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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-185 — NC Code / Chapter 122C / Section 122C-185
§ 122C-185. Application of funds belonging to State facilities
Status: in_force

(a) All moneys and proceeds of property donated to any State facility shall be deposited into the State treasury and accounted for in the appropriate fund as determined by the Secretary and approved by the Office of State Budget and Management. All moneys and proceeds of property donated in which there are special directions for their application and the interest earned on these funds shall be spent as the donor has directed and except as required for deposit with the State treasury, shall not be subject to the provisions of the State Budget Act except for capital improvements projects which shall be authorized and executed in accordance with G.S. 143C-8-8 and G.S. 143C-8-9 .

(b) Proceeds from the transfer or sale of surplus, obsolete, or unused equipment of State facilities shall be deposited and accounted for in accordance with G.S. 143-49(4) .

(c) The net proceeds from the sale, lease, rental, or other disposition of real estate owned by a State facility shall be deposited and accounted for in accordance with G.S. 146-30 .

(d) All proceeds from the operation of vending facilities as defined in G.S. 111-42(d) and operated by State facilities shall be deposited and accounted for in accordance with the State Budget Act, Chapter 143C of the General Statutes.

(e) All other revenues and other receipts collected by a State facility shall be deposited to the credit of the State treasury in accordance with G.S. 147-77 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-227 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-227
§ 160A-227. Preliminary assessment roll; publication
Status: in_force

When the total cost of a project has been determined, the council shall have a preliminary assessment roll prepared. The preliminary roll shall contain a brief description of each lot, parcel, or tract of land assessed, the basis for the assessment, the amount assessed against each, the terms of payment, including the schedule of discounts, if such a schedule is to be established and the name of the owner of each parcel of land as far as this can be ascertained from the county tax records. A map of the project on which is shown each parcel assessed with the basis of its assessment, the amount assessed against it, and the name of the owner, as far as this can be ascertained from the county tax records, shall be a sufficient assessment roll.

After the preliminary assessment roll has been completed, it shall be filed in the city clerk's office where it shall be available for public inspection. A notice of the completion of the assessment roll, setting forth in general terms a description of the project, noting the availability of the assessment roll in the clerk's office for inspection, and stating the time and place for a hearing on the preliminary assessment roll, shall be published at least 10 days before the date set for the hearing on the preliminary assessment roll. The council shall also cause a notice of the hearing on the preliminary assessment roll to be mailed to the owners of property listed thereon at least 10 days before the hearing. The notice mailed to each property owner shall give notice of the time and place of the hearing, shall note the availability of the preliminary assessment roll for inspection in the city clerk's office and shall state the amount of the assessment against the property of the owner as shown on the preliminary assessment roll. The person designated to mail these notices shall file with the council a certificate showing they were mailed by first-class mail and on what date. Such a certificate shall be conclusive as to compliance with the mailing provisions of this section in the absence of fraud.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-411 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-411
§ 143-411. Powers of Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Status: in_force

The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is hereby empowered on behalf of the State of North Carolina to receive gifts, contributions of money and objects of art consistent with the purpose for which the Department is created. Title to all gifts, articles and moneys received by the Department shall be vested in the State of North Carolina and shall remain in the custody and control of the Department. The Department is authorized to accept loans of furniture and other objects as, in its discretion, it deems suitable. The Department is empowered to employ clerical assistance on such basis as it may deem reasonable. Provided, however, that the salary of such person shall be paid out of funds the Department has received in the conduct of its work, and it is specifically provided that no other funds belonging to the State of North Carolina shall be used for this purpose.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 81A-25 — NC Code / Chapter 81A / Section 81A-25
§ 81A-25. Unlawful for package to mislead purchaser
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to keep for the purpose of sale, offer or expose for sale, or sell, any commodity in package form when said package is so made, or formed, or filled, or wrapped, or exposed, or marked, or labeled as to mislead or deceive the purchaser as to the quantity of its contents.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160D-310 — NC Code / Chapter 160D / Section 160D-310
§ 160D-310. Appointments to boards
Status: in_force

Unless specified otherwise by statute or local ordinance, all appointments to boards authorized by this Chapter shall be made by the governing board of the local government. The governing board may establish reasonable procedures to solicit, review, and make appointments.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53C-1-1 — NC Code / Chapter 53C / Section 53C-1-1
§ 53C-1-1. Title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as Regulation of Banks and Other Financial Services.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 32-13 — NC Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32-13
§ 32-13. Uniformity of interpretation
Status: in_force

This Article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1302 — NC Code / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-1302
§ 7B-1302. Children's Trust Fund
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a fund to be known as the “Children's Trust Fund,” in the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, which shall be funded by a portion of the marriage license fee under G.S. 161-11.1 and a portion of the special license plate fee under G.S. 20-81.12 . The money in the Fund shall be used by the Division of Social Services to fund abuse and neglect prevention programs so authorized by this Article.

(b) The Department of Health and Human Services shall report annually on revenues and expenditures of the Children's Trust Fund to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-10-520 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-10-520
§ 58-10-520. Combining assets of protected cells
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding G.S. 58-10-510 , the assets of two or more protected cells may be combined for purposes of investment and such combination shall not be construed as defeating the segregation of such assets for accounting or other purposes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 41-43 — NC Code / Chapter 41 / Section 41-43
§ 41-43. Origination of registration in beneficiary form
Status: in_force

A security, whether evidenced by certificate or account, is registered in beneficiary form when the registration includes a designation of a beneficiary to take the ownership at the death of the owner or the deaths of all multiple owners.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-84-32 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-84-32
§ 58-84-32. Prudent management of funds
Status: in_force

Local boards of trustees shall manage local relief funds as prudent trustees of the funds, subject to Chapter 36E of the General Statutes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-428 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-428
§ 143B-428. Department of Commerce--declaration of policy
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of North Carolina to actively encourage the expansion of existing environmentally sound North Carolina industry; to actively encourage the recruitment of environmentally sound national and international industry into North Carolina through industrial recruitment efforts and through effective advertising, with an emphasis on high-wage-paying industry; to promote the development of North Carolina's labor force to meet the State's growing industrial needs; to promote the growth and development of our travel and tourist industries; to promote the development of our State ports; and to assure throughout State government, the coordination of North Carolina's economic development efforts.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 127A-169 — NC Code / Chapter 127A / Section 127A-169
§ 127A-169. Unexpended portion of State appropriation
Status: in_force

The unexpended portion of any appropriation from the General Fund of the State for the purposes set out in this Article, or in Article 17 of this Chapter, remaining at the end of any biennium, shall not revert to the General Fund of the State, but shall constitute part of a permanent fund to be expended from time to time in the manner and for the purposes set out in this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-11 — NC Code / Chapter 156 / Section 156-11
§ 156-11. Expense of repairs apportioned
Status: in_force

Besides the damages which the commissioners may assess against the petitioner for the privilege of cutting into such canal or ditch, they shall assess and apportion the labor which the petitioner and defendants shall severally contribute towards repairing the canal or ditch into or through which the petitioner drains the water from his lands, and report the same to court; which, when confirmed, shall stand as a judgment of the court against each of the parties, his executors and administrators, heirs and assigns.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74-66 — NC Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74-66
§ 74-66. Private relief against nuisance or hazard
Status: in_force

No provision of this Article shall be construed to restrict or impair the right of any private or public person, association, corporation, partnership, officer, or agency to bring any legal or equitable action for redress against nuisances or hazards.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-178-6 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-178-6
§ 90-178.6. Denial, revocation or suspension of approval
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150B, the joint subcommittee may deny, revoke or suspend approval when a person has:

(1) Failed to satisfy the qualifications for approval;

(2) Failed to pay the annual renewal fee by January 1 of the current year;

(3) Given false information or withheld material information in applying for approval;

(4) Demonstrated incompetence in the practice of midwifery;

(5) Violated any of the provisions of this Article;

(6) A mental or physical disability or uses any drug to a degree that interferes with his or her fitness to practice midwifery;

(7) Engaged in conduct that endangers the public health;

(8) Engaged in conduct that deceives, defrauds, or harms the public in the course of professional activities or services; or

(9) Been convicted of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any felony under the laws of the United States or of any state of the United States indicating professional unfitness.

(b) Revocation or suspension of a license to practice nursing pursuant to G.S. 90-171.37 shall automatically result in comparable action against the person's approval to practice midwifery under this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-2A-22 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-2A-22
§ 28A-2A-22. Validation of probates of wills when witnesses examined before notary public; acts of deputy clerks validated
Status: reserved

Whenever any last will and testament has been probated, based upon the examination of the subscribing witness or the subscribing witnesses, taken before a notary public in the county in which the will is probated, or taken before a notary public of any other county, it is hereby in all respects validated and shall be sufficient to pass the title to all real and personal property purported to be transferred thereby.

All acts heretofore performed by deputy clerks of the superior court in taking acknowledgments, examining witnesses and probate of any wills, deeds and other instruments required or permitted by law to be recorded, are hereby validated. Nothing herein contained shall affect pending litigation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-2-185 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-2-185
§ 58-2-185. Record of business kept by companies and insurance producers; Commissioner may inspect
Status: in_force

All companies, insurance producers, or their agents doing any kind of insurance business in this State must make and keep a full and correct record of the business done by them, showing the number, date, term, amount insured, premiums, and the persons to whom issued, of every policy or certificate or renewal. Information from these records must be furnished to the Commissioner on demand, and the original books of records shall be open to the inspection of the Commissioner when demanded.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-190 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-190
§ 66-190. Definitions
Status: reserved

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) “ Commission ” means compensation accruing to a sales representative for payment by a principal, the rate of which is expressed as a percentage of the amount of orders, sales, or profits or as a specified amount per order or per sale.

(2) “ Person ” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, unincorporated association, estate, trust, or other entity.

(3) “ Principal ” means a person who:

a. Manufactures, produces, imports, or distributes a product or service;

b. Contracts with a sales representative to solicit orders for the product or service; and

c. Compensates the sales representative, in whole or in part, by commission.

(4) “ Sales representative ” means a person who:

a. Contracts with a principal to solicit orders for products or services;

b. Is compensated, in whole or in part, by commission;

c. Is not a seller who complies with:

1. G.S. 25A-39 and G.S. 25A-40 ; or

2. Part 429 of 16 Code of Federal Regulations (January 1, 2003); 1

d. Repealed by S.L. 2003-331, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2003 .

e. Is not an employee of the principal;

f. Does not sell or take orders for the sale of advertising services; and

g. Is not a person requiring a real estate broker's or sales agent's license under Chapter 93A of the General Statutes.

(5) “ Terminate ” and “ termination ” mean the end of the business relationship between the sales representative and the principal, whether by agreement, by expiration of time, or by exercise of a right of termination of either party.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215-57 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-215-57
§ 143-215.57. Procedures in issuing permits
Status: reserved

(a) A local government may establish application forms and require maps, plans, and other information necessary for the issuance of permits in a manner consonant with the objectives of this Part. For this purpose a local government may take into account anticipated development in the foreseeable future that may be adversely affected by the obstruction, as well as existing development. They shall consider the effects of a proposed artificial obstruction in a stream in creating danger to life and property by:

(1) Water that may be backed up or diverted by the obstruction.

(2) The danger that the obstruction will be swept downstream to the injury of others.

(3) The injury or damage at the site of the obstruction itself.

(b) In prescribing standards and requirements for the issuance of permits under this Part and in issuing permits, local governments shall proceed as in the case of an ordinance for the better government of the county or city as the case may be. Local government jurisdiction for these ordinances shall be as specified in Article 2 of Chapter 160D of the General Statutes. Article 4 of Chapter 160D of the General Statutes shall apply to the administration, enforcement, and appeals regarding these ordinances.

(c) Repealed by S.L. 2019-111, § 2.5(h), eff. June 19, 2020 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-123 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-123
§ 20-123. Trailers and towed vehicles
Status: in_force

(a) The limitations in G.S. 20-116 on combination vehicles do not prohibit the towing of farm trailers not exceeding three in number nor exceeding a total length of 50 feet during the period from one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset when a red flag of at least 12 inches square is prominently displayed on the last vehicle. The towing of farm trailers and equipment allowed by this subsection does not apply to interstate or federal numbered highways.

(b) No trailer or semitrailer or other towed vehicle shall be operated over the highways of the State unless such trailer or semitrailer or other towed vehicle be firmly attached to the rear of the towing unit, and unless so equipped that it will not snake, but will travel in the path of the vehicle drawing such trailer or semitrailer or other towed vehicle, which equipment shall at all times be kept in good condition.

(c) In addition to the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the towed vehicle shall be attached to the towing unit by means of safety chains or cables which shall be of sufficient strength to hold the gross weight of the towed vehicle in the event the primary towing device fails or becomes disconnected while being operated on the highways of this State if the primary towing attachment is a ball hitch. Trailers and semitrailers having locking pins or bolts in the towing attachment to prevent disconnection, and the locking pins or bolts are of sufficient strength and condition to hold the gross weight of the towed vehicle, need not be equipped with safety chains or cables unless their operation is subject to the requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Semitrailers in combinations of vehicles that are equipped with fifth wheel assemblies that include locking devices need not be equipped with safety chains or cables.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-349-6 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-349-6
§ 160A-349.6. Rules for maintaining order and policing; force of rules; copy to governing body; publication
Status: in_force

The said board shall have power to adopt rules and regulations for maintaining order in the cemetery and policing the same, and such rules and regulations, when adopted, shall have the same force and effect as ordinances adopted and passed by the governing body of the town or city. When any such rules and regulations shall be adopted the secretary of the board shall transmit a copy thereof to the governing body of the town or city, and shall cause a copy to be published in some newspaper published in the town or city, and the said rules and regulations shall be in force and effect 10 days after their publication.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 72-6 — NC Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-6
§ 72-6. Copies of this Article to be posted
Status: in_force

Every innkeeper shall keep posted in every room of his house occupied by guests, and in the office, a printed copy of this Article and of all regulations relating to the conduct of guests. This Chapter shall not apply to innkeepers, or their guests, where the innkeeper fails to keep such notices posted.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-33-105 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-33-105
§ 58-33-105. False statements in applications for insurance
Status: in_force

If any insurance producer, examining physician, applicant, or other person shall knowingly or willfully make any false or fraudulent statement or representation in or with reference to any application for insurance, or shall make any such statement for the purpose of obtaining any fee, commission, money or benefit from any company engaged in the business of insurance in this State, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This section shall also apply to contracts and certificates issued under Articles 65 through 67 of this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 26-1 — NC Code / Chapter 26 / Section 26-1
§ 26-1. Surety and principal distinguished in judgment and execution
Status: in_force

In the trial of actions upon contracts either of the defendants may show in evidence that he is surety, and if it be satisfactorily shown, the jury in their verdict, or the magistrate in his judgment, shall distinguish the principal and surety, which shall be endorsed on the execution by the clerk of superior court.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-307-4 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-307-4
§ 106-307.4. Quarantine of inoculated poultry
Status: in_force

All poultry that are inoculated with a product containing a living virus or other organism capable of causing disease shall be quarantined at the time of inoculation in accordance with regulations promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture. Provided nothing herein contained shall be construed as preventing anyone entitled to administer vaccines under existing laws from continuing to administer same.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-713 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-713
§ 106-713. Revocation or suspension of registration
Status: in_force

The Commissioner, upon a finding that a registered biologic is being produced, sold or distributed in violation of this Article or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, may revoke or suspend the regulation in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-142 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-142
§ 143-142. Further duties of the Building Code Council
Status: in_force

(a) Recommended Statutory Changes.--It shall be the duty of the Building Code Council to make a thorough study of the building laws of the State, including both the statutes enacted by the General Assembly and the rules and regulations adopted by State and local agencies. On the basis of such study, the Council shall recommend to the 1959 and subsequent General Assemblies desirable statutory changes to simplify and improve such laws.

(b) Recommend Changes in Enforcement Procedures.--It shall be the duty of the Building Code Council to make a thorough and continuing study of the manner in which the building laws of the State are enforced by State, local, and private agencies. On the basis of such studies, the Council may recommend to the General Assembly any statutory changes necessary to improve and simplify the enforcement machinery. The Council may also advise State agencies as to any changes in administrative practices which could be made to improve the enforcement of building laws without statutory changes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-203 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-203
§ 160A-203. Limitations on regulating soft drink sizes
Status: in_force

No city ordinance may prohibit the sale of soft drinks above a particular size. This section does not prohibit any ordinance regulating the sanitation or other operational aspect of a device for the dispensing of soft drinks. For purposes of this section, “soft drink” shall have the meaning set forth in G.S. 105-164.3 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-203-2 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-203-2
§ 160A-203.2. Limitations on regulation of catering by bona fide farms
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no city may require a business located on a property used for bona fide farm purposes, as provided in G.S. 160D-903(a) , that provides on- and off-site catering services, to obtain a permit to provide catering services within the city. This section shall not be construed to exempt the business from any health and safety rules adopted by a local health department, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the Commission for Public Health.