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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-168-1 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-168-1
§ 106-168.1. Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Article, unless the context or subject matter otherwise clearly requires,

(1) “Collector” means any person, as defined in this section, who collects raw material for the purpose of selling the same to any renderer for further processing.

(2) “Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, association or corporation.

(3) “Raw material” means inedible whole or portion of animal or poultry carcasses.

(4) “Rendering operation” means the processing of inedible whole or portion of animal or poultry carcasses and includes collection of such raw material for the purpose of processing.

(5) “Rendering plant” means the building or buildings in which raw material is processed and the premises upon which said building or buildings used in connection with such processing are located.

(6) “ Waste kitchen grease ” means animal fats or vegetable oils that have been used, and will not be reused, for cooking in a food establishment. “Waste kitchen grease” does not include grease septage as defined in G.S. 130A-290 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-101 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-101
§ 14-101. Obtaining signatures by false pretenses
Status: in_force

If any person, with intent to defraud or cheat another, shall designedly, by color of any false token or writing, or by any other false pretense, obtain the signature of any person to any written instrument, the false making of which would be punishable as forgery, he shall be punished as a Class H felon.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-25-1 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-25-1
§ 58-25-1. General insurance law not applicable
Status: in_force

Nothing in the general insurance laws, except such as apply to fraternal orders shall be construed to extend to benevolent associations incorporated under the laws of this State that only levy an assessment on the members to create a fund to pay the family of a deceased member and make no profit therefrom, and do not solicit business through agents.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-455 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-455
§ 143-455. Pest control consultant license
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall perform services as a pest control consultant without first procuring from the Board a license. Applications for a consultant license shall be in the form and shall contain the information prescribed by the Board. The application for a license shall be accompanied by a non-refundable annual fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00).

(b) An applicant for a consultant license must present satisfactory evidence to the Board concerning his qualifications for such license. The Board may classify consultant licenses into one or more classifications or subclassifications based upon types of consulting services performed or to be performed. Such classifications and subclassifications may reflect the crops involved in the consulting service, the discipline or training of consultant, the discretion or lack of discretion involved in the consulting service, and the site or location of the service. Each classification and subclassification may be subject to separate testing procedures and requirements, and may be subject to its own minimum standards of training in specialized subject matter from a recognized college or university, or equivalent specialized consulting experience or training. A nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be charged for the consultant examination, and an additional twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be charged for each additional specific classification licensure permitted by this subsection. Such examination fee shall be charged in addition to the fees authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or any other provision of Article 4C of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes . Qualifications for licensing may be less stringent if the licensee is restricted to making recommendations contained in publications recognized by the Board as appropriate for a specific consulting classification or subclassification.

(c) Each applicant shall satisfy the Board as to his responsibility in carrying on the business of a pesticide consultant. Each applicant for an original license must demonstrate upon written, or written and oral, examination to be prescribed by the Board his knowledge of pesticides, their usefulness and their hazards; his competence as a pesticide consultant; and his knowledge of the laws and regulations governing the use and sale of pesticides.

(d) Pest control consultants shall be subject to the same provisions as pesticide applicators concerning penalties for late applications for license, changes of address, transferability of licenses, continuing certification credit requirements, periodic reexamination, and examinations for corporate applicants.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-71 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-71
§ 120-71. Purpose
Status: in_force

The rapid increase in the functions and costs of State government and the complexity of agency operations deeply concern the General Assembly. Members of the General Assembly have the ultimate responsibility for making public policy decisions and deciding on appropriations of public moneys. Knowledge of the public service needs being met, having evidence as to whether previous policy and appropriations have resulted in expected program benefits, and data on how State government reorganization has affected agency operations are most important.

Legislative examination and review of public policies, expenditures and reorganization implementation as an integral part of legislative duties and responsibilities should be strengthened. For the purpose of performing such continuing examination and evaluation of State agencies, [and] 1 their actual effectiveness in programming and in carrying out procedures under reorganization, the General Assembly herein provides for the continuing review of operations of State government.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-282 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-282
§ 20-282. Cooperation in enforcement of Article
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Article shall be enforced by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in cooperation with the Commissioner of Insurance, the North Carolina Automobile Rate Administrative Office and with all law-enforcement officers and agents and other agencies of the State and the political subdivisions thereof.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-2-5 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-2-5
§ 28A-2-5. Subject matter jurisdiction of the clerk of superior court in special proceedings
Status: in_force

The clerk of superior court also shall have jurisdiction over special proceedings, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Special proceedings to obtain possession, custody, or control of assets as provided in G.S. 28A-13-3 .

(2) Special proceedings relating to the sale, lease, or mortgage of real estate as provided in G.S. 28A-15-1 and in G.S. 28A-17-1 .

(3) Special proceedings against unknown heirs before distribution of estate as provided in G.S. 28A-22-3 .

Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the jurisdiction of the clerk of superior court in special proceedings.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-16-1 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-16-1
§ 58-16-1. Admitted to do business
Status: in_force

Foreign or alien insurance companies, upon complying with the conditions of Articles 1 through 64 of this Chapter applicable to them, may be admitted to transact in this State any class of insurance authorized by the laws in force relative to the duties, obligations, prohibitions, and penalties of insurance companies, and subject to all laws applicable to the transaction of such business by foreign or alien insurance companies and their agents.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70-28 — NC Code / Chapter 108A / Section 108A-70-28
§ 108A-70.28. Fraudulent misrepresentation
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and willfully, and with intent to defraud, make or cause to be made a false statement or representation of a material fact in an application for coverage under this Part or intended for use in determining eligibility for coverage.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any applicant, recipient, or person acting on behalf of the applicant or recipient to knowingly and willfully, and with intent to defraud, conceal, or fail to disclose any condition, fact, or event affecting the applicant's or recipient's initial or continued eligibility to receive coverage or benefits under this Part.

(c) It is unlawful for any person knowingly, willingly, and with intent to defraud, to obtain or attempt to obtain, or to assist, aid, or abet another person, either directly or indirectly, to obtain money, services, or any other thing of value to which the person is not entitled as a recipient under this Part, or otherwise to deliberately misuse a Program identification card. This misuse includes the sale, alteration, or lending of the Program identification card to others for services and the use of the card by someone other than the recipient to receive or attempt to receive Program coverage for services rendered to that individual.

Proof of intent to defraud does not require proof of intent to defraud any particular person.

(d) A person who violates a provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class I felony.

(e) For purposes of this section the word “ person ” includes any natural person, association, consortium, corporation, body politic, partnership, or other group, entity, or organization.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-27-6 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-27-6
§ 28A-27-6. No apportionment between temporary and remainder interests
Status: in_force

No interest in income and no estate for years or for life or other temporary interest in any property or fund is subject to apportionment as between the temporary interest and the remainder. The tax on the temporary interest and the tax, if any, on the remainder is chargeable against the corpus of the property or funds subject to the temporary interest and remainder.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-273-1 — NC Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62-273-1
§ 62-273.1. Criminal history record checks of applicants for and current holders of certificate to transport household goods
Status: in_force

(a) The following definitions apply in this section:

(1) Applicant .--An individual, partnership, limited liability corporation, or corporation who applies for certification as a common carrier of household goods in the State of North Carolina.

(2) Certificate .--A certificate of exemption or a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Utilities Commission to authorize the holder to engage in the intrastate transportation of household goods for compensation in the State of North Carolina.

(3) Criminal history .--A State or federal history of conviction of a crime, whether a misdemeanor or felony, that bears upon an applicant's or current holder's fitness to possess a certificate.

(4) Current holder .--An individual, partnership, limited liability corporation, or corporation who has been certified as a common carrier of household goods in the State of North Carolina.

(b) The Commission shall conduct a criminal history record check of applicants and current holders of a certificate to transport household goods. An applicant for or current holder of a certificate to transport household goods must furnish the Commission with a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints in a manner prescribed by the Commission. In those instances where the quality characteristic of an applicant's or current holder's fingerprints is determined to be too low or otherwise inadequate for processing by the FBI, the applicant or current holder shall comply with the Commission's criminal history record check requirement pursuant to the Commission's alternate name-based records check procedure.

(c) If the applicant's or current holder's verified criminal history record check reveals one or more convictions, the convictions shall not automatically constitute cause for denying an application or revoking a certificate. However, all of the following factors shall be considered by the Commission in determining whether the application should be denied or the certificate revoked:

(1) The level and seriousness of the crime.

(2) The date of the crime.

(3) The age of the person at the time of the conviction.

(4) The nature of the crime as it relates to the duties and responsibilities of a common carrier of household goods.

(5) The employment history of the person after the date the crime was committed.

(6) Any evidence of rehabilitation of the person after the date the crime was committed.

(d) The Commission may deny an application or revoke a certificate if the applicant or current holder refuses to consent to a criminal history record check or use of fingerprints or other identifying information required by the State or National Repositories of Criminal Histories.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-146 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-146
§ 130A-146. Transportation of bodies of persons who have died of reportable diseases
Status: in_force

No person shall transport in this State the remains of any person who has died of a disease declared by the Commission to be reported until the body has been encased in a manner as prescribed by rule by the Commission. Only persons who have complied with the rules of the Commission concerning the removal of dead bodies shall be issued a burial-transit permit.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-4-2 — NC Code / Chapter 50B / Section 50B-4-2
§ 50B-4.2. False statement regarding protective order a misdemeanor
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly makes a false statement to a law enforcement agency or officer that a protective order entered pursuant to this Chapter or by the courts of another state or Indian tribe remains in effect shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 87-15-9 — NC Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87-15-9
§ 87-15.9. Subrogation for reimbursement made
Status: in_force

The Board is subrogated to an applicant who is reimbursed from the Fund in the amount reimbursed and may bring an action against the general contractor whose conduct caused the reimbursable loss, the general contractor's assets, or the general contractor's estate. The Board may enforce any claims it may have for restitution or otherwise, and may employ and compensate consultants, agents, legal counsel, and others it finds necessary and appropriate to carry out its authority under this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 19-17 — NC Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19-17
§ 19-17. Trial
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the expiration of the time for filing answers by all respondents, but not later than the return date specified in the summons, the court shall, upon its own motion, or upon the application of any party who has appeared and filed an answer, set a date for the trial of the issues joined.

(b) Any respondent named in the complaint, or any person who becomes a respondent by virtue of intervention pursuant to this Article, shall be entitled to a trial of the issues within one day after joinder of issue. A decision shall be rendered by the court or jury, as the case may be, within two days of the conclusion of the trial.

(c) Every person appearing and answering as a respondent shall be entitled, upon request, to a trial of any issue by a jury. If a jury is not requested by any such respondent, the issues shall be tried by the court without a jury.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-10-496 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-10-496
§ 58-10-496. Waiver or modification
Status: in_force

The Commissioner may waive or modify any provision of this Part if such waiver or modification, in the Commissioner's opinion, is justified, based on sound actuarial, accounting, or business principles, and does not diminish the solvency prospects of the captive insurance company. No waiver or modification granted by the Commissioner pursuant to this section shall result in a greater regulatory burden than imposed by this Part prior to the exercise of such waiver or modification.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 33A-20 — NC Code / Chapter 33A / Section 33A-20
§ 33A-20. Termination of custodianship
Status: reserved

The custodian shall transfer in an appropriate manner the custodial property to the minor or to the minor's estate upon the earlier of:

(1) The minor's attainment of 21 years of age with respect to custodial property transferred under G.S. 33A-4 or G.S. 33A-5 , except that any transferor may have custodial property transferred to the minor at any time after the age of 18 and before the age of 21 by a designation in the following words or their equivalent: “The custodian shall transfer this property to __________ (name of minor) when he reaches the age of ___ (age after 18 and before 21).”;

(2) The minor's attainment of age 18 with respect to custodial property transferred under G.S. 33A-6 or G.S. 33A-7 ; or

(3) The minor's death.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 93-6 — NC Code / Chapter 93 / Section 93-6
§ 93-6. Practice as accountants permitted; use of misleading titles prohibited
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the public practice of accountancy in this State who is not a holder of a certificate as a certified public accountant issued by the Board, unless such person uses the term “accountant” and only the term “accountant” in connection with his name on all reports, letters of transmittal, or advice, and on all stationery and documents used in connection with his services as an accountant, and refrains from the use in any manner of any other title or designation in such practice.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-47-150 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-47-150
§ 58-47-150. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part:

(1) “ Books and records ” means all files, documents, and databases in a paper form, electronic medium, or both.

(2) “ Self-insurer ” means a group of employers licensed by the Commissioner under Part 1 of this Article or a single employer licensed by the Commissioner under Article 5 of Chapter 97 of the General Statutes to retain its liability under the Workers' Compensation Act and to pay directly the compensation in the amount and manner and when due as provided for in the Act.

(3) “ Service company ” means an entity that has contracted with a self-insurer for the purpose of providing any services related to claims adjustment, loss control, or both.

(4) “ Third-party administrator ” or “ TPA ” means a person engaged by a self-insurer to execute the policies established by the self-insurer and to provide day-to-day management of the self-insurer. “Third-Party Administrator” and “TPA” does not mean:

a. A self-insurer acting on behalf of its employees or the employees of one or more of its affiliates.

b. An insurer that is licensed under this Chapter or that is acting as an insurer with respect to a policy lawfully issued and delivered by it and under the laws of a state in which the insurer is licensed to write insurance.

c. An insurance producer who is licensed by the Commissioner under Article 33 of this Chapter whose activities are limited exclusively to the sale of insurance.

d. An adjuster licensed by the Commissioner under Article 33 of this Chapter whose activities are limited to adjustment of claims.

e. An individual who is an officer, a member, or an employee of a board.

(5) “Underwriting” means the process of selecting risks and classifying them according to their degrees of insurability so that the appropriate rates may be assigned. The process also includes rejection of those risks that do not qualify.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-497 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-497
§ 105-497. Limitations
Status: in_force

This Article applies only to counties that levy one percent (1%) sales and use taxes under Article 39 of this Chapter or under Chapter 1096 of the 1967 Session Laws and also levy one-half percent ( 1 / 2 %) local sales and use taxes under Article 40 of this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 77-72 — NC Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77-72
§ 77-72. Membership; terms
Status: reserved

Upon its creation, the Commission shall have a governing board of seven. Except as otherwise provided for the initial appointees, each commissioner shall serve a three-year term. Upon creation of the Commission, the Boards of Commissioners of Gaston County and Mecklenburg County shall appoint three commissioners each, and the Board of Commissioners of Lincoln County shall appoint one commissioner. Of the initial appointees:

(1) One commissioner appointed by Gaston County and one member appointed by Mecklenburg County shall serve one-year terms;

(2) One commissioner appointed by Gaston County and one member appointed by Mecklenburg County shall serve two-year terms; and

(3) One member appointed by Gaston County, one member appointed by Mecklenburg County, and the member appointed by Lincoln County shall serve three-year terms.

Any commissioner who has served two consecutive terms, including any initial term of less than three years, may not be reappointed to a third consecutive term. Such a member may, however, be appointed to serve again after the expiration of the term of the member's successor.

On the death of a commissioner, resignation, incapacity, or inability to serve, as determined by the board appointing that commissioner, or removal of the commissioner for cause, as determined by the board appointing that commissioner, the board affected may appoint another commissioner to fill the unexpired term.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-27-5 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-27-5
§ 28A-27-5. Exemptions, deductions, and credits
Status: in_force

(a) Any interest for which a deduction or exemption is allowed under the federal revenue laws in determining the value of the decedent's net taxable estate, such as property passing to or in trust for a surviving spouse and gifts or devises for charitable, public, or similar purposes, shall not be included in the computation provided for in G.S. 28A-27-2 to the extent of the allowable deduction or exemption. When such an interest is subject to a prior present interest which is not allowable as a deduction or exemption, such present interest shall not be included in the computation provided for in this Article and no tax shall be apportioned to or paid from principal.

(b) Any credit for property previously taxed and any credit for gift taxes or death taxes of a foreign country paid by the decedent or the decedent's estate shall inure to the proportionate benefit of all persons liable to apportionment; provided, however, that if the tax which gives rise to such a credit has in fact been paid by a person interested in the estate, the benefit of such credit shall inure to that person paying the tax.

(c) Any credit for inheritance, succession, or estate taxes or taxes in the nature thereof in respect to property or interests includible in the estate shall inure to the benefit of the persons or interests chargeable with the payment thereof to the extent that, or in the proportion that, the credit reduces the tax.

(d) To the extent that property passing to or in trust for a surviving spouse or any charitable, public, or similar gift or devise does not constitute an allowed deduction for purposes of the tax solely by reason of an inheritance tax or other death tax imposed upon and deductible from the property, the property shall not be included in the computation provided for in this Article, and to that extent no apportionment shall be made against the property. This section does not apply in any instance where the result will be to deprive the estate of a deduction otherwise allowable under Section 2053(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 of the United States or corresponding provisions of any subsequent tax law, relating to deduction for State death taxes on transfers for public, charitable, or religious uses.