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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-605 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-605
§ 106-605. Execution, terms and form of bond; action on bond
Status: in_force

(a) Such bond shall be signed by the grain dealer and by a company authorized to execute surety bonds in North Carolina and shall be made payable to the State of North Carolina. The bond shall be conditioned on the grain dealer's faithful performance of his duties as a grain dealer and his compliance with this Article, and shall be for the use and benefit of any person from whom the grain dealer has purchased grain and who has not been paid by the grain dealer. The bond shall be given for the period for which the grain dealer's license is issued.

(b) Any person claiming to be injured by nonpayment, fraud, deceit, negligence or other misconduct of a grain dealer may institute a suit or suits against said grain dealer and his sureties upon the bond in the name of the State, without any assignment thereof.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-9-1 — NC Code / Chapter 90B / Section 90B-9-1
§ 90B-9.1. Nonpracticing status
Status: in_force

(a) Any person certified or licensed and desiring to retire temporarily from the practice of social work shall send written notice thereof to the Board. Upon receipt of the notice, his or her certificate or license shall be placed on nonpracticing status. During a period of nonpracticing status, the certificate or license holder is not subject to payment of renewal fees and is not subject to continuing education requirements corresponding to his or her credential. Social workers whose certificate or license has been placed on nonpracticing status shall not refer to themselves as certified or licensed by the Board and shall not engage in social work practice that requires an active certificate or license under this Chapter.

(b) In order to reactivate a certificate or license that has been placed on nonpracticing status, a person shall apply to the Board by making a written request for reactivation. Upon payment of the renewal fee as provided in G.S. 90B-6.2 , and upon receipt of documentation to the satisfaction of the Board that continuing education requirements for the certification or licensure are complete, the Board shall reactivate the certificate or license of an applicant who is otherwise qualified under this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-154-3 — NC Code / Chapter 131E / Section 131E-154-3
§ 131E-154.3. Licensing
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall operate or represent himself to the public as operating a nursing pool without obtaining a license from the Department.

(b) The Department shall provide applications for nursing pool licensure. Each application filed with the Department shall contain all information requested. A license shall be granted to the applicant upon a determination by the Department that the applicant has complied with the provisions of this Part and with the rules adopted by the Commission. Each license shall be issued only for the premises and persons named, shall not be transferrable or assignable except with the written approval of the Department, and shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.

(c) The Department shall renew the license in accordance with this Part and with rules adopted pursuant to it.

(d) Nursing pools administered by health care facilities and agencies licensed under Article 5 or 6 of Chapter 131E of the General Statutes shall not be required to be separately licensed under this Article. However, any facility or agency exempted from licensure as a nursing pool under this subsection shall be subject to rules adopted pursuant to this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-135-214 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-135-214
§ 143B-135.214. Powers of Council and Department regarding certain fee negotiations, contracts, and capital improvements
Status: in_force

(a) The exception for the North Carolina Zoological Park set forth in G.S. 143-341(3) shall apply only to projects requiring the estimated expenditure of public money of two million dollars ($2,000,000) or less. The Council and the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall, with respect to the design, construction, or renovation of buildings, utilities, and other property developments of the North Carolina Zoological Park that fall below that threshold:

(1) Conduct the fee negotiations for all design contracts and supervise the letting of all construction and design contracts.

(2) Develop procedures governing the responsibilities of the Council and the Department to perform the duties of the Department of Administration under G.S. 133-1.1(d) and G.S. 143-341(3) .

(3) Use existing plans and specifications for construction projects, where feasible. Prior to designing a project, the Council and the Department shall consult with the Department of Administration on the availability of existing plans and specifications and the feasibility of using them for a project.

(b) The Council and Department shall use the standard contracts for design and construction currently in use for State capital improvement projects by the Office of State Construction of the Department of Administration.

(c) A contract may not be divided for the purpose of evading the monetary limit under this section.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the Department of Administration shall not be the awarding authority for contracts awarded pursuant to this section.

(e) This section shall not exempt any capital improvement project from review and approval as may be required by law by the entity having jurisdiction over the subject property.

(f) The Department shall annually report to the State Building Commission the following:

(1) A list of projects governed by this section.

(2) The estimated cost of each project along with the actual cost.

(3) The name of each person awarded a contract under this section.

(4) Whether the person or business awarded a contract under this section meets the definition of “ minority business ” or “ minority person ” as defined in G.S. 143-128.2(g) .

(g) Unless clearly indicated otherwise, nothing in this section is intended to relieve the Department or the Council from the obligations imposed by Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-479-1 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-479-1
§ 160A-479.1. Purpose of the authority
Status: in_force

The purpose of a regional sports authority shall be to research, design, construct, provide, finance, operate, improve, and maintain facilities for public participation and enjoyment of sports, fitness, health and recreational activities of as many different types and kinds as possible. The primary purpose of any and all such facilities shall be the conduct of sports events but use of these facilities need not be limited to such.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143A-14 — NC Code / Chapter 143A / Section 143A-14
§ 143A-14. Creation of new departments by executive order
Status: in_force

All departments not now in existence which this Chapter directs to be created shall be made operative by executive order of the Governor; provided that all new departments shall be activated by executive order not later than July 1, 1972.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-3 — NC Code / Chapter 162 / Section 162-3
§ 162-3. Sheriff may resign
Status: in_force

Every sheriff may vacate his office by resigning the same to the board of county commissioners of his county; and thereupon the board may proceed to elect another sheriff.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-563 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-563
§ 115C-563. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part or Parts 1 and 2 of this Article:

(a) “ Home school ” means a nonpublic school consisting of the children of not more than two families or households, where the parents or legal guardians or members of either household determine the scope and sequence of academic instruction, provide academic instruction, and determine additional sources of academic instruction.

(b) “ Duly authorized representative of the State ” means the Director, Division of Nonpublic Education, or his staff.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21-63 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-21-63
§ 90-21.63. Witnesses; discovery; depositions; subpoenas
Status: in_force

(a) General Conduct of Arbitration; Experts.--The arbitrator may conduct the arbitration in such manner as the arbitrator considers appropriate so as to aid in the fair and expeditious disposition of the proceeding subject to the requirements of this section and G.S. 90-21.64 . Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, each side shall be entitled to two experts on the issue of liability, two experts on the issue of damages, and one rebuttal expert.

(b) Experts in Case of Multiple Parties.--Where there are multiple parties on one side, the arbitrator shall determine the number of experts that are allowed based on the minimum number of experts necessary to ensure a fair and economic resolution of the action.

(c) Discovery.--Notwithstanding G.S. 90-21.64(a)(1) , unless the arbitrator determines that exceptional circumstances require additional discovery, each party shall be entitled to all of the following discovery from any other party:

(1) Twenty-five interrogatories, including subparts.

(2) Ten requests for admission.

(3) Whatever is allowed under applicable court rules for:

a. Requests for production of documents and things and for entry upon land for inspection and other purposes; and

b. Requests for physical and mental examinations of persons.

(d) Depositions.--Each party shall be entitled to all of the following depositions:

(1) Depositions of any party and any expert that a party expects to call as a witness.--Except by order of the arbitrator for good cause shown, the length of the deposition of a party or an expert witness under this subdivision shall be limited to four hours.

(2) Depositions of other witnesses.--Unless the arbitrator determines that exceptional circumstances require additional depositions, the total number of depositions of persons under this subdivision shall be limited to five depositions per side, each of which shall last no longer than two hours and for which each side shall be entitled to examine for one hour.

(e) Subpoenas.--An arbitrator may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness and for the production of records and other evidence at any hearing and may administer oaths. A subpoena shall be served in the manner for service of subpoenas in a civil action and, upon the motion to the court by a party to the arbitration proceeding or by the arbitrator, enforced in the manner for enforcement of subpoenas in a civil action.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-48-9 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-48-9
§ 90-48.9. Immunity of witnesses before dental peer review committee
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person providing information to any dental peer review committee or organization shall be held, by reason of having provided such information, to have violated any criminal law, or to be civilly liable under any law unless:

(1) The information is unrelated to the performance of the duty or function of the peer review committee or organization, or

(2) The information is false, and the person providing the information knew, or had good reason to believe that the information was false.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-147 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-147
§ 130A-147. Rules of the Commission
Status: in_force

For the protection of the public health, the Commission is authorized to adopt rules for the detection, control and prevention of communicable diseases.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-132 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-132
§ 14-132. Disorderly conduct in and injuries to public buildings and facilities
Status: in_force

(a) It is a misdemeanor if any person shall:

(1) Make any rude or riotous noise, or be guilty of any disorderly conduct, in or near any public building or facility; or

(2) Unlawfully write or scribble on, mark, deface, besmear, or injure the walls of any public building or facility, or any statue or monument situated in any public place; or

(3) Commit any nuisance in or near any public building or facility.

(b) Any person in charge of any public building or facility owned or controlled by the State, any subdivision of the State, or any other public agency shall have authority to arrest summarily and without warrant for a violation of this section.

(c) The term “public building or facility” as used in this section includes any building or facility which is:

(1) One to which the public or a portion of the public has access and is owned or controlled by the State, any subdivision of the State, any other public agency, or any private institution or agency of a charitable, educational, or eleemosynary nature; or

(2) Dedicated to the use of the general public for a purpose which is primarily concerned with public recreation, cultural activities, and other events of a public nature or character.

(3) Designated by the Director of the State Bureau of Investigation in accordance with G.S. 143B-987 .

The term “building or facility” as used in this section also includes the surrounding grounds and premises of any building or facility used in connection with the operation or functioning of such building or facility.

(d) Unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162B-6 — NC Code / Chapter 162B / Section 162B-6
§ 162B-6. Policy and purpose
Status: in_force

Because of the existing possibility of attack upon the State of North Carolina of unprecedented size and destructiveness, and in order, in the event of such an attack, to assure continuity of local government through legally constituted leadership, authority and responsibility in offices of political subdivisions of the State of North Carolina; to provide for the effective operation of local governments during an emergency; and to facilitate the early resumption of functions temporarily suspended, it is found and declared to be necessary to provide for emergency interim succession to governmental offices of political subdivisions in the event the incumbents thereof and their deputies, assistants or other subordinate officers authorized, pursuant to law, to exercise all of the powers and discharge the duties of such offices (hereinafter referred to as deputies) are unavailable to perform the duties and functions of such offices.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-34 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-34
§ 136-34. Department of Transportation authorized to furnish road equipment to municipalities
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to furnish municipalities road maintenance equipment to aid such municipalities in the maintenance of streets upon such rental agreement as may be agreed upon by the Department of Transportation and the said municipality. Such rental, however, is to be at least equal to the cost of operation, plus wear and tear on such equipment; and the Department of Transportation shall not be required to furnish equipment when to do so would interfere with the maintenance of the streets and highways under the control of the Department of Transportation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-74-35 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-74-35
§ 58-74-35. When additional security required
Status: in_force

If, from any cause, the property mortgaged in lieu of a bond becomes of less value than the amount of the bond in lieu of which the mortgage is given, and it so appears upon affidavit of any person having any interest in the matter as a security for which the mortgage was given, it is the duty of the mortgagor to give additional security by a deposit of money, or the execution of a mortgage on more property, or justify as required in cases where bond or undertaking is given.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-472-80 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-472-80
§ 143B-472.80. North Carolina Board of Science, Technology, and Innovation; creation; powers and duties
Status: reserved

The North Carolina Board of Science, Technology, and Innovation of the Department of Commerce is created. The Board has the following powers and duties:

(1) To identify, and to support and foster the identification of, important research needs of both public and private agencies, institutions and organizations in North Carolina that relate to the State's economic growth and development;

(2) To make recommendations concerning policies, procedures, organizational structures and financial requirements that will promote effective use of scientific and technological resources in fulfilling the research needs identified and that will promote the economic growth and development of North Carolina;

(3) To allocate funds available to the Board to support research projects, to purchase research equipment and supplies, to construct or modify research facilities, to employ consultants, and for other purposes necessary or appropriate in discharging the duties of the Board;

(4) To advise and make recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, the Secretary of Commerce, and any North Carolina nonprofit corporation with which the Department of Commerce contracts pursuant to G.S. 143B-431.01 on the role of science, technology, and innovation in the economic growth and development of North Carolina.

(5) Repealed by S.L. 2009-451, § 14.5.(g), eff. July 1, 2009 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 88B-11 — NC Code / Chapter 88B / Section 88B-11
§ 88B-11. Qualifications for licensing teachers
Status: in_force

(a) Applicants for any teacher's license issued by the Board shall meet all of the following requirements:

(1) Possession of a high school diploma or a high school graduation equivalency certificate.

(2) Payment of the fees required by G.S. 88B-20 .

(b) The Board shall issue a license to practice as a cosmetology teacher to any individual who meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and who meets all of the following:

(1) Holds in good standing a cosmetologist license issued by the Board.

(2) Submits proof of either practice of cosmetic art in a cosmetic art shop, or any Board-approved employment capacity in the cosmetic arts industry, for a period equivalent to one year of full-time work immediately prior to application or successful completion of at least 800 hours of a teacher curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school.

(3) Passes an examination for teachers conducted by the Board.

(c) The Board shall issue a license to practice as an esthetician teacher to any individual who meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and who meets all of the following:

(1) Holds in good standing a cosmetologist or an esthetician license issued by the Board.

(2) Submits proof of either practice as an esthetician in a cosmetic art shop, or any Board-approved employment capacity in the cosmetic arts industry, for a period equivalent to one year of full-time work immediately prior to application or successful completion of at least 650 hours of a teacher curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school.

(3) Passes an examination for teachers conducted by the Board.

(d) The Board shall issue a license to practice as a manicurist teacher to any individual who meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and who meets all of the following:

(1) Holds in good standing a cosmetologist or manicurist license issued by the Board.

(2) Submits proof of either practice as a manicurist in a cosmetic art shop, or any Board-approved employment capacity in the cosmetic arts industry, for a period equivalent to one year of full-time work immediately prior to application or successful completion of at least 320 hours of a teacher curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school.

(3) Passes an examination for teachers conducted by the Board.

(e) The Board shall issue a license to practice as a natural hair care teacher to any individual who meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and who meets all of the following:

(1) Holds in good standing a natural hair care license issued by the Board.

(2) Submits proof of either practice as a natural hair care specialist in a cosmetic art shop or any Board-approved employment capacity in the cosmetic art industry for a period equivalent to one year of full-time work immediately prior to application or successful completion of at least 320 hours of a teacher curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school.

(3) Passes an examination for teachers conducted by the Board.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-232-6 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-232-6
§ 53-232.6. Requirements for carrying on banking business
Status: in_force

(a) No international banking corporation, other than a federal international bank institution, shall transact a banking business or maintain in this State any office for carrying on a banking business or any part of a banking business unless the corporation:

(1) Is authorized by its Articles to carry on a banking business and has complied with the laws of the country under which it is chartered;

(2) Has furnished to the Commissioner any proof as to the nature and character of its business and as to its financial condition as the Commissioner may require;

(3) Has filed with the Commissioner:

a. A duly executed instrument in writing, by its terms of indefinite duration and irrevocable, appointing the Commissioner its true and lawful attorney upon whom all process in any action against it may be served with the same force and effect as if it were a domestic corporation and had been lawfully served with process within the State;

b. A written certificate of designation, which may be changed from time to time thereafter by the filing of a new certificate of designation, specifying the name and address of the officer, agent, or other person to whom the Commissioner shall forward the process; and

c. A certified copy of that information required to be supplied by foreign corporations to the Secretary of State by Article 15 of Chapter 55 of the General Statutes .

(4) Has paid to the Commissioner the fee established by regulation to defray the cost of investigation and supervision; and

(5) Has received a license duly issued to it by the Commissioner.

(b) The Commissioner shall not issue a license to an international banking corporation unless it is chartered in a foreign country that permits banks chartered in the United States or any of its states to establish similar facilities in that country.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-1056 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-1056
§ 106-1056. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Article:

(1) “ Association ” means the North Carolina Deer and Elk Farmers Association.

(2) “ Cervid farmer ” means a person who (i) is a North Carolina resident and (ii) holds at least one cervid in captivity subject to a captivity license issued by the Department.

(3) “ Department ” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

(4) “ Farmed cervid ” means any member of the Cervidae family that is held in captivity and produced, bought, or sold for commercial purposes.

(5) “ Farmed cervid feed ” means any commercial feed, as defined in G.S. 106-284.33 , sold to a cervid farmer for farmed cervid use.