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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-263 — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-263
§ 95-263. Process for action for no-contact order
Status: in_force

(a) Any action for a civil no-contact order requires that a separate summons be issued and served. The summons issued pursuant to this Article shall require the respondent to answer within 10 days of the date of service. Attachments to the summons shall include the verified complaint for the civil no-contact order and any temporary civil no-contact order that has been issued and the notice of hearing on the temporary civil no-contact order.

(b) Service of the summons and attachments shall be by the sheriff by personal delivery in accordance with Rule 4 of the Rules of Civil Procedure , and if the respondent cannot with due diligence be served by the sheriff by personal delivery, the respondent may be served by publication by the complainant in accordance with Rule 4(j1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure .

(c) The court may enter a civil no-contact order by default for the remedy sought in the complaint if the respondent has been served in accordance with this section and fails to answer as directed, or fails to appear on any subsequent appearance or hearing date agreed to by the parties or set by the court.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-245-34A — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-245-34A
§ 106-245.34A. Additional exemption
Status: in_force

The tax provided for herein shall not be levied upon any eggs which are assessed under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 ( 7 USC 601 et seq. ).
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2A-201 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2A-201
§ 25-2A-201. Statute of frauds
Status: in_force

(1) A lease contract is not enforceable by way of action or defense unless:

(a) the total payments to be made under the lease contract, excluding payments for options to renew or buy, are less than one thousand dollars ($1,000); or

(b) there is a writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought or by that party's authorized agent, sufficient to indicate that a lease contract has been made between the parties and to describe the goods leased and the lease term.

(2) Any description of leased goods or of the lease term is sufficient and satisfies subsection (1)(b) of this section, whether or not it is specific, if it reasonably identifies what is described.

(3) A writing is not insufficient because it omits or incorrectly states a term agreed upon, but the lease contract is not enforceable under subsection (1)(b) of this section beyond the lease term and the quantity of goods shown in the writing.

(4) A lease contract that does not satisfy the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, but which is valid in other respects, is enforceable:

(a) if the goods are to be specially manufactured or obtained for the lessee and are not suitable for lease or sale to others in the ordinary course of the lessor's business, and the lessor, before notice of repudiation is received and under circumstances that reasonably indicate that the goods are for the lessee, has made either a substantial beginning of their manufacture or commitments for their procurement;

(b) if the party against whom enforcement is sought admits in that party's pleading, testimony, or otherwise in court that a lease contract was made, but the lease contract is not enforceable under this provision beyond the quantity of goods admitted; or

(c) with respect to goods that have been received and accepted by the lessee.

(5) The lease term under a lease contract referred to in subsection (4) of this section is:

(a) if there is a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought or by that party's authorized agent specifying the lease term, the term so specified;

(b) if the party against whom enforcement is sought admits in that party's pleading, testimony, or otherwise in court a lease term, the term so admitted;

(c) if there is other evidence of the parties' intent with regard to the lease term, the term so intended; or

(d) in the absence of evidence of the parties' intent, a reasonable lease term.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 168-3 — NC Code / Chapter 168 / Section 168-3
§ 168-3. Right to use of public conveyances, accommodations, etc.
Status: in_force

Persons with disabilities are entitled to accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains, motor buses, streetcars, boats, or any other public conveyances or modes of transportation; hotels, lodging places, places of public accommodation, amusement or resort to which the general public is invited, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54C-47 — NC Code / Chapter 54C / Section 54C-47
§ 54C-47. Conversion to bank
Status: in_force

(a) A State savings bank, upon a majority vote of its board of directors, may apply to the Commissioner of Banks for permission to convert to a bank, as defined under G.S. 53C-1-4(4) , or to a national bank or other form of depository institution and for certification of appropriate amendments to its certificate of incorporation to effect the change. Upon receipt of an application to so convert, the Commissioner of Banks shall examine all facts connected with the conversion, including receipt of approval of the converting institution's plan of conversion by other federal or state regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the institution upon completion of its conversion. The depository institution applying for permission to convert shall pay all the expenses and costs of examination.

(b) The converting depository institution shall submit a plan of conversion as a part of the application to the Commissioner of Banks. The Commissioner of Banks may approve it with or without amendment. If the Commissioner of Banks approves the plan, then the plan shall be submitted to the members or stockholders as provided in subsection (c) of this section. If the Commissioner of Banks refuses to approve the plan, the Commissioner of Banks' objections shall be stated in writing and the converting depository institution shall be given an opportunity to amend its plan to obviate the objections or to appeal the Commissioner of Banks' decision to the Commission.

(c) After lawful notice to the members or stockholders of the converting depository institution and full and fair disclosure, the substance of the plan shall be approved by the members or the shareholders at a duly called and properly convened meeting of the members or shareholders. Following the meeting of the members or shareholders, the results of the vote certified by an appropriate officer of the converting depository institution shall be filed with the Commissioner of Banks. The Commissioner of Banks shall then either approve or disapprove the requested conversion to a bank, national bank, or other form of depository institution. After approval of the conversion, the Commissioner of Banks shall supervise and monitor the conversion process and shall ensure that the conversion is conducted lawfully and under the approved plan of conversion.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1266 — NC Code / Chapter 35A / Section 35A-1266
§ 35A-1266. Final account and discharge of guardian
Status: in_force

Within 60 days after a guardianship is terminated under G.S. 35A-1295 , the guardian shall file a final account for the period from the end of the period of his most recent annual account to the date of that event. If the clerk, after review of the guardian's account, approves the account, the clerk shall enter an order discharging the guardian from further liability.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-3805 — NC Code / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-3805
§ 7B-3805. Placement of delinquents
Status: in_force

Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place such a child in an institution or in another state pursuant to Article VI of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article V thereof.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-147 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-147
§ 153A-147. Remedies for collecting taxes other than property taxes
Status: in_force

In addition to any other remedies provided by law, a county may collect any county tax by use of the remedies of levy and sale and attachment and garnishment, under the rules and according to the procedures prescribed by the Machinery Act (Chapter 105, Subchapter II) for the enforcement of tax liability against personal property. However, these remedies become available only on the due date of the tax and not before that time.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-151-59 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-151-59
§ 143-151.59. Violation is a misdemeanor
Status: in_force

A person who violates a provision of this Article is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Each unlawful act or practice constitutes a distinct and separate offense.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-8-23 — NC Code / Chapter 55A / Section 55A-8-23
§ 55A-8-23. Waiver of notice
Status: in_force

(a) A director may waive any notice required by this Chapter, the articles of incorporation, or bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, the waiver shall be in writing, signed by the director entitled to the notice, and filed with the minutes or corporate records.

(b) A director's attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of the meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-105-5 — NC Code / Chapter 110 / Section 110-105-5
§ 110-105.5. Child maltreatment registry
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall establish and maintain a registry containing the names of all caregivers who have been confirmed by the Department of having maltreated a child pursuant to G.S. 110-105.3 .

(b) Individuals who wish to contest findings under subsection (a) of this section are entitled to an administrative hearing as provided by the Administrative Procedure Act under Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. A petition for a contested case shall be filed within 30 days of the mailing of the written notice of the Department's intent to place its findings about the person in the Child Maltreatment Registry.

(c) Individuals whose names are listed on the Registry shall not be a caregiver as defined in G.S. 110-105.3(b)(1) at any licensed child care facility or religious-sponsored child care facility.

(d) No person shall be liable for providing any information for the Child Maltreatment Registry if the information is provided in good faith. Neither an employer, potential employer, nor the Department shall be liable for using any information from the Child Maltreatment Registry if the information is used in good faith for the purpose of screening prospective applicants for employment or reviewing the employment status of an employee. The immunity established by this subsection does not extend to malicious conduct or intentional wrongdoing.

(e) Upon request, a child care facility, as defined in G.S. 110-105.3 , is permitted to provide confidential or other identifying information to the Department, including social security numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, parent's legal surname prior to marriage, and dates of birth, for the purpose of verifying the identity of the accused caregiver.

(f) With the exception of the names of individuals listed on the Child Maltreatment Registry, all other information received by or pertaining to the Child Maltreatment Registry shall be confidential and is not a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes .

(g) In order to determine an individual's fitness to care for or adopt a child, information from the Child Maltreatment Registry may be used by any of the Department's divisions responsible for licensing homes or facilities that care for children, and the Department may provide information from this list to child-caring institutions, child-placing agencies, group home facilities, and other providers of foster care, child care, or adoption services.

(h) The North Carolina Child Care Commission shall adopt, amend, and repeal all rules necessary for the implementation of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-87 — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-87
§ 163-87. Challenges allowed on day of primary or election
Status: reserved

On the day of a primary or election, at the time a registered voter offers to vote, any other registered voter of the county may exercise the right of challenge, and when the voter does so may enter the voting enclosure to make the challenge, but the voter shall retire therefrom as soon as the challenge is heard.

On the day of a primary or election, any other registered voter of the county may challenge a person for one or more of the following reasons:

(1) One or more of the reasons listed in G.S. 163-85(c) .

(2) That the person has already voted in that primary or election.

(3) If the challenge is made with respect to voting in a partisan primary, that the person is a registered voter of another political party.

(4) Repealed by S.L. 2018-144, § 3.1(c), eff. Dec. 19, 2018 .

(5) The registered voter does not present photo identification in accordance with G.S. 163-166.16 .

The chief judge, judge, or assistant appointed under G.S. 163-41 or 163-42 may enter challenges under this section against voters in the precinct for which appointed regardless of the place of residence of the chief judge, judge, or assistant.

If a person is challenged under this subsection, and the challenge is sustained under G.S. 163-85(c)(3) , the voter may still transfer that voter’s registration under G.S. 163-82.15(e) if eligible under that section, and the registration shall not be cancelled under G.S. 163-90.2(a) if the transfer is made. A person who has transferred that voter’s registration under G.S. 163-82.15(e) may be challenged at the precinct to which the registration is being transferred.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 32C-1-102 — NC Code / Chapter 32C / Section 32C-1-102
§ 32C-1-102. Definitions
Status: reserved

The following definitions apply in this Chapter:

(1) Agent.--A person granted authority to act for a principal under a power of attorney, whether denominated an agent, attorney-in-fact, or otherwise. The term includes an original agent, coagent, successor agent, and a person to which an agent's authority is delegated.

(2) Durable.--With respect to a power of attorney, the incapacity of the principal does not terminate the power of attorney.

(3) Electronic.--Relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.

(4) Entity.--A sole proprietorship, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, or any other legal or commercial entity whether or not organized for business purposes.

(5) Good faith.--Honesty in fact.

(6) Incapacity.--The inability of an individual to manage property or business affairs because the individual has any of the following statuses:

a. An impairment in the ability to receive and evaluate information or make or communicate decisions even with the use of technological assistance.

b. Is missing, detained, including incarcerated in a penal system, or outside the United States and unable to return.

(7) Internal Revenue Code.--The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. Each reference to a provision of the Internal Revenue Code shall include any successor to that provision.

(8) Person.--An individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(9) Power of attorney.--A writing or other record that grants authority to an agent to act in the place of the principal, whether or not the term power of attorney is used.

(10) Reserved.

(11) Principal.--An individual who grants authority to an agent in a power of attorney.

(12) Property.--Anything that may be the subject of ownership, whether real or personal, or legal or equitable, or any interest or right therein.

(13) Record.--Information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(14) Sign.--With the present intent to authenticate or adopt a record, (i) to execute or adopt a tangible symbol or (ii) to attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic sound, symbol, or process.

(15) State.--A state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(16) Stocks and bonds.--Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and all other types of securities and financial instruments, whether held directly, indirectly, or in any other manner. The term does not include commodity futures contracts and call or put options on stocks or stock indexes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-412 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-412
§ 1-412. Undertaking before order
Status: in_force

Before making the order the court or judge shall require a written undertaking on the part of the plaintiff of at least one hundred dollars ($100.00), with sufficient surety, payable to the defendant, to the effect that if the defendant recovers judgment the plaintiff will pay all damages which he sustains by reason of the arrest, not exceeding the sum specified in the undertaking.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-44-40 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-44-40
§ 58-44-40. Effect of failure to give notice of encumbrance
Status: in_force

No policy of insurance issued upon any property shall be held void because of the failure to give notice to the company of a mortgage or deed of trust existing thereon or thereafter placed thereon, except during the life of the mortgage or deed of trust.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75A-35 — NC Code / Chapter 75A / Section 75A-35
§ 75A-35. Form and contents of application
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or the owner's attorney shall apply for a certificate of title for a vessel. The application shall contain the name, residence, and mailing address of the owner, the county where the vessel is taxed, proof of ownership, and a statement of all liens or encumbrances upon the vessel in the order of their priority. The application shall also contain the names and addresses of all persons having any interest in the vessel.

(b) Every application for a certificate of title for a vessel shall contain a brief description of the vessel to be titled, including the name of the manufacturer, certificate of number, hull identification number, length, type, and principal material of construction, model year, and purchase information. It shall also include the name and address of the previous owner or owners from whom the vessel was obtained. If the vessel has an outboard motor of greater than 25 horsepower, the application shall also contain identification of the motor, including the serial number and manufacturer. The application shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Commission and shall contain other information as may be required by the Commission.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 57D-3-01 — NC Code / Chapter 57D / Section 57D-3-01
§ 57D-3-01. Admission of members; economic interest owners
Status: in_force

(a) A person becomes a member through the following:

(1) In the case of a person executing the articles of organization in the capacity of a member as provided in G.S. 57D-2-21(a)(2) , or otherwise being named in the articles of organization as a member, at the time the articles of organization become effective under G.S. 55D-13 .

(2) In the case of a person acquiring an ownership interest from the LLC, (i) upon being identified as a member by the organizers as provided in G.S. 57D-2-20(c) or (ii) upon the unanimous approval of the members as provided in G.S. 57D-3-03(2) .

(3) In the case of an economic interest owner, in the manner provided in G.S. 57D-5-04(a) or G.S. 57D-6-01(3) .

(4) In the case of an eligible entity converting or merging into the LLC, as provided in the plan of conversion or plan of merger upon such plan becoming effective as provided in G.S. 57D-9-23(a)(5) or G.S. 57D-9-43(a)(6) .

(b) A person becomes an economic interest owner through the following:

(1) In the case of a person acquiring an economic interest from the LLC, upon the unanimous approval of the members.

(2) In the case of a person acquiring an economic interest or portion thereof from an interest owner, as provided in G.S. 57D-5-02 .

(3) In the case of an eligible entity converting or merging into the LLC, as provided in the plan of conversion or plan of merger upon such plan becoming effective as provided in G.S. 57D-9-23(a)(5) or G.S. 57D-9-43(a)(6) .

(c) To be a member a person need not make or have the obligation to make any contributions to the LLC or share in any profits or losses of, or distributions from, the LLC or otherwise own an economic interest in the LLC.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159C-18 — NC Code / Chapter 159C / Section 159C-18
§ 159C-18. Bonds eligible for investment
Status: in_force

Bonds issued by an authority under the provisions of this Chapter are hereby made securities in which all public officers and agencies of the State and all political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-256 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-256
§ 115C-256. School bus drivers under Workers' Compensation Act
Status: in_force

Awards to school bus drivers under the Workers' Compensation Act shall be made pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 115C-337(b) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-105 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-105
§ 7A-105. Suspension, removal, and reinstatement of clerk
Status: in_force

A clerk of superior court may be suspended or removed from office for willful misconduct or mental or physical incapacity, and reinstated, under the same procedures as are applicable to a superior court district attorney, except that the procedure shall be initiated by the filing of a sworn affidavit with the chief district judge of the district in which the clerk resides, and the hearing shall be conducted by the senior regular resident superior court judge serving the county of the clerk's residence. If suspension is ordered, the judge shall appoint some qualified person to act as clerk during the period of the suspension.