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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-196 — NC Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116-196
§ 116-196. Exemption from taxation; bonds eligible for investment or deposit
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued under this Article shall at all times be exempt from all taxes or assessment, direct or indirect, general or special, whether imposed for the purpose of general revenue or otherwise, which are levied or assessed by the State or by any county, political subdivision, agency or other instrumentality of the State, excluding income taxes on the gain from the transfer of the bonds, and franchise taxes. The interest on the bonds is not subject to taxation as income. Bonds issued by the Board under the provisions of this Article are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the State and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any State or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the State for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of the State is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-458 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-458
§ 90-458. Use of titles and display of license
Status: in_force

The titles “Licensed Acupuncturist” or “Acupuncturist” shall be used only by persons licensed under this Article. Possession of a license under this Article does not by itself entitle a person to identify oneself as a doctor or physician. Each person licensed to practice acupuncture shall post the license in a conspicuous location at the person's place of practice.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 81A-1 — NC Code / Chapter 81A / Section 81A-1
§ 81A-1. Weights and measures program provided for
Status: in_force

In order to protect the purchasers or sellers of any commodity, and to provide uniform standards of weight and uniform standards of measure throughout the State, which must be in conformity with the standards of weight and the standards of measure established by Congress, the Commissioner is hereby authorized to establish and maintain a weights and measures program as is hereinafter provided.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 96-14-11 — NC Code / Chapter 96 / Section 96-14-11
§ 96-14.11. Disqualification for the remaining weeks of the benefit period
Status: in_force

(a) Duration.--An individual may be disqualified from receiving benefits for the remaining weeks of the claim's duration if one or more subsections of this section apply. The period of disqualification under this section begins with the first day of the first week after the disqualifying act occurs.

(b) Suitable Work.--An individual is disqualified for any remaining benefits if the Division determines that the individual has failed, without good cause, to do one or more of the following:

(1) Apply for available suitable work when so directed by the employment office of the Division.

(2) Accept suitable work when offered.

(3) Return to the individual's customary self-employment when so directed by the Division.

(c) Recall After Layoff.--An individual is disqualified for any remaining benefits if it is determined by the Division that the individual is unemployed because the individual, without good cause attributable to the employer and after receiving notice from the employer, refused to return to work for an employer under one or more of the following circumstances:

(1) The individual was recalled within four weeks after a layoff. As used in this subdivision, the term “ layoff ” means a temporary separation from work due to no work available for the individual at the time of separation from work and the individual is retained on the employer's payroll and is a continuing employee subject to recall by the employer.

(2) The individual was recalled in a week in which the work search requirements were satisfied under G.S. 96-14.9(g) due to job attachment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-30-230 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-30-230
§ 58-30-230. Distribution of assets
Status: in_force

(a) Under the direction of the Court, the liquidator shall pay distributions in a manner that will assure the proper recognition of priorities and a reasonable balance between the expeditious completion of the liquidation and the protection of unliquidated and undetermined claims, including third party claims. Distribution of assets in kind may be made at valuations set by agreement between the liquidator and the creditor and approved by the Court.

(b) Interest on claims shall be paid only after all claims have been paid under subsection (a) of this section. This subsection does not apply to interest awarded as part of a judgment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-12-1 — NC Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-12-1
§ 47-12.1. Proof of attested instrument by proof of handwriting
Status: in_force

(a) If all subscribing witnesses have died or have left the State or have become of unsound mind or otherwise incompetent or unavailable, the execution of such instrument, except as provided by G.S. 47-12.2 , may be proved for registration, before any official authorized by law to take proof of such an instrument, by a statement under oath that the affiant knows the handwriting of the maker and that the purported signature of the maker is in the handwriting of the maker, or by a statement under oath that the affiant knows the handwriting of a particular subscribing witness and that the purported signature of such subscribing witness is in the handwriting of such subscribing witness.

(b) Nothing in this section in anywise affects any of the requirements set out in G.S. 52-10 or 52-10.1 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-2-606 — NC Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2-606
§ 48-2-606. Decree of adoption
Status: reserved

(a) A decree of adoption must state at least:

(1) The name and gender of each petitioner for adoption;

(2) Whether the petitioner is married, a stepparent, or single;

(3) The name by which the adoptee is to be known;

(4) Information to be incorporated in a new standard certificate of birth to be issued by the State Registrar;

(5) The adoptee's date and place of birth, if known, or as determined under subsection (b) of this section in the case of an adoptee born outside the United States;

(6) The effect of the decree of adoption as set forth in G.S. 48-1-106 ; and

(7) That the adoption is in the best interest of the adoptee.

(b) In stating the date and place of birth of an adoptee born outside the United States, the court shall do each of the following:

(1) Enter the date of birth as stated in the certificate of birth from the country of origin, the United States Department of State's report of birth abroad, or the documents of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service or a date of birth based upon medical evidence by affidavit or testimony as to the probable chronological age of the adoptee and other evidence the court finds appropriate to consider.

(2) Enter the place of birth as stated in the certificate of birth from the country of origin, the United States Department of State's report of birth abroad, or the documents of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service or, if the exact place of birth is unknown, enter the information that is known, including the country of origin.

(3) Repealed by S.L. 2019-172, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 2019 .

(c) A decree of adoption must not contain the name of a former parent of the adoptee.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-465 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-465
§ 105-465. County election as to adoption of local sales and use tax
Status: in_force

The board of elections of any county, upon the written request of the board of county commissioners, or upon receipt of a petition signed by qualified voters of the county equal in number to at least fifteen percent (15%) of the total number of votes cast in the county, at the last preceding election for the office of Governor, shall call a special election for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the county the question of whether a one percent (1%) sales and use tax will be levied.

The special election shall be held under the same rules applicable to the election of members of the General Assembly.

The county board of elections shall prepare ballots for the special election. The question presented on the ballot shall be “FOR one percent (1%) local sales and use tax on items subject to State sales and use tax at the general State rate and on food” or “AGAINST one percent (1%) local sales and use tax on items subject to State sales and use tax at the general State rate and on food”.

The county board of elections shall fix the date of the special election on a date permitted by G.S. 163-287 , except that the special election shall not be held within one year from the date of the last preceding special election under this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270-185 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-270-185
§ 90-270.185. Active duty military personnel or their spouses
Status: in_force

Active duty military personnel, or their spouses, shall designate a home state where the individual has a current license in good standing. The individual may retain the home state designation during the period the service member is on active duty. Subsequent to designating a home state, the individual shall only change his or her home state through application for licensure in the new state or through the process described in G.S. 90-270.184 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-135-27 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-135-27
§ 143-135.27. Definition of capital improvement project
Status: in_force

As used in this Article, “ State capital improvement project ” means the construction of and any alteration, renovation, or addition to State buildings, as defined in G.S. 143-336 , for which State funds, as defined in G.S. 143C-1-1 , are used and which is required by G.S. 143-129 to be publicly advertised.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-142-1 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-142-1
§ 20-142.1. Obedience to railroad signal
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver of the vehicle shall stop within 50 feet, but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until he can do so safely. These requirements apply when:

(1) A clearly visible electrical or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train or on-track equipment;

(2) A crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train or on-track equipment;

(3) A railroad train or on-track equipment approaching within approximately 1500 feet of the highway crossing emits a signal audible from that distance, and the railroad train or on-track equipment is an immediate hazard because of its speed or nearness to the crossing; or

(4) An approaching railroad train or on-track equipment is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to the crossing.

(b) No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed, nor shall any pedestrian pass through, around, over, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.

(c) When stopping as required at a railroad crossing, the driver shall keep as far to the right of the highway as possible and shall not form two lanes of traffic unless the roadway is marked for four or more lanes of traffic.

(d) Any person who violates any provisions of this section shall be guilty of an infraction and punished in accordance with G.S. 20-176 . Violation of this section shall not constitute negligence per se.

(e) An employer who knowingly allows, requires, permits, or otherwise authorizes a driver of a commercial motor vehicle to violate this section shall be guilty of an infraction. Such employer will also be subject to a civil penalty under G.S. 20-37.21 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-38 — NC Code / Chapter 145 / Section 145-38
§ 145-38. State butterfly
Status: in_force

The Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) is adopted as the official State butterfly of the State of North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-82A-50 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-82A-50
§ 58-82A-50. Discipline
Status: in_force

The Commissioner may deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any license under this Article if any of the following apply:

(1) The licensee violates any provision of this Article.

(2) The applicant or licensee violates any requirement of a permit issued under G.S. 14-413 .

(3) The licensed display operator or proximate audience display operator fails to provide direct supervision and control over individuals who assist the licensee in handling, using, exhibiting, or displaying pyrotechnics.

(4) The licensed display operator, proximate audience display operator, or assistant display operator is convicted of a crime under Article 54 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes .

(5) Another state revokes the permit, license, or certification issued to the licensee by that state.

(6) A material misstatement, misrepresentation, or fraud was committed in obtaining a license under this Article.

(7) Cheating on an examination required by this Article.

(8) Knowingly aiding or abetting others to evade or violate the provisions of this Article.

(9) Any existing cause for which the issuance of the license could have been denied had it been known to the Commissioner at the time of issuance.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-260-10E — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-260-10E
§ 143-260.10E. Utility easement at William B. Umstead State Park
Status: in_force

(a) The State of North Carolina may grant a utility easement to Carolina Power and Light Company across a tract of land within William B. Umstead State Park. The easement shall be 100 feet wide, extending 50 feet on each side of the following-described survey line: Lying and being in Leesville township, Wake County, North Carolina; BEGINNING at point B2 as shown on the Drawing hereinafter referred to, the point B2 being located in a southern property line of Raleigh Durham Airport Authority (formerly Continental Mortgage Investors) and a northern property line of the State of North Carolina; the point B2 also being located North 87 degrees 01 minute 31 seconds West 834.04 feet from a concrete monument making a southeastern corner of Raleigh Durham Airport Authority (formerly Continental Mortgage Investors); and runs thence South 02 degrees 01 minute 53 seconds East 3508.00 feet to point A2 on the Drawing, the location of Point A2 having North Carolina Coordinates Y=773, 193.769 and X=2,069,162.420, the Point A2 being located at the terminus of Carolina Power and Light Company's existing 100 foot wide right-of-way strip, as shown and described on Carolina Power and Light Company Drawing No. RW-A-5246, dated September 1977, which Drawing also shows the respective complementing sidelines going to make up the easement.

(b) The State of North Carolina may only use the proceeds from the easement described in subsection (a) of this section to acquire property at any State park.

(c) The grant of the easement within William B. Umstead State Park to Carolina Power and Light Company under this section constitutes authorization by the General Assembly that the described tract of land may be used for a utility easement, which is a purpose other than the public purposes as specified in Article XIV, Section 5, of the Constitution , Article 25B of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes , and Part 32 of Article 7 [Article 2] of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-71-9 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-71-9
§ 66-71.9. Secretary of State to maintain a centralized, statewide database of assumed business name information
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of State shall develop, implement, and maintain a searchable online database of assumed business name information reported under G.S. 66-71.10 . The system must allow information to be entered and retrieved from the system by the registers of deeds and must be available for searches by the public.

(b) The Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement the statewide online database.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-67-185 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-67-185
§ 58-67-185. Severability
Status: in_force

If any section, term, or provision of this Article shall be adjudged invalid for any reason, such judgments shall not affect, impair, or invalidate any other section, term, or provision of this Article, but the remaining sections, terms, and provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 40A-33 — NC Code / Chapter 40A / Section 40A-33
§ 40A-33. Change of ownership pending proceedings
Status: in_force

When any proceedings under this Article shall have been commenced, no change of ownership by voluntary conveyance or transfer of the property shall in any manner affect such proceedings, but the same may be carried on and perfected as if no such conveyance or transfer had been made or attempted to be made.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-105-49A — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-105-49A
§ 115C-105.49A. School Risk and Response Management System
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, and the Center for Safer Schools shall construct and maintain a statewide School Risk and Response Management System (SRRMS). The system shall fully integrate and leverage existing data and applications that support school risk planning, exercises, monitoring, and emergency response via 911 dispatch.

(b) In constructing the SRRMS, the Division of Emergency Management and the Center for Safer Schools, in collaboration with the Department of Public Instruction, Division of School Operations, shall leverage the existing enterprise risk management database, the School Risk Management Planning tool managed by the Division of Emergency Management. The Division of Emergency Management shall also leverage the local school administrative unit schematic diagrams of school facilities. Where technically feasible, the SRRMS shall integrate any anonymous tip lines established pursuant to G.S. 115C-105.51 and any 911-initiated panic alarm systems authorized as part of a SRMP pursuant to G.S. 115C-47(40) . The Division of Emergency Management and the Center for Safer Schools shall collaborate with the Department of Public Instruction, Division of School Operations, and the North Carolina 911 Board in the design, implementation, and maintenance of the SRRMS.

(c) All data and information acquired and stored in the SRRMS as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section are not considered public records as the term “public record” is defined under G.S. 132-1 and shall not be subject to inspection and examination under G.S. 132-6 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54C-17 — NC Code / Chapter 54C / Section 54C-17
§ 54C-17. Insurance of accounts required
Status: in_force

A State savings bank shall obtain and maintain insurance on all members' and customers' deposit accounts from an insurance corporation created by an act of Congress. Before the licensing of a savings bank, a certificate of incorporation duly recorded under G.S. 54C-14(c) , is deemed to be sufficient certification to the insuring corporation that the savings bank is a legal corporate entity. The insurance shall be obtained within the time limit prescribed in G.S. 54C-19 . Subject to the rules of the Commissioner of Banks, a State savings bank may obtain or participate in efforts to obtain insurance of deposits that is in excess of the amount eligible for federal insurance of accounts. This insurance is known as “excess insurance”.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 127A-148 — NC Code / Chapter 127A / Section 127A-148
§ 127A-148. Commander may prevent trespass and disorder
Status: in_force

The commander upon any occasion of duty may place in arrest during the continuance thereof any person who shall trespass upon the campground, parade ground, armory, or other place devoted to that duty, or who shall in any way or manner interrupt or molest the orderly discharge of duty by those under arms, or shall disturb or prevent the passage of troops going to or returning from any duty. The commander may prohibit and prevent the sale or use of all spirituous liquors, wine, ale, beer, or cider, the holding of huckster or auction sales, and all gambling within the limits of the post, campground or place of encampment, parade or drill under his or her command, or within any limits not exceeding one mile therefrom that the commander may prescribe. The commander may in the commander's discretion abate as common nuisance all such sales.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1003 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-1003
§ 15A-1003. Referral of incapable defendant for civil commitment proceedings
Status: in_force

(a) When a defendant is found to be incapable of proceeding, the presiding judge, upon such additional hearing, if any, as he determines to be necessary, shall determine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe the defendant meets the criteria for involuntary commitment under Part 7 of Article 5 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes. If the presiding judge finds reasonable grounds to believe that the defendant meets the criteria, he shall make findings of fact and issue a custody order in the same manner, upon the same grounds and with the same effect as an order issued by a clerk or magistrate pursuant to G.S. 122C-261 . Proceedings thereafter are in accordance with Part 7 of Article 5 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes. If the defendant was charged with a violent crime, including a crime involving assault with a deadly weapon, the judge's custody order shall require a law-enforcement officer to take the defendant directly to a 24-hour facility as described in G.S. 122C-252 ; and the order must indicate that the defendant was charged with a violent crime and that he was found incapable of proceeding.

(b) The court may make appropriate orders for the temporary detention of the defendant pending that proceeding.

(c) Evidence used at the hearing with regard to capacity to proceed is admissible in the involuntary civil commitment proceedings.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-108-25 — NC Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-108-25
§ 105-374
Status: in_force

All sales or resales held prior to April 14, 1951, pursuant to G.S. 105-374 , where the advertisement was in accordance with G.S. 1-327 and 1-328 as provided by such sections prior to their repeal, are validated to the same extent as if such advertisement were in accordance with Article 29A of Chapter 1 of the General Statutes ; and all such sales, where the provisions of G.S. 45-28 as to resales, as provided by such section prior to its repeal, were followed, are validated to the same extent as if the resale procedure provided for in Article 29A of Chapter 1 of the General Statutes had been followed.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1229 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-1229
§ 15A-1229. View by jury
Status: in_force

(a) The trial judge in his discretion may permit a jury view. If a view is ordered, the judge must order the jury to be conducted to the place in question in the custody of an officer. The officer must be instructed to permit no person to communicate with the jury on any subject connected with the trial, except as provided in subsection (b), nor to do so himself, and to return the jurors to the courtroom without unnecessary delay or at a specified time. The judge, prosecutor, and counsel for the defendant must be present at the view by the jury. The defendant is entitled to be present at the view by the jury.

(b) A judge in his discretion may permit a witness under oath to testify at the site of the jury view and point out objects and physical characteristics material to his testimony. The testimony must be recorded.