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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-309-04 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-309-04
§ 130A-309.04. State solid waste management policy and goals
Status: reserved

(a) It is the policy of the State to promote methods of solid waste management that are alternatives to disposal in landfills and to assist units of local government with solid waste management. In furtherance of this State policy, there is established a hierarchy of methods of managing solid waste, in descending order of preference:

(1) Waste reduction at the source;

(2) Recycling and reuse;

(3) Composting;

(4) Incineration with energy recovery;

(5) Incineration without energy recovery;

(6) Disposal in landfills.

(b) It is the policy of the State to encourage research into innovative solid waste management methods and products and to encourage regional solid waste management projects.

(c) It is the goal of this State to reduce the municipal solid waste stream, primarily through source reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting, by forty percent (40%) on a per capita basis by 30 June 2001.

(1), (2) Repealed by Laws 1995 (Reg. Sess. 1996), c. 594, § 8 .

(c1) To measure progress toward the municipal solid waste reduction goal in a given year, comparison shall be made between the amount by weight of the municipal solid waste that, during the baseline year and the given year, is received at municipal solid waste management facilities and is:

(1) Disposed of in a landfill;

(2) Incinerated;

(3) Converted to tire-derived fuel; or

(4) Converted to refuse-derived fuel.

(c2) Comparison shall be between baseline and given years beginning on 1 July and ending on 30 June of the following year. The baseline year shall be the year beginning 1 July 1991 and ending 30 June 1992. However, a unit of local government may use an earlier baseline year if it demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department that it has sufficient data to support the use of the earlier baseline year.

(c3) Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 594, § 8, eff. Oct. 1, 1996 .

(d) In furtherance of the State's solid waste management policy, each State agency shall develop a solid waste management plan that is consistent with the solid waste management policy of the State.

(d1) It is the policy of the State to obtain, to the extent practicable, economic benefits from the recovery from solid waste and reuse of material and energy resources. In furtherance of this policy, it is the goal of the State to foster partnerships between the public and private sectors that strengthen the supply of, and demand for, recyclable and reusable materials and that foster opportunities for economic development from the recovery and reuse of materials.

(e), (f) Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 594, § 8, eff. Oct. 1, 1996 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-10-755 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-10-755
§ 58-10-755. Purpose and scope
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this Part is to:

(1) Provide the Commissioner a summary of an insurer or insurance group's corporate governance structure, policies, and practices to permit the Commissioner to gain and maintain an understanding of the insurer's corporate governance framework.

(2) Outline the requirements for completing a corporate governance annual disclosure with the Commissioner.

(3) Provide for the confidential treatment of the corporate governance annual disclosure and related information that will contain confidential and sensitive information related to an insurer or insurance group's internal operations and proprietary and trade-secret information which, if made public, could potentially cause the insurer or insurance group competitive harm or disadvantage.

(4) Set forth the procedures for filing and the required contents of the Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure.

(b) Nothing in this Part shall be construed to prescribe or impose corporate governance standards and internal procedures beyond that which is required under applicable state corporate law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Part shall be construed to limit the Commissioner's authority, or the rights or obligations of third parties, under G.S. 58-2-131 through G.S. 58-2-134 .

(c) The requirements of this Part shall apply to all insurers domiciled in this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-234 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-234
§ 160A-234. Assessments on property held by tenancy for life or years
Status: reserved

(a) Assessments upon real property in the possession or enjoyment of a tenant for life, or a tenant for a term of years, shall be paid by the holder of the remainder or reversion, as the case may be.

(b) Repealed by Laws 1979, c. 107, § 12.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-30 — NC Code / Chapter 74D / Section 74D-30
§ 74D-30. Alarm Systems Education Fund created; payment to Fund; management; use of funds
Status: reserved

(a) There is hereby created and established a special fund to be known as the “Alarm Systems Education Fund” (hereinafter Fund) which shall be set aside and maintained in the office of the State Treasurer. The Fund shall be used in the manner provided in this Article for the education of licensees and registrants.

(b) Repealed by S.L. 2009-557, § 10, eff. Oct. 1, 2009 .

(c) In addition to the fees provided for elsewhere in this Chapter, the Board shall charge the following fees which shall be deposited into the Fund:

(1) On July 1, 1985, the Board shall charge every licensee on that date a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);

(2) The Board shall charge each new applicant for a license fifty dollars ($50.00), provided that for purposes of this Article a new applicant is hereby defined as an applicant who did not possess a license on July 1, 1985; and

(3) The Board is authorized to charge each licensee an additional amount, not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00), on July 1 of any year in which the balance of the Fund is less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

(d) The State Treasurer shall invest and reinvest the moneys in the Fund in a manner provided by law. The Board in its discretion, may use the Fund for any of the following purposes:

(1) To advance education and research in the alarm systems field for the benefit of those licensed under the provisions of this Chapter and for the improvement of the industry,

(2) To underwrite educational seminars, training centers and other educational projects for the use and benefit generally of licensees, and

(3) To sponsor, contract for and to underwrite any and all additional educational training and research projects of a similar nature having to do with the advancement of the alarm systems field in North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-20-1 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-20-1
§ 160A-20.1. Contracts with private entities; contractors must use E-Verify
Status: reserved

(a) Authority.--A city may contract with and appropriate money to any person, association, or corporation, in order to carry out any public purpose that the city is authorized by law to engage in. A city may not require a private contractor under this section to abide by any restriction that the city could not impose on all employers in the city, such as paying minimum wage or providing paid sick leave to its employees, as a condition of bidding on a contract.

(b) Repealed by S.L. 2015-294, § 1(b), eff. Oct. 1, 2015 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1215 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-1215
§ 143B-1215. Copies of records to be furnished to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever copies of any State and local public records are requested by a representative of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs in assisting persons in obtaining any federal, State, local or privately provided benefits relating to veterans and their beneficiaries, the official charged with the custody of any such records shall without charge furnish said representative with the requested number of certified copies of such records; provided, that this section shall not apply to the disclosure of information in certain privileged and confidential records referred to elsewhere in the General Statutes of North Carolina, which information shall continue to be disclosed in the manner prescribed by the statute relating thereto.

(b) No official chargeable with the collection of any fee or charge under the laws of the State of North Carolina in connection with his official duties shall be held accountable on his official bond or otherwise for any fee or charge remitted pursuant to the provisions of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 32A-15 — NC Code / Chapter 32A / Section 32A-15
§ 32A-15. General purpose of this Article
Status: in_force

(a) The General Assembly recognizes as a matter of public policy the fundamental right of an individual to control the decisions relating to his or her medical care, and that this right may be exercised on behalf of the individual by an agent chosen by the individual.

(b) The purpose of this Article is to establish an additional, nonexclusive method for an individual to exercise his or her right to give, withhold, or withdraw consent to medical treatment, including mental health treatment, when the individual lacks sufficient understanding or capacity to make or communicate health care decisions.

(c) This Article is intended and shall be construed to be consistent with the provisions of Article 23 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes provided that in the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Article and Article 23 of Chapter 90, the provisions of Article 23 of Chapter 90 control. No conflict between these Chapters exists when either a health care power of attorney or a declaration provides that the declaration is subject to decisions of a health care agent. If no declaration has been executed by the principal as provided in G.S. 90-321 that expressly covers the principal's present condition and if the health care agent has been given the specific authority in a health care power of attorney to authorize the withholding or discontinuing of life-prolonging measures when the principal is in such condition, the measures may be withheld or discontinued as provided in the health care power of attorney upon the direction and under the supervision of the attending physician, as G.S. 90-322 shall not apply in such case. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to authorize any affirmative or deliberate act or omission to end life other than to permit the natural process of dying.

(d) This Article is intended and shall be construed to be consistent with the provisions of Part 3A of Article 16 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Article and Part 3A of Article 16 of Chapter 130A, the provisions of Part 3A of Article 16 of Chapter 130A control.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-59 — NC Code / Chapter 97 / Section 97-59
§ 97-59. Employer to pay for treatment
Status: in_force

Medical compensation shall be paid by the employer in cases in which awards are made for disability or damage to organs as a result of an occupational disease after bills for same have been approved by the Industrial Commission.

In case of a controversy arising between the employer and employee relative to the continuance of medical, surgical, hospital or other treatment, the Industrial Commission may order such further treatments as may in the discretion of the Commission be necessary.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-45-6 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-45-6
§ 130A-45.6. Boundaries of the authority
Status: in_force

A public health authority may provide or contract to provide public health services and to acquire, construct, establish, enlarge, improve, maintain, own, or operate, and contract for the operation of any public health facilities outside the territorial limits, within reasonable limitation, of the county or counties creating the authority, but in no case shall a public health authority be held liable for damages to those outside the territorial limits of the county or counties creating the authority for failure to provide any public health service.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-60-105 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-60-105
§ 58-60-105. Insurer duties
Status: in_force

The insurer and its producers shall have a duty to provide information to policyholders or certificate holders that ask questions about the disclosure statement.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-56-65 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-56-65
§ 58-56-65. Committee on Third Party Administrators
Status: in_force

The Commissioner is authorized to appoint a Committee on Third Party Administrators in conformance with the provisions of G.S. 58-2-30 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-258 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-258
§ 53-258. Authority and procedures governing reverse mortgage loans
Status: reserved

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b1) of this section, no person, firm, or corporation shall engage in the business of making reverse mortgage loans without first being approved as an authorized reverse mortgage lender by the Commissioner. Mortgage lenders licensed under Article 19B of this Chapter must also be authorized under this Article before making reverse mortgage loans.

(b) An application for authorization to make reverse mortgage loans shall be in writing to the Commissioner and in the form prescribed by the Commissioner. The application shall contain the name and complete business address or addresses of the applicant. The application shall also include affirmation of financial solvency and all capitalization requirements that are required by the Commissioner. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee, payable to the Commissioner, of five hundred dollars ($500.00).

(b1) Each of the following lenders shall be considered authorized to engage in the business of making reverse mortgage loans without being required to apply pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and may represent to the public that it is so authorized:

(1) The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency.

(2) A bank, savings institution, or credit union formed under the laws of this or any other state or of the United States.

(3) A wholly owned subsidiary of an entity described in subdivision (2) of this subsection.

Each lender listed in this subsection may, upon written request to the Commissioner, obtain written confirmation of its authority to engage in the business of making reverse mortgage loans. In the case of lenders listed in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection, the request shall be accompanied by the fee set forth in subsection (d) of this section.

(c) Repealed by S.L. 2004-171, § 16, eff. Oct. 1, 2004 .

(d) The Commissioner shall, upon determination that an applicant should be authorized to make reverse mortgage loans, issue notice of this authority to the lender. The authority to issue reverse mortgage loans is valid for the period of time specified by the Commissioner. A lender to whom a notice of authority is issued shall display the notice prominently in any and all offices of the lender that make reverse mortgage loans. Authorizations issued under this section are nontransferable. Except for lenders described in subsection (b1) of this section, each lender to which an authorization is issued shall pay an annual renewal fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 87-119 — NC Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87-119
§ 87-119. Costs associated with compliance; effect of permit
Status: in_force

Any costs or expenses associated with an excavator's compliance with the requirements of this Article shall not be charged to any operator. Any costs or expenses associated with an operator's compliance with the requirements of this Article shall not be charged to any excavator. The Notification Center may not impose any charge on any person giving notice to the Notification Center. This section shall not affect costs related to the operation of the Notification Center apportioned to an operator pursuant to G.S. 87-120(b) . This section shall not excuse an operator or excavator from liability for any damage or injury for which the operator or excavator would be responsible under applicable law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-164-42E — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-164-42E
§ 105-164.42E. Agreement requirements
Status: in_force

The Secretary may not enter into the Agreement unless the Agreement requires each state to abide by the following requirements:

(1) Uniform state rate.--The Agreement must set restrictions to achieve more uniform state rates through the following:

a. Limiting the number of state rates.

b. Limiting maximums on the amount of state tax that is due on a transaction.

c. Limiting thresholds on the application of a state tax.

(2) Uniform standards.--The Agreement must establish uniform standards for all of the following:

a. The sourcing of transactions to taxing jurisdictions.

b. The administration of exempt sales.

c. The allowances a seller can take for bad debts.

d. Sales and use tax returns and remittances.

(3) Uniform definitions.--The Agreement must require states to develop and adopt uniform definitions of sales and use tax terms. The definitions must enable a state to preserve its ability to make policy choices not inconsistent with the uniform definitions.

(4) Central registration.--The Agreement must provide a central, electronic registration system that allows a seller to register to collect and remit sales and use taxes for all signatory states.

(5) No nexus attribution.--The Agreement must provide that registration with the central registration system and the collection of sales and use taxes in the signatory states will not be used as a factor in determining whether the seller has nexus with a state for any tax.

(6) Local sales and use taxes.--The Agreement must provide for reduction of the burdens of complying with local sales and use taxes through one or more of the following:

a. Restricting variances between the state and local tax bases.

b. Requiring states to administer any sales and use taxes levied by local jurisdictions within the state so that sellers collecting and remitting these taxes will not have to register or file returns with, remit funds to, or be subject to independent audits from local taxing jurisdictions.

c. Restricting the frequency of changes in the local sales and use tax rates and setting effective dates for the application of local jurisdictional boundary changes to local sales and use taxes.

d. Providing notice of changes in local sales and use tax rates and of changes in the boundaries of local taxing jurisdictions.

(7) Monetary allowances.--The Agreement must outline any monetary allowances that are to be provided by the states to sellers or certified service providers.

(8) State compliance.--The Agreement must require each state to certify compliance with the terms of the Agreement before becoming a member and to maintain compliance, under the laws of the member state, with all provisions of the Agreement while a member.

(9) Consumer privacy.--The Agreement must require each state to adopt a uniform policy for certified service providers that protects the privacy of consumers and maintains the confidentiality of tax information.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 23-37 — NC Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-37
§ 23-37. If fraud found, debtor imprisoned
Status: in_force

If, on the trial, the jury finds that there is any fraud or concealment, the judgment shall be that the debtor be imprisoned until a full and fair disclosure and account of all his money, property or effects be made by the debtor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-24-85 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-24-85
§ 58-24-85. Benefits not attachable
Status: in_force

No money or other benefit, charity, relief or aid to be paid, provided or rendered by any society, shall be liable to attachment, garnishment or other process, or to be seized, taken, appropriated or applied by any legal or equitable process or operation of law to pay any debt or liability of a member or beneficiary, or any other person who may have a right thereunder, either before or after payment by the society.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-297 — NC Code / Chapter 113 / Section 113-297
§ 113-297. Method exemptions for disabled persons
Status: in_force

(a) Any person whose physical disability makes it impossible for the person to hunt or fish by conventional methods for one year or more may apply to the Wildlife Resources Commission for a hunting or fishing methods exemption allowing that person to hunt or fish in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited by rules adopted by the Commission. The application shall be accompanied by a signed statement from a physician containing the following information:

(1) The nature of the person's disability;

(2) The necessity of the exemption in order to allow the person to hunt or fish; and

(3) Whether the disability is permanent or temporary and, if temporary, the length of time after which the physician anticipates that the person may be able to hunt or fish without the exemption.

The Wildlife Resources Commission may authorize any reasonable exemption in order to permit a disabled person complying with the requirements of this section to hunt or fish and may issue a permit describing the exemption made in each case. The permit may be permanent or, if the disability is temporary, the permit may coincide with the length of time the signed physician's statement indicates the disability is expected to last. A person issued a permit under this section shall possess the permit while hunting or fishing in the exempted manner.

(b) In addition to providing disabled persons reasonable exemptions from rules adopted by the Wildlife Resources Commission, the Commission may permit a person complying with the application procedure outlined in subsection (a) of this section to use a crossbow or other specially equipped bow if the physician's statement indicates that the person is incapable of arm movement sufficient to operate a longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-270 — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-270
§ 95-270. Employment discrimination unlawful
Status: in_force

(a) No employer shall discharge, demote, deny a promotion, or discipline an employee because the employee took reasonable time off from work to obtain or attempt to obtain relief under Chapter 50B or Chapter 50C. An employee who is absent from the workplace shall follow the employer's usual time-off policy or procedure, including advance notice to the employer, when required by the employer's usual procedures, unless an emergency prevents the employee from doing so. An employer may require documentation of any emergency that prevented the employee from complying in advance with the employer's usual time-off policy or procedure, or any other information available to the employee which supports the employee's reason for being absent from the workplace.

(b) The Commissioner of Labor shall enforce the provisions of this section according to Article 21 of Chapter 95 of the General Statutes , including the rules and regulations issued pursuant to the Article.