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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 114-8-7 — NC Code / Chapter 114 / Section 114-8-7
§ 114-8.7. Reports of animal cruelty and animal welfare violations
Status: in_force

(a) The Attorney General shall establish a hotline to receive reports of allegations of animal cruelty or violations of the Animal Welfare Act, Article 3 of Chapter 19A of the General Statutes, against animals under private ownership, by means including telephone, electronic mail, and Internet Web site. The Attorney General shall periodically publicize the hotline telephone number, electronic mail address, Internet Web site address, and any other means by which the Attorney General may receive reports of allegations of animal cruelty or violations of the Animal Welfare Act. Any individual who makes a report under this section shall disclose his or her name and telephone number and any other information the Attorney General may require.

(b) When the Attorney General receives allegations involving activity that the Attorney General determines may involve cruelty to animals under private ownership in violation of Article 47 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes , the allegations shall be referred to the appropriate local animal control authority for the unit or units of local government within which the violations are alleged to have occurred. When the Attorney General receives allegations involving activity that the Attorney General determines may involve violations of the Animal Welfare Act, the allegations shall be referred to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Attorney General shall record the total number of reports received on the hotline and the number of reports received against any individual on the hotline.

(c) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the Department of Justice is authorized to spend any federal, State, local, or private funds available for this purpose to administer the provisions of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding G.S. 147-33.72C and related provisions of law, in order to expedite the timely implementation of technology systems to record and manage public allegations and complaints received pursuant to this section, the Department of Justice is exempted from external agency project approval standards.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-450 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-450
§ 130A-450. Asbestos containing material removal permit fees
Status: in_force

An applicant for an asbestos containing material removal permit is subject to a fee payable to the Department. The fee is a departmental receipt of the Department and must be used to offset the cost of the asbestos hazard management program. An applicant for a permit must indicate whether the asbestos is to be removed as part of a renovation or a demolition. If the asbestos is to be removed as part of a renovation, the fee is the amount set by the Department and may not exceed one percent (1%) of the contracted price or twenty cents ($.20) per square foot or linear foot of asbestos containing material to be removed, whichever is greater. If the asbestos is to be removed as part of a demolition, the fee is the greater of the following, not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500):

(1) One percent (1%) of the contracted price.

(2) An amount set by the Department not to exceed twenty cents ($.20) per square foot or linear foot of asbestos containing material to be removed.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-280-3 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-280-3
§ 20-280.3. Permits
Status: in_force

(a) Every transportation network company must obtain a permit from the Division before operating in the State. Every transportation network company must pay to the Division a nonrefundable application fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(b) Every transportation network company must renew the permit annually and pay to the Division a nonrefundable renewal fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(c) The Division must prescribe the form of the application for a permit and renewal of a permit.

(d) The initial application and renewal application must require information sufficient to confirm compliance with this Article and include the following:

(1) Proof of insurance meeting the requirements of G.S. 20-280.4 . This subdivision does not apply to brokering transportation network companies.

(2) Resident agent for service of process.

(3) Proof the transportation network company is registered with the Secretary of State to do business in the State if the transportation network company is a foreign corporation.

(4) Policy of nondiscrimination based on customers' geographic departure point or destination.

(5) Policy of nondiscrimination based on customers' race, color, national origin, religious belief or affiliation, sex, disability, or age.

(e) The Division may retain the fees collected under this section and use the funds for its operations.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-613 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2-613
§ 25-2-613. Casualty to identified goods
Status: in_force

Where the contract requires for its performance goods identified when the contract is made, and the goods suffer casualty without fault of either party before the risk of loss passes to the buyer, or in a proper case under a “no arrival, no sale” term ( G.S. 25-2-324 ) then

(a) if the loss is total the contract is avoided; and

(b) if the loss is partial or the goods have so deteriorated as no longer to conform to the contract the buyer may nevertheless demand inspection and at his option either treat the contract as avoided or accept the goods with due allowance from the contract price for the deterioration or the deficiency in quantity but without further right against the seller.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-92 — NC Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-92
§ 47-92. Probates before stockholders and directors of banks
Status: in_force

No acknowledgment or proof of execution, including privy examination of married women, of any mortgage, or deed of trust executed to secure the payment of any indebtedness to any banking corporation shall be held invalid by reason of the fact that the officer taking such acknowledgment, proof, or privy examination was a stockholder or director in such banking corporation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 63-91 — NC Code / Chapter 63 / Section 63-91
§ 63-91. General Assembly review and approval
Status: in_force

The Division of Aviation of the Department of Transportation shall bring before the General Assembly or the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations all applications to the Federal Aviation Administration and all proposed rule changes by the Federal Aviation Administration for the creation of or changes in special use airspaces, including military operation areas and restricted areas for aircraft operation over North Carolina during the period for public comment. If the General Assembly is in session during that period, information on the pending application or rule change shall be presented to the standing Transportation Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate. If the comment period occurs when the General Assembly is not in session then the Division of Aviation of the Department of Transportation shall bring the relevant information before the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations. The General Assembly or the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations will then review and comment on those applications.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-204 — NC Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62-204
§ 62-204. Notice of claims, statute of limitations for loss, damage or injury to property
Status: in_force

Any claim for loss, damage or injury to property while in the possession of a common carrier shall be filed by the claimant with the carrier in writing within nine months after the same occurred, and the cause of action with respect thereto shall be deemed to have accrued at the expiration of 30 days after the date of such notice, and action for the recovery thereon may be commenced immediately thereafter or at any time within two years after notice in writing shall have been given to the claimant by the adverse party that the claim or any part thereof specified in such notice has been disallowed, and neither party shall by rule, regulation, contract, or otherwise, provide for a shorter time for filing such claims or for commencing actions thereon than the period set out in this section. Provided, however, that this section shall not apply to motor carriers of passengers.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-568-46 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-568-46
§ 106-568.46. Termination of assessment
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the tobacco growers in North Carolina known to the Association, the Department shall notify the Association, and the Association shall, within six months, conduct a referendum upon the question of continuing the assessment. If a majority of the votes cast in the referendum are against continuing the assessment, or if the Association fails to conduct a referendum within the six-month period, the assessment expires at the end of the six-month period. If a majority of the votes cast in the referendum are in favor of continuing the assessment, then no subsequent referendum shall be held for at least three years.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-7-25 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-7-25
§ 14-7.25. Definitions
Status: reserved

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) “ Breaking and entering .”--The term means any of the following felony offenses:

a. First degree burglary ( G.S. 14-51 ).

b. Second degree burglary ( G.S. 14-51 ).

c. Breaking out of dwelling house burglary ( G.S. 14-53 ).

d. Breaking or entering buildings generally ( G.S. 14-54(a) ).

d1. Breaking or entering with intent to terrorize or injure an occupant of the building ( G.S. 14-54(a1) ).

e. Breaking or entering a building that is a place of religious worship ( G.S. 14-54.1 ).

f. Any repealed or superseded offense substantially equivalent to any of the offenses in sub-subdivision a., b., c., d., or e. of this subdivision.

g. Any offense committed in another jurisdiction substantially similar to any of the offenses in sub-subdivision a., b., c., d., or e. of this subdivision.

(2) “Convicted.”--The person has been adjudged guilty of or has entered a plea of guilty or no contest to the offense of breaking and entering.

(3) “Status offender.”--A person who is a habitual breaking and entering status offender as described in G.S. 14-7.26 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-187-1 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-187-1
§ 90-187.1. Examinations
Status: in_force

The Board shall hold at least one examination during each year and may hold such additional examinations as may appear necessary. The executive director shall give public notice of the time and place for each examination at least 90 days in advance of the date set for the examination. A person desiring to take an examination shall make application at least 60 days before the date of the examination. The Board shall determine the passing score for the successful completion of an examination.

After each examination the executive director shall notify each examinee of the result of the examination. The Board shall issue licenses to the persons successfully completing the requirements for licensure required by this Article and by Board rule.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-9-101 — NC Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-9-101
§ 48-9-101. Records defined
Status: reserved

(a) For purposes of this Article, “ records ” means any petition, affidavit, consent or relinquishment, transcript or notes of testimony, deposition, power of attorney, report, decree, order, judgment, correspondence, document, invoice, receipt, certificate, or other printed, written, microfilmed or microfiched, video-taped or tape-recorded material or electronic data processing records regardless of physical form or characteristics pertaining to a proceeding for adoption under this Chapter.

(b) Repealed by S.L. 2010-116, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2010 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-4-502 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-4-502
§ 25-4-502. Presentment of “on arrival” drafts
Status: reserved

If a draft or the relevant instructions require presentment “on arrival,” “when goods arrive” or the like, the collecting bank need not present until in its judgment a reasonable time for arrival of the goods has expired. Refusal to pay or accept because the goods have not arrived is not dishonor; the bank must notify its transferor of the refusal but need not present the draft again until it is instructed to do so or learns of the arrival of the goods.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-181 — NC Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116-181
§ 116-181. Remedies
Status: in_force

Any holder of revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Article or of any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent that the rights herein given may be restricted by the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or by such trust agreement, 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 of North Carolina or granted hereunder or under such resolution or trust agreement, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this Article or by such resolution or trust agreement to be performed by the Board or by any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging and collecting of fees, rentals and other charges.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-449-68 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-449-68
§ 105-449.68. Restrictions on who can get a license as a distributor
Status: in_force

A bulk end-user of motor fuel may not be licensed as a distributor unless the bulk end-user also acquires motor fuel from a supplier or from another distributor for subsequent sale. This restriction does not apply to a bulk end-user that was licensed as a distributor on January 1, 1996. If a distributor license held by a bulk end-user on January 1, 1996, is subsequently revoked or cancelled, the bulk end-user is subject to the restriction set in this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-65 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-65
§ 66-65. Indemnity bonds required of agents, etc., to state maximum liability and period of liability
Status: in_force

Wherever any person, firm, or corporation, engaged in the business of merchandising any articles whatsoever, shall require of its agents, solicitors, salesmen, representatives, consignees, or peddlers, or other persons selling or handling its merchandise, as a condition precedent to selling or handling any of the merchandise of said person, firm, or corporation, that such agents, solicitors, salesmen, representatives, consignees, or peddlers should furnish and provide a bond or guaranty or indemnity contract guaranteeing the full and faithful accounting of moneys collected from such merchandise, such bond or indemnity contract shall state specifically therein the maximum amount of money or other liability which the principal and the sureties or guarantors thereof undertake thereby to pay in event of default of said bond or indemnity or guaranty contract; and said bond or indemnity or guaranty contract shall also state specifically the period of time during which liability may be incurred on account of any default in said bond or indemnity or guaranty contract.

Any bond or indemnity or guaranty contract which does not comply with the provisions of this section shall be null and void and no action may be maintained against the surety or guarantor to recover any sum due thereon in any court of this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-355 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-355
§ 105-355. Creation of tax lien; date as of which lien attaches
Status: in_force

(a) Lien on Real Property.--Regardless of the time at which liability for a tax for a given fiscal year may arise or the exact amount thereof be determined, the lien for taxes levied on a parcel of real property shall attach to the parcel taxed on the date as of which property is to be listed under G.S. 105-285 , and the lien for taxes levied on personal property shall attach to all real property of the taxpayer in the taxing unit on the same date. All penalties, interest, and costs allowed by law shall be added to the amount of the lien and shall be regarded as attaching at the same time as the lien for the principal amount of the taxes. For purposes of this subsection (a):

(1) Taxes levied on real property listed in the name of a life tenant under G.S. 105-302(c)(8) shall be a lien on the fee as well as the life estate.

(2) Taxes levied on improvements on or separate rights in real property owned by one other than the owner of the land, whether or not listed separately from the land under G.S. 105-302(c)(11) , shall be a lien on both the improvements or rights and on the land.

(b) Lien on Personal Property.--Taxes levied on real and personal property (including penalties, interest, and costs allowed by law) shall be a lien on personal property from and after levy or attachment and garnishment of the personal property levied upon or attached.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270-125 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-270-125
§ 90-270.125. Adverse actions
Status: in_force

(a) A home state shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against a license issued by the home state.

(b) A home state may take adverse action based on the investigative information of a remote state, so long as the home state follows its own procedures for imposing adverse action.

(c) Nothing in this Compact shall override a member state's decision that participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action and that such participation shall remain nonpublic if required by the member state's laws. Member states must require licensees who enter any alternative programs in lieu of discipline to agree not to practice in any other member state during the term of the alternative program without prior authorization from such other member state.

(d) Any member state may investigate actual or alleged violations of the statutes and rules authorizing the practice of physical therapy in any other member state in which a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant holds a license or compact privilege.

(e) A remote state shall have the authority to do all of the following:

(1) Take adverse actions as set forth in subsection (d) of G.S. 90-270.123 against a licensee's compact privilege in the state.

(2) Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a physical therapy licensing board in a party state for the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and/or the production of evidence from another party state, shall be enforced in the latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to the practice and procedure of that court applicable to subpoenas issued in proceedings pending before it. The issuing authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the state where the witnesses and/or evidence are located.

(3) If otherwise permitted by state law, recover from the licensee the costs of investigations and disposition of cases resulting from any adverse action taken against that licensee.

(f) Joint Investigations.--

(1) In addition to the authority granted to a member state by its respective physical therapy practice act or other applicable state law, a member state may participate with other member states in joint investigations of licensees.

(2) Member states shall share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of any joint or individual investigation initiated under the Compact.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-288-10 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-288-10
§ 14-288.10. Frisk of persons during violent disorders; frisk of curfew violators
Status: in_force

(a) Any law-enforcement officer may frisk any person in order to discover any dangerous weapon or substance when he has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is or may become unlawfully involved in an existing riot and when the person is close enough to such riot that he could become immediately involved in the riot. The officer may also at that time inspect for the same purpose the contents of any personal belongings that the person has in his possession.

(b) Any law-enforcement officer may frisk any person he finds violating the provisions of a curfew proclaimed under the authority of G.S. 14-288.12 , 14-288.13 , 14-288.14 , or 14-288.15 or any other applicable statutes or provisions of the common law in order to discover whether the person possesses any dangerous weapon or substance. The officer may also at that time inspect for the same purpose the contents of any personal belongings that the person has in his possession.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-1-02 — NC Code / Chapter 55A / Section 55A-1-02
§ 55A-1-02. Reservation of power to amend or repeal
Status: in_force

The General Assembly has power to amend or repeal all or part of this Chapter at any time and all domestic and foreign corporations subject to this Chapter are governed by the amendment or repeal.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 81A-6 — NC Code / Chapter 81A / Section 81A-6
§ 81A-6. Salaries and expenses
Status: in_force

The Commissioner shall request sufficient funds for the proper administration of the duties prescribed in this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-80-40 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-80-40
§ 58-80-40. Municipalities not to be left unprotected
Status: in_force

At no time shall the entire personnel or equipment of any municipal fire department be absent from the municipality in response to a call to another municipality, or other place lying at a distance exceeding two miles from the corporate limits, but there shall remain within the municipal limits such personnel and equipment as in the judgment of the local fire chief might provide sufficient protection during the absence of the remainder.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-208-1 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-208-1
§ 1-208.1. Judgment docket, judgment and docket book defined
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the phrases “judgment docket”, “judgment book”, “docket book”, and “judgment and docket book” include, without limitation, all records created or maintained by the clerk of superior court, pursuant to rules prescribed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts pursuant to G.S. 7A-109 , by the use of an electronic data entry system established by the Director pursuant to G.S. 7A-343 .