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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-73-11 — NC Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59-73-11
§ 59-73.11. Plan of conversion
Status: in_force

(a) The converting business entity shall approve a written plan of conversion containing:

(1) The name of the converting business entity, its type of business entity, and the state or country whose laws govern its organization and internal affairs;

(2) The name of the resulting domestic partnership into which the converting business entity shall convert;

(3) The terms and conditions of the conversion; and

(4) The manner and basis for converting the interests in the converting business entity into interests, obligations, or securities of the resulting domestic partnership or into cash or other property in whole or in part.

(a1) The plan of conversion may contain other provisions relating to the conversion.

(a2) The provisions of the plan of conversion, other than the provisions required by subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section, may be made dependent on facts objectively ascertainable outside the plan of conversion if the plan of conversion sets forth the manner in which the facts will operate upon the affected provisions. The facts may include any of the following:

(1) Statistical or market indices, market prices of any security or group of securities, interest rates, currency exchange rates, or similar economic or financial data.

(2) A determination or action by the converting business entity or by any other person, group.

(3) The terms of, or actions taken under, an agreement to which the converting business entity is a party, or any other agreement or document.

(b) The plan of conversion shall be approved in accordance with the laws of the state or country governing the organization and internal affairs of the converting business entity.

(c) After a plan of conversion has been approved as provided in subsection (b) of this section but before the articles of conversion become effective, the plan of conversion may be amended or abandoned to the extent permitted by the laws that govern the organization and internal affairs of the converting business entity.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 33A-16 — NC Code / Chapter 33A / Section 33A-16
§ 33A-16. Exemption of third person from liability
Status: in_force

A third person in good faith and without court order may act on the instructions of or otherwise deal with any person purporting to make a transfer or purporting to act in the capacity of a custodian and, in the absence of knowledge, is not responsible for determining:

(1) The validity of the purported custodian's designation;

(2) The propriety of, or the authority under this Chapter for, any act of the purported custodian;

(3) The validity or propriety under this Chapter of any instrument or instructions executed or given either by the person purporting to make a transfer or by the purported custodian; or

(4) The propriety of the application of any property of the minor delivered to the purported custodian.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-44-2D — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-44-2D
§ 136-44.2D. Secondary unpaved road paving program
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation shall expend fifty percent (50%) of the funds allocated to the paving of unpaved secondary roads for the paving of unpaved secondary roads based on a statewide prioritization. The Department shall expend the remainder of the funds equally among the 14 Highway Divisions for the paving of unpaved secondary roads within each Highway Division based on the same statewide prioritization. The Department shall pave the eligible unpaved secondary roads that receive the highest priority ranking within this statewide prioritization. Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to require the Department to pave any unpaved secondary roads that do not meet secondary road system addition standards as set forth in G.S. 136-44.10 and G.S. 136-102.6 . The Highway Trust Fund shall not be used to fund the paving of unpaved secondary roads.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-4-211 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-4-211
§ 25-4-211. Medium and time of settlement by bank
Status: in_force

(a) With respect to settlement by a bank, the medium and time of settlement may be prescribed by federal reserve regulations or circulars, clearing-house rules, and the like, or agreement. In the absence of such prescription:

(1) The medium of settlement is cash or credit to an account in a Federal Reserve Bank of or specified by the person to receive settlement; and

(2) The time of settlement is:

(i) With respect to tender of settlement by cash, a cashier's check, or teller's check, when the cash or check is sent or delivered;

(ii) With respect to tender of settlement by credit in an account in a Federal Reserve Bank, when the credit is made;

(iii) With respect to tender of settlement by a credit or debit to an account in a bank, when the credit or debit is made or, in the case of tender of settlement by authority to charge an account, when the authority is sent or delivered; or

(iv) With respect to tender of settlement by a funds transfer, when payment is made pursuant to G.S. 25-4A-406(a) to the person receiving settlement.

(b) If the tender of settlement is not by a medium authorized by subsection (a) of this section or the time of settlement is not fixed by subsection (a), no settlement occurs until the tender of settlement is accepted by the person receiving settlement.

(c) If settlement for an item is made by cashier's check or teller's check and the person receiving settlement, before its midnight deadline:

(1) Presents or forwards the check for collection, settlement is final when the check is finally paid; or

(2) Fails to present or forward the check for collection, settlement is final at the midnight deadline of the person receiving settlement.

(d) If settlement for an item is made by giving authority to charge the account of the bank giving settlement in the bank receiving settlement, settlement is final when the charge is made by the bank receiving settlement if there are funds available in the account for the amount of the item.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 99C-3 — NC Code / Chapter 99C / Section 99C-3
§ 99C-3. Violation constitutes negligence
Status: in_force

A violation of any responsibility placed on the skier, passenger or ski area operator as set forth in G.S. 99C-2 , to the extent such violation proximately causes injury to any person or damage to any property, shall constitute negligence on the part of the person violating the provisions of that section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1422 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-1422
§ 143B-1422. Compensation and expenses of Council members; travel reimbursements
Status: in_force

Members of the Council shall serve without compensation but may receive travel and subsistence as follows:

(1) Council members who are officials or employees of a State agency or unit of local government, in accordance with G.S. 138-6 .

(2) All other Council members at the rate established in G.S. 138-5 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-1-110 — NC Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-1-110
§ 48-1-110. Support for adoptive families at risk of dissolution
Status: in_force

The Department of Health and Human Services shall develop a program to provide needed supports to families at risk of adoption dissolutions in order to keep families together.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160D-203 — NC Code / Chapter 160D / Section 160D-203
§ 160D-203. Split jurisdiction
Status: in_force

If a parcel of land lies within the planning and development regulation jurisdiction of more than one local government, for the purposes of this Chapter, the local governments may, by mutual agreement pursuant to Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes and with the written consent of the landowner, assign exclusive planning and development regulation jurisdiction under this Chapter for the entire parcel to any one of those local governments. Such a mutual agreement shall only be applicable to development regulations and shall not affect taxation or other nonregulatory matters. The mutual agreement shall be evidenced by a resolution formally adopted by each governing board and recorded with the register of deeds in the county where the property is located within 14 days of the adoption of the last required resolution.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 41-64 — NC Code / Chapter 41 / Section 41-64
§ 41-64. Termination of tenancy by the entirety upon death of a spouse
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, upon the death of a spouse, property held as tenants by the entirety belongs to the surviving spouse by right of purchase under the original grant or devise and by virtue of survivorship. The deceased spouse has no estate which is descendable or divisible.

(b) Where a slayer, as defined in G.S. 31A-3(3) , and decedent hold property as tenants by the entirety, one-half of the property shall pass upon the death of the decedent to the decedent's estate, and one-half shall be held by the slayer during the slayer's life, subject to pass upon the slayer's death to the slain decedent's heirs or devisees as defined in G.S. 28A-1-1 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-238-72 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-238-72
§ 115C-238.72. Participating units
Status: in_force

(a) Transportation.--Participating units shall develop a plan to provide transportation to the students domiciled in the district.

(b) Food Service.--The local school administrative unit identified by resolution shall provide, to the extent practicable, school food services to the regional school. For purposes of federal funding through the National School Lunch Program or other federally supported food service programs, the local school administrative unit identified by resolution shall be permitted to include eligible students enrolled in the regional school. Other participating units shall not include students enrolled in the regional school for purposes of federally supported food service programs.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-402 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-402
§ 90-402. Sanctions
Status: in_force

Violation of the provisions of this Article shall be grounds for the offending health care provider's licensing board to suspend or revoke the health care provider's license, to refuse to renew the health care provider's license, or to take any other disciplinary action authorized by law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 78D-7 — NC Code / Chapter 78D / Section 78D-7
§ 78D-7. Liability of principals, controlling persons and others
Status: in_force

(a) The act, omission, or failure of any official, agent, or other person acting for any individual, association, partnership, corporation, or trust within the scope of his employment or office shall be deemed the act, omission, or failure of such individual, association, partnership, corporation, or trust, as well as of such official, agent, or other person.

(b) Every person who directly or indirectly controls another person liable under any provision of this Chapter, every partner, officer, or director of such other person, every person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions, every employee of such other person who materially aids in the violation is also liable jointly and severally with and to the same extent as such other person, unless the person who is also liable by virtue of this provision sustains the burden of proof that he did not know, and in exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the existence of the facts by reason of which the liability is alleged to exist.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-9-205 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-9-205
§ 25-9-205. Use or disposition of collateral permissible
Status: in_force

(a) When security interest not invalid or fraudulent. -- A security interest is not invalid or fraudulent against creditors solely because:

(1) The debtor has the right or ability to:

a. Use, commingle, or dispose of all or part of the collateral, including returned or repossessed goods;

b. Collect, compromise, enforce, or otherwise deal with collateral;

c. Accept the return of collateral or make repossessions; or

d. Use, commingle, or dispose of proceeds; or

(2) The secured party fails to require the debtor to account for proceeds or replace collateral.

(b) Requirements of possession not relaxed. -- This section does not relax the requirements of possession if attachment, perfection, or enforcement of a security interest depends upon possession of the collateral by the secured party.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-245 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-245
§ 105-245. Failure of sheriff to execute order
Status: in_force

If any sheriff of this State shall willfully fail, refuse, or neglect to execute any order directed to him by the Secretary of Revenue and within the time provided in this Subchapter, the official bond of such sheriff shall be liable for the tax, penalty, interest, and cost due by the taxpayer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-171-6 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-171-6
§ 20-171.6. Short title
Status: in_force

This Article shall be known and may be cited as the “Child Bicycle Safety Act”.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 89B-8 — NC Code / Chapter 89B / Section 89B-8
§ 89B-8. Records and reports
Status: in_force

The Board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a register of all applications for registration. The register shall show the name, age and residence of each applicant; the date of the application; the applicant's place of business; the applicant's educational and other qualifications; whether or not examination was required; whether the application was rejected or registration was granted; the date of action by the Board; and other information deemed necessary by the Board. Each July 1 the Board shall submit to the Governor a report of its transactions of the preceding year.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-397 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-397
§ 66-397. Municipal or county authority
Status: in_force

All of the counties and cities as defined by G.S. 160A-1 may by ordinance adopt the provisions of this Part and may adopt such further rules and regulations as the governing bodies of the counties and cities deem appropriate; provided, however, no county or city may regulate:

(1) Interest, fees, or recovery charges;

(2) Hours of operation, unless such regulation applies to businesses generally;

(3) The nature of the business or type of pawn transaction; or

(4) License fees in excess of rates set by the State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-2-52 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-2-52
§ 58-2-52. Appeals and rate-making hearings before the Commissioner
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner may adopt rules for the hearing of appeals by the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designated hearing officer under G.S. 58-36-35 , 58-37-65 , 58-45-50 , 58-46-30 , 58-48-40(c)(7) , 58-48-42 , and 58-62-51(c) . These rules may provide for prefiled evidence and testimony of the parties, prehearing statements and conferences, settlement conferences, discovery, subpoenas, sanctions, motions, intervention, consolidation of cases, continuances, rights and responsibilities of parties, witnesses, and evidence.

(b) Notwithstanding G.S. 150B-38(h) , hearing procedures for rate filings made by the North Carolina Rate Bureau shall be governed by the provisions of Article 36 of this Chapter and G.S. 150B-39 through G.S. 150B-41 . The Commissioner may adopt rules for those hearings.

(c) Appeals under the statutes cited in subsection (a) of this section are not contested cases within the meaning of G.S. 150B-2(2) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-166-2 — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-166-2
§ 163-166.2. Arrangement of the voting enclosure
Status: in_force

Each voting enclosure shall contain at a minimum:

(1) A sufficient number of private spaces for all voters to mark their official ballots in secrecy.

(2) Adequate space and furniture for the separate functions of:

a. The checking of voter registration records.

b. The distribution of official ballots.

c. Private discussion with voters concerning irregular situations.

(3) A telephone or some facility for communication with the county board of elections.

The equipment and furniture in the voting enclosure shall be arranged so that it can be generally seen from the public space of the enclosure.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35B-22 — NC Code / Chapter 35B / Section 35B-22
§ 35B-22. Notice of proceeding
Status: in_force

If a petition for the adjudication of incompetence or application for the appointment of a general guardian or guardian of the person or issuance of a protective order is brought in this State and this State was not the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, in addition to complying with the notice requirements of this State, notice of the petition must be given to those persons who would be entitled to notice of the petition if a proceeding were brought in the respondent's home state. The notice must be given in the same manner as notice is required to be given in this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-399 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-399
§ 130A-399. Postmortem examination of inmates of certain public institutions
Status: in_force

Upon the death of any inmate of an institution maintained by the State, or a city, county, or other political subdivision of the State, for the care of individuals with a sickness, mental illness, or intellectual disability, the administrator of the institution in which the death occurs may authorize a postmortem examination of the deceased person. The examination shall be of a scope and nature necessary to promote knowledge of the human organism and its disorders.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-113-2 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-113-2
§ 14-113.2. Notice defined; prima facie evidence of receipt of notice
Status: in_force

The word “notice” as used in G.S. 14-113.1 shall be construed to include either notice given in person or notice given in writing to the person to whom the number or device was issued. The sending of a notice in writing by registered or certified mail in the United States mail, duly stamped and addressed to such person at his last address known to the issuer, shall be prima facie evidence that such notice was duly received after five days from the date of the deposit in the mail.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-113 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-113
§ 14-113. Obtaining money by false representation of physical disability
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to falsely represent himself or herself in any manner whatsoever as blind, deaf, unable to speak, or otherwise physically disabled for the purpose of obtaining money or other thing of value or of making sales of any character of personal property. Any person so falsely representing himself or herself and securing aid or assistance on account of such representation, shall be deemed guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-270 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-270
§ 120-270. Report by State agencies to the General Assembly on ways to reduce incidence of identity theft
Status: in_force

Agencies of the State shall evaluate the agency's efforts to reduce the dissemination of personal identifying information, as defined in G.S. 14-113.20(b) . The evaluation shall include the review of public forms, the use of random personal identification numbers, restriction of access to personal identifying information, and reduction of use of personal identifying information when it is not necessary. Special attention shall be given to the use, collection, and dissemination of social security numbers. If the collection of a social security number is found to be unwarranted, the State agency shall immediately discontinue the collection of social security numbers for that purpose. Any agency that determines that an act of the General Assembly or other provision of law impedes the agency's ability to reduce the incidence of identity theft shall report such findings to the General Assembly by January 1 of the year following such a determination.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-65 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-65
§ 115C-65. State divided into districts
Status: in_force

The State of North Carolina shall be divided into eight educational districts, which shall match the composition of the zones set forth in G.S. 143B-28.1 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-192 — NC Code / Chapter 122C / Section 122C-192
§ 122C-192. Review and protection of information
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding G.S. 8-53 , G.S. 8-53.3 , or any other law relating to confidentiality of communications involving a patient or client, as needed to ensure quality assurance activities, the Secretary may review any writing or other record concerning the admission, discharge, medication, treatment, medical condition, or history of a client of an area authority or State facility. The Secretary may also review the personnel records of employees of an area authority or State facility.

(b) An area authority, State facility, its employees, and any other individual interviewed in the course of an inspection are immune from liability for damages resulting from disclosure of any information to the Secretary.

Except as required by law, it is unlawful for the Secretary or his representative to disclose:

(1) Any confidential or privileged information obtained under this section unless the client or his legally responsible person authorizes disclosure in writing; or

(2) The name of anyone who has furnished information concerning an area authority or State facility without that individual's consent.

Violation of this subsection is a Class 3 misdemeanor punishable only by a fine, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).

(c) The Secretary shall adopt rules to ensure that unauthorized disclosure does not occur.

(d) All confidential or privileged information obtained under this section and the names of individuals providing such information are not public records under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 64-3 — NC Code / Chapter 64 / Section 64-3
§ 64-3. Nonresident aliens’ rights of inheritance
Status: in_force

No alien residing outside the United States or its territories shall be entitled to take personal property located in this State by succession or testamentary disposition if the laws of the nation of which such alien is a resident prohibit residents of the United States from inheriting personal property located within that nation. Except as hereinabove provided, no alien shall, by reason of his citizenship or place of residence, be disqualified from inheriting property in this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-191 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-191
§ 53-191. Businesses exempted
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Article shall be construed to apply to any person, firm or corporation doing business under the authority of any law of this State or of the United States relating to banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, cooperative credit unions, agricultural credit corporations or associations organized under the laws of North Carolina, production credit associations organized under the act of Congress known as the Farm Credit Act of 1933, pawnbrokers lending or advancing money on specific articles of personal property, industrial banks, the business of negotiating loans on real estate as defined in G.S. 105-41 , nor to installment paper dealers as defined in G.S. 105-83 other than persons, firms and corporations engaged in the business of accepting fees for endorsing or otherwise securing loans or contracts for repayment of loans.