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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-17-13 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-17-13
§ 28A-17-13. Prior validating acts
Status: in_force

Chapter 70 of the Public Laws of 1923, Chapter 48 of the Public Laws of 1925, Chapter 146 of the Public Laws of 1931, and Chapters 31 and 381 of the Public Laws of 1935, all validating certain prior sales of real property by executors or administrators and heretofore codified as G.S. 28-100 through 28-104 , shall remain in full force and effect, though no longer carried forward as part of the General Statutes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 133-5 — NC Code / Chapter 133 / Section 133-5
§ 133-5. Short title
Status: in_force

This Article shall be cited as “The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-7 — NC Code / Chapter 116B / Section 116B-7
§ 116B-7. Distribution of fund
Status: reserved

(a) The income derived from the investment or deposit of the Escheat Fund shall be distributed annually on or before August 15 to the State Education Assistance Authority for grants and loans to aid worthy and needy students who are residents of this State and are enrolled in public institutions of higher education in this State. Such grants and loans shall be made upon terms, consistent with the provisions of this Chapter, pursuant to which the State Education Assistance Authority makes grants and loans to other students under G.S. 116-201 to 116-209.23 , Article 23 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes, policies of the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina regarding need-based grants for students of The University of North Carolina, and policies of the State Board of Community Colleges regarding need-based grants for students of the community colleges. The Authority shall deposit an amount specified in the Current Operations Appropriations Act from the Escheat Fund into the Scholarship Reserve Fund for Public Colleges and Universities pursuant to G.S. 116-209.85 each fiscal year to fund the North Carolina Need-Based Scholarship for Public Colleges and Universities pursuant to Part 5 of Article 23 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes .

(b) An amount specified in the Current Operations Appropriations Act shall be transferred annually from the Escheat Fund to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to partially fund the program of Scholarships for Children of War Veterans established by Part 2 of Article 14 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes. Those funds may be used only for residents of this State who (i) are worthy and needy as determined by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and (ii) are enrolled in public institutions of higher education of this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-3-104 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-3-104
§ 25-3-104. Negotiable instrument
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, “negotiable instrument” means an unconditional promise or order to pay a fixed amount of money, with or without interest or other charges described in the promise or order, if it:

(1) Is payable to bearer or to order at the time it is issued or first comes into possession of a holder;

(2) Is payable on demand or at a definite time; and

(3) Does not state any other undertaking or instruction by the person promising or ordering payment to do any act in addition to the payment of money, but the promise or order may contain (i) an undertaking or power to give, maintain, or protect collateral to secure payment, (ii) an authorization or power to the holder to confess judgment or realize on or dispose of collateral, or (iii) a waiver of the benefit of any law intended for the advantage or protection of an obligor.

(b) “Instrument” means a negotiable instrument.

(c) An order that meets all of the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, except subdivision (1), and otherwise falls within the definition of “check” in subsection (f) is a negotiable instrument and a check.

(d) A promise or order other than a check is not an instrument if, at the time it is issued or first comes into possession of a holder, it contains a conspicuous statement, however expressed, to the effect that the promise or order is not negotiable or is not an instrument governed by this Article.

(e) An instrument is a “note” if it is a promise and is a “draft” if it is an order. If an instrument falls within the definition of both “note” and “draft”, a person entitled to enforce the instrument may treat it as either.

(f) “Check” means (i) a draft, other than a documentary draft, payable on demand and drawn on a bank or (ii) a cashier's check or teller's check. An instrument may be a check even though it is described on its face by another term, such as “money order”.

(g) “Cashier's check” means a draft with respect to which the drawer and drawee are the same bank or branches of the same bank.

(h) “Teller's check” means a draft drawn by a bank (i) on another bank, or (ii) payable at or through a bank.

(i) “Traveler's check” means an instrument that (i) is payable on demand, (ii) is drawn on or payable at or through a bank, (iii) is designated by the term “traveler's check” or by a substantially similar term, and (iv) requires, as a condition to payment, a countersignature by a person whose specimen signature appears on the instrument.

(j) “Certificate of deposit” means an instrument containing an acknowledgment by a bank that a sum of money has been received by the bank and a promise by the bank to repay the sum of money. A certificate of deposit is a note of the bank.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-379 — NC Code / Chapter 113 / Section 113-379
§ 113-379. Filing log of drilling and development of each well
Status: in_force

Upon the completion or shutting down of any abandoned well, the drilling operator shall file with the Department or other State agency, or with any division thereof hereinafter created for the regulation of drilling for oil or natural gas, a complete log of the drilling and development of each well.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-113-35 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-113-35
§ 90-113.35. Disposition of funds
Status: in_force

All fees and other moneys collected and received by the Board shall be used to implement this Article. The financial records of the Board shall be subjected to an annual audit and paid for out of the funds of the Board.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-270-30 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-270-30
§ 115C-270.30. Licensure renewal
Status: reserved

(a) Licensure Renewal.--The State Board shall adopt rules establishing the requirements for renewal of all professional educator licenses. These requirements shall reflect rigorous standards for continuing licensure and shall be aligned with high-quality professional development programs that reflect State priorities for improving student achievement.

(b) Teacher Licensure Renewal.--Rules for continuing licensure for teachers shall include the following:

(1) For all teachers, at least eight continuing education credits with at least three credits required in a teacher's academic subject area.

(2) For elementary school teachers, at least three continuing education credits related to literacy. Literacy renewal credits shall include evidence-based assessment, diagnosis, and intervention strategies for students not demonstrating reading proficiency, grounded in the Science of Reading, as defined in G.S. 115C-83.3 .

(3) Repealed by S.L. 2019-71, § 4.3, eff. July 1, 2019 .

(4) For all teachers employed by a local board of education, evidence of a rating of at least proficient on the most recent annual evaluation to maintain the current license status. A teacher who is unable to satisfy this requirement but has been placed on a mandatory improvement plan may be eligible to receive an IPL if that teacher satisfies all other licensure requirements.

(5) A member of the General Assembly is exempt from the continuing education credit requirements for teachers during any five-year licensure renewal cycle in which the member serves a term or some portion thereof in the General Assembly as long as the member notifies the Department of Public Instruction of the exemption during that five-year licensure renewal cycle.

(c) License Renewal Rules Review.--The rules for licensure renewal shall be reviewed at least once every five years by the State Board to do the following:

(1) Reevaluate and enhance the requirements for renewal of professional educator licenses.

(2) Consider modifications in the license renewal achievement to make it a mechanism for professional educators to renew continually their knowledge and professional skills.

(3) Integrate digital teaching and learning into the requirements for licensure renewal.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-335 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-335
§ 106-335. State Veterinarian to carry out provisions of Article; how moneys paid out
Status: in_force

The State Veterinarian is authorized, himself or by his representative, to do all things specified in this Article. All moneys authorized to be paid shall be paid from the State treasury and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized to make such payment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-211 — NC Code / Chapter 54B / Section 54B-211
§ 54B-211. Renewal of liquidity fund
Status: in_force

If the liquidity fund falls below the amount required by the Commission, the association shall make no new real property loans until the required level has been attained. The refinancing, recasting or renewal of loans previously made and loans made as a result of foreclosure sales under instruments held by the association shall not be considered as new loans, within the meaning of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 147-86-27 — NC Code / Chapter 147 / Section 147-86-27
§ 147-86.27. Rules
Status: in_force

A State agency may adopt rules to implement this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 32C-1-113 — NC Code / Chapter 32C / Section 32C-1-113
§ 32C-1-113. Agent's acceptance
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in the power of attorney, a person accepts appointment as an agent under a power of attorney by exercising authority or performing duties as an agent or by any other assertion or conduct indicating acceptance.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 157-57 — NC Code / Chapter 157 / Section 157-57
§ 157-57. Obligations issued for projects made legal investments; security for public deposits
Status: in_force

Bonds or other obligations issued by a housing authority for a project developed or administered pursuant to this Article shall be security for public deposits and legal investments to the same extent and for the same persons, institutions, associations, corporations, bodies and officers as bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to Article 1 of this Chapter for the development of a slum clearance or housing project for persons of low income.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-10-01 — NC Code / Chapter 55A / Section 55A-10-01
§ 55A-10-01. Authority to amend
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may amend its articles of incorporation at any time to add or change a provision that is required or permitted in the articles of incorporation or to delete a provision not required in the articles of incorporation. Whether a provision is required or permitted in the articles of incorporation is determined as of the effective date of the amendment.

(b) A member of the corporation does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the articles of incorporation, including provisions relating to management, control, distribution entitlement, or purpose or duration of the corporation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-286 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-286
§ 120-286. Purpose and powers and duties of Commission
Status: in_force

(a) The Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy shall exercise legislative oversight over energy policy in the State. In the exercise of this oversight, the Commission may do any of the following:

(1) Monitor and evaluate the programs, policies, and actions of the Oil and Gas Commission established pursuant to G.S. 143B-293.1 , the Energy Policy Council established pursuant to G.S. 113B-2 , the Energy Division in the Department of Commerce, the Utilities Commission and Public Staff established pursuant to Chapter 62 of the General Statutes , and of any other board, commission, department, or agency of the State or local government with jurisdiction over energy policy in the State.

(2) Review and evaluate existing and proposed State statutes and rules affecting energy policy and determine whether any modification of these statutes or rules is in the public interest.

(3) Monitor changes in federal law and court decisions affecting energy policy.

(4) Monitor and evaluate energy-related industries in the State and study measures to promote these industries.

(5) Study any other matters related to energy policy that the Commission considers necessary to fulfill its mandate.

(b) The Commission may make reports and recommendations, including proposed legislation, to the General Assembly from time to time as to any matter relating to its oversight and the powers and duties set out in this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-23 — NC Code / Chapter 42 / Section 42-23
§ 42-23. Terms of agricultural tenancies in certain counties
Status: in_force

All agricultural leases and contracts hereafter made between landlord and tenant for a period of one year or from year to year, whether such tenant pay a specified rental or share in the crops grown, such year shall be from December first to December first, and such period of time shall constitute a year for agricultural tenancies in lieu of the law and custom heretofore prevailing, namely from January first to January first. In all cases of such tenancies a notice to quit of one month as provided in G.S. 42-14 shall be applicable. If on account of illness or any other good cause, the tenant is unable to harvest all the crops grown on lands leased by him for any year prior to the termination of his lease contract on December first, he shall have a right to return to the premises vacated by him at any time prior to December thirty-first of said year, for the purpose only of harvesting and dividing the remaining crops so ungathered. But he shall have no right to use the houses or outbuildings or that part of the lands from which the crops have been harvested prior to the termination of the tenant year, as defined in this section.

This section shall only apply to the counties of Alamance, Anson, Ashe, Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gaston, Greene, Hoke, Jones, Lenoir, Lincoln, Montgomery, Onslow, Pender, Person, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Wayne and Yadkin.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-108 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-108
§ 1-108. Defense after judgment set aside
Status: in_force

If a judgment is set aside pursuant to Rule 60(b) or (c) of the Rules of Civil Procedure 1 and the judgment or any part thereof has been collected or otherwise enforced, such restitution may be compelled as the court directs. Title to property sold under such judgment to a purchaser in good faith is not thereby affected. No fiduciary officer or trustee who has made distribution of a fund under such judgment in good faith is personally liable if the judgment is changed by reason of such defense made after its rendition; nor in case the judgment was rendered for the partition of land, and any persons receiving any of the land in such partition sell it to a third person; the title of such third person is not affected if such defense is successful, but the redress of the person so defending after judgment shall be had by proper judgment against the parties to the original judgment and their heirs and personal representatives, and in no case affects persons who in good faith have dealt with such parties or their heirs or personal representatives on the basis of such judgment being permanent.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-124 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-124
§ 153A-124. Enumeration not exclusive
Status: in_force

The enumeration in this Article or other portions of this Chapter of specific powers to define, regulate, prohibit, or abate acts, omissions, or conditions is not exclusive, nor is it a limit on the general authority to adopt ordinances conferred on counties by G.S. 153A-121 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-145-7 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-145-7
§ 153A-145.7. Hours of certain alcohol sales
Status: in_force

In accordance with G.S. 18B-1004(c) , a county may adopt an ordinance allowing for the sale of malt beverages, unfortified wine, fortified wine, and mixed beverages beginning at 10:00 A.M. on Sunday pursuant to the licensed premises' permit issued under G.S. 18B-1001 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-632-18 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-632-18
§ 90-632.18. Enforcement; injunctive relief against massage and bodywork therapy establishments
Status: in_force

The Board may utilize the enforcement and injunctive relief set forth in G.S. 90-634 and assess civil penalties and disciplinary costs as provided in G.S. 90-634.1 to address violations of G.S. 90-632.10 through G.S. 90-632.17 , any rules adopted pursuant to G.S. 90-632.13 , or any other laws or rules applicable to the operation of a massage and bodywork therapy establishment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-55-50 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-55-50
§ 58-55-50. Rules for compliance with federal law and regulations
Status: in_force

The Commissioner may adopt temporary rules necessary to conform long-term care policies and certificates to the requirements of federal law and regulations, including any changes required by Congress or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or any successor agencies.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-202 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-202
§ 160A-202. Limitations on regulating cisterns and rain barrels
Status: in_force

No city ordinance may prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting the installation and maintenance of cisterns and rain barrel collection systems used to collect water for irrigation purposes. A city may regulate the installation and maintenance of those cisterns and rain barrel collection systems for the purpose of protecting the public health and safety and for the purpose of preventing them from becoming a public nuisance.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-104 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-104
§ 90-104. Records of registrants or practitioners
Status: in_force

Each registrant or practitioner manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing controlled substances under this Article shall keep records and maintain inventories in conformance with the record-keeping and the inventory requirements of the federal law and shall conform to such rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Commission.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-303 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-303
§ 15A-303. Criminal summons
Status: reserved

(a) Definition.--A criminal summons consists of a statement of the crime or infraction of which the person to be summoned is accused, and an order directing that the person so accused appear and answer to the charges made against him. It is based upon a showing of probable cause supported by oath or affirmation.

(b) Statement of the Crime or Infraction.--The criminal summons must contain a statement of the crime or infraction of which the person summoned is accused. No criminal summons is invalid because of any technicality of pleading if the statement is sufficient to identify the crime or infraction.

(c) Showing of Probable Cause; Record.--The showing of probable cause for the issuance of a criminal summons, and the record thereof, is the same as provided in G.S. 15A-304(d) for the issuance of a warrant for arrest.

(d) Order to Appear.--The summons must order the person named to appear in a designated court at a designated time and date and answer to the charges made against him and advise him that he may be held in contempt of court for failure to appear. Except for cause noted in the criminal summons by the issuing official, an appearance date may not be set more than one month following the issuance or reissuance of the criminal summons.

(e) Enforcement.--

(1) If the offense charged is a criminal offense, a warrant for arrest, based upon the same or another showing of probable cause, may be issued by the same or another issuing official, notwithstanding the prior issuance of a criminal summons.

(2) If the offense charged is a criminal offense, an order for arrest, as provided in G.S. 15A-305 , may issue for the arrest of any person who fails to appear as directed in a duly executed criminal summons.

(3) A person served with criminal summons who willfully fails to appear as directed may be punished for contempt as provided in G.S. 5A-11 .

(4) Repealed by Laws 1975, c. 166, § 4.

(f) Who May Issue.--A criminal summons, valid throughout the State, may be issued by any person authorized to issue warrants for arrest.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-4-29 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-4-29
§ 20-4.29. Withdrawal from Drivers License Compact
Status: in_force

A member state may withdraw from the Drivers License Compact. A withdrawal may not become effective until at least six months after the heads of all other member states have received notice of the withdrawal. Withdrawal does not affect the validity or applicability by the licensing authorities of states remaining members of the compact of a report of a conviction occurring prior to the withdrawal.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-131-9B — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-131-9B
§ 130A-131.9B. Notification
Status: in_force

Upon determination that a lead poisoning hazard exists, the Department shall give written notice of the lead poisoning hazard to the owner or managing agent of the residential housing unit or child-occupied facility and to all persons residing in, attending, or regularly visiting the unit or facility. The written notice to the owner or managing agent shall include a list of possible methods of remediation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-1 — NC Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62-1
§ 62-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Public Utilities Act.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-64 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-64
§ 153A-64. Filing results of election
Status: in_force

If the proposition is approved under G.S. 153A-61 , a certified true copy of the resolution and a copy of the abstract of the election shall be filed with the Secretary of State and with the Legislative Library.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-5-30 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-5-30
§ 58-5-30. Power of attorney
Status: in_force

With the securities deposited in accordance with G.S. 58-5-5 , 58-5-10 , and 58-5-50 the company shall at the same time deliver to the Commissioner a power of attorney executed by its president and secretary or other proper officers authorizing the sale or transfer of said securities or any part thereof for the purpose of paying any of the liabilities provided for in this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53C-4-1 — NC Code / Chapter 53C / Section 53C-4-1
§ 53C-4-1. Banks--Form of organization
Status: in_force

(a) A bank shall be formed as, and shall maintain the form of, a corporation formed under the laws of this State.

(b) The provisions contained in Chapter 55 of the General Statutes shall apply to banks, except where provisions of this Chapter provide differently or where the Commissioner determines that any provision of Chapter 55 is inconsistent with the business of banking or the safety and soundness of banks.