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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-71-6 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-71-6
§ 66-71.6. Execution of certificate
Status: in_force

An assumed business name certificate must be executed as follows:

(1) In the case of an individual, the certificate must be signed by the individual.

(2) In the case of a partnership or limited partnership, the certificate must be signed by a general partner.

(3) In the case of a corporation or limited liability company, the certificate must be signed in the name of the corporation or limited liability company by an officer of the corporation or a manager of the limited liability company or by another individual authorized by law to act for the corporation or limited liability company.

(4) In the case of any other person, the certificate must be signed in the name of the person by an individual authorized to act for the person.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31D-3-302 — NC Code / Chapter 31D / Section 31D-3-302
§ 31D-3-302. Intent to exercise; determining intent from residuary clause
Status: in_force

A residuary clause that does not contain a blanket-exercisable clause or specific-exercise clause manifests the power holder's intent to exercise a power of appointment only if all of the following apply:

(1) The terms of the instrument containing the residuary clause (including any valid codicil or amendment to the instrument) do not manifest a contrary intent.

(2) The power is a general power exercisable in favor of the power holder's estate.

(3) There is no gift-in-default clause or the clause is ineffective.

(4) The power holder did not release the power.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-196 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-196
§ 136-196. Injury to passenger while in prohibited place
Status: in_force

If any passenger on any railroad is injured in any portion of a train where passengers are prohibited by notice conspicuously posted in its passenger cars, such railroad shall not be liable for the injury, provided the railroad has furnished sufficient room within its passenger cars for the proper accommodation of all passengers on the train.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-324 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-324
§ 130A-324. Notice of noncompliance; failure to perform monitoring; variances and exemptions
Status: in_force

Whenever a public water system:

(1) Is not in compliance with the drinking water rules;

(2) Fails to perform an applicable testing procedure or monitoring required by the drinking water rules;

(3) Is subject to a variance granted for inability to meet a maximum contaminant level requirement;

(4) Is subject to an exemption; or

(5) Fails to comply with the requirements prescribed by a variance or exemption,

the supplier shall as soon as possible, but not later than 48 hours after discovery, notify the Department and give public notification as prescribed by the drinking water rules.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-261 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-261
§ 1-261. Jury trial
Status: in_force

When a proceeding under this Article involves the determination of an issue of fact, such issue may be determined in the same manner as issues of fact are tried and determined in other civil actions in the court in which the proceeding is pending.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 80-7 — NC Code / Chapter 80 / Section 80-7
§ 80-7. Records
Status: in_force

The Secretary shall keep for public examination all assignments recorded under G.S. 80-6 and a record of all marks registered or renewed under this Article. The Secretary shall collect the following fees for copying, comparing, and certifying a copy of any filed document relating to a trademark or service mark:

(1) Five dollars ($5.00) for the certificate, and

(2) One dollar ($1.00) per page for copying or comparing a copy to the original.

The Secretary shall collect a recording fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for recording name changes of corporate registrants and for recording transfers of the registration of any mark by merger or consolidation if the articles of merger or consolidation are records not on file in the Corporate Division of the Department of the Secretary of State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 146-39 — NC Code / Chapter 146 / Section 146-39
§ 146-39. Void grants; not color of title
Status: in_force

Every entry made and every grant issued for any lands not authorized by G.S. 146-1 through 146-77 , as those sections read immediately prior to June 2, 1959, to be entered or granted shall be void.

Every grant of land issued since March 6, 1893, in pursuance of the statutes regulating entries and grants, shall, if such land or any portion thereof has been heretofore granted by this State, so far as relates to any such land heretofore granted, be absolutely void for all purposes whatever, shall confer no rights upon the grantee therein or those claiming under such grantee, and shall in no case and under no circumstances constitute any color of title to any person.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-157-2 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-157-2
§ 120-157.2. Purpose and powers of Committee
Status: in_force

(a) The Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government shall review and monitor local government capital projects that are required to go before the Local Government Commission and require debt to be issued over one million dollars ($1,000,000), with the exception of schools, jails, courthouses, and administrative buildings. Any project that fits these criteria must be reported to the Committee Chairs, Committee Assistant, and the Fiscal Research Division at least 45 days prior to presentation before the Local Government Commission.

(b) The Committee may make interim reports to the General Assembly on matters for which it may report to a regular session of the General Assembly. A report to the General Assembly shall include the purpose, scope, debt requirements, financing methods, and repayment plans of any local governmental capital project reviewed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and may contain any legislation needed to implement a recommendation of the Committee.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-310 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-310
§ 105-310. Affirmation; penalty for false affirmation
Status: in_force

There shall be annexed to the abstract on which the taxpayer's property is listed the following affirmation, which shall be signed by an individual qualified under the provisions of G.S. 105-311 :

Under penalties prescribed by law, I hereby affirm that to the best of my knowledge and belief this listing, including any accompanying statements, inventories, schedules, and other information, is true and complete. (If this affirmation is signed by an individual other than the taxpayer, he affirms that he is familiar with the extent and true value of all the taxpayer's property subject to taxation in this county and that his affirmation is based on all the information of which he has any knowledge.)

Any individual who willfully makes and subscribes an abstract listing required by this Subchapter which he does not believe to be true and correct as to every material matter shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54C-145 — NC Code / Chapter 54C / Section 54C-145
§ 54C-145. Parity in loans or investments
Status: in_force

Subject to any limitations and restrictions as the Commissioner of Banks may prescribe through rules, a savings bank may make any loan or investment, or engage in any activity, which may be permitted under State law for banks or under the laws of the United States for federal associations or national banks whose principal offices are located within this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-266-9 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-266-9
§ 15A-266.9. Cancellation of authority to exchange DNA records
Status: in_force

The Crime Laboratory is authorized to revoke the right of a forensic DNA laboratory within the State to exchange DNA identification records with federal, State, or local criminal justice agencies if the required control and privacy standards specified by the Crime Laboratory for the State DNA Database are not met by these agencies.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-743 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-743
§ 15A-743. Application for issuance of requisition; by whom made; contents
Status: in_force

(a) When the return to this State of a person charged with crime in this State is required, the prosecuting attorney shall present to the Governor his written application for a requisition for the return of the person charged, in which application shall be stated the name of the person so charged, the crime charged against him, the approximate time, place and circumstances of its commission, the state in which he is believed to be, including the location of the accused therein, at the time the application is made and certifying that, in the opinion of the said prosecuting attorney, the ends of justice require the arrest and return of the accused to this State for trial and that the proceeding is not instituted to enforce a private claim.

(b) When the return to this State is required of a person who has been convicted of a crime in this State and has escaped from confinement or broken the terms of his bail, probation, post-release supervision, or parole, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the offense was committed, the Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission, the Director of Prisons, the Director of Community Corrections, or sheriff of the county from which escape was made, shall present to the Governor a written application for a requisition for the return of such person, in which application shall be stated the name of the person, the crime of which he was convicted, the circumstances of his escape from confinement or of the breach of the terms of his bail, probation or parole, the state in which he is believed to be, including the location of the person therein at the time application is made.

(c) The application shall be verified by affidavit, shall be executed in duplicate and shall be accompanied by two certified copies of the indictment returned, or information and affidavit filed, or of the complaint made to the judge or magistrate, stating the offense with which the accused is charged, or of the judgment of conviction or of the sentence. The prosecuting officer, parole board, warden or sheriff may also attach such further affidavits and other documents in duplicate as he shall deem proper to be submitted with such application. A copy of all papers shall be forwarded with the Governor's requisition.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44-51-8 — NC Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-51-8
§ 44-51.8. Counties to which Article applies
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Article shall apply only to Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Dare, Davidson, Davie, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Graham, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Iredell, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Lincoln, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Onslow, Orange, Pasquotank, Pender, Person, Pitt, Polk, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Tyrrell, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Watauga, Wilkes, Wilson, Yadkin and Yancey Counties.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-187 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-187
§ 53-187. Injunctive powers; receivers
Status: in_force

Whenever the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that any person is violating or is threatening to violate any provision of this Article, he may in addition to all actions provided for in this Article, and without prejudice thereto, enter an order requiring such person to desist or to refrain from such violation; and an action may be brought in the name of the Commissioner on the relation of the State of North Carolina to enjoin such person from engaging in or continuing such violation or from doing any act or acts in furtherance thereof. In any such action an order or judgment may be entered awarding such preliminary or final injunction as may be deemed proper. In addition to all other means provided by law for the enforcement of a restraining order or injunction, the court in which such action is brought shall have power and jurisdiction to impound, and to appoint a receiver for the property and business of the defendant, including books, papers, documents and records pertaining thereto or so much thereof as the court may deem reasonably necessary to prevent violations of this Article through or by means of the use of said property and business. Such receiver, when appointed and qualified, shall have such powers and duties as to custody, collection, administration, winding up, and liquidation of such property and business as shall from time to time be conferred upon him by the court.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-74 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-74
§ 160A-74. Quorum
Status: in_force

(a) A majority of the actual membership of the council plus the mayor, excluding vacant seats, shall constitute a quorum. A member who has withdrawn from a meeting without being excused by majority vote of the remaining members present shall be counted as present for purposes of determining whether or not a quorum is present.

(b) Any member present by means of simultaneous communication in accordance with G.S. 166A-19.24 shall be counted as present for the purposes of whether a quorum is present only during the period while simultaneous communication is maintained for that member.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-140 — NC Code / Chapter 54B / Section 54B-140
§ 54B-140. Savings promotion raffles
Status: in_force

A savings and loan association may offer a savings promotion raffle in which the sole consideration required for a chance of winning designated prizes is the deposit of a minimum specified amount of money in a savings account or other savings program offered by the savings and loan association. A savings and loan association shall maintain records sufficient to facilitate an audit of the savings promotion raffle, shall conduct the savings promotion raffle in a safe and sound manner, and shall fully disclose the terms and conditions of the promotion to account holders and prospective account holders of the savings and loan association.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 157-26 — NC Code / Chapter 157 / Section 157-26
§ 157-26. Tax exemptions
Status: in_force

An authority is a local government agency and is exempt from taxation to the same extent as a unit of local government. Property owned by an authority is exempt from taxation in accordance with Article V, § 2 of the North Carolina Constitution . Bonds and other obligations issued by an authority or its corporate agent authorized by this Article to exercise its powers are declared to be issued for a public purpose and to be public instrumentalities. These obligations are exempt from all State, county, and municipal taxation or assessment, direct or indirect, general or special, whether imposed for the purpose of general revenue or otherwise, excluding income taxes on the gain from the transfer of the obligations, and franchise taxes. The interest on the obligations is not subject to taxation as income.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-21-5 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-21-5
§ 28A-21-5. Vouchers presumptive evidence
Status: in_force

Vouchers, without other proof, are presumptive evidence of disbursement, unless impeached. If lost, the accounting party must, if required, make oath to that fact setting forth the manner of loss, and state the contents and purport of the voucher.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 19-1-3 — NC Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19-1-3
§ 19-1.3. Personal property as a nuisance; knowledge of nuisance
Status: in_force

The following are also declared to be nuisances, as personal property used in conducting and maintaining a nuisance under this Chapter:

(1) All moneys paid as admission price to the exhibition of any lewd film found to be a nuisance;

(2) All valuable consideration received for the sale of any lewd publication which is found to be a nuisance;

(3) All money or other valuable consideration, vehicles, conveyances, or other property received or used in gambling, prostitution, the illegal sale of alcoholic beverages or the illegal sale of substances proscribed under the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act, as well as the furniture and movable contents of a place used in connection with such prohibited conduct.

From and after service of a copy of the notice of hearing of the application for a preliminary injunction, provided for in G.S. 19-2.4 upon the place, or its manager, or acting manager, or person then in charge, all such parties are deemed to have knowledge of the contents of the restraining order and the use of the place occurring thereafter. Where the circumstantial proof warrants a determination that a person had knowledge of the nuisance prior to such service of process, the court may make such finding.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-53-10 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-53-10
§ 143B-53.10. Annual report on fees
Status: in_force

The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall submit a report by October 15 of each year to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources on fees charged in the previous fiscal year at all historic sites, museums, aquariums, and State parks and at the North Carolina Zoological Park and the U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship. The report shall include all of the following:

(1) For each site, the amount and type of fees charged.

(2) For each site, the total amount collected by type of fee and how the funds were expended.

(3) Visitor information for each site, including a breakdown of fee-paying visitors and visitors whose fees were waived, such as visitors in school groups.

(4) Any fee changes and a justification for any increases or decreases.

(5) Number of days the site was open to visitors.

(6) Plans, if known, to change fees in the upcoming year.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-16-01 — NC Code / Chapter 55A / Section 55A-16-01
§ 55A-16-01. Corporate records
Status: reserved

(a) A corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its members and board of directors, a record of all actions taken by the members or directors without a meeting pursuant to G.S. 55A-7-04 , 55A-7-08 , or 55A-8-21 , and a record of all actions taken by committees of the board of directors in place of the board of directors on behalf of the corporation.

(b) A corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records.

(c) A corporation or its agent shall maintain a record of its members, in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all members, in alphabetical order by class, showing the number of votes each member is entitled to cast.

(d) A corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.

(e) A corporation shall keep a copy of the following records at its principal office:

(1) Its articles of incorporation or restated articles of incorporation and all amendments to them currently in effect;

(2) Its bylaws or restated bylaws and all amendments to them currently in effect;

(3) Resolutions adopted by its members or board of directors relating to the number or classification of directors or to the characteristics, qualifications, rights, limitations, and obligations of members or any class or category of members;

(4) The minutes of all membership meetings, and records of all actions taken by the members without a meeting pursuant to G.S. 55A-7-04 or G.S. 55A-7-08 , for the past three years;

(5) All written communications to members generally within the past three years, and the financial statements, if any, that have been furnished or would have been required to be furnished to a member upon demand under G.S. 55A-16-20 during the past three years;

(6) A list of the names and business or home addresses of its current directors and officers; and

(7) Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 539, § 29, eff. July 29, 1995 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-6-5 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-6-5
§ 58-6-5. Schedule of fees and charges
Status: reserved

The Commissioner shall collect and pay into the State treasury fees and charges as follows:

(1) For filing and examining an insurance company application for admission, a nonrefundable fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000), to be submitted with the filing; for each certification or confirmation of an insurance company deposit held by the Commissioner pursuant to this Chapter, twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

(2) Repealed by Laws 1977, c. 376, § 2.

(3) The Commissioner shall receive for copy of any record or paper in his office fifty cents (50¢) per copy sheet.

(4) He shall collect all other fees and charges due and payable into the State treasury by any company, association, order, or individual under his Department.

(5) Repealed by S.L. 1999-435, § 1 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-151-60 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-151-60
§ 143-151.60. Injunctions
Status: in_force

The Board may make application to any appropriate court for an order enjoining violations of this Article. Upon a showing by the Board that any person has violated or is about to violate this Article, the court may grant an injunction or a restraining order or take other appropriate action.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-284-17 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-284-17
§ 106-284.17. Unlawful to sell plants not up to standard and not appropriately tagged or labeled
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to pack for sale, offer or expose for sale, or ship into this State any vegetable plants which do not meet the appropriate standards as set by the North Carolina Board of Agriculture and which have not been appropriately tagged or labeled as certified vegetable plants for transplanting.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-169-1 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-169-1
§ 160A-169.1. Municipality verification of employee work authorization
Status: in_force

(a) Municipalities Must Use E-Verify.--Each municipality shall register and participate in E-Verify to verify the work authorization of new employees hired to work in the United States.

(b) E-Verify Defined.--As used in this section, the term “ E-Verify ” means the federal E-Verify program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies, or any successor or equivalent program used to verify the work authorization of newly hired employees pursuant to federal law.

(c) Nondiscrimination.--This section shall be enforced without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or national origin.