent unfair surprise.

(4) If the prevailing rent or value of any goods regularly leased in any established market is in issue, reports in official publications or trade journals or in newspapers or periodicals of general circulation published as the reports of that market are admissible in evidence. The circumstances of the preparation of the report may be shown to affect its weight but not its admissibility.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-456 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-456
§ 143-456. Denial, suspension and revocation of license
Status: in_force

(a) The Board may deny, suspend, modify, or revoke a license issued under this Part if it finds that the applicant or licensee or his employee has committed any of the following acts, each of which is declared to be a violation of this Part:

(1) Made false or fraudulent claims through any media, misrepresenting the effect of materials or methods to be utilized;

(2) Made a pesticide recommendation or application not in accordance with the label registered pursuant to this Article;

(3) Operated faulty or unsafe equipment;

(4) Operated in a faulty, careless, or negligent manner;

(5) Violated any provision of this Article or of any rule or regulation adopted by the Board or any lawful order of the Board;

(6) Refused or neglected to keep and maintain the records required by this Article, or to make reports when and as required;

(7) Made false or fraudulent records, invoices, or reports;

(8) Operated unlicensed equipment;

(9) Used fraud or misrepresentation, or presented false information, in making an application for a license or renewal of a license;

(10) Refused or neglected to comply with any limitations or restrictions on or in a duly issued license or permit;

(11) Aided or abetted a licensed or an unlicensed person to evade the provisions of this Article, combined or conspired with such a licensed or unlicensed person to evade the provisions of this Article, or allowed one's license to be used by an unlicensed person;

(12) Made false or misleading statements during or after an inspection concerning any infestation or infection of pests found on land;

(13) Impersonated any state, county, or city inspector or official;

(14) Stored or disposed of containers or pesticides by means other than those prescribed on the labeling or by rule;

(15) Failed to pay the original or renewal license fee when due and continued to operate as an applicator, or applied pesticides without a license.

(16) Failed to pay a civil penalty assessed under this Article within 30 days after the date it is assessed.

(b) Any licensee whose license is revoked under the provisions of this Article shall not be eligible to apply for a new license hereunder until such time has elapsed from the date of the order revoking said license as established by the Board (not to exceed two years), or if an appeal is taken from said order or revocation, not to exceed two years from the date of the order or final judgment sustaining said revocation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-813 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-813
§ 15A-813. Witness from another state summoned to testify in this State
Status: in_force

If a person in any state which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons within its borders to attend and testify in criminal prosecutions, or grand jury investigations commenced or about to commence in this State, is a material witness in a prosecution pending in a court of record in this State, or in a grand jury investigation which has commenced or is about to commence, a judge of such court may issue a certificate under the seal of the court, stating these facts and specifying the number of days the witness will be required. Said certificate may include a recommendation that the witness be taken into immediate custody and delivered to an officer of this State to assure his attendance in this State. This certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the county in which the witness is found.

If the witness is summoned to attend and testify in this State he shall be compensated at the rate allowed to State officers and employees by subdivisions (1) and (2) of G.S. 138-6(a) for each mile by the ordinary traveled route to and from the court where the prosecution is pending, and five dollars ($5.00) for each day that he is required to travel and attend as a witness. A witness who has appeared in accordance with the provisions of the summons shall not be required to remain within this State a longer period of time than the period mentioned in the certificate unless otherwise ordered by the court. If such a witness is required to appear more than one day, he is also entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred for lodging and meals, not to exceed the maximum currently authorized for State employees when traveling in the State. If such witness, after coming into this State, fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, he shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a summons issued from a court of record in this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-80 — NC Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59-80
§ 59-80. Effect of failure to present claim in six months
Status: in_force

In an action brought on a claim which was not presented within six months from the first publication of the general notice to creditors, the surviving partner shall not be chargeable for any assets that he may have paid in satisfaction of any debts before such action was commenced, nor shall any costs be recovered in such action against the surviving partner.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-31-1 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-31-1
§ 7A-31.1. Discretionary Review by the Court of Appeals
Status: in_force

(a) In the case of a court-martial in which appeal is taken to the Wake County Superior Court under G.S. 127A-62 , the Court of Appeals may, in its discretion, on motion of any party to the cause or on its own motion, certify the cause for review by the Court of Appeals after it has been reviewed by the Wake County Superior Court. The effect of such certification is to transfer the cause from the Wake County Superior Court to the Court of Appeals, and the Court of Appeals reviews the decision by the Wake County Superior Court.

(b) In causes subject to certification under subsection (a) of this section, certification may be made by the Court of Appeals after determination of the cause by the Wake County Superior Court when in the opinion of the Court of Appeals:

(1) The subject matter of the appeal has significant public interest, or

(2) The cause involves legal principles of major significance to the jurisprudence of the State, or

(3) The decision of the Wake County Superior Court appears likely to be in conflict with a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

Interlocutory determinations by the Wake County Superior Court, including orders remanding the cause for a new trial or for other proceedings, shall be certified for review by the Court of Appeals only upon a determination by the Court of Appeals that failure to certify would cause a delay in final adjudication which would probably result in substantial harm.

(c) Any rules for practice and procedure for review of courts-martial that may be required shall be prescribed pursuant to G.S. 7A-33 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-202-4 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-202-4
§ 143-202.4. Roanoke Island Festival Park staff
Status: in_force

The Association shall serve as a search committee to seek out, interview, and recommend to the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources an Executive Director of Roanoke Island Festival Park. All Festival Park staff shall be considered employees of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and shall be paid from the Historic Roanoke Island Fund as provided in G.S. 143-202.3 . Except as otherwise provided in this section, or G.S. 126-5 , these employees shall retain the same designations under the North Carolina Human Resources Act, Chapter 126 of the General Statutes , as they had prior to the transfer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 17-37 — NC Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17-37
§ 17-37. When party ill, cause determined in his absence
Status: in_force

When, from the illness or infirmity of the person directed to be produced by a writ of habeas corpus, such person cannot, without danger, be brought before the court or judge where the writ is made returnable, the party in whose custody he is may state the fact in his return to the writ; and if the court or judge is satisfied of the truth of the allegation, and the return is otherwise sufficient, the court or judge shall proceed to decide on such return and to dispose of the matter in the same manner as if the body had been produced.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 40A-19 — NC Code / Chapter 40A / Section 40A-19
§ 40A-19. Proceedings by private condemnors
Status: in_force

Any private condemnor enumerated in G.S. 40A-3(a) , possessing by law the right of eminent domain in this State shall have the right to acquire property required for the purposes of its incorporation or for the purposes specified in this Chapter in the manner and by the special proceedings herein prescribed.