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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-424 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-424
§ 53-424. Construction
Status: in_force

(a) Except as expressly provided in this Part, nothing in this Part shall be construed to amend or modify the laws of this State governing the establishment or administration of accounts or the actions of trust institutions.

(b) An affiliate transfer is not, in itself, a transfer of substantially all of the transferring trust institution's assets and liabilities.

(c) Except as explicitly provided by the documents governing the account, neither an affiliate transfer nor an agency appointment under G.S. 53-423 shall be subject to any provision of law requiring court approval for removal of fiduciary funds from this State.

(d) Except as explicitly provided by the documents governing the account, an affiliate transfer, but not an agency appointment, shall be subject to any provision of law requiring notice of a transfer of the principal place of administration of the account. The manner or timing of a notice required under G.S. 53-420(c) may be altered to comport with any provision of law requiring notice of a transfer of the principal place of administration of the account.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159B-19 — NC Code / Chapter 159B / Section 159B-19
§ 159B-19. Remedies
Status: in_force

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreements, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust agreement or the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the State or granted hereunder, or, to the extent permitted by law, under such trust agreement or resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or under any agreement or other contract executed by the municipality or joint agency pursuant to this Chapter, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this Chapter or by such trust agreement or resolution to be performed by any joint agency or municipality or by any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging and collecting of rents, rates, fees and charges.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-86-10 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-86-10
§ 58-86-10. Powers and duties of the board
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System shall administer the Pension Fund. The board shall request appropriations out of the general fund for administrative expenses and to provide for the financing of this pension fund, employ necessary clerical assistance, determine all applications for pensions, provide for the payment of pensions, make all necessary rules and regulations not inconsistent with law for the governance of this fund, prescribe rules and regulations of eligibility of persons to receive pensions, expend funds in accordance with the provisions of this Article, and generally exercise all other powers necessary for the administration of the fund created by this Article. Should any change or error due to the submission of fraudulent or incorrect information result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the Retirement System more or less than he or she would have been entitled to receive had their records been correct, the Board of Trustees shall correct such error, and as far as practicable, shall adjust the payment in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was correctly entitled shall be paid.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-549-25 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-549-25
§ 106-549.25. Slaughter, sale and transportation of equine carcasses
Status: in_force

No person, firm, or corporation shall sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, any carcasses of horses, mules, or other equines or parts of such carcasses, or the meat or meat food products thereof, unless they are plainly and conspicuously marked or labeled or otherwise identified as required by regulations prescribed by the Board to show the kinds of animals from which they were derived. When required by the Commissioner or his authorized representative, with respect to establishments at which inspection is maintained under this Article, such animals and their carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products shall be prepared in establishments separate from those in which cattle, sheep, swine, fallow deer, red deer, bison, or goats are slaughtered or their carcasses, parts thereof, meats or meat food products are prepared.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-12-13 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-12-13
§ 14-12.13. Placing exhibit with intention of intimidating, etc., another
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to place or cause to be placed anywhere in this State any exhibit of any kind whatsoever, while masked or unmasked, with the intention of intimidating any person or persons, or of preventing them from doing any act which is lawful, or of causing them to do any act which is unlawful. For the purposes of this section, the term “ exhibit ” includes items such as a noose.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215-94OO — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-215-94OO
§ 143-215.94OO. Definitions
Status: in_force

Unless a different meaning is required by the context, the definitions in G.S. 143-212 and G.S. 143-215.94A apply in this Part.

(1) “ Emergency response operator ” means an on-site person whose responsibilities include addressing emergencies presented by a spill or release, or responding to alarms or releases from an underground storage tank system. For an unmanned facility, “emergency response operator” means the person responsible for responding to emergencies or alarms or releases at the facility.

(2) “ Primary operator ” means a person having primary responsibility for the daily on-site operation and maintenance of an underground storage tank system.

(3) “ Underground storage tank ” means: (i) any one or combination of tanks (including underground pipes connected thereto) that is used to contain an accumulation of regulated substances, and the volume of which (including the volume of the underground pipes connected thereto) is ten percent (10%) or more beneath the surface of the ground; and (ii) to which this Part applies pursuant to G.S. 143-215.94NN .

(4) “ Underground storage tank system ” or “ tank system ” means an underground storage tank, connected underground piping, underground ancillary equipment, dispenser, and containment system, if any.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-140-8 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-140-8
§ 136-140.8. Exemption procedures
Status: in_force

The North Carolina Department of Transportation shall upon receipt of a declaration, petition, resolution, certified copy of an ordinance, or other clear direction from a board of county commissioners, municipality, county, city, provided that such resolution is not in conflict with existing statute or ordinance, that removal of motorist services directional signs would cause an economic hardship in a defined area, shall forward such declaration, resolution, or finding to the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation for inclusion as a defined hardship area qualifying for exemption pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 131 (O) . Any such declaration or resolution submitted to the North Carolina Department of Transportation shall further find that such motorist service signs provided directional information about goods and services in the interest of the traveling public and shall request the retention by the State of said directional motorist services signs as defined herein. The North Carolina Department of Transportation shall thereupon comply with all regulations issued both now and hereafter by the Federal Highway Administration necessary for application for the exemption provided in 23 U.S.C. 131 (O) , provided such motorist services directional signs were lawfully erected under State law at the time of their erection and were in existence on May 5, 1976. The petitioner seeking exemption of those signs defined in G.S. 136-140.7 shall furnish the information required by the United States Department of Transportation to the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the North Carolina Department of Transportation shall request exemption from the United States Department of Transportation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-40-7 — NC Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116-40-7
§ 116-40.7. Internal auditors
Status: in_force

(a) Internal auditors within The University of North Carolina and its constituent institutions shall provide independent reviews and analyses of various functions and programs within The University of North Carolina that will provide management information to promote accountability, integrity, and efficiency within The University of North Carolina.

(b) An internal auditor shall have access to any records, data, or other information of The University of North Carolina or the relevant constituent institution that the internal auditor believes necessary to carry out the internal auditor's duties.

(c) An internal auditor shall maintain, for 10 years, a complete file of all audit reports and reports of other examinations, investigations, surveys, and reviews issued under the internal auditor's authority. Audit work papers and other evidence and related supportive material directly pertaining to the work of that auditor's office shall be retained in accordance with Chapter 132 of the General Statutes . To promote cooperation and avoid unnecessary duplication of audit effort, audit work papers related to issued audit reports shall be, unless otherwise prohibited by law, made available for inspection by duly authorized representatives of the State and federal governments in connection with some matter officially before them. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, or upon subpoena issued by a duly authorized court or court official, audit work papers shall be kept confidential and shall not be open to examination or inspection under G.S. 132-6 until completion of the audit report that is based on the working paper. Audit reports and the working papers on which they are based shall be public records subject to examination and inspection to the extent that they do not include information that, under State law, is confidential and exempt from Chapter 132 of the General Statutes or would compromise the security systems of The University of North Carolina. At the time that audit working papers are made available for public examination or inspection, the custodian of the audit working paper may redact the name and personally identifying information of a person who has initiated an allegation of (i) a violation of State or federal law or rule or regulation; (ii) fraud; (iii) misappropriation of State resources; (iv) substantial and specific danger to the public health and safety; or (v) gross mismanagement, gross waste of monies, or gross abuse of authority, if that person requests that the person's name and personally identifying information be kept confidential.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-79 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-79
§ 1-79. Domestic corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and registered limited liability partnerships
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of suing and being sued the residence of a domestic corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, or registered limited liability partnership is as follows:

(1) Where the registered or principal office of the corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, or registered limited liability partnership is located, or

(2) Where the corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, or registered limited liability partnership maintains a place of business, or

(3) If no registered or principal office is in existence, and no place of business is currently maintained or can reasonably be found, the term “ residence ” shall include any place where the corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, or registered limited liability partnership is regularly engaged in carrying on business.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term “ domestic ” when applied to an entity means:

(1) An entity formed under the laws of this State, or

(2) An entity that (i) is formed under the laws of any jurisdiction other than this State, and (ii) maintains a registered office in this State pursuant to a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1337 — NC Code / Chapter 35A / Section 35A-1337
§ 35A-1337. Fact that incompetent had not previously made similar gifts
Status: in_force

The judge shall not withhold his approval merely because the incompetent, prior to becoming incompetent, had not made gifts to the same donees or other gifts similar in amount or type.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-9 — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-9
§ 95-9. Employers to post notice of laws
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of every employer to keep posted in a conspicuous place in every room where five or more persons are employed a printed notice stating the provisions of the law relative to the employment of adult persons and children and the regulation of hours and working conditions. The Commissioner of Labor shall furnish the printed form of such notice upon request.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-295-9 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-295-9
§ 130A-295.9. Solid waste disposal tax; use of proceeds
Status: in_force

It is the intent that the proceeds of the solid waste disposal tax imposed by Article 5G of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes credited to the Inactive Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund pursuant to G.S. 105-187.63(1) shall be used by the Department of Environmental Quality to fund the assessment and remediation of pre-1983 landfills, except up to nineteen percent (19%) of the funds credited under this subdivision may be used to fund administrative expenses related to hazardous and solid waste management.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270-127 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-270-127
§ 90-270.127. Data system
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a member state shall submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom this Compact is applicable as required by the rules of the Commission, including all of the following:

(1) Identifying information.

(2) Licensure data.

(3) Adverse actions against a license or compact privilege.

(4) Nonconfidential information related to alternative program participation.

(5) Any denial of application for licensure and the reason(s) for such denial.

(6) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this Compact, as determined by the rules of the Commission.

(c) Investigative information pertaining to a licensee in any member state will only be available to other party states.

(d) The Commission shall promptly notify all member states of any adverse action taken against a licensee or an individual applying for a license. Adverse action information pertaining to a licensee in any member state will be available to any other member state.

(e) Member states contributing information to the data system may designate information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission of the contributing state.

(f) Any information submitted to the data system that is subsequently required to be expunged by the laws of the member state contributing the information shall be removed from the data system.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-11-8 — NC Code / Chapter 125 / Section 125-11-8
§ 125-11.8. State Publications Clearinghouse created
Status: in_force

(a) A State Publications Clearinghouse is created within the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, the Division of State Library.

(b) The Clearinghouse shall:

(1) Advise State agencies annually of the number of copies of State publications needed for distribution.

(2) Advise State agencies annually that they are required to submit only five copies of any State publication offered for sale at a price at least high enough to recover production costs.

(3) Receive from State agencies promptly after publication the number of copies of State publications specified, and distribute these to the depository libraries.

(4) Prepare on microfiche one or more copies of each State publication that is printed on paper for reference and interlibrary loan purposes.

(5) Publish a checklist of State publications and distribute the checklist without charge to all requesting North Carolina libraries.

(6) Forward two copies of all State publications that are printed on paper to the Library of Congress.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-165 — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-165
§ 163-165. Definitions
Status: in_force

In addition to the definitions stated below, the definitions set forth in Article 15A of this Chapter also apply to this Part. As used in this Part:

(1) “ Ballot ” means an instrument on which a voter indicates that voter's choice for a ballot item so that it may be recorded as a vote for or against a certain candidate or referendum proposal, and is evidenced by an individual paper document that bears marks made by the voter by hand or through electronic means, whether preprinted or printed in the voting enclosure.

(2) “ Ballot item ” means a single item on a ballot in which the voters are to choose between or among the candidates or proposals listed.

(3) “ Ballot style ” means the version of a ballot within a jurisdiction that an individual voter is eligible to vote. For example, in a county that uses essentially the same official ballot, a group office such as county commissioner may be divided into districts so that different voters in the same county vote for commissioner in different districts. The different versions of the county's official ballot containing only those district ballot items one individual voter may vote are the county's different ballot styles.

(4) “ Election ” means the event in which voters cast votes in ballot items concerning proposals or candidates for office in this State or the United States. The term includes primaries, general elections, referenda, and special elections.

(5) “ Official ballot ” means a ballot that has been certified by the State Board of Elections and produced by or with the approval of the county board of elections. The term does not include a sample ballot or a specimen ballot.

(6) “ Provisional official ballot ” means an official ballot that is voted and then placed in an envelope that contains an affidavit signed by the voter certifying identity and eligibility to vote. Except for its envelope, a provisional official ballot shall not be marked to make it identifiable to the voter.

(7) “ Referendum ” means the event in which voters cast votes for or against ballot questions other than the election of candidates to office.

(8) “ Voting booth ” means the private space in which a voter is to mark an official ballot.

(9) “ Voting enclosure ” means the room within the voting place that is used for voting.

(10) “ Voting place ” means the building or area of the building that contains the voting enclosure.

(11) “ Voting system ” means a system of casting and tabulating ballots. The term includes systems of paper ballots counted by hand as well as systems utilizing mechanical and electronic voting equipment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215-25 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-215-25
§ 143-215.25. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Dam.--A structure and appurtenant works erected to impound or divert water.

(1a) Mill dam.--A dam built across a stream to raise the level of water for the purpose of providing water to a mill for the operation of the mill.

(2) Minimum stream flow or minimum flow.--A stream flow of a quantity and quality sufficient in the judgment of the Department to meet and maintain stream classifications and water quality standards established by the Department under G.S. 143-214.1 and applicable to the waters affected by the project under consideration, and to maintain aquatic habitat in the length of the stream that is affected.

(3) Professionally supervised dam removal.--The voluntary removal of a low or intermediate hazard mill dam or run-of-river dam that (i) is not operated primarily for flood control or hydroelectric power generation purposes and (ii) the removal of which is designed and supervised by a qualified engineer.

(4) Qualified engineer.--An engineer licensed as a professional engineer under Chapter 89C of the General Statutes.

(5) Run-of-river dam.--A riverine or stream dam that is designed or operated to release water at approximately the same rate as the natural flow of the river or stream.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-175 — NC Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116-175
§ 116-175. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Article, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning or intent.

(1) The word “Board” shall mean the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina.

(2) The word “cost” as applied to a project shall include the cost of acquisition or construction, the cost of all labor, materials and equipment, the cost of all lands, property, rights and easements acquired, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction and, if deemed advisable by the Board, for one year after completion of construction, cost of plans and specifications, surveys and estimates of cost and/or revenues, cost of engineering and legal services, and all other expenses necessary or incident to such acquisition or construction, administrative expense and such other expenses, including reasonable provision for initial operating expenses, as may be necessary or incident to the financing herein authorized. Any obligation or expense incurred by the Board prior to the issuance of bonds under the provisions of this Article in connection with any of the foregoing items of cost may be regarded as a part of such cost.

(3) The word “institution” shall mean each of the institutions enumerated in G.S. 116-2 .

(4) The word “project” shall mean and shall include any one or more buildings for student housing of any size or type approved by the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina, and the Director of the Budget, and any enlargements or improvements thereof or additions thereto, so approved for the housing of students at either institution, together with the necessary land and equipment. The approval of a project by the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina and the Director of the Budget shall specify a time within which construction contracts shall be awarded.