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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-308-1 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-308-1
§ 7A-308.1. Fees on deposits and investments
Status: in_force

On all funds received by the clerk by virtue or color of his office and deposited pursuant to G.S. 7A-112.1 or invested pursuant to G.S. 7A-112 , one or both of the fees provided for in this section shall be assessed and collected as follows:

(1) On all funds deposited by the clerk in an interest bearing checking account pursuant to G.S. 7A-112.1 , a fee of four percent (4%) of each principal amount so deposited shall be assessed and collected, subject to the following conditions:

a. The fee shall be collected from interest earnings only and shall not exceed the amount of the interest earnings on any principal amount so deposited, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is less;

b. All fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be paid to the county as court facilities fees and used as prescribed in G.S. 7A-304(a)(2) ;

c. All interest earnings in excess of the prescribed fee shall be remitted to the beneficial owner or owners of any principal amount when that amount is withdrawn and distributed by the clerk; and

d. If any principal amount is withdrawn from the checking account and invested pursuant to G.S. 7A-112 , any interest in excess of the prescribed clerk's fee which is invested with the principal amount shall be included in the fund upon which the fee provided for in subdivision (2) is computed.

(2) On all funds to be invested by the clerk pursuant to G.S. 7A-112 , a fee equal to five percent (5%) of each fund shall be assessed and collected, subject to the following conditions:

a. The fee shall be charged and deducted from each fund before the fund is invested, and only the balance shall be invested;

b. Over the life of an account, the fees charged on the initial funds and all funds subsequently placed with the clerk for that account shall not exceed the investment earnings on the account or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is less;

c. All fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for the support of the General Court of Justice; and

d. Any fees charged in excess of the cumulative investment earnings on an account shall be refunded and all investment earnings in excess of the prescribed fee shall be remitted to the beneficial owner or owners when all funds in that account are finally withdrawn and distributed by the clerk.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-74-3 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-74-3
§ 143B-74.3. U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship Commission--employees not to have interest
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any member of the Commission to charge, receive, or obtain, directly or indirectly, any fee, commission, retainer or brokerage other than established salaries to be fixed by the Commission, and no member of the Commission shall have any interest in any land, materials, commissions or contracts sold to or made with the Commission, or with any member thereof. Violation of any provisions of this section shall be a Class 2 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-65-97 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-65-97
§ 106-65.97. Manufacture regulated
Status: in_force

All materials used in the manufacture of bedding in this State or used in manufactured bedding to be sold in this State shall be free of toxic materials and shall be made from new materials.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-71-6 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-71-6
§ 136-71.6. How Article cited
Status: in_force

This Article may be cited as the North Carolina Bicycle and Bikeway Act of 1974.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-171 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-171
§ 20-171. Traffic laws apply to persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles
Status: in_force

Every person riding an animal or driving any animal drawing a vehicle upon a highway shall be subject to the provisions of this Article applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except those provisions of the Article which by their nature can have no application.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-32 — NC Code / Chapter 54B / Section 54B-32
§ 54B-32. Simultaneous charter and ownership conversion
Status: in_force

(a) In the event of a State charter to federal charter conversion, when the form of ownership will also simultaneously be changed from stock to mutual, or from mutual to stock, the conversion shall proceed initially as if it involves only a charter conversion, under G.S. 54B-30 . After the association becomes a federal association, then the federal regulatory authority shall govern the continuing conversion of the form of ownership of such newly converted association.

(b) In the event of a federal charter to State charter conversion, when the form of ownership will also simultaneously be changed from stock to mutual or from mutual to stock, the conversion shall proceed initially as if it involves only a charter conversion, under G.S. 54B-31 . After the association becomes a State association, the provisions of G.S. 54B-33 or 54B-34 shall govern the continuing conversion of the form of ownership of such newly converted association.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any simultaneous charter and ownership conversion accomplished in conjunction with a merger under the provisions of G.S. 54B-39 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-71 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-71
§ 136-71. Church roads and easements of public utility lines laid out on petition; procedure
Status: in_force

Necessary roads or easements and right-of-ways for electric light lines, power lines, water lines, sewage lines, and telephone lines leading to any church or other place of public worship may be established in the same manner as set forth in the preceding sections of this Article upon petition of the duly constituted officials of such church.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-4-407 — NC Code / Chapter 36C / Section 36C-4-407
§ 36C-4-407. Evidence of oral trust
Status: in_force

Except as required by a State statute other than this Chapter, a trust need not be evidenced by a trust instrument, but the creation of an oral trust, and its terms may be established only by clear and convincing evidence.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-5-10 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-5-10
§ 58-5-10. Amount of deposits required of foreign or alien fidelity, surety and casualty insurance companies
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided in this Article, every fidelity, surety or casualty insurance company chartered by any other state or foreign government shall make and maintain deposits of securities with the Commissioner in the amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) market value.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-328 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-328
§ 106-328. Report on salvage
Status: in_force

When the appraised cattle have been slaughtered and the amount of salvage ascertained, a report, on forms furnished by the State Veterinarian, in triplicate shall be made, signed by the owner and the United States Bureau of Animal Industry or State inspector and the appraisers by which the animals were appraised and destroyed, showing the difference between the appraised value and salvage. Two copies are to be attached to the voucher in which compensation is claimed, and one copy to be furnished by the owner of cattle.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 70-33 — NC Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70-33
§ 70-33. Consultation with other individuals
Status: in_force

(a) If the professional archaeologist determines that the human skeletal remains are other than Native American, the State Archaeologist shall publish notice that excavation of the remains has occurred, at least once per week for four successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the burials or skeletal remains were situated, in an effort to determine the identity or next of kin or both of the deceased.

(b) If the next of kin are located, within 90 days the State Archaeologist in consultation with the next of kin shall prepare a written agreement concerning the treatment and ultimate disposition of the skeletal remains. The written agreement shall include:

(1) Designation of a qualified skeletal analyst to work on the skeletal remains;

(2) The type of analysis and the specific period of time to be provided for analysis of the skeletal remains;

(3) The timetable for written progress reports and the final report concerning the skeletal analysis to be provided to the State Archaeologist and the next of kin by the skeletal analyst; and

(4) A plan for the ultimate disposition of the skeletal remains subsequent to the completion of adequate skeletal analysis.

If no agreement is reached, the remains shall be handled according to the wishes of the next of kin.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 40A-45 — NC Code / Chapter 40A / Section 40A-45
§ 40A-45. Answer, reply and plat
Status: in_force

(a) Any person whose property has been taken by the condemnor by the filing of a complaint containing a declaration of taking, may within the time set forth in G.S. 40A-46 file an answer to the complaint. No answer shall be filed to the declaration of taking and notice of deposit. Said answer shall contain the following:

(1) Such admissions or denials of the allegations of the complaint as are appropriate;

(2) The names and addresses of the persons filing said answer, together with a statement as to their interest in the property taken;

(3) Such affirmative defenses or matters as are pertinent to the action; and

(4) A request that there be a determination of just compensation.

(b) A copy of the answer shall be served on the condemnor provided that failure to serve the answer shall not deprive the answer of its validity. The affirmative allegations of said answer shall be deemed denied. The condemnor may, however, file a reply within 30 days from receipt of a copy of this answer.

(c) The condemnor, within 90 days from the receipt of the answer shall file in the cause a plat of the property taken and such additional area as may be necessary to properly determine the compensation, and a copy thereof shall be mailed to the parties or their attorney; provided, however, the condemnor shall not be required to file a map or plat in less than six months from the date of the filing of the complaint.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162A-87-1B — NC Code / Chapter 162A / Section 162A-87-1B
§ 162A-87.1B. Transfer of State-owned property from one district to another
Status: in_force

If any property owned by the State is located in a county water and sewer district, the board of commissioners of that county by resolution may transfer the property to another county water and sewer district in that county. This section only applies if the State acquired the property from the county. Any such resolution shall become effective on the date specified in the resolution, and a copy of the resolution shall be sent to the Department of Administration.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-103 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-103
§ 160A-103. Referendum on charter amendments by ordinance
Status: in_force

An ordinance adopted under G.S. 160A-102 that is not made effective upon approval by a vote of the people shall be subject to a referendum petition. Upon receipt of a referendum petition bearing the signatures and residence addresses of a number of qualified voters of the city equal to at least 10 percent of the whole number of voters who are registered to vote in city elections according to the most recent figures certified by the State Board of Elections or 5,000, whichever is less, the council shall submit an ordinance adopted under G.S. 160A-102 to a vote of the people. The date of the special election shall be fixed on a date permitted by G.S. 163-287 . A referendum petition shall be addressed to the council and shall identify the ordinance to be submitted to a vote. A referendum petition must be filed with the city clerk not later than 30 days after publication of the notice of adoption of the ordinance.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 52C-7-711 — NC Code / Chapter 52C / Section 52C-7-711
§ 52C-7-711. Modification of Convention child support order
Status: in_force

(a) A tribunal of this State may not modify a Convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:

(1) The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this State, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or

(2) The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.

(b) If a tribunal of this State does not modify a Convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this State, G.S. 52C-7-708(c) applies.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76A-24 — NC Code / Chapter 76A / Section 76A-24
§ 76A-24. Expenses of the Commission
Status: in_force

The pilots association shall pay to the Commission according to rules prescribed by the Commission a percentage of pilotage fees not to exceed two percent (2%) per annum for the purpose of providing funds to defray the necessary expense of the Commission. The appropriate percentage shall be set on an annual basis by the Commission. The fees paid shall be deposited to a special account with the State Treasurer in the name of the Commission and shall be administered by the Secretary of Commerce. Surpluses in the account in excess of three thousand dollars ($3,000) at the end of the fiscal year shall be returned to the pilot association on a prorated basis determined and distributed by the Commission. The Commission, in carrying out its duties, may incur necessary legal and auditing expenses and expenses for its travel and investigation which in addition to the one hundred dollars ($100.00) per meeting fee and other allowances provided by law shall be paid from the foregoing funds.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1449 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-1449
§ 15A-1449. Security for costs not required
Status: in_force

In criminal cases no security for costs is required upon appeal to the appellate division.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-146-14 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-146-14
§ 143B-146.14. Dispute resolution; appeals to Secretary
Status: in_force

The Secretary shall establish a procedure for the resolution of disputes between the residential schools and the parents or guardians of students who attend the schools.

An appeal shall lie from the decision of all residential school personnel to the Secretary or the Secretary's designee. In all of these appeals it is the duty of the Secretary to see that a proper notice is given to all parties concerned and that a record of the hearing is properly entered in the records.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-11-2 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-11-2
§ 28A-11-2. Oath and bond
Status: in_force

Every collector shall take an oath as prescribed in G.S. 28A-7-1 and give bond as required in Article 8 of this Chapter for personal representatives.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-211-1 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-211-1
§ 7A-211.1. Actions to enforce motor vehicle mechanic and storage liens
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 7A-210(2) and 7A-211 , the chief district judge may in the chief district judge's discretion, by specific order or general rule, assign to any magistrate of the district actions to enforce motor vehicle mechanic and storage liens arising under G.S. 44A-2(d) or 20-77(d) when the claim arose in the county in which the magistrate was appointed. The defendant may be subjected to the jurisdiction of the court over his or her person by the methods provided in G.S. 7A-217 or 1A-1, Rules 4(j) and 4(j1) , Rules of Civil Procedure.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-83 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-83
§ 105-83. Installment paper dealers
Status: reserved

(a) Every person engaged in the business of dealing in, buying, or discounting installment paper, notes, bonds, contracts, or evidences of debt for which, at the time of or in connection with the execution of the instruments, a lien is reserved or taken upon personal property located in this State to secure the payment of the obligations, shall submit to the Secretary quarterly no later than the twentieth day of January, April, July, and October of each year, upon forms prescribed by the Secretary, a full, accurate, and complete statement, verified by the officer, agent, or person making the statement, of the total face value of the obligations dealt in, bought, or discounted within the preceding three calendar months and, at the same time, shall pay a tax of two hundred seventy-seven thousandths of one percent (.277%) of the face value of these obligations.

(b) Repealed by S.L. 1998-95, § 9, eff. July 1, 1999 .

(c) If any person deals in, buys, or discounts any obligations described in this section without paying a tax imposed by this section, the person may not bring an action in a State court to enforce collection of an obligation dealt in, bought, or discounted during the period of noncompliance with this section until the person pays the amount of tax, penalties, and interest due.

(d) This section does not apply to the following:

(1) Banks. For purposes of this subdivision, the term “bank” has the same meaning as defined in G.S. 105-130.7B(b) .

(2) Savings and loan associations.

(e) Counties and cities shall not levy any license tax on the business taxed under this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-85 — NC Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-85
§ 47-85. Before masters in chancery
Status: in_force

All probates, acknowledgments, and private examinations of deeds and conveyances of land heretofore taken before masters in equity or masters in chancery in any other state are declared to be valid, and all registrations of such deeds or conveyances upon such probates, acknowledgments and private examinations, or any of them, are hereby declared to be sufficient. All such deeds and conveyances and registration thereof, and all certified copies of such registrations, shall be received in evidence or otherwise used in the same manner and with the same force and effect as other deeds and conveyances with probates, acknowledgments, or private examinations made in accordance with provisions of statutes of this State in force at the time and as registrations thereof and certified copies of such registrations. Nothing in this section contained shall have effect to deprive anyone of any legal rights acquired, before its passage, from the grantors in such deeds or conveyances subsequently to their execution, where the deeds or conveyances by which such rights were acquired have been duly acknowledged or probated and registered.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-805 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-805
§ 106-805. Written notice of swine farms
Status: in_force

Any person who intends to construct a swine farm whose animal waste management system is subject to a permit under Part 1 or 1A of Article 21 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes shall, after completing a site evaluation and before the farm site is modified, notify all adjoining property owners; all property owners who own property located across a public road, street, or highway from the swine farm; the county or counties in which the farm site is located; and the local health department or departments having jurisdiction over the farm site of that person's intent to construct the swine farm. This notice shall be by certified mail sent to the address on record at the property tax office in the county in which the land is located. Notice to a county shall be sent to the county manager or, if there is no county manager, to the chair of the board of county commissioners. Notice to a local health department shall be sent to the local health director. The written notice shall include all of the following:

(1) The name and address of the person intending to construct a swine farm.

(2) The type of swine farm and the design capacity of the animal waste management system.

(3) The name and address of the technical specialist preparing the waste management plan.

(4) The address of the local Soil and Water Conservation District office.

(5) Information informing the adjoining property owners and the property owners who own property located across a public road, street, or highway from the swine farm that they may submit written comments to the Division of Water Resources, Department of Environmental Quality.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 147-64-13 — NC Code / Chapter 147 / Section 147-64-13
§ 147-64.13. Construction
Status: in_force

This Article shall be construed liberally in the aid of its declared purpose. It is the intent of this Article that the establishment of the Office of the Auditor and the duties, powers, qualifications, and purposes herein specified shall take precedence over any conflicting part or application of any other law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-289-60 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-289-60
§ 143B-289.60. Article subject to Chapter 113
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Article shall be construed to affect the jurisdictional division between the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission contained in Subchapter IV of Chapter 113 of the General Statutes or in any way to alter or abridge the powers and duties of the two agencies conferred in that Subchapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-916 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-916
§ 143B-916. SBI liaison
Status: in_force

The State Bureau of Investigation may designate liaison personnel to lobby for legislative action in accordance with Article 5C of Chapter 120C of the General Statutes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-176-5 — NC Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15-176-5
§ 15-176.5. Argument to jury on consequences of guilty verdict
Status: in_force

When a case will be submitted to a jury on a charge for which the penalty is a sentence of death, either party in its argument to the jury may indicate the consequences of a verdict of guilty of that charge.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-12-1 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-12-1
§ 120-12.1. Reports on vacant positions in various departments
Status: in_force

The Judicial Department, the Department of Justice, the Department of Adult Correction, and the Department of Public Safety shall each report by February 1 of each year to the Chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees and the Chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Justice and Public Safety on all positions within that department that have remained vacant for 12 months or more. The report shall include the original position vacancy dates, the dates of any postings or repostings of the positions, and an explanation for the length of the vacancies.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-357 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-357
§ 1-357. Incriminating answers not privileged; not used in criminal proceedings
Status: in_force

No person, on examination pursuant to this Article, is excused from answering any question on the ground that it will tend to convict him of the commission of a crime or that he has, before the examination, executed any conveyance, assignment or transfer of his property for any purpose, but his answer shall not be used as evidence against him in any criminal proceeding or prosecution.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-64-17J — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-64-17J
§ 143-64.17J. Financing by State governmental units
Status: in_force

State governmental units may finance the acquisition, installation, or maintenance of energy conservation measures acquired pursuant to this Part in the manner and to the extent set forth in Article 8 of Chapter 142 of the General Statutes or as otherwise authorized by law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-458 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-458
§ 115C-458. State Literary Fund
Status: in_force

The State Literary Fund includes all funds derived from the sources enumerated in Sec. 6, Article IX, of the Constitution , and all funds that may be hereafter so derived, together with any interest that may accrue thereon. This Fund shall be separate and distinct from other funds of the State.

The State Literary Fund shall be faithfully appropriated and used exclusively for establishing and maintaining a uniform system of free public schools.