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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-59 — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-59
§ 163-59. Right to participate or vote in party primary
Status: in_force

No person shall be entitled to vote or otherwise participate in the primary election of any political party unless that person complies with all of the following:

(1) Is a registered voter.

(2) Has declared and has had recorded on the registration book or record the fact that the voter affiliates with the political party in whose primary the voter proposes to vote or participate.

(3) Is in good faith a member of that party.

Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, any unaffiliated voter who is authorized under G.S. 163-119 may also vote in the primary if the voter is otherwise eligible to vote in that primary except for subdivisions (2) and (3) of the previous paragraph.

Any person who will become qualified by age to register and vote in the general election for which the primary is held, even though not so qualified by the date of the primary, shall be entitled to register for the primary and general election prior to the primary and then to vote in the primary after being registered. Such person may register not earlier than 60 days nor later than the last day for making application to register under G.S. 163-82.6(d) prior to the primary. In addition, persons who will become qualified by age to register and vote in the general election for which the primary is held, who do not register during the special period may register to vote after such period as if they were qualified on the basis of age, but until they are qualified by age to vote, they may vote only in primary elections.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-451-7 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-451-7
§ 106-451.7. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Board” means the North Carolina Board of Agriculture.

(2) “Commissioner” means the North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.

(3) “Person” means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or two or more people having a joint or common interest.

(4) “Producer” means a farmer or grower of cotton.

(5) “Receipt” means a warehouse receipt issued pursuant to this Article.

(6) “Warehouse” means any building, structure or other protected enclosure in which cotton is or may be stored for hire.

(7) “Warehouseman” means a person licensed by North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to engage in the business of storing cotton for hire.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-3-1 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-3-1
§ 28A-3-1. Proper county
Status: in_force

The venue for the probate of a will and for all proceedings relating to the administration of the estate of a decedent shall be:

(1) In the county in this State where the decedent was domiciled at the time of the decedent's death; or

(2) If the decedent had no domicile in this State at the time of death, then in any county wherein the decedent left any property or assets or into which any property or assets belonging to this estate may have come. If there be more than one such county, that county in which proceedings are first commenced shall have priority of venue; or

(3) If the decedent was a nonresident motorist who died in the State, then in any county in the State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 111-23 — NC Code / Chapter 111 / Section 111-23
§ 111-23. Misrepresentation or fraud in obtaining assistance
Status: in_force

Any person who shall obtain, or attempt to obtain, by means of a willful, false statement, or representation, or impersonation, or other fraudulent devices, assistance to which he is not entitled shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. The superior court and the recorders' courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction in all prosecutions arising under this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-143-20 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-143-20
§ 143-143.20. Disclosure of manner used in determining length of manufactured homes
Status: in_force

In any advertisement or other communication regarding the length of a manufactured home, a manufacturer or dealer shall not include the coupling mechanism in describing the length of the home.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1231 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-1231
§ 15A-1231. Jury instructions
Status: in_force

(a) At the close of the evidence or at an earlier time directed by the judge, any party may tender written instructions. A party tendering instructions must furnish copies to the other parties at the time he tenders them to the judge.

(b) Before the arguments to the jury, the judge must hold a recorded conference on instructions out of the presence of the jury. At the conference the judge must inform the parties of the offenses, lesser included offenses, and affirmative defenses on which he will charge the jury and must inform them of what, if any, parts of tendered instructions will be given. A party is also entitled to be informed, upon request, whether the judge intends to include other particular instructions in his charge to the jury. The failure of the judge to comply fully with the provisions of this subsection does not constitute grounds for appeal unless his failure, not corrected prior to the end of the trial, materially prejudiced the case of the defendant.

(c) After the arguments are completed, the judge must instruct the jury in accordance with G.S. 15A-1232 .

(d) All instructions given and tendered instructions which have been refused become a part of the record. Failure to object to an erroneous instruction or to the erroneous failure to give an instruction does not constitute a waiver of the right to appeal on that error in accordance with G.S. 15A-1446(d)(13) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-63-5 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-63-5
§ 58-63-5. Definitions
Status: reserved

When used in this Article:

(1) Repealed by Laws 1991, c. 720, § 6 .

(2) “ Person ” means any individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, interinsurer, Lloyds insurer, fraternal benefit society, and any other legal entity engaged in the business of insurance under this Chapter; and includes insurance producers, agents, brokers, limited representatives, and adjusters.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 98-16 — NC Code / Chapter 98 / Section 98-16
§ 98-16. Destroyed court records proved prima facie by recitals in conveyances executed before their destruction
Status: in_force

The recitals, reference to, or mention of any decree, order, judgment or other record of any court of record of any county in which the courthouse, or records of said courts, or both, have been destroyed by fire or otherwise, contained, recited or set forth in any deed of conveyance, paper-writing, or other bona fide written evidence of title, executed prior to the destruction of the courthouse and records of said county, by any executor or administrator with a will annexed, or by any clerk and master, superior court clerk, clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions, sheriff, or other officer, or commissioners appointed by either of said courts, and authorized by law to execute said deed or other paper-writing, are deemed, taken and recognized as true in fact, and are prima facie evidence of the existence, validity and binding force of said decree, order, judgment or other record so referred to or recited in said deed or paper-writing, and are to all intents and purposes binding and valid against all persons mentioned or described in said instrument of writing, deed, etc., as purporting to be parties thereto, and against all persons who were parties to said decree, judgment, order or other record so referred to or recited, and against all persons claiming by, through or under them or either of them.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-8-44 — NC Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-8-44
§ 55-8-44. Contract rights of officers
Status: in_force

(a) The appointment of an officer does not itself create contract rights.

(b) An officer's removal does not itself affect the officer's contract rights, if any, with the corporation. An officer's resignation does not affect the corporation's contract rights, if any, with the officer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-4-405-2 — NC Code / Chapter 36C / Section 36C-4-405-2
§ 36C-4-405.2. Spending rules applicable to charitable trusts
Status: in_force

Subject to the intent of a settlor specifically expressed in a trust instrument, including a document making a gift to a charitable trust after it is established, a trustee of a charitable trust may appropriate for expenditure or accumulate so much of the trust property as the trustee determines is prudent for the uses, benefits, purposes, and duration for which that charitable trust is established. In making a determination to appropriate or accumulate trust property, a trustee shall act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances, and shall consider, if relevant, the following factors:

(1) The duration and preservation of the trust;

(2) The purposes of the trust;

(3) General economic conditions;

(4) The possible effect of inflation or deflation;

(5) The expected total return from income and the appreciation of investments;

(6) Other resources of the trust; and

(7) The investment policy of the trust.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-731 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-731
§ 90-731. Declaration of purpose
Status: in_force

The practice of behavior analysis in North Carolina affects the public health, safety, and welfare of citizens of North Carolina and shall be subject to regulation to protect the public from (i) the practice of behavior analysis by unqualified individuals and (ii) unprofessional, unethical, or harmful conduct by individuals licensed to practice behavior analysis.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-708 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2-708
§ 25-2-708. Seller's damages for nonacceptance or repudiation
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subsection (2) and to the provisions of this article with respect to proof of market price ( G.S. 25-2-723 ), the measure of damages for nonacceptance or repudiation by the buyer is the difference between the market price at the time and place for tender and the unpaid contract price together with any incidental damages provided in this article ( G.S. 25-2-710 ), but less expenses saved in consequence of the buyer's breach.

(2) If the measure of damages provided in subsection (1) is inadequate to put the seller in as good a position as performance would have done then the measure of damages is the profit (including reasonable overhead) which the seller would have made from full performance by the buyer, together with any incidental damages provided in this article ( G.S. 25-2-710 ), due allowance for costs reasonably incurred and due credit for payments or proceeds of resale.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-182-12 — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-182-12
§ 163-182.12. Authority of State Board of Elections over protests
Status: in_force

The State Board of Elections may consider protests that were not filed in compliance with G.S. 163-182.9 , may initiate and consider complaints on its own motion, may intervene and take jurisdiction over protests pending before a county board, and may take any other action necessary to assure that an election is determined without taint of fraud or corruption and without irregularities that may have changed the result of an election. Where a known group of voters cast votes that were lost beyond retrieval or where a known group of voters was given an incorrect ballot style, the State Board of Elections may authorize a county board of elections to allow those voters to recast their votes during a period of two weeks after the canvass by the State Board of Elections required in G.S. 163-182.5(c) . If there is no State Board canvass after the election, the State Board may authorize the county board to allow the recasting of votes during the two weeks after the county canvass set in G.S. 163-182.5(a) . If the State Board approves a recasting of votes under this section, any procedures the county board uses to contact those voters and allow them to recast their votes shall be subject to approval by the State Board. Those recast votes shall be added to the returns and included in the canvass. The recasting of those votes shall not be deemed a new election for purposes of G.S. 163-182.13 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 119-59 — NC Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119-59
§ 119-59. Sanctions for violations
Status: in_force

(a) Criminal.--A dealer who violates a provision of this Article or a rule adopted under it is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(b) Injunction.--The Commissioner or an agent of the Commissioner may apply to any superior court judge and the court may temporarily restrain or preliminarily or permanently enjoin any violation of this Article or a rule adopted under it.

(c) Civil Penalty.--The Commissioner may assess a civil penalty against any person who violates a provision of this Article or a rule adopted under it. The penalty may not exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) for the first violation, five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a second violation, and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a third or subsequent violation. In determining the amount of a penalty, the Commissioner shall consider the degree and extent of harm or potential harm that has resulted or could have resulted from the violation. The clear proceeds of civil penalties assessed pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund in accordance with G.S. 115C-457.2 .

(d) Registration.--The Commissioner may deny, suspend, or revoke the registration of a dealer who violates a provision of this Article or a rule adopted under it.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115D-4-1 — NC Code / Chapter 115D / Section 115D-4-1
§ 115D-4.1. College transfer program approval; standards for programs; annual reporting requirements
Status: reserved

(a) Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 288, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995 .

(b) The State Board of Community Colleges may approve the addition of the college transfer program to a community college. If addition of the college transfer program to an institution would require a substantial increase in funds, State Board approval shall be subject to appropriation of funds by the General Assembly for this purpose.

(c) Addition of the college transfer program shall not decrease an institution's ability to provide programs within its basic mission of vocational and technical training and basic academic education.

(d) The State Board of Community Colleges shall develop appropriate criteria and standards to regulate the addition of the college transfer program to institutions.

(e) The State Board of Community Colleges shall develop appropriate criteria and standards to regulate the operation of college transfer programs.

(f) The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina shall report to each community college and to the State Board of Community Colleges in accordance with G.S. 116-11(10b) on the academic performance of that community college's transfer students. If the State Board of Community Colleges finds that college transfer students from a community college are not consistently performing adequately at a four-year college, the Board shall review the community college's program and determine what steps are necessary to remedy the problem. The Board shall report annually to the General Assembly on the reports it receives and on what steps it is taking to remedy problems that it finds.

(g) The Community Colleges System Office shall report by April 15, 2011, and annually thereafter, to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee, the State Board of Education, the Office of State Budget and Management, and the Fiscal Research Division of the General Assembly on the implementation of the UNC-NCCCS 2+2 E-Learning Initiative. This report shall include:

(1) The courses and programs within the 2+2 E-Learning Initiative;

(2) The total number of prospective teachers that have taken or are taking part in this initiative to date broken down by the current academic period and each of the previous academic periods since the program's inception;

(3) The total number of teachers currently in the State's classrooms, by local school administrative unit, who have taken part in this initiative;

(4) The change in the number of teachers available to schools since the program's inception;

(5) The qualitative data from students, teachers, local school administrative unit personnel, university personnel, and community college personnel as to the impact of this initiative on our State's teaching pool; and

(6) An explanation of the expenditures and collaborative programs between the North Carolina Community College System and The University of North Carolina, including recommendations for improvement.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-210-1 — NC Code / Chapter 122C / Section 122C-210-1
§ 122C-210.1. Immunity from liability
Status: in_force

No facility, person, or entity, including an area facility, a facility licensed under this Chapter, an acute care hospital, a general hospital, an area authority, a law enforcement officer, an LME, or an LME/MCO, or any of their officials, staff, or employees, or any other physician or individual who is responsible for the custody, transportation, examination, admission, management, supervision, treatment, or release of a respondent or client and who is not grossly negligent, is civilly or criminally liable, personally or otherwise, for that person's or entity's actions or omissions arising from these responsibilities or for the actions or omissions of a respondent or client. This immunity is in addition to any other legal immunity from liability to which these persons, entities, facilities, agencies, or individuals may be entitled and applies to actions performed in connection with, or arising out of, the custody, transportation, examination, commitment, admission, management, supervision, treatment, or release of any individual pursuant to or under the authority of this Article or otherwise.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-3 — NC Code / Chapter 54B / Section 54B-3
§ 54B-3. Applicability of Chapter
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter, unless the context otherwise specifies, shall apply to all State associations.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162A-30 — NC Code / Chapter 162A / Section 162A-30
§ 162A-30. Construction of Article
Status: in_force

This Article shall be construed as providing supplemental authority in addition to the powers of the North Carolina Utilities Commission under Chapter 62 of the North Carolina General Statutes, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission under Articles 21 and 38 of Chapter 143 of the North Carolina General Statutes, and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality under General Statutes Chapter 130A, and any other provisions of law concerning local and regional sewage disposal.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-10-310 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-10-310
§ 58-10-310. Mergers of mutual insurance holding companies
Status: in_force

A mutual insurance holding company may apply to merge with another mutual insurance holding company by filing with the Commissioner a plan of merger and complying with the provisions of Article 19 of this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-49 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-49
§ 1-49. Seven years
Status: reserved

Within seven years an action--

(1) Repealed by Laws 1961, c. 115, § 1.

(2) By a creditor of a deceased person against his personal or real representative, within seven years next after the qualification of the executor or administrator and his making the advertisement required by law for creditors of the deceased to present their claims, where no personal service of such notice in writing is made upon the creditor. A creditor thus barred of a recovery against the representative of any principal debtor is also barred of a recovery against any surety to the debt.

(3) Against the owner of an interest in real property by a unit of local government for a violation of a land-use statute, ordinance, or permit or any other official action concerning land use carrying the effect of law. This subdivision does not limit the remedy of injunction for conditions that are actually injurious or dangerous to the public health or safety but does prescribe an outside limitation of seven years from the earlier of the occurrence of any of the following:

a. The violation is apparent from a public right-of-way.

b. The violation is in plain view from a place to which the public is invited.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-539 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-539
§ 15A-539. Modification upon motion of prosecutor
Status: in_force

(a) A prosecutor may at any time apply to an appropriate district court judge or superior court judge for modification or revocation of an order of release under this Article.

(b) A district or superior court judge may, upon motion of the State or upon the judge's own motion, and for good cause shown, conduct a hearing into the source of money or property to be posted for any defendant who is about to be released on a secured appearance bond. The court may refuse to accept offered money or property as security for the appearance bond that, because of its source, will not reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required. The State shall have the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, the facts supporting the court's decision to refuse to accept the offered money or property as security for the bond.

(c) Nothing in this section shall affect the legal rights of any surety on a bail bond, bonding company, or a professional bondsman.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-63 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-63
§ 143-63. Financial interest of officers in sources of supply; acceptance of bribes
Status: in_force

Neither the Secretary of Administration, nor any assistant of the Secretary's shall be financially interested, or have any personal beneficial interest, either directly or indirectly, in the purchase of, or contract for, any materials, equipment or supplies, nor in any firm, corporation, partnership or association furnishing any such supplies, materials or equipment to the State government, or any of its departments, institutions or agencies, nor shall such Secretary, assistant, or member of the Commission accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm or corporation to whom any contract may be awarded, by rebate, gifts or otherwise, any money or anything of value whatsoever, or any promise, obligation or contract for future reward or compensation. Any violation of this section shall be deemed a Class F felony. Upon conviction thereof, any such Secretary or assistant shall be removed from office.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-14-24 — NC Code / Chapter 55A / Section 55A-14-24
§ 55A-14-24. Inapplicability of Administrative Procedure Act
Status: in_force

The Administrative Procedure Act shall not apply to any proceeding or appeal provided for in G.S. 55A-14-20 through G.S. 55A-14-23 .