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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-55-25 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-55-25
§ 58-55-25. Limits of group long-term care insurance
Status: in_force

No group long-term care insurance coverage may be offered to a resident of this State under a group policy issued in another state to a group described in G.S. 58-55-20(3) d, unless the Commissioner or the insurance regulator of the other state having statutory and regulatory long-term care insurance requirements substantially similar to those adopted in this State has made a determination that such requirements have been met.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-10-101 — NC Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-10-101
§ 48-10-101. Prohibited activities in placement
Status: in_force

(a) No one other than a person or entity specified in G.S. 48-3-201 may place a minor for adoption. No one other than a person or entity specified in G.S. 48-3-201 , or an adoption facilitator, may solicit potential adoptive parents for children in need of adoption. No one other than an agency or an adoption facilitator, or an individual with a completed preplacement assessment that contains a finding that the individual is suitable to be an adoptive parent or that individual's immediate family, may solicit for adoption a potential adoptee.

(b) No one other than a county department of social services, an adoption facilitator, or an agency licensed by the Department in this State may advertise in any periodical or newspaper, or by radio, television, or other public medium, that any person or entity will place or accept a child for adoption. For purposes of this section, “ other public medium ” includes the use of any computerized system, including electronic mail, Internet site, Internet profile, or any similar medium of communication provided via the Internet.

(b1) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, this Article shall not prohibit a person from advertising that the person desires to adopt. This subsection shall apply only to a person with a current completed preplacement assessment finding that person suitable to be an adoptive parent. The advertisement may be published only in a periodical or newspaper or on radio, television, cable television, or the Internet. The advertisement shall include a statement that (i) the person has a completed preplacement assessment finding that person suitable to be an adoptive parent, (ii) identifies the name of the agency that completed the preplacement assessment, and (iii) identifies the date the preplacement assessment was completed. Any advertisement under this subsection may state whether the person is willing to provide lawful expenses as permitted by G.S. 48-10-103 .

(c) A person who violates subsection (a), (b), or (b1) of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(d) The district court may enjoin any person from violating this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 46A-22 — NC Code / Chapter 46A / Section 46A-22
§ 46A-22. Unknown or unlocatable parties; summons, notice, and representation
Status: in_force

(a) If, at the time of or subsequent to the filing of the petition, the petitioner shows by affidavit or otherwise that the petitioner cannot after due diligence ascertain the name or location of a person that the petitioner is required to, or chooses to, serve under G.S. 46A-21(b) , the court shall authorize service by publication under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 4 . The notice by publication shall include a description of the property that includes the street address, if any, or other common designation for the property, if any, and may include the legal description of the property.

(b) Before or after the notice by publication, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 17 , to represent any unknown or unlocatable person that the petitioner is required to, or chooses to, serve under G.S. 46A-21(b) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-258-27 — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-258-27
§ 163-258.27. Article inapplicable to persons after change of status; reregistration not required
Status: in_force

An individual who no longer qualifies as a covered voter under the provisions of this Article shall not be entitled subsequently to vote by military-overseas ballot under this Article, but if the covered voter was registered under the provisions of this Article that voter's registration shall remain valid for the remainder of the calendar year that voter registered, and that voter shall be entitled to vote in any primary or election for the remainder of the calendar year without having to reregister. If requested by election officials, the voter shall present proof of military status at the time of registration. This section does not entitle a person to vote in North Carolina if that person has become disqualified because of change of permanent residence to another State or because of conviction of a felony.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-825 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-825
§ 106-825. Use of funds; refunds
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall remit all funds collected under this Article to the Council at least quarterly. The Council shall use these funds to promote the interests of the horse industry and may use these funds for those administrative expenses that are reasonably necessary to carry out this function.

(b) Any person who purchases commercial horse feed upon which the assessment has been paid shall have the right to receive a refund of the assessment by making demand in writing to the Council within one year of purchase of the feed. This demand shall be accompanied by proof of purchase satisfactory to the Council.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-230-3 — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-230-3
§ 163-230.3. Online request for absentee ballots
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding G.S. 163-230.1 and G.S. 163-230.2 , a qualified voter who is eligible to vote by absentee ballot under G.S. 163-226 , or that voter's near relative or verifiable legal guardian, may submit a request for absentee ballots online using the procedures set forth in this section in lieu of the completed written request on a form established by the State Board. All other provisions in G.S. 163-230.1 and G.S. 163-230.2 shall apply.

(b) The State Board shall establish a secure Internet Web site to permit individuals described in subsection (a) of this section to submit an online request for absentee ballots. The Internet Web site must be able to track the IP address of anyone who accesses the Web site. The Web site must require that the voter or the voter's near relative or verifiable legal guardian provide all of the following information:

(1) All information required for a valid written request for absentee ballots in G.S. 163-230.2 .

(2) An electronic signature, as defined in G.S. 66-312 of the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act, of the voter, or the voter's near relative or verifiable legal guardian, if requesting on the voter's behalf.

(c) Upon receipt of an online request for absentee ballots, the State Board shall submit the request to the county board of elections in which the voter resides. The county board of elections shall process the online request in the same manner as processing a completed written request for absentee ballots submitted under G.S. 163-230.1 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-41-10 — NC Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116-41-10
§ 116-41.10. Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

The bonds issued under the provisions of this Part and the income therefrom shall at all times be free from taxation within the State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 40A-55 — NC Code / Chapter 40A / Section 40A-55
§ 40A-55. Payment of compensation
Status: in_force

If there are adverse and conflicting claimants to the deposit made into the court by the condemnor or the additional amount determined as just compensation, on which the judgment is entered in said action, the judge may direct the full amount determined to be paid into said court by the condemnor and may retain said cause for determination of who is entitled to said moneys. The judge may by further order in the cause direct to whom the same shall be paid and may in its discretion order a reference to ascertain the facts on which such determination and order are to be made.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-46 — NC Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-46
§ 31-46. Validity of will; which laws govern
Status: in_force

A will is valid if it meets the requirements of the applicable provisions of law in effect in this State either at the time of its execution or at the time of the death of the testator, or if any of the following apply:

(1) The will's execution complied with the law of the jurisdiction in which the testator was physically present at the time of execution.

(2) Its execution complied with the law of the place where the testator was domiciled at the time of execution or at the time of death.

(3) It is a military testamentary instrument executed in accordance with the provisions of 10 U.S.C. § 1044d or any successor or replacement statute.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-11-1 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-11-1
§ 58-11-1. Copies of charter and bylaws filed
Status: in_force

Every corporation, society, or organization of this or any other state or country, transacting business upon the cooperative or assessment plan, must file with the Commissioner, before beginning to do business in this State, a copy of its charter or articles of association, and the bylaws, rules, or regulations referred to in its policies or certificates and made a part of such contract. Bylaws or regulations not so filed with the Commissioner will not avoid or affect any policy or certificate issued by such company or association.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-103 — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-103
§ 95-103. Acceptance of such payments unlawful
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any labor organization to accept or receive from any carrier or shipper of property, or any association of such carriers or shippers, any payment described in G.S. 95-102 above.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 157-34 — NC Code / Chapter 157 / Section 157-34
§ 157-34. Commissioners and powers of authority for a county
Status: in_force

The commissioners of a housing authority created for a county may be appointed and removed by the board of county commissioners of the county in the same manner as the commissioners of a housing authority created for a city may be appointed and removed by the mayor; provided, that the board of county commissioners may determine in the case of any authority for its county that the board of county commissioners itself shall constitute and act ex officio as the authority. The board of county commissioners may at any time by resolution or ordinance increase or decrease the membership of an authority, within the limitations prescribed in G.S. 157-33 . Except as otherwise provided herein, each housing authority created for a county and the commissioners thereof shall have the same functions, rights, powers, duties and limitations provided for housing authorities created for cities and the commissioners of such housing authorities: Provided, that for such purposes the term “mayor” or “council” as used in the housing authorities law and any amendments thereto shall be construed as meaning “board of county commissioners,” the term “city clerk” as used therein shall be construed as meaning “clerk of the board of county commissioners” and the term “city” as used therein shall be construed as meaning “county” unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: Provided, further, that a housing authority created for a county shall not be subject to the limitations provided in subdivision (4) of G.S. 157-29 of the housing authorities law with respect to housing projects for farmers of low income.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-207 — NC Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59-207
§ 59-207. Liability for false statement in certificate
Status: in_force

If any certificate of limited partnership or certificate of amendment or cancellation contains a false statement, one who suffers loss by reliance on the statement may recover damages for the loss from:

(1) Any person who executes the certificate, or causes another to execute it on his behalf, and knew, and any general partner who knew or should have known, the statement to be false at the time the certificate was executed; and

(2) Any general partner who thereafter knows or should have known that any arrangement or other fact described in the certificate has changed, making the statement inaccurate in any respect within a sufficient time before the statement was relied upon reasonably to have enabled that general partner to cancel or amend the certificate, or to file a petition for its cancellation or amendment under G.S. 59-205 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143A-67 — NC Code / Chapter 143A / Section 143A-67
§ 143A-67. Creation
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a Department of Labor. The head of the Department of Labor is the Commissioner of Labor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-58-155 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-58-155
§ 58-58-155. Assignment of interest in group policies and annuity contracts
Status: in_force

Any individual insured under a group insurance policy or group annuity contract shall have the right, unless expressly prohibited under the terms of the policy or contract of insurance, to assign to any other person his rights and benefits under the policy or contract, including, but not limited to the right to designate the beneficiary or beneficiaries and the right of conversion guaranteed by G.S. 58-58-140 , and, subject to the provisions of the policy relating to assignments thereunder, any such assignment, made either before or after April 28, 1969, shall be valid for the purpose of vesting in the assignee all such rights and benefits so assigned.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-164-13B — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-164-13B
§ 105-164.13B. Food exempt from tax
Status: reserved

(a) State Exemption.--Food is exempt from the taxes imposed by this Article unless the food is included in one of the subdivisions in this subsection. The following food items are subject to tax:

(1) Repealed by S.L. 2005-276, § 33.10, eff. Oct. 1, 2005 .

(2) Dietary supplements.

(3) Food sold through a vending machine.

(4) Prepared food, other than bakery items sold without eating utensils by an artisan bakery. The term “ bakery item ” includes bread, rolls, buns, biscuits, bagels, croissants, pastries, donuts, danish, cakes, tortes, pies, tarts, muffins, bars, cookies, and tortillas. An artisan bakery is a bakery that meets all of the following requirements:

a. It derives over eighty percent (80%) of its gross receipts from bakery items.

b. Its annual gross receipts, combined with the gross receipts of all related persons, do not exceed one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000). For purposes of this subdivision, the term “ related person ” means a person described in one of the relationships set forth in section 267(b) or 707(b) of the Code .

(5) Soft drinks.

(6) Repealed.

(7) Candy.

(b) Administration of Local Food Tax.--The Secretary must administer local sales and use taxes imposed on food as if they were imposed under this Article. This applies to local taxes on food imposed under Subchapter VIII of this Chapter and under Chapter 1096 of the 1967 Session Laws.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-155 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-155
§ 105-155. Time and place of filing returns; extensions; affirmation
Status: reserved

(a) Return.--An income tax return shall be filed at the place and in the form prescribed by the Secretary. The income tax return of every taxpayer reporting on a calendar year basis is due on or before the fifteenth day of April in each year. The income tax return of every taxpayer reporting on a fiscal year basis is due on or before the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the close of the fiscal year. These dates do not apply to a nonresident alien whose federal income tax return is due at a later date under section 6072(c) of the Code. The return of a nonresident alien affected by that Code section is due on or before the fifteenth day of the sixth month following the close of the taxable year. An information return shall be filed at the times prescribed by the Secretary. A taxpayer may ask the Secretary for an extension of time to file a return under G.S. 105-263 .

(b) Repealed by Laws 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 930, § 3 .

(c) Repealed by S.L. 1998-217, § 44, eff. Oct. 31, 1998 .

(d) Forms.--Returns and affirmations shall be in the form prescribed by the Secretary.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-315-36 — NC Code / Chapter 113 / Section 113-315-36
§ 113-315.36. Building contracts
Status: reserved

(a) The following general laws, to the extent provided below, do not apply to the North Carolina Marine Industrial Park Authority:

(1) Repealed by S.L. 1999-368, § 1 .

(2) Except for G.S. 143-128.2 , Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes does not apply to public building contracts of the Authority that require the estimated expenditure of public money in an amount less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). With respect to a contract that is exempted from certain provisions of Article 8 under this subdivision, the powers and duties set out in Article 8 shall be exercised by the Authority, and the Secretary of Administration and other State officers, employees, or agencies shall have no duties or responsibilities concerning the contract.

(3) G.S. 143-341(3) does not apply to plans and specifications for construction or renovation authorized by the Authority that require the estimated expenditure of public money in an amount less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

(b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the services of the Department of Administration may be made available to the Authority, when requested by the Authority, with regard to matters governed by Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes and G.S. 143-341(3) . The Authority shall report quarterly to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, the Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Natural, and Economic Resources, and the chairs of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources on any building contract to which this exemption is applied. The quarterly report required by this subsection shall specifically include information regarding the Authority's compliance with the provisions of G.S. 143-128.2 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-30-41 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-30-41
§ 120-30.41. Short title
Status: in_force

This Article may be cited as the “Local Government Fiscal Information Act.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-208-3 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-208-3
§ 120-208.3. Additional powers
Status: in_force

The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services, while in discharge of official duties, shall have access to any paper or document, and may compel the attendance of any State official or employee before the Committee or secure any evidence under G.S. 120-19 . In addition, G.S. 120-19.1 through G.S. 120-19.4 shall apply to the proceedings of the Committee as if it were a joint committee of the General Assembly.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-244-119 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-244-119
§ 53-244.119. Commissioner's participation in nationwide registry
Status: reserved

(a) The Commissioner shall require mortgage loan originators and transitional mortgage loan originators to be licensed and registered through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. In order to carry out this requirement, the Commissioner is authorized to participate in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. For this purpose, the Commissioner may establish by rule any requirements as necessary, including:

(1) Background checks for:

a. Criminal history through fingerprint or other databases;

b. Civil or administrative records;

c. Credit history; or

d. Any other information as deemed necessary by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

(2) The payment of fees to apply for, renew, or amend licenses through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry;

(3) The setting or resetting as necessary of renewal or reporting dates; and

(4) Requirements for amending or surrendering a license or any other activities as the Commissioner deems necessary for participation in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

(b) The Commissioner is authorized to establish relationships or contracts with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry or other entities designated by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry to collect and maintain records and process transaction fees or other fees related to licensees, registrants, or other persons subject to this Article.

(c) For the purpose of participating in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry, the Commissioner is authorized to waive or modify, in whole or in part, any or all of the requirements of this Article and to establish new requirements as reasonably necessary to participate in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

(d) The Commissioner is authorized to enter into agreements to license the use of the proprietary software owned by the Office of the Commissioner of Banks to banking, mortgage, or financial services supervisory agencies of other states.

(e) Repealed by S.L. 2012-37, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 2012 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-155 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-155
§ 14-155. Unauthorized connections with telephone or telegraph
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to tap or make any connection with any wire or apparatus of any telephone or telegraph company operating in this State, except such connection as may be authorized by the person or corporation operating such wire or apparatus. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Each day's continuance of such unlawful connection shall be a separate offense. No connection approved by the Federal Communications Commission or the North Carolina Utilities Commission shall be a violation of this section.