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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 127B-2 — NC Code / Chapter 127B / Section 127B-2
§ 127B-2. Military property defined
Status: in_force

“ Military property ” means property originally manufactured for the United States or State of North Carolina which is a type and kind issued for use in, or furnished and intended for, the Armed Forces of the United States or the militia of the State of North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-208-51 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-208-51
§ 53-208.51. Prohibited practices
Status: in_force

No person required to be licensed under this Article shall do any of the following:

(1) Fail to remit all money or monetary value received for transmission pursuant to G.S. 53-208.42(13) b., or give instructions committing equivalent money or monetary value to the person designated by the sender within 10 days after receipt by the licensee unless otherwise directed by the sender.

(2) Fail to immediately notify the Commissioner in writing if the licensee dishonors or fails to satisfy any money transmission transaction within the 10 days following receipt for any reason other than direction by the sender.

(3) Engage in the business of money transmission in the State under any name other than that under which it is organized or otherwise authorized to do business in the State.

(4) Fail to comply with the Federal Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. § 5311, et seq., and 31 C.F.R. Part 1022 , including maintenance of active registration with the United States Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

(5) Fail to comply with the Federal Electronic Funds Transfer Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1693, et seq., and Regulation E, 12 C.F.R. § 1005, et seq.

(6) Fail to safeguard identifying information obtained in the course of money transmission and otherwise comply with the requirements set forth under G.S. 75-60, et seq.

(7) Fail to comply with applicable State and federal laws and regulations related to the business of money transmission.

(8) Use or cause to be published or disseminated any advertising communication which contains any false, misleading, or deceptive statement or representation.

(9) Engage in unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-243 — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-243
§ 95-243. Civil action
Status: in_force

(a) An employee who has been issued a right-to-sue letter or the Commissioner of Labor may commence a civil action in the superior court of the county where the violation occurred, where the complainant resides, or where the respondent resides or has his principal place of business.

(b) A civil action under this section shall be commenced by an employee within 90 days of the date upon which the right-to-sue letter was issued or by the Commissioner within 90 days of the date on which the Commissioner notifies the parties in writing that conciliation efforts have failed.

(c) The employee or the Commissioner may seek and the court may award any or all of the following types of relief:

(1) An injunction to enjoin continued violation of this Article.

(2) Reinstatement of the employee to the same position held before the retaliatory action or discrimination or to an equivalent position.

(3) Reinstatement of full fringe benefits and seniority rights.

(4) Compensation for lost wages, lost benefits, and other economic losses that were proximately caused by the retaliatory action or discrimination.

If in an action under this Article the court finds that the employee was injured by a willful violation of G.S. 95-241 , the court shall treble the amount awarded under subdivision (4) of this subsection.

The court may award to the plaintiff and assess against the defendant the reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, of the plaintiff in bringing an action pursuant to this section. If the court determines that the plaintiff's action is frivolous, it may award to the defendant and assess against the plaintiff the reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, of the defendant in defending the action brought pursuant to this section.

(d) Parties to a civil action brought pursuant to this section shall have the right to a jury trial as provided under G.S. 1A-1 , Rules of Civil Procedure.

(e) An employee may only bring an action under this section when he has been issued a right-to-sue letter by the Commissioner.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-241 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-241
§ 115C-241. Assignment of school buses to schools
Status: in_force

The superintendent of the schools of each local school administrative unit which shall elect to operate a school bus transportation system, shall, prior to the commencement of each regular school year and subject to the approval of the local board of education, allocate and assign to the respective public schools within the jurisdiction of such local school administrative unit the school buses which the local board shall own and direct to be operated during such school year. From time to time during such school year, subject to the directions of the local board of education, the superintendent may revise such allocation and assignment of school buses in accordance with the changing transportation needs and conditions at the respective schools of such local school administrative unit, and may, pursuant to such revision, assign an additional bus or buses to a school or withdraw a bus or buses from a school in such local school administrative unit.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-256-1 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-256-1
§ 105-256.1. Corporate annual report
Status: in_force

A corporation that files its annual report with the Secretary must pay the amount provided in G.S. 55-1-22 when it files the report. Amounts collected under this section shall be credited to the General Fund as tax revenue. The Secretary must transmit an annual report filed with the Secretary in accordance with G.S. 55-16-22 to the Secretary of State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-265 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-265
§ 115C-265. Rules and regulations for distribution of library/media personnel funds; employment of personnel
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Education is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the distribution of library/media personnel funds, on the basis of average daily membership (ADM), to each local school administrative unit of the State.

(b) Each local school administrative unit in the State shall employ library/media personnel in accordance with State library/media guidelines approved by the State Board of Education insofar as funds are approved for that purpose by the North Carolina General Assembly.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-163-7 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-163-7
§ 53-163.7. Supervision by State Banking Commission
Status: in_force

All common trust funds established under the provisions of this Part shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the State Banking Commission.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-218 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-218
§ 53-218. Nonseverability
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this Article 17 to facilitate orderly development within North Carolina of banking organizations that have banking offices in more than one state. It is not the purpose of this Article to authorize acquisitions of North Carolina bank holding companies or North Carolina banks by bank holding companies that do not have their principal place of business in this State on any basis other than as expressly provided in this Article. Therefore, if any portion of this Article pertaining to the terms and conditions for and limitations upon acquisition of North Carolina bank holding companies and North Carolina banks by bank holding companies that do not have their principal place of business in this State is determined to be invalid for any reason by a final nonappealable order of any North Carolina or federal court of competent jurisdiction, then this entire Article shall be null and void in its entirety and shall be of no further force or effect from the effective date of such order: Provided, however, that any transaction that has been lawfully consummated pursuant to this Article prior to a determination of invalidity shall be unaffected by such determination.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-6 — NC Code / Chapter 145 / Section 145-6
§ 145-6. State saltwater fish
Status: in_force

The channel bass (red drum) is hereby adopted as the official State saltwater fish of the State of North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-13-3 — NC Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50-13-3
§ 50-13.3. Enforcement of order for custody
Status: in_force

(a) An order providing for the custody of a minor child is enforceable by proceedings for civil contempt, and its disobedience may be punished by proceedings for criminal contempt, as provided in Chapter 5A, Contempt, of the General Statutes.

Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 1-294 , an order pertaining to child custody which has been appealed to the appellate division is enforceable in the trial court by proceedings for civil contempt during the pendency of the appeal. Upon motion of an aggrieved party, the court of the appellate division in which the appeal is pending may stay any order for civil contempt entered for child custody until the appeal is decided, if justice requires.

(b) Any court of this State having jurisdiction to make an award of custody of a minor child in an action or proceeding therefor, shall have the power of injunction in such action or proceeding as provided in Article 37 of Chapter 1 of the General Statutes and G.S. 1A-1, Rule 65 .

(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a warrant to take physical custody of a child issued by a court pursuant to G.S. 50A-311 is enforceable throughout this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-174-10 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-174-10
§ 115C-174.10. Purposes of the Statewide Testing Program
Status: in_force

The testing programs in this Article have three purposes: (i) to assure that all high school graduates possess those minimum skills and that knowledge thought necessary to function as a member of society; (ii) to provide a means of identifying strengths and weaknesses in the education process in order to improve instructional delivery; and (iii) to establish additional means for making the education system at the State, local, and school levels accountable to the public for results.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1375 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-1375
§ 15A-1375. Commencement of parole; multiple sentences
Status: in_force

A period of parole commences on the day the prisoner is released from imprisonment. Periods of parole run concurrently with any federal or State prison, jail, probation, or parole term to which the defendant is subject during the period.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21-134 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-21-134
§ 90-21.134. Severability
Status: in_force

This Article shall be liberally construed to effectuate its public health emergency purpose as outlined in G.S. 90-121.131 . The provisions of this Article are severable. If any part of this Article is declared to be invalid by a court, the invalidity does not affect other parts of this Article that can be given effect without the invalid provision.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 121-50 — NC Code / Chapter 121 / Section 121-50
§ 121-50. Legislative findings and declaration
Status: in_force

The General Assembly finds and declares that the growth and maintenance of collections in museums and archives repositories, both public and private, is a matter of general public interest to the citizens of North Carolina. Museums and archives repositories of all kinds depend upon loans of various articles of property to promote and encourage the teaching of North Carolina and local history and to preserve and care for historical manuscripts, materials, and artifacts. The uncertainty regarding title to and responsibility for loaned property is a hindrance to museums and archives repositories in their efforts to maintain, repair, and dispose of property in their possession. The purpose of this Article is to terminate stale claims and to fairly and reasonably allocate responsibilities for the determination of title and financial responsibilities in certain cases.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-1065 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-1065
§ 106-1065. Title
Status: in_force

This Article shall be known and may be cited as the “North Carolina Sweetpotato Act of 2020.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-7-188 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-7-188
§ 58-7-188. Time limit for disposal of ineligible property and securities; effect of failure to dispose
Status: in_force

(a) Any property or securities lawfully acquired by an insurer that it could not otherwise have invested in or lent its funds upon at the time of the acquisition shall be disposed of within three years from the date of acquisition, unless within that period the security has attained to the standard of eligibility; except that any security or property acquired under any agreement of bulk reinsurance, merger, or consolidation may be retained for a longer period if so provided in the plan for the reinsurance, merger, or consolidation as approved by the Commissioner under this Chapter. Upon application by the insurer and proof that forced sale of any such property or security would materially injure the insurer's interests, the Commissioner may extend the disposal period for an additional reasonable time.

(b) Any property or securities lawfully acquired and held by an insurer after expiration of the period for their disposal or any extension of the period granted by the Commissioner shall not be allowed as an asset of the insurer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-17-10 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-17-10
§ 28A-17-10. Title in personal representative for estate; he or successor to convey
Status: in_force

When real property is conveyed to a personal representative for the benefit of the estate the personal representative represents, the personal representative or any successor personal representative may sell and convey it upon such terms as the personal representative may deem just and for the advantage of the estate. The procedure shall be as is provided in Article 29A of Chapter 1 of the General Statutes , entitled “Judicial Sales.” If it is made to appear to the clerk of superior court by petition and by satisfactory proof that it will be for the best interest of the estate to sell by private sale, the clerk may authorize a private sale in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 1-339.33 through 1-339.40 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-49 — NC Code / Chapter 145 / Section 145-49
§ 145-49. State Fly Fishing Museum
Status: in_force

Swain County is designated as the home of the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians, which is located in Bryson City in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-294 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-294
§ 1-294. Scope of stay; security limited for fiduciaries
Status: in_force

When an appeal is perfected as provided by this Article it stays all further proceedings in the court below upon the judgment appealed from, or upon the matter embraced therein, unless otherwise provided by the Rules of Appellate Procedure; but the court below may proceed upon any other matter included in the action and not affected by the judgment appealed from. The court below may, in its discretion, dispense with or limit the security required, when the appellant is an executor, administrator, trustee, or other person acting in a fiduciary capacity. It may also limit such security to an amount not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), where it would otherwise exceed that sum.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-803 — NC Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59-803
§ 59-803. Winding up
Status: in_force

Except as provided in the partnership agreement, the general partners who have not wrongfully dissolved a limited partnership or, if none, the limited partners, may wind up the limited partnership's affairs; but the court may wind up the limited partnership's affairs upon application of any partner, his legal representative, or assignee.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-97 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-97
§ 136-97. Responsibility of counties for upkeep, etc., terminated
Status: in_force

(a) The board of county commissioners or other road-governing bodies of the various counties in the State are hereby relieved of all responsibility or liability for the upkeep or maintenance of any of the roads or bridges thereon constituting the State highway system, after the same shall have been taken over, and the control thereof assumed by the Department of Transportation.

(b) The Department of Transportation, as part of maintaining the highways, bridges, and watercourses of this State, may haul all debris removed from on, under, or around a bridge to an appropriate disposal site for solid waste, where the debris shall be disposed of in accordance with law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21-3 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-21-3
§ 90-21.3. Performance of surgery on minor; obtaining second opinion as to necessity
Status: in_force

The word “treatment” as defined in G.S. 90-21.2 shall also include any surgical procedure which in the opinion of the attending physician is necessary under the terms and conditions set out in G.S. 90-21.1 ; provided, however, no surgery shall be conducted upon a minor as herein authorized unless the surgeon shall first obtain the opinion of another physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of North Carolina that said surgery is necessary under the conditions set forth in G.S. 90-21.1 ; provided further, that in any emergency situation that shall arise in a rural community, or in a community where it is impossible for the surgeon to contact any other physician for the purpose of obtaining his opinion as to the necessity for immediate surgery, it shall not be necessary for the surgeon to obtain approval from another physician before performing such surgery as is necessary under the terms and conditions set forth in G.S. 90-21.1 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 147-86-82 — NC Code / Chapter 147 / Section 147-86-82
§ 147-86.82. Restrictions on contracts with the State or subdivisions of the State
Status: in_force

(a) A company that is identified as a restricted company is ineligible to contract with the State or any political subdivision of the State.

(b) Any contract entered into with a company that is identified as a restricted company at the time of contract is void ab initio.

(c) Upon receiving information that a company that was not identified as a restricted company at the time of contract has later been identified as a restricted company, the State agency shall review the information and offer the company an opportunity to respond. If the company fails to demonstrate that the company should not have been identified as a restricted company within 90 days after notification by the State agency, then the State agency shall take action as may be appropriate and provided for by law, rule, or contract.

(d) Contracts in existence on October 1, 2017, with restricted companies shall be allowed to expire in accordance with the terms of the contract.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 147-86-25 — NC Code / Chapter 147 / Section 147-86-25
§ 147-86.25. Setoff debt collection
Status: in_force

The State Controller shall implement a statewide setoff debt collection program to provide for collection of the following accounts receivable by setoff against payments the State owes to debtors, other than payments of tax refunds and payroll:

(1) Accounts receivable submitted to the Department of Revenue by a claimant agency under the Setoff Debt Collection Act, Chapter 105A of the General Statutes.

(2) An overdue tax debt, as defined in G.S. 105-243.1 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-324-5 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-324-5
§ 1-324.5. Violations of three preceding sections misdemeanor
Status: in_force

If any agent or person having charge or control of any property of a corporation, or any clerk, cashier, or other officer of a corporation, who has at the time the custody of the books of the company, or if any agent or person having custody of any evidence of debt due to a corporation, shall, on request of a public officer having in his hands for service an execution against the said corporation, willfully refuse to give to such officer the names of the directors and officers thereof, and a schedule of all its property, including debts due or to become due, or shall willfully refuse to give to such officer a certificate of the number of shares, or amount of interest held by such corporation in any other corporation, or shall willfully refuse to deliver to such officer any evidence of indebtedness due or to become due to such corporation, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159-210 — NC Code / Chapter 159 / Section 159-210
§ 159-210. Borrowing authority
Status: in_force

Whenever an airport authority is authorized by general or local act to erect and construct improvements and facilities and to lease these improvements and facilities, the authority may borrow money for use in making and paying for these improvements and facilities, secured by and on the credit only of the lease agreements in respect to these improvements and facilities, and to pledge and assign the leases and lease agreements as security for the authorized loans. The airport authority's power to borrow money under this section is subject to the approval of the Commission. To the extent this section conflicts with any local act, then this section shall control.