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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-43-10 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-43-10
§ 14-43.10. Definitions
Status: reserved

(a) Definitions.--The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Coercion.--The term includes all of the following:

a. Causing or threatening to cause bodily harm to any person, physically restraining or confining any person, or threatening to physically restrain or confine any person.

b. Exposing or threatening to expose any fact or information that if revealed would tend to subject a person to criminal or immigration proceedings, hatred, contempt, or ridicule.

c. Destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating, or possessing any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document, of any person.

d. Providing a controlled substance, as defined by G.S. 90-87 , to a person.

(2) Deception.--The term includes all of the following:

a. Creating or confirming another's impression of an existing fact or past event that is false and which the accused knows or believes to be false.

b. Maintaining the status or condition of a person arising from a pledge by that person of his or her personal services as security for a debt, if the value of those services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the liquidation of the debt or the length and nature of those services are not respectively limited and defined, or preventing a person from acquiring information pertinent to the disposition of such debt.

c. Promising benefits or the performance of services that the accused does not intend to deliver or perform or knows will not be delivered or performed.

(3) Involuntary servitude.--The term includes the following:

a. The performance of labor, whether or not for compensation, or whether or not for the satisfaction of a debt; and

b. By deception, coercion, or intimidation using violence or the threat of violence or by any other means of coercion or intimidation.

(4) Minor.--A person who is less than 18 years of age.

(5) Sexual servitude.--The term includes the following:

a. Any sexual activity as defined in G.S. 14-190.13 for which anything of value is directly or indirectly given, promised to, or received by any person, which conduct is induced or obtained by coercion or deception or which conduct is induced or obtained from a person under the age of 18 years; or

b. Any sexual activity as defined in G.S. 14-190.13 that is performed or provided by any person, which conduct is induced or obtained by coercion or deception or which conduct is induced or obtained from a person under the age of 18 years.

(6) Victim.--Unless the context requires otherwise, a person subjected to the practices set forth in G.S. 14-43.11 , 14-43.12 , or 14-43.13 .

(b) Reserved.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-2-165 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-2-165
§ 58-2-165. Annual, semiannual, monthly, or quarterly statements to be filed with Commissioner
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (a1) of this section, every insurance company shall file in the Commissioner's office, on or before March 1 of each year, a statement showing the business standing and financial condition of the company, association, or order on the preceding December 31, signed and sworn to by the chief managing agent or officer thereof, before the Commissioner or some officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Provided, the Commissioner may, for good and sufficient cause shown by an applicant company, extend the filing date of the company's annual statement, for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 30 days. In addition, except as provided in subsection (a1) of this section, the Commissioner may require any insurance company, association, or order to file its statement semiannually, quarterly, or monthly.

(a1) A town or county mutual, organized under G.S. 58-7-75(5) d., is required to file only an annual statement or an audited financial statement that was prepared by a certified public accountant if for the preceding year it had a direct written premium of less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) and fewer than 400 policyholders. The Commissioner shall not require those mutuals to file statements semiannually, quarterly, or monthly.

(b) The Commissioner may require statements under this section and G.S. 58-2-190 to be filed in a format that can be read by electronic data processing equipment, provided that this subsection does not apply to an audited financial statement prepared by a certified public accountant that is submitted by a town or county mutual pursuant to subsection (a1) of this section.

(c) Except as provided herein, all statements filed under this section must be prepared in accordance with the appropriate NAIC Annual Statement Instructions Handbook and pursuant to the NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual and on the NAIC Model Financial Statement Blank, unless further modified by the Commissioner as the Commissioner considers to be appropriate. This subsection does not apply to statements filed by a town or county mutual organized under G.S. 58-7-75(5) d. if for the preceding year it had a direct written premium of less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) and fewer than 400 policyholders.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15C-11 — NC Code / Chapter 15C / Section 15C-11
§ 15C-11. Limited liability
Status: in_force

The State, agencies of North Carolina, and their officers, officials, employees, and agents, both past and present, in their official and individual capacities, shall be immune and held harmless from any liability in any action brought by or on behalf of any person injured or harmed by the actions or inactions of these entities and individuals in implementing this Chapter. However, if an employee's actions resulting in harm were not within the course and scope of the employee's duties, then that employee may be subject to suit as an individual to the extent permitted by the laws of the State of North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-5 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-5
§ 7A-5. Organization
Status: in_force

The appellate division of the General Court of Justice consists of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-9-707 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-9-707
§ 25-9-707. Amendment of pre-effective-date financing statement
Status: in_force

(a) “Pre-effective-date financing statement”. -- In this section, “ pre-effective-date financing statement ” means a financing statement filed before July 1, 2001.

(b) Applicable law. -- After July 1, 2001, a person may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or otherwise amend the information provided in, a pre-effective-date financing statement only in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Part 3 of this Article. However, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement also may be terminated in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction in which the financing statement is filed.

(c) Method of amending: general rule. -- Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, if the law of this State governs perfection of a security interest, the information in a pre-effective-date financing statement may be amended after July 1, 2001 only if:

(1) The pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in G.S. 25-9-501 ;

(2) An amendment is filed in the office specified in G.S. 25-9-501 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies G.S. 25-9-706(c) ; or

(3) An initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies G.S. 25-9-706(c) is filed in the office specified in G.S. 25-9-501 .

(d) Method of amending: continuation. -- If the law of this State governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement may be continued only under G.S. 25-9-705(d) and (f) or G.S. 25-9-706 .

(e) Method of amending: additional termination rule. -- Whether or not the law of this State governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement filed in this State may be terminated after July 1, 2001, by filing a termination statement in the office in which the pre-effective-date financing statement is filed, unless an initial financing statement that satisfies G.S. 25-9-706(c) has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Part 3 of this Article as the office in which to file a financing statement. However, a termination statement shall not be filed under this section in the register of deeds office unless it is the office specified in G.S. 25-9-501 .

(f) No additional fee. -- No separate fee shall be charged for the filing or indexing of a concurrently filed termination statement under subdivision (c)(2) of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-75 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-75
§ 66-75. Penalty for violation; each practice a separate offense
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, corporation or organization engaging in any unfair trade practice, as defined in this Article, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; and each and every unfair trade practice engaged in shall be deemed a separate offense.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-17-05 — NC Code / Chapter 55A / Section 55A-17-05
§ 55A-17-05. Validation of amendments to corporate charters extending corporate existence; limitation of actions; intent
Status: in_force

(a) In every case where a corporation chartered under either the general or private laws of the State of North Carolina has continued or shall continue to act and conduct affairs as a corporation after the expiration of its period of existence as theretofore fixed in its charter and has thereafter filed in the office of the Secretary of State an amendment to its charter to extend or renew its corporate existence, such amendment is hereby validated and made effective for all intents and purposes to the same extent and with the same effect as if the amendment has been made within the period of such corporation's existence as theretofore fixed in its charter.

(b) No action or proceeding shall be brought or defense or counterclaim pleaded later than July 1, 1958, in which either the continued existence of the corporation or the validity of any of the contracts, acts, deeds, rights, privileges, powers, franchises, and titles of the corporation is attacked or otherwise questioned on the grounds that the amendment was not filed within the period of the corporation's existence as theretofore fixed in its charter.

(c) In no event shall the limitation provided in subsection (b) of this section bar any action, proceeding, defense, or counterclaim based upon grounds other than those mentioned in subsection (b) of this section, unless the grounds set out in subsection (b) of this section are an essential part thereof.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-464 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-464
§ 160A-464. Provisions of the agreement
Status: in_force

Any contract or agreement establishing an undertaking shall specify:

(1) The purpose or purposes of the contract or agreement;

(2) The duration of the agreement;

(3) If a joint agency is established, its composition, organization, and nature, together with the powers conferred on it;

(4) The manner of appointing the personnel necessary to the execution of the undertaking;

(5) The method of financing the undertaking, including the apportionment of costs and revenues;

(6) The formula for ownership of real property involved in the undertaking, and procedures for the disposition of such property when the contract or agreement expires or is terminated;

(7) Methods for amending the contract or agreement;

(8) Methods for terminating the contract or agreement;

(9) Any other necessary or proper matter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54-109-66 — NC Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54-109-66
§ 54-109.66. Application
Status: in_force

Every application for a loan shall be made in writing upon a form, which the board of directors prescribe. The application shall state the purpose for which the loan is desired, and the security, if any, offered. Each loan shall be evidenced by a written document.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-166-3 — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-166-3
§ 163-166.3. Limited access to the voting enclosure
Status: in_force

(a) Persons Who May Enter Voting Enclosure.--During the time allowed for voting in the voting place, only the following persons may enter the voting enclosure:

(1) An election official.

(2) An observer appointed pursuant to G.S. 163-45 .

(3) A runner appointed pursuant to G.S. 163-45 , but only to the extent necessary to announce that runner's presence and to receive the voter list as provided in G.S. 163-45 .

(4) A person seeking to vote in that voting place on that day but only while in the process of voting or seeking to vote.

(5) A voter in that precinct while entering or explaining a challenge pursuant to G.S. 163-87 or G.S. 163-88 .

(6) A person authorized under G.S. 163-166.8 to assist a voter but, except as provided in subdivision (7) of this section, only while assisting that voter.

(7) Minor children of the voter under the age of 18, or minor children under the age of 18 in the care of the voter, but only while accompanying the voter and while under the control of the voter.

(8) Persons conducting or participating in a simulated election within the voting place or voting enclosure, if that simulated election is approved by the county board of elections.

(9) Any other person determined by election officials to have an urgent need to enter the voting enclosure but only to the extent necessary to address that need.

(b) Photographing Voters Prohibited.--No person shall photograph, videotape, or otherwise record the image of any voter within the voting enclosure, except with the permission of both the voter and the chief judge of the precinct. If the voter is a candidate, only the permission of the voter is required. This subsection shall also apply to one-stop sites under G.S. 163-227.2 , 163-227.5 , and 163-227.6 . This subsection does not apply to cameras used as a regular part of the security of the facility that is a voting place or one-stop site.

(c) Photographing Voted Ballot Prohibited.--No person shall photograph, videotape, or otherwise record the image of a voted official ballot for any purpose not otherwise permitted under law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-400 — NC Code / Chapter 113 / Section 113-400
§ 113-400. Assessing costs of hearings
Status: in_force

The said Department is hereby authorized and directed to tax and assess against the parties involved in any hearing the costs incurred therein.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74-63 — NC Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74-63
§ 74-63. Rules
Status: in_force

The Commission may adopt rules necessary to administer this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 83A-17 — NC Code / Chapter 83A / Section 83A-17
§ 83A-17. Power of Board to seek injunction
Status: in_force

The Board may appear in its own name and apply to courts having jurisdiction for injunctions to prevent violations of this Chapter or of rules issued pursuant thereto, and such courts are empowered to grant such injunctions regardless of whether criminal prosecution or other action has been or may be instituted as a result of such violation. A single act of unauthorized or illegal practice shall be sufficient, if shown, to invoke the injunctive relief of this section or criminal penalties under G.S. 83A-16 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53C-6-15 — NC Code / Chapter 53C / Section 53C-6-15
§ 53C-6-15. Establishment of branches
Status: in_force

(a) A bank may establish one or more branches in this State, whether de novo or by acquisition of existing branches of another depository institution, with the prior written approval of the Commissioner. The Commissioner's approval may be given or withheld, in the Commissioner's discretion, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section.

(b) A bank may establish branches in another state, whether de novo or by acquisition of existing branches of another depository institution, in accordance with the provisions of applicable federal law and the laws of the other state, upon prior written approval of the Commissioner. The Commissioner's approval may be given or withheld in the Commissioner's discretion in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section.

(c) A bank seeking authority to establish a branch shall make application to the Commissioner in a form acceptable to the Commissioner. Not more than 30 days before nor less than 10 days after the filing of the application with the Commissioner, the applicant shall publish public notice of the filing of the application. The public notice shall contain all of the following:

(1) A statement that the application has been filed with the Commissioner.

(2) The physical address or location of the proposed branch, including street and city or town.

(3) A statement that any interested person may make written comment on the application to the Commissioner and that comments received by the Commissioner within 14 days of the date of publication of the public notice shall be considered. The public notice shall provide the then current mailing address of the Commissioner.

(d) A bank may conduct any activities at a branch in another state authorized under this section that are permissible for a bank chartered by the other state where the branch is located, except to the extent the activities are expressly prohibited by the laws of this State or by any rule or order of the Commissioner applicable to the bank.

(e) Upon receipt of an application to establish a branch, the Commissioner shall conduct an examination of the pertinent facts and information and may request such additional information as the Commissioner deems necessary to make a decision on the application. In deciding whether to approve a branch application, the Commissioner shall take into account such factors as the financial condition and history of the applicant; the adequacy of its capital; the applicant's future earnings prospects; the character, competency, and experience of its management; the probable impact of the branch on the condition of the applicant bank and existing depository institutions in the community to be served; and the convenience and needs of the community the proposed branch is to serve.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53C-10-203 — NC Code / Chapter 53C / Section 53C-10-203
§ 53C-10-203. Decision on application
Status: in_force

Based on the application and the Commissioner's examination, the Commissioner shall enter an order approving or denying approval of the proposed combination not later than the 60th day following the date the Commissioner notifies the parties that the application is complete, unless extraordinary circumstances require a longer period of review.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31B-1-2 — NC Code / Chapter 31B / Section 31B-1-2
§ 31B-1.2. Right of fiduciary to institute a proceeding for review of renunciation
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to renouncing, if a fiduciary so elects, the fiduciary may institute a proceeding by petition before the clerk of court for a determination as to whether a renunciation would be compatible with the fiduciary's duties. In the case of a trustee, commencement of the proceeding, jurisdiction, venue, parties, representation, and notice shall be governed by Chapter 36C of the General Statutes. In the case of a personal representative, commencement of the proceeding, jurisdiction, venue, parties, representation, and notice shall be governed by Chapter 28A of the General Statutes. In addition to any other notice requirements, notice of the proceeding shall be given to all persons entitled to delivery of a copy of an instrument of renunciation under G.S. 31B-2.1 .

(b) After renouncing, if a fiduciary so elects, the fiduciary has a right to institute a declaratory judgment action pursuant to Article 26 of Chapter 1 of the General Statutes for a determination as to whether the renunciation is compatible with the fiduciary's duties. In addition to any other notice requirements, notice of the action shall be given to all persons entitled to delivery of a copy of an instrument of renunciation under G.S. 31B-2.1 .

(c) A proceeding or action instituted under this section shall comply with all of the following:

(1) The petition or complaint shall state the basis for the fiduciary's allegation that the renunciation is compatible with the fiduciary's duties, considering among other things the intended purposes of the trust or other instrument and the impact of the renunciation on beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries. A petition or complaint filed by a trustee of a charitable trust shall contain a statement that a copy of the petition or complaint is being provided to the Attorney General.

(2) After considering among other things the intended purposes of the trust or other instrument and the impact of the renunciation on beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries, the court shall enter an order stating the court's determination as to whether the renunciation is compatible with the fiduciary's duties.

(d) The effectiveness of a renunciation is not affected by a determination under this section that the renunciation is not compatible with a fiduciary's duties.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 133-6 — NC Code / Chapter 133 / Section 133-6
§ 133-6. Declaration of purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Article is to establish a uniform policy for the fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced as a result of public works programs in order that such persons shall not suffer disproportionate injuries as a result of programs designed for the benefit of the public as a whole and to insure continuing eligibility for federal aid funds to the State and its agencies and subdivisions.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-8-1 — NC Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-8-1
§ 47-8.1. Certain documents verified by attorneys validated
Status: in_force

Final judgments otherwise proper, entered in actions or proceedings in which the complaints or any other documents were verified in violation of G.S. 47-8 prior to its repeal shall not be void or voidable.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-219-12 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-219-12
§ 20-219.12. Option to pay or post bond
Status: in_force

At any stage in the proceedings, including before the probable cause hearing, the owner may obtain possession of his vehicle by:

(1) Paying the towing fee, or

(2) Posting a bond for double the amount of the towing fee.