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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-19-11 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-19-11
§ 28A-19-11. Pleading statute of limitations
Status: in_force

When claims are not barred pursuant to G.S. 28A-19-3 , it shall be within the discretion of the personal representative or collector acting in good faith to determine whether or not any applicable statute of limitations shall be pleaded to bar a claim which the personal representative or collector believes to be just. The personal representative's or collector's admission of such claim or the personal representative's or collector's decision not to plead the statute in an action brought on the claim shall, in the absence of any showing of collusion or bad faith, be binding on all persons interested in the estate.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-4-04 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-4-04
§ 20-4.04. Division authority to create electronic systems for renewals
Status: in_force

(a) Authorization.--The Division is authorized to establish and maintain electronic systems and means for renewals of all licenses, permits, certificates, and registrations issued by the Division pursuant to this Chapter for the purposes of administrative efficiency and to modernize Division systems and practices. This authorization does not supersede or modify specific renewal authorizations set out in this Chapter.

(b) Reporting Requirement.--By December 31, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Division must report to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee, the Fiscal Research Division, and the Legislative Analysis Division any electronic system or means for renewal that has been implemented or is in the process of being implemented. This report shall also include any proposed legislative recommendations necessary as conforming changes to the General Statutes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 40A-80 — NC Code / Chapter 40A / Section 40A-80
§ 40A-80. Applicability of Article; definition
Status: in_force

(a) Applicability.--

(1) The provisions of this Article shall apply only to a condemnation action initiated by a public condemnor, which for purposes of this Article shall be any entity exercising the power of eminent domain under any authority except G.S. 40A-3(a) .

(2) Except with respect to G.S. 40A-84 , the provisions of this Article shall not apply to those circumstances in which: (i) the terms of the conservation easement provide an express exception for uses, purposes, and rights that may be subject to condemnation in the future, or circumstances in which the condemnation action to be taken would not extinguish, restrict, or impair the property rights of the holder of the conservation easement. “Property rights” as used herein shall include the purposes for which the easement was created; and (ii) a local public condemnor or other public condemnor under G.S. 40A-3 is constructing, enlarging, or improving electric distribution systems; gas production, storage, transmission, and distribution systems; water supply and distribution systems; wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal systems of all types; storm sewer and drainage systems; or trails associated with greenways. In condemnation actions exempt pursuant to this subdivision, a condemnor shall make reasonable efforts, after completion of the project for which the condemnation was undertaken, to return the property to the condition that the property existed in prior to condemnation to the extent practicable.

(b) Definition.--As used in this Article, the term “ conservation easement ” means a conservation or historic preservation easement that meets all of the following criteria, as each of the criteria are defined under 26 U.S.C. § 170(h) : (i) a qualified real property interest, (ii) held by a qualified organization, and (iii) exclusively for conservation purposes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-243 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-243
§ 143-243. Organization of the Commission; election of officers; Robert's Rules of Order
Status: in_force

The Commission shall hold at least two meetings annually, one in January and one in July, and seven members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Additional meetings may be held at such other times within the State as may be deemed necessary for the efficient transaction of the business of the Commission. The Commission may hold additional or special meetings at any time at the call of the chairman or on call of any five members of the Commission. The Commission shall determine its own organization and methods of procedure in accordance with the provisions of this Article, and shall have an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed.

At the first scheduled meeting of the Commission after July 1, 1977, and on July 1 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, the Commission shall select from among its membership a chairman and a vice-chairman who shall serve for terms of two years or until their successors are elected and qualified. The Secretary of Environmental Quality or his designee shall serve as secretary of the Commission.

The chairman shall guide and coordinate the official actions and official activities of the Commission in fulfilling its program responsibility for (i) the appointment and separation of the executive director of the Commission, (ii) organizing the personnel of the Commission, (iii) setting the statewide policy of the Commission, (iv) budgeting and planning the use of the Wildlife and Motorboat Funds, subject to the approval of the General Assembly, (v) holding public hearings, and (vi) adopting rules as authorized by law. The chairman shall report to and advise the Governor on the official actions and work of the Commission and on all wildlife conservation and boating safety matters that affect the interest of the people of the State.

Meetings of the Commission shall be conducted pursuant to Robert's Rules of Order.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270-97 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-270-97
§ 90-270.97. Licensure of foreign-trained physical therapists
Status: in_force

Any person who has been trained as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in a foreign country and desires to be licensed under this Article and who:

(1) Is of good moral character;

(2) Holds a diploma from an educational program for physical therapists or physical therapist assistants approved by the Board;

(3) Submits documentary evidence to the Board of completion of a course of instruction substantially equivalent to that obtained by an applicant for licensure under G.S. 90-270.95 ; and

(4) Demonstrates satisfactory proof of proficiency in the English language; may make application on a form furnished by the Board for examination as a foreign-trained physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. At the time of making such application, the applicant shall pay to the secretary-treasurer of the Board the fee prescribed by the Board, no portion of which shall be returned.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-225 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-225
§ 66-225. Violations
Status: in_force

(a) If a credit repair business uses any untrue or misleading statements in connection with a credit repair contract, fails to fully comply with the requirements of this Article, or fails to comply with the terms of the contract or any obligation arising therefrom, then, upon written notice to the credit repair business, the consumer may void the contract, and shall be entitled to receive from the credit repair business all sums paid to the credit repair business, and recover any additional damages including reasonable attorneys' fees.

(b) Any waiver by a consumer of any of the provisions of this Article shall be deemed void and unenforceable by a credit repair business.

(c) Upon complaint of any person that a credit repair business has violated the provisions of this Article, the superior court shall have jurisdiction to enjoin that defendant from further such violations.

(d) In a proceeding involving this Article, the burden of proving an exemption or an exception from the definition of a credit repair business shall be borne by the person claiming the exemption or exception.

(e) The remedies provided herein shall be in addition to any other remedies provided for by law or in equity.

(f) The violation of any provision of this Article shall constitute an unfair trade practice under G.S. 75-1.1 and the violation of any provision of this Article shall constitute a Class I felony.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-47-140 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-47-140
§ 58-47-140. Other provisions of this Chapter
Status: in_force

The following provisions of this Chapter apply to workers' compensation self-insurance groups that are subject to this Article:

G.S. 58-1-10 , 58-2-45 , 58-2-50 , 58-2-70 , 58-2-100 , 58-2-105 , 58-2-155 , 58-2-161 , 58-2-180 , 58-2-185 , 58-2-190 , 58-2-200 , 58-3-71 , 58-3-81 , 58-3-100 , 58-3-120 , 58-6-25 , 58-7-21 , 58-7-26 , 58-7-30 , 58-7-33 , 58-7-73 , and Articles 13, 19, 30, 33, 34, and 63 of this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-336 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-336
§ 115C-336. Sick leave
Status: in_force

(a) All public school employees shall be permitted a minimum of five days per school term of sick leave, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education as provided in G.S. 115C-12(8) .

(b) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations for the establishment of voluntary sick leave banks by local boards of education, from which an employee, upon exhaustion of accumulated sick leave and annual leave, when allowable, may withdraw sick leave days in the event of emergency or catastrophic illness. These rules may include, but not be limited to, (i) requirements of minimum service and minimum balance of sick leave before an employee may join the sick leave bank, (ii) enrollment periods for present employees and new hires, (iii) time limits for rejoining the sick leave bank, (iv) limitation on number of days which can be withdrawn by any employee, (v) waiting period before being eligible to withdraw sick leave, (vi) exclusion of illness or injury covered by Workers' Compensation Benefits, (vii) certification by physician attesting to member's illness or accident, (viii) administration of each sick leave bank by a Sick Leave Bank Committee to be made up of representatives of different classifications of employees, and (ix) other requirements to prevent any adverse selection by employees. The rules concerning the establishment of sick leave banks shall include provisions for notifying employees who donate sick leave to and employees who withdraw sick leave from the sick leave bank, of the State retirement credit consequences as to the donated sick leave.

(c) The State Board of Education shall also adopt rules and regulations to authorize an employee who requires a substitute to use annual leave on days that students are in attendance if the employee has exhausted all of the employee's sick leave and if the employee's absence is due to the catastrophic illness of the employee. The employee shall not be required to pay the substitute.

(d) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules relating to the reinstatement of unused sick leave when an employee who was employed on a 10-month contract at the time of separation returns to employment on a 10-month contract. Under these rules, the maximum period of separation after which unused sick leave is reinstated shall be three calendar months longer for school personnel employed on a 10-month contract than for school personnel employed on a 12-month contract.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-30-105 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-30-105
§ 58-30-105. Liquidation orders
Status: in_force

(a) An order to liquidate the business of a domestic insurer shall appoint the Commissioner and his successors in office liquidator and shall direct the liquidator forthwith to take possession of the assets of the insurer and to administer them under the general supervision of the Court. The liquidator is vested by operation of law with the title to all of the property, contracts, and rights of action, and all of the books and records of the insurer ordered liquidated, wherever located, as of the entry of the final order of liquidation. The filing or recording of the order with the clerk of the superior court and the register of deeds of the county in which its principal office or place of business is located; or, in the case of real estate, with the register of deeds of the county where the property is located, shall impart the same notice as a deed, bill of sale, or other evidence of title duly filed or recorded with that register of deeds would have imparted.

(b) Upon issuance of the order, the rights and liabilities of any such insurer and of its creditors, policyholders, shareholders, members and all other persons interested in its estate shall become fixed as of the date of entry of the order of liquidation, except as provided in G.S. 58-30-110 and G.S. 58-30-195 .

(c) An order to liquidate the business of an alien insurer domiciled in this State shall be in the same terms and have the same legal effect as an order to liquidate a domestic insurer; except that the assets and the business in the United States shall be the only assets and business included therein.

(d) At the time of petitioning for an order of liquidation or at any time thereafter the Commissioner, after making appropriate findings of an insurer's insolvency, may petition the Court for a judicial declaration of such insolvency. After providing such notice and hearing as it deems to be proper, the Court may make the declaration.

(e) Any order issued under this section requires accounting to the Court by the liquidator. Accountings shall be at such intervals as the Court specifies in its order.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-537 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-537
§ 90-537. Enjoining illegal practices
Status: in_force

If the Board finds that a person who does not have a license issued under this Article claims to be an athletic trainer or is engaging in practice as an athletic trainer in violation of this Article, the Board may apply in its own name to the Superior Court of Wake County for a temporary restraining order or other injunctive relief to prevent the person from continuing illegal practices. The court may grant injunctions regardless of whether criminal prosecution or other action has been or may be instituted as a result of a violation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2602 — NC Code / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-2602
§ 7B-2602. Right to appeal
Status: in_force

Upon motion of a proper party as defined in G.S. 7B-2604 , review of any final order of the court in a juvenile matter under this Article shall be before the Court of Appeals. Notice of appeal shall be given in open court at the time of the hearing or in writing within 10 days after entry of the order. However, if no disposition is made within 60 days after entry of the order, written notice of appeal may be given within 70 days after such entry. A final order shall include:

(1) Any order finding absence of jurisdiction;

(2) Any order which in effect determines the action and prevents a judgment from which appeal might be taken;

(3) Any order of disposition after an adjudication that a juvenile is delinquent or undisciplined; or

(4) Any order modifying custodial rights.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-214 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-214
§ 136-214. Matching funds for federal State Planning and Research Program Grants
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation shall annually allocate funds to qualifying Metropolitan Planning Organizations and Rural Transportation Planning Organizations to be used to fund a portion of the local match required for federal State Planning and Research Program funds under 23 U.S.C. § 505 . A Metropolitan Planning Organization is only eligible for funding under this section if it has a population of 500,000 or less, as determined by the most recent census. The funds shall be allocated as follows:

(1) For a Metropolitan Planning Organization or Rural Transportation Planning Organization that includes at least one representative from a development tier one area, as determined under G.S. 143B-437.08 , the Department shall allocate an amount equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the total local match required.

(2) For a Metropolitan Planning Organization or Rural Transportation Planning Organization that does not qualify under subdivision (1) of this section, but includes at least one representative from a development tier two area, as determined under G.S. 143B-437.08 , the Department shall allocate an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the total local match required.

(3) The Department shall not allocate any funds under this section to a Metropolitan Planning Organization or Rural Transportation Planning Organization that does not qualify under this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-81-10 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-81-10
§ 58-81-10. Penalty for noncompliance
Status: in_force

Any owner, owners, proprietor or keeper of any hotel or other building of like occupancy who fails to comply with any of the foregoing provisions of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and punished only by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00). Each day of noncompliance herewith shall constitute a separate offense.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-66 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-66
§ 14-66. Burning of personal property
Status: in_force

If any person shall wantonly and willfully set fire to or burn, or cause to be burned, or aid, counsel or procure the burning of any goods, wares, merchandise or other chattels or personal property of any kind, in any place other than a commercial structure as defined in G.S. 14-62.3 , whether or not the same shall at the time be insured by any person or corporation against loss or damage by fire, with intent to injure or prejudice the insurer, the creditor or the person owning the property, or any other person, whether the property is that of such person or another, he shall be punished as a Class H felon.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-60-90 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-60-90
§ 58-60-90. Title and reference
Status: in_force

This Part may be cited as the “Small Face Amount Life Insurance Disclosure Act”.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-87 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-87
§ 120-87. Disclosure of confidential information
Status: reserved

(a) No legislator shall use or disclose in any way confidential information gained in the course of the legislator's official activities or by reason of the legislator's official position that could result in financial gain for: (i) the legislator; (ii) a business with which the legislator is associated; (iii) a nonprofit corporation or organization with which the legislator is associated; (iv) a member of the legislator's immediate family; or (v) any other person.

(b) Repealed by S.L. 2006-201, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2007 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-426 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-426
§ 1-426. Deposit in lieu of bail
Status: in_force

The defendant may, at the time of his arrest, instead of giving bail, deposit with the sheriff the amount mentioned in the order. The sheriff shall then give a certificate of the deposit to the defendant, who shall be discharged from custody.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-30-210 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-30-210
§ 58-30-210. Claims of surety
Status: in_force

Whenever a creditor, whose claim against an insurer is secured in whole or in part by the undertaking of another person, fails to prove and file that claim, the other person may do so in the creditor's name and shall be subrogated to the rights of the creditor, whether the claim has been filed by the creditor or by the other person in the creditor's name, to the extent that he discharges the undertaking. In the absence of an agreement with the creditor to the contrary, the other person shall not be entitled to any distribution until the amount paid to the creditor on the undertaking plus the distributions paid on the claim from the insurer's estate to the creditor equals the amount of the entire claim of the creditor. Any excess received by the creditor shall be held by him in trust for such other person. As used in this section, “other person” does not mean a guaranty association or foreign guaranty association.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-434 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-434
§ 143-434. Short title
Status: in_force

This Article may be cited as the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-174-16 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-174-16
§ 115C-174.16. Report student performance on statewide, standardized tests
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Instruction shall make available to local boards of education a student's results on all statewide, standardized tests in a timely manner and in an easy-to-read and understandable format a minimum of two weeks prior to the first day of attendance of the next school year. Local boards of education shall make those results available to both the student's teacher of record and parent or guardian prior to the first day of student attendance of the school year. These reports shall include all of the following information:

(1) A clear explanation of the student's performance on the applicable statewide, standardized tests.

(2) Information identifying the student's areas of strength and areas in need of improvement.

(3) Intervention strategies and appropriate resources based on the student's areas of strength and areas in need of improvement, when available.

(4) Longitudinal information on the student's progress in each subject area based on previous statewide, standardized test data, when available.

(5) Information showing the student's score compared to other students in the local school administrative unit, in the State, or, if available, in other states.

(6) Predictive information showing the linkage between the scores attained by the student on the statewide, standardized tests and the scores he or she may potentially attain on nationally recognized college entrance examinations, if available. This information shall be provided in a timely manner as it becomes available to the Department of Public Instruction but may be provided later than the beginning of the school year.