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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-702 — NC Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59-702
§ 59-702. Assignment of partnership interest
Status: in_force

Except as provided in the partnership agreement, a partnership interest is assignable in whole or in part. Subject to G.S. 59-801(3) an assignment of a partnership interest does not dissolve a limited partnership or entitle the assignee to become or to exercise any rights of a partner. An assignment entitles the assignee to receive, to the extent assigned, only the allocation and distribution to which the assignor would be entitled. Except as provided in the partnership agreement, a partner ceases to be a partner and to have the power to exercise any rights and powers of a partner upon assignment of all of the partner's partnership interest. Except as provided in the partnership agreement, neither the pledge or granting of a security interest in any or all of the partnership interest of a partner nor the pledge or granting of a lien or other encumbrance against any or all of the partnership interest of a partner shall cause the partner to cease to be a partner or cease to have the power to exercise any rights or powers of a partner.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 32C-1-105 — NC Code / Chapter 32C / Section 32C-1-105
§ 32C-1-105. Execution of power of attorney
Status: in_force

A power of attorney must be (i) signed by the principal or in the principal's conscious presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal's name on the power of attorney and (ii) acknowledged. A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgements.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-166-18 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-166-18
§ 143-166.18. Report of incapacity
Status: in_force

Any person designated in G.S. 143-166.13 , who, as a result of an injury or injuries proximately caused by the heightened risk and special hazards directly related to the violent nature of the eligible person's official duties, is totally or partially incapacitated to perform any duties to which the person may be lawfully assigned, shall report the incapacity as soon as practicable in the manner required by the secretary or other head of the department to which the agency is assigned by statute.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-89-180 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-89-180
§ 136-89.180. Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The General Assembly finds that the existing State road system is becoming increasingly congested and overburdened with traffic in many areas of the State; that the sharp surge of vehicle miles traveled is overwhelming the State's ability to build and pay for adequate road improvements; and that an adequate answer to this challenge will require the State to be innovative and utilize several new approaches to transportation improvements in North Carolina.

Toll funding of highway and bridge construction is feasible in North Carolina and can contribute to addressing the critical transportation needs of the State. A toll program can speed the implementation of needed transportation improvements by funding some projects with tolls.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-45 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-45
§ 136-45. General purpose of law; control, repair and maintenance of highways
Status: in_force

The general purpose of the laws creating the Department of Transportation is that said Department of Transportation shall take over, establish, construct, and maintain a statewide system of hard-surfaced and other dependable highways running to all county seats, and to all principal towns, State parks, and principal State institutions, and linking up with state highways of adjoining states and with national highways into national forest reserves by the most practical routes, with special view of development of agriculture, commercial and natural resources of the State, and, except as otherwise provided by law, for the further purpose of permitting the State to assume control of the State highways, repair, construct, and reconstruct and maintain said highways at the expense of the entire State, and to relieve the counties and cities and towns of the State of this burden.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-58-240 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-58-240
§ 58-58-240. Investigative authority of the Commissioner
Status: in_force

The Commissioner may investigate suspected fraudulent viatical settlement acts and persons engaged in the business of viatical settlements.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159D-54 — NC Code / Chapter 159D / Section 159D-54
§ 159D-54. Officers not liable
Status: in_force

No member or officer of the agency shall be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance or execution of any bonds or notes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-80 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-80
§ 143B-80. Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee--members; selection; quorum; compensation
Status: reserved

The Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee shall consist of 16 members appointed by the Governor. The initial members of the Committee shall be the appointed members of the present Executive Mansion Fine Arts Commission who shall serve for a period equal to the remainder of their current terms on the Executive Mansion Fine Arts Commission, four of whose appointments expire June 30, 1973, four of whose appointments expire June 30, 1974, four of whose appointments expire June 30, 1975, and four of whose appointments expire June 30, 1976. At the end of the respective terms of office of the initial members, the appointments of their successors shall be for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Any appointment to fill a vacancy on the Committee created by the resignation, dismissal, death, or disability of a member shall be for the balance of the unexpired term.

The Governor shall have the power to remove any member of the Committee from office in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 143B-16 of the Executive Organization Act of 1973.

The Governor shall designate a member of the Committee to serve as chairman at his pleasure.

Members of the Committee shall receive per diem and necessary travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 138-5 .

A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

All clerical and other services required by the Committee shall be supplied by the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53A-40 — NC Code / Chapter 53A / Section 53A-40
§ 53A-40. Corporate name
Status: in_force

The name of the corporation shall include the words “North Carolina Enterprise Corporation”.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-171-39 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-171-39
§ 90-171.39. Approval
Status: in_force

The Board shall designate persons to survey proposed nursing programs. The persons designated by the Board shall submit a written report of the survey to the Board. If in the opinion of the Board the standards for approved nursing education are met, the program shall be given approval.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-1-01 — NC Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-1-01
§ 55-1-01. Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “North Carolina Business Corporation Act”.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-23-2 — NC Code / Chapter 148 / Section 148-23-2
§ 148-23.2. Mobile phones prohibited on State correctional facilities premises
Status: in_force

Except as authorized by Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction policy, no person shall possess a mobile telephone or other wireless communications device on the premises of a State correctional facility. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, an employee or visitor may possess a mobile telephone or other wireless communications device within the confines of a motor vehicle located in a designated parking area of a correctional facility's premises if the mobile telephone or other wireless communications device remains in the vehicle and the vehicle is locked when the employee or visitor has exited the vehicle.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160D-1010 — NC Code / Chapter 160D / Section 160D-1010
§ 160D-1010. Change of jurisdiction
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this Article, any development agreement entered into by a local government before the effective date of a change of jurisdiction shall be valid for the duration of the agreement or eight years from the effective date of the change in jurisdiction, whichever is earlier. The parties to the development agreement and the local government assuming jurisdiction have the same rights and obligations with respect to each other regarding matters addressed in the development agreement as if the property had remained in the previous jurisdiction.

(b) A local government assuming jurisdiction may modify or suspend the provisions of the development agreement if the local government determines that the failure of the local government to do so would place the residents of the territory subject to the development agreement or the residents of the local government, or both, in a condition dangerous to their health or safety, or both.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 89E-21 — NC Code / Chapter 89E / Section 89E-21
§ 89E-21. Reissuance of license
Status: in_force

The Board, by a majority vote of the quorum, may reissue a license to any person whose license has been revoked when the Board finds upon written application by the applicant that there is good cause to justify such reissuance.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-771 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-771
§ 7A-771. Definitions
Status: reserved

As used in this Article:

(1) Recodified as subd. (3b) by S.L. 1999-306, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000 .

(2) Recodified as subd. (3a) by S.L. 1999-306, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000 .

(2a) “ Director ” means the Director of Indigent Defense Services.

(3) Repealed by S.L. 1999-306, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000 .

(3a) “ Sentencing plan ” means a plan presented in writing to the sentencing judge which provides a detailed assessment and description of the offender's background, including available information about past criminal activity, a matching of the specific offender's needs with available resources, and, if appropriate, the program's recommendations regarding an intermediate sentence.

(3b) “ Sentencing services program ” means an agency or State-run office within the superior court district which shall (i) prepare sentencing plans; (ii) arrange or contract with public and private agencies for necessary services for offenders; and (iii) assist offenders in initially obtaining services ordered as part of a sentence entered pursuant to a sentencing plan, if the assistance is not available otherwise.

(4) Repealed by Laws 1991, c. 566, § 4, eff. July 1, 1991 .

(4a) “ Superior court district ” means a superior court district established by G.S. 7A-41 for those districts consisting of one or more entire counties, and otherwise means the applicable set of districts as that term is defined in G.S. 7A-41.1 .

(5) Repealed by S.L. 1999-306, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126-18 — NC Code / Chapter 126 / Section 126-18
§ 126-18. Compensation for assisting person in obtaining State employment barred; exception
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to collect, accept or receive any compensation, consideration or thing of value for obtaining on behalf of any other person, or aiding or assisting any other person in obtaining employment with the State of North Carolina; provided, however, any person, firm, or corporation that is duly licensed and supervised by the North Carolina Department of Labor as a private employment service acting in the normal course of business, may collect such regular and customary fees for services rendered pursuant to a written contract when such fees are paid by someone other than the State of North Carolina; however, any person, firm, or corporation collecting fees for this service must have been licensed by the North Carolina Department of Labor for a period of not less than one year.

Any person, firm or corporation collecting fees for this service must make a monthly report to the Department of Labor listing the name of the person, firm or corporation collecting fees and the person for whom a job was found, the nature and purpose of the job obtained, and the fee collected by the person, firm or corporation collecting the fee. Violation of this section shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143A-65 — NC Code / Chapter 143A / Section 143A-65
§ 143A-65. North Carolina Public Livestock Market Advisory Board; transfer
Status: reserved

The North Carolina Public Livestock Market Advisory Board, as contained in Article 35 of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes and the laws of this State, is hereby transferred by a Type I transfer to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-116 — NC Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62-116
§ 62-116. Issuance of temporary or emergency authority
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the filing of an application in good faith for a franchise, the Commission may in its discretion, after notice by regular mail to all persons holding franchises authorizing similar services within the same territory and upon a finding that no other adequate existing service is available, pending its final decision on the application, issue to the applicant appropriate temporary authority to operate under such just and reasonable conditions and limitations as the Commission deems necessary or desirable to impose in the public interest; provided, however, that pending such final decision on the application, the applicant shall comply with all the provisions of this Chapter, and with the lawful orders, rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, applicable to holders of franchises, and upon failure of an applicant so to do, after reasonable notice from the Commission requiring compliance therewith in the particulars set out in the notice, and after hearing, the application may be dismissed by the Commission without further proceedings, and temporary authority issued to such applicant may be revoked. The authority granted under this section shall not create any presumption nor be considered in the action on the permanent authority application.

(b) Upon its own initiative, or upon written request by any customer or by any representative of a local or State government agency, and after issuance of notice to the owner and operator and after hearing in accordance with G.S. 1A-1, Rule 65(b) , the Commission may grant emergency operating authority to any person to furnish water or sewer utility service to meet an emergency to the extent necessary to relieve the emergency; provided, that the Commission shall find from such request, or from its own knowledge, that a real emergency exists and that the relief authorized is immediate, pressing and necessary in the public interest, and that the person so authorized has the necessary ability and is willing to perform the prescribed emergency service. Upon termination of the emergency, the emergency operating authority so granted shall expire upon order of the Commission. An emergency is defined herein as the imminent danger of losing adequate water or sewer utility service or the actual loss thereof.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131A-16 — NC Code / Chapter 131A / Section 131A-16
§ 131A-16. Negotiable instruments
Status: in_force

All bonds and interest coupons appertaining thereto issued under this Article are hereby made investment securities within the meaning of and for all the purposes of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted in this State, whether or not they are of such form and character as to be investment securities under said Article 8, subject only to the provisions of the bonds pertaining to registration.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-1-100 — NC Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-1-100
§ 48-1-100. Legislative findings and intent; construction of Chapter
Status: in_force

(a) The General Assembly finds that it is in the public interest to establish a clear judicial process for adoptions, to promote the integrity and finality of adoptions, to encourage prompt, conclusive disposition of adoption proceedings, and to structure services to adopted children, biological parents, and adoptive parents that will provide for the needs and protect the interests of all parties to an adoption, particularly adopted minors.

(b) With special regard for the adoption of minors, the General Assembly declares as a matter of legislative policy that:

(1) The primary purpose of this Chapter is to advance the welfare of minors by (i) protecting minors from unnecessary separation from their original parents, (ii) facilitating the adoption of minors in need of adoptive placement by persons who can give them love, care, security, and support, (iii) protecting minors from placement with adoptive parents unfit to have responsibility for their care and rearing, and (iv) assuring the finality of the adoption; and

(2) Secondary purposes of this Chapter are (i) to protect biological parents from ill-advised decisions to relinquish a child or consent to the child's adoption, (ii) to protect adoptive parents from assuming responsibility for a child about whose heredity or mental or physical condition they know nothing, (iii) to protect the privacy of the parties to the adoption, and (iv) to discourage unlawful trafficking in minors and other unlawful placement activities.

(c) In construing this Chapter, the needs, interests, and rights of minor adoptees are primary. Any conflict between the interests of a minor adoptee and those of an adult shall be resolved in favor of the minor.

(d) This Chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-721 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-721
§ 90-721. Definitions
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Board.--The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT), a member of the National Organization of Certification Associations and accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), the accreditation body of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA).

(2) Direct supervision.--An act whereby a registered polysomnographic technologist who is providing supervision is present in the area where the polysomnographic procedure is being performed and immediately available to furnish assistance and direction throughout the performance of the procedure.

(3) General supervision.--The authority and responsibility to direct the performance of activities as established by policies and procedures for safe and appropriate completion of polysomnography services whereby the physical presence of a licensed physician is not required during the performance of the polysomnographic procedure, but the licensed physician must be available for assistance, if needed.

(4) Licensed physician.--A physician licensed to practice medicine under Article 1 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes .

(5) Medical Board.--The North Carolina Medical Board established under G.S. 90-2 .

(6) Polysomnography.--The allied health specialty involving the process of attended and unattended monitoring, analysis, and recording of physiological data during sleep and wakefulness to assist in the assessment of sleep and wake disorders and other sleep disorders, syndromes, and dysfunctions that are sleep-related, manifest during sleep, or disrupt normal sleep and wake cycles and activities.

(7) Registered polysomnographic technologist.--A person who is credentialed by the Board as a “Registered Polysomnographic Technologist” (RPSGT).

(8) Student.--A person who is enrolled in a polysomnography educational program approved by the Board as an acceptable pathway to meet eligibility requirements for credentialing.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-229-4 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-229-4
§ 153A-229.4. Access to menstrual products
Status: in_force

Access to Menstrual Products.--The sheriff or the administrator of the local confinement facility shall ensure that sufficient menstrual products are available at the local confinement facility for all female incarcerated persons who have an active menstrual cycle. Female incarcerated persons who menstruate shall be provided menstrual products as needed at no cost to the female incarcerated person.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-26-2 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-26-2
§ 130A-26.2. Penalty for false reporting under Article 9
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under Article 9 of this Chapter or rules adopted under Article 9 of this Chapter; or who knowingly makes a false statement of a material fact in a rule-making proceeding or contested case under Article 9 of this Chapter; or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 9 of this Chapter or rules adopted under Article 9 of this Chapter is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. The maximum fine that may be imposed for an offense under this section is ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 52C-5-505 — NC Code / Chapter 52C / Section 52C-5-505
§ 52C-5-505. Penalties for noncompliance
Status: in_force

An employer that willfully fails to comply with an income-withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this State.