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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115D-58-4 — NC Code / Chapter 115D / Section 115D-58-4
§ 115D-58.4. Provisions for disbursement of local money
Status: in_force

All local public funds received by or credited to an institution shall be disbursed on checks signed by the two officials of the institution who shall have been designated by the board of trustees. The officials so designated shall countersign a check only if the funds required by such check are within the amount of funds remaining to the credit of the institution and are within the unencumbered balance of the appropriation for the item of expenditure according to the approved budgets of the institution. Each check shall be accompanied by an invoice, statement, voucher, or other basic document which indicates, to the satisfaction of the signing officials, that the issuance of such check is proper.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160D-901 — NC Code / Chapter 160D / Section 160D-901
§ 160D-901. Regulation of particular uses and areas
Status: in_force

A local government may regulate the uses and areas set forth in this Article in zoning regulations pursuant to Article 7 of this Chapter, a unified development ordinance, or in separate development regulations adopted under this Article. This shall not be deemed to expand, diminish, or alter the scope of authority granted pursuant to those Articles. In all instances, the substance of the local government regulation shall be consistent with the provisions in this Article. The provisions of this Chapter apply to any regulation adopted pursuant to this Article that substantially affects land use and development.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-187-76 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-187-76
§ 105-187.76. Definitions
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Casinghead gas.--Gas or vapor indigenous to an oil stratum and produced from the stratum with oil.

(2) Commission.--The Oil and Gas Commission.

(3) Condensate.--Liquid hydrocarbon that is or can be recovered from gas by a separator or other means.

(4) Energy mineral.--All forms of natural gas, oil, and related condensates.

(5) First purchaser.--A person who purchases an energy mineral from a producer.

(6) Gas.--All natural gas, including casinghead gas, and all other hydrocarbons not defined as condensates.

(7) Gross price.--The total price paid by the first purchaser of the energy mineral at the wellhead.

(8) Marginal gas well.--A well incapable of producing more than 100 MCF per day, as determined by the Commission using the current wellhead deliverability rate methodology utilized by the Commission, during the calendar month for which the severance tax report is filed.

(9) MCF.--One thousand cubic feet of natural gas.

(10) Oil.--Crude petroleum oil, and other hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, which are produced at the well in liquid form by ordinary production methods and which are not the result of condensation of gas after it leaves the reservoir.

(11) Owner.--An owner of a landowner's royalty interest, of an overriding royalty, of profits and working interests, or any combination thereof in energy minerals. The term does not include an owner of federal, State, or local governmental royalty interest.

(12) Person.--Defined in G.S. 105-228.90 .

(13) Producer.--A person who takes an energy mineral from the soil or water in this State.

(14) Return.--Any report or statement required to be filed under this Article to determine the tax due.

(15) Royalty interest.--An interest in mineral rights in a producing leasehold in the State. A royalty interest does not include the interest of a person having only the management and operation of a well.

(16) Secretary.--The Secretary of Revenue.

(17) Severance.--The extraction or other removal of an energy mineral from the soil or water of this State.

(18) Severed.--The point at which the energy mineral has been separated from the soil or water of this State.

(19) Standard barrel of oil.--A barrel of oil containing 42 gallons.

(20) Taxpayer.--Any person required to pay the severance tax levied by this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-81-1 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-81-1
§ 1-81.1. Venue in apportionment or redistricting cases; certain injunctive relief actions
Status: reserved

(a) Venue lies exclusively with the Wake County Superior Court in any action concerning any act of the General Assembly apportioning or redistricting State legislative or congressional districts.

(a1) Venue lies exclusively with the Wake County Superior Court with regard to any claim seeking an order or judgment of a court, either final or interlocutory, to restrain the enforcement, operation, or execution of an act of the General Assembly, in whole or in part, based upon an allegation that the act of the General Assembly is facially invalid on the basis that the act violates the North Carolina Constitution or federal law. Pursuant to G.S. 1-267.1(a1) and G.S. 1 -1A, Rule 42(b)(4), claims described in this subsection that are filed or raised in courts other than Wake County Superior Court or that are filed in Wake County Superior Court shall be transferred to a three-judge panel of the Wake County Superior Court if, after all other questions of law in the action have been resolved, a determination as to the facial validity of an act of the General Assembly must be made in order to completely resolve any issues in the case.

(b) Any action brought concerning an act of the General Assembly apportioning or redistricting the State legislative or congressional districts shall be filed in the Superior Court of Wake County.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74G-11 — NC Code / Chapter 74G / Section 74G-11
§ 74G-11. Immunity
Status: in_force

Neither the Attorney General nor any of the Attorney General's employees may be held criminally or civilly liable for any acts or omissions in carrying out the provisions of this Chapter or for the acts or omissions of agencies or officers certified or commissioned under this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54C-84 — NC Code / Chapter 54C / Section 54C-84
§ 54C-84. Judicial review
Status: in_force

A person or State savings bank against whom a cease and desist order is issued or a fine is imposed may have the order or fine reviewed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided, an appeal may be made only within 30 days of the issuance of the order or the imposition of the fine, whichever is later.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-14 — NC Code / Chapter 108A / Section 108A-14
§ 108A-14. Duties and responsibilities
Status: reserved

(a) The director of social services shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(1) To serve as executive officer of the board of social services and act as its secretary;

(2) To appoint necessary personnel of the county department of social services in accordance with the merit system rules of the North Carolina Human Resources Commission;

(3) To administer the programs of public assistance and social services established by this Chapter under pertinent rules and regulations;

(4) To administer funds provided by the board of commissioners for the care of indigent persons in the county under policies approved by the county board of social services;

(5) To act as agent of the Social Services Commission and Department of Health and Human Services in relation to work required by the Social Services Commission and Department of Health and Human Services in the county;

(6) To investigate cases for adoption and to supervise adoptive placements;

(7) To issue employment certificates to children under the regulations of the State Department of Labor;

(8) To supervise adult care homes under the rules and regulations of the Medical Care Commission;

(9) To assist and cooperate with the Department of Adult Correction and the Division of Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety and their respective representatives;

(10) Repealed by S.L. 2003-13, § 7, eff. April 17, 2003 .

(11) To assess reports of child abuse and neglect and to take appropriate action to protect such children pursuant to the Child Abuse Reporting Law, Article 3 of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes;

(12) To accept children for placement in foster homes and to supervise placements for so long as such children require foster home care;

(13) To respond by investigation to notification of a proposed adoptive placement pursuant to G.S. 48-3(b) and (c) ; and

(14) To receive and evaluate reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of disabled adults and to take appropriate action as required by the Protection of the Abused, Neglected, or Exploited Disabled Adults Act, Article 6 of this Chapter, to protect these adults.

(15) To receive and evaluate reports of financial exploitation of disabled adults, to investigate credible reports of financial exploitation under Article 6A of this Chapter, and to take appropriate action to protect these adults.

(b) The director may delegate to one or more members of his staff the authority to act as his representative. The director may limit the delegated authority of his representative to specific tasks or areas of expertise. The director may designate, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Labor, additional personnel outside his staff to issue youth employment certificates.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-135-140 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-135-140
§ 143B-135.140. Short title
Status: in_force

This Part shall be known and may be cited as the “Natural and Scenic Rivers Act of 1971.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54C-77 — NC Code / Chapter 54C / Section 54C-77
§ 54C-77. Civil penalties; State savings banks
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, a savings bank that is found to have violated this Article may be ordered to pay a civil penalty of up to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). A savings bank that is found to have violated or failed to comply with any cease and desist order issued under the authority of this Article may be ordered to pay a civil penalty of up to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for each day that the violation or failure to comply continues.

The clear proceeds of civil penalties provided for in this section shall be remitted to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund in accordance with G.S. 115C-457.2 .

(b) To enforce this section, the Commissioner of Banks may assess the penalty, appear in a court of competent jurisdiction, and move the court to order payment of the penalty. Before the assessment of the penalty, the Commissioner of Banks shall hold a hearing, which shall comply with Article 3A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.

(c) If the Commissioner of Banks determines that, as a result of a violation of this Article or of a failure to comply with any cease and desist order issued under the authority of this Article, a situation exists requiring immediate corrective action, the Commissioner of Banks may impose the civil penalty in this section on the savings bank without a prior hearing, and the penalty is effective as of the date of notice to the association. Imposition of the penalty may be directly appealed to the Wake County Superior Court.

(d) Nothing in this section shall prevent anyone damaged by a State savings bank from bringing a separate cause of action in a court of competent jurisdiction.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-8-30 — NC Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-8-30
§ 55-8-30. General standards for directors
Status: in_force

(a) A director shall discharge the director's duties as a director, including the director's duties as a member of a committee or subcommittee, in accordance with all of the following:

(1) In good faith.

(2) With the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances.

(3) In a manner the director reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation.

(b) In discharging the duties of a director's office, a director is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by any of the following:

(1) One or more officers or employees of the corporation whom the director reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented.

(2) Legal counsel, public accountants, or other persons as to matters the director reasonably believes are within their professional or expert competence.

(3) A committee or subcommittee of the board of directors of which the director is not a member if the director reasonably believes the committee or subcommittee merits confidence.

(c) A director is not entitled to the benefit of subsection (b) of this section if the director has actual knowledge concerning the matter in question that makes reliance otherwise permitted by subsection (b) of this section unwarranted.

(d) A director is not liable for (i) any action taken as a director, or any failure to take any action, if the director performed the duties of the director's office in compliance with this section or (ii) any failure to offer the corporation the right to have or participate in a business opportunity prior to the pursuit or taking of the opportunity by the director or other person if the corporation's articles of incorporation include a provision authorized by G.S. 55-2-02(b)(4) and the procedures and approvals required by the provision, if any, were complied with or obtained prior to the pursuit or taking of the opportunity by the director or other person. The duties of a director weighing a change of control situation shall not be any different, nor the standard of care any higher, than otherwise provided in this section.

(e) A director's personal liability for monetary damages for breach of a duty as a director may be limited or eliminated only to the extent permitted in G.S. 55-2-02(b)(3) , and a director may be entitled to indemnification against liability and expenses pursuant to Part 5 of Article 8 of this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-135-172 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-135-172
§ 143B-135.172. Restrictions on project works on natural or scenic river
Status: in_force

The State Utilities Commission may not permit the construction of any dam, water conduit, reservoir, powerhouse transmission line, or any other project works on or directly affecting any river that is designated as a component or potential component of the State Natural and Scenic Rivers System. No department or agency of the State may assist by loan, grant, license, permit, or otherwise in the construction of any water resources project that would have a direct and adverse effect on any river that is designated as a component or potential component of the State Natural and Scenic Rivers System. This section shall not, however, preclude licensing of or assistance to a development below or above a designated or potential component. No department or agency of the State may recommend authorization of any water resources project that would have a direct and adverse effect on any river that is designated as a component or potential component of the State Natural and Scenic Rivers System, or request appropriations to begin construction of any such project, regardless of when authorized, without advising the Secretary in writing of its intention to do so at least 60 days in advance. Such department or agency making such recommendation or request shall submit a written impact statement to the General Assembly to accompany the recommendation or request specifically describing how construction of the project would be in conflict with the purposes of this act and how it would affect the component or potential component.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-41-20 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-41-20
§ 58-41-20. Notice of nonrenewal, premium rate increase, or change in coverage required
Status: in_force

(a) No insurer may refuse to renew an insurance policy except in accordance with the provisions of this section, and any nonrenewal attempted or made that is not in compliance with this section is not effective. This section does not apply if the policyholder has insured elsewhere, has accepted replacement coverage, or has requested or agreed to nonrenewal.

(b) An insurer may refuse to renew a policy that has been written for a term of one year or less at the policy's expiration date by giving or mailing written notice of nonrenewal to the insured not less than 45 days prior to the expiration date of the policy.

(c) An insurer may refuse to renew a policy that has been written for a term of more than one year or for an indefinite term at the policy anniversary date by giving or mailing written notice of nonrenewal to the insured not less than 45 days prior to the anniversary date of the policy.

(d) Except as provided in G.S. 58-41-25 , whenever an insurer lowers coverage limits or raises deductibles or premium rates other than at the request of the policyholder, the insurer shall give the policyholder written notice of such change at least 30 days in advance of the effective date of the change.

(e) The notice required by this section must be given or mailed to the insured and any designated mortgagee or loss payee at their addresses shown in the policy or, if not indicated in the policy, at their last known addresses. Proof of mailing is sufficient proof of notice. The notice of nonrenewal must state the precise reason for nonrenewal. Failure to send this notice to any designated mortgagee or loss payee invalidates the nonrenewal only as to the mortgagee's or loss payee's interest.

(f) Copies of the notice required by this section shall also be sent [to] the insurance producer of record; however, failure to send copies of the notice to such persons shall not invalidate the nonrenewal.

(g) Delivery by an insurer of a policy superseding a policy previously issued by the insurer at the end of the previously issued policy period is not a refusal to renew when it is delivered by:

(1) The same insurer; or

(2) An affiliate or subsidiary, as those terms are defined in G.S. 58-19-5 , that has a financial strength rating, issued by an industry-recognized independent insurance rating company, which financial strength rating is at least as good as the insurer issuing the superseded policy. The provisions of G.S. 58-41-25 apply to the affiliate or subsidiary as if it were the same insurer issuing the policy.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-47 — NC Code / Chapter 76A / Section 76A-47
§ 76A-47. Pilotage rates
Status: in_force

The Commission shall set charges for pilotage services on a published tariff basis to be reviewed and revised annually as necessary. The initial publication of rates shall be those now in effect and subsequent revisions shall be preceded by public notice at least 30 days prior to publication. The rates may be based on the method chosen by the Commission and may be varied on a geographic or other basis which the Commission deems appropriate. In establishing pilotages' rates, the Commission shall consider, but not be limited to, factors such as vessels' lengths, tonnage, vessels' drafts, general design of vessels, distances for which pilotage services are to be provided, nature of waters to be traversed and the rates for comparable pilotage services in other ports.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-279-14 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-279-14
§ 20-279.14. Suspension to continue until judgments satisfied
Status: in_force

Such license and nonresident's operating privilege shall remain so suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any such license be thereafter issued in the name of such person, including any such person not previously licensed, unless and until every such judgment:

(1) Is stayed, or

(2) Is satisfied in full, or

(3) Is subject to the exemptions stated in G.S. 20-279.13 or G.S. 20-279.16 , or

(4) Is barred from enforcement by the statute of limitations pursuant to G.S. 1-47 ,

(5) Is discharged in bankruptcy.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-42-1 — NC Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50-42-1
§ 50-42.1. Nonwaivable provisions
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section or in this Article, a party to an agreement to arbitrate or an arbitration proceeding may waive, or the parties may vary the effect of, the requirements of this Article to the extent provided by law. Any waiver or agreement must be in writing.

(b) Before a controversy arises that is subject to an agreement to arbitrate, a party to the agreement may not:

(1) Waive or agree to vary the effect of the requirements of G.S. 50-42 , 50-49(a) , (b) , or (c) , 50-58 , or 50-59 .

(2) Agree to unreasonably restrict the right to notice of the initiation of an arbitration proceeding under G.S. 50-42.2(a) or (b) .

(3) Agree to unreasonably restrict the right to disclosure of any facts by a neutral arbitrator under G.S. 50-45.1 .

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, a party to an agreement to arbitrate or an arbitration proceeding may not waive, or the parties shall not vary the effect of, the requirements of this section or G.S. 50-43 , 50-45(f) , 50-52 through 50-57 , or 50-60 through 50-62 .

(d) Any waiver contrary to this section shall not be effective but shall not have the effect of voiding the agreement to arbitrate.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-360 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-360
§ 1-360. Debtors of judgment debtor may be summoned
Status: in_force

Upon the issuing or return of an execution against property of the judgment debtor, or of any one of several debtors in the same judgment, and upon affidavit that any person or corporation has property of said judgment debtor, or is indebted to him in an amount exceeding ten dollars ($10.00), the court or judge may, by order, require such person or corporation, or any officer or members thereof, to appear at a specified time and place, and answer concerning the same; provided, however, that such inquiries may, in the discretion of the court, be answered by such person or corporation, or any officers or members thereof, by verified answers to interrogatories. The court or judge may also, in its or his discretion, require notice of the proceeding to be given to any party to the action, in such manner as seems proper.