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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-198-31 — NC Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116-198-31
§ 116-198.31. Purpose of Article
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Article is to authorize the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina to issue revenue bonds, payable from any leases, rentals, charges, fees, and other revenues but with no pledge of taxes or the faith and credit of the State or any agency or political subdivision thereof, to pay the cost, in whole or part, of buildings, structures, or other facilities for the Centennial Campus, located at North Carolina State University at Raleigh, for the Horace Williams Campus located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and for any Millennial Campus as defined by G.S. 116-198.33(4b) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-7-208 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-7-208
§ 25-7-208. Altered warehouse receipts
Status: in_force

If a blank in a negotiable tangible warehouse receipt has been filled in without authority, a good-faith purchaser for value and without notice of the lack of authority may treat the insertion as authorized. Any other unauthorized alteration leaves any tangible or electronic warehouse receipt enforceable against the issuer according to its original tenor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-32-1 — NC Code / Chapter 97 / Section 97-32-1
§ 97-32.1. Trial return to work
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 97-32 , an employee may attempt a trial return to work for a period not to exceed nine months. During a trial return to work period, the employee shall be paid any compensation which may be owed for partial disability pursuant to G.S. 97-30 . If the trial return to work is unsuccessful, the employee's right to continuing compensation under G.S. 97-29 shall be unimpaired unless terminated or suspended thereafter pursuant to the provisions of this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126-25 — NC Code / Chapter 126 / Section 126-25
§ 126-25. Remedies of employee objecting to material in file
Status: in_force

(a) An employee, former employee, or applicant for employment who objects to material in the employee's file may place in his or her file a written statement relating to the material the employee considers to be inaccurate or misleading.

(b) An employee, former employee, or applicant for employment who objects to material in the employee's file because he or she considers it inaccurate or misleading may seek the removal of such material from the file in accordance with a grievance procedure approved by the State Human Resources Commission. If the agency determines that material in the employee's file is inaccurate or misleading, the agency shall remove or amend the inaccurate material to ensure that the file is accurate. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to permit an employee to appeal the contents of a performance appraisal or written disciplinary action.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-414 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-414
§ 7A-414. Executive Secretary; clerical support
Status: in_force

The Conference may employ an executive secretary and any necessary supporting staff to assist it in carrying out its duties.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-553 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-553
§ 106-553. Policy as to referenda, assessments, etc., for promoting use and sale of farm products
Status: in_force

It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy of the State that farmers, producers and growers commercially producing the commodities herein referred to shall be permitted by referendum to be held among the respective groups and subject to the provisions of this Article, to levy upon themselves an assessment on such respective commodities or upon the acreage used in the production of the same and provide for the collection of the same, for the purpose of financing or contributing towards the financing of a program of advertising and other methods designed to increase the consumption of and the domestic as well as foreign markets for such agricultural products. Such assessments may also be used for the purpose of financing or contributing toward the financing of a program of production, use and sale of any and all such agricultural commodities.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-111-2 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-111-2
§ 120-111.2. Duties
Status: in_force

With respect to public officers and public employees to whom State-administered retirement benefit or pension plans are applicable, the Senate and House Committees on Pensions and Retirement shall:

(1) Study the benefits, including those available under Social Security and any other federal programs available to the public officers and employees.

(2) Consider all aspects of retirement and pension financing, planning and operation, including the financing of accrued liabilities of each retirement or pension fund, health program, and other fringe benefits.

(3) Request the Governor, the State Treasurer, the State Auditor and any other agency or department head which has information relevant to these committees' study to prepare any reports deemed necessary by the committee.

(4) Recommend legislation which will insure and maintain sound retirement and pension policy for all funds.

(5) Analyze each item of proposed pension and retirement legislation in accordance with Article 15 of Chapter 120 of the General Statutes .

(6) Study, analyze, and report on related subjects directed to be studied by joint resolution, resolution of either house of the General Assembly, or by direction of the Speaker of the House or President of the Senate.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-48-57 — NC Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135-48-57
§ 135-48.57. Payments for county or city ambulance service
Status: in_force

Allowable payments for services provided by a county or city ambulance service shall be paid directly or shall be co-payable to the county or city ambulance service provider. As used in this subsection, “ county or city ambulance service ” means ambulance services provided by a county or county-franchised ambulance service supplemented by county funds, or a municipally owned and operated ambulance service or by an ambulance service supplemented by municipal funds.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-113-30 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-113-30
§ 105-113.30. Records and reports
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person who is required under the provisions of this Article to keep records or make reports, to fail to keep such records, refuse to keep such reports, make false entries in such records, fail to produce such records for inspection by the Secretary or his duly authorized agents, fail to file a report, or make a false or fraudulent report or statement.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-1040 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-1040
§ 106-1040. Short title
Status: in_force

This Article shall be known as the “Agricultural Emergency Response Act.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2A-501 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2A-501
§ 25-2A-501. Default: procedure
Status: in_force

(1) Whether the lessor or the lessee is in default under a lease contract is determined by the lease agreement and this Article.

(2) If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking enforcement has rights and remedies as provided in this Article and, except as limited by this Article, as provided in the lease agreement.

(3) If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking enforcement may reduce the party's claim to judgment, or otherwise enforce the lease contract by self-help or any available judicial procedure or nonjudicial procedure, including administrative proceeding, arbitration, or the like, in accordance with this Article.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 25-1-305(a) or this Article or the lease agreement, the rights and remedies referred to in subsections (2) and (3) of this section are cumulative.

(5) If the lease agreement covers both real property and goods, the party seeking enforcement may proceed under this Part as to the goods, or under other applicable law as to both the real property and the goods in accordance with that party's rights and remedies in respect of the real property, in which case this Part does not apply.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 41-59 — NC Code / Chapter 41 / Section 41-59
§ 41-59. Income derived from entireties property
Status: in_force

(a) Income derived from property held by spouses as tenants by the entirety becomes personal property held by the spouses as tenants in common in equal shares.

(b) For income tax purposes, each spouse is considered to have received one-half the income or loss from property held by the spouses as tenants by the entirety.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-88-25 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-88-25
§ 58-88-25. Application for benefits
Status: in_force

Applications for benefits from the Fund shall be made to the Secretary-Treasurer under the following conditions and procedure: Within 180 days after the contracting of a disease or the occurrence of accident for which benefits are sought, the chief or chief officer of the local department shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer in writing that the person applying for benefits is a member of the Fund and request the necessary forms from the Secretary-Treasurer's office to be submitted for the benefits.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-58-61 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-58-61
§ 160A-58.61. Annexation recorded
Status: in_force

Whenever the limits of a municipality are enlarged in accordance with the provisions of this Part, it shall be the duty of the mayor of the municipality to cause an accurate map of such annexed territory, together with a copy of the ordinance duly certified, to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county or counties in which such territory is situated and in the office of the Secretary of State. The documents required to be filed with the Secretary of State under this section shall be filed not later than 30 days following the effective date of the annexation ordinance. All documents shall have an identifying number affixed thereto and shall conform in size in accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary. Failure to file within 30 days shall not affect the validity of the annexation. Any annexation shall be reported as part of the Boundary and Annexation Survey of the United States Bureau of the Census.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-261 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-261
§ 120-261. Creation and membership of Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Capital Improvements
Status: in_force

The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Capital Improvements is established. The Committee consists of 16 members as follows:

(1) Eight members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, at least two of whom are members of the minority party.

(2) Eight members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, at least two of whom are members of the minority party.

Terms on the Committee are for two years and begin on the convening of the General Assembly in each odd-numbered year, except the terms of the initial members, which begin on appointment and end on the day of the convening of the 2017 General Assembly. Members may complete a term of service on the Committee even if they do not seek reelection or are not reelected to the General Assembly, but resignation or removal from service in the General Assembly constitutes resignation or removal from service on the Committee.

A member continues to serve until the member's successor is appointed. A vacancy shall be filled within 30 days by the officer who made the original appointment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-84 — NC Code / Chapter 97 / Section 97-84
§ 97-84. Determination of disputes by Commission or deputy
Status: in_force

The Commission or any of its members or deputies shall hear the parties at issue and their representatives and witnesses, and shall determine the dispute in a summary manner. The case shall be decided and findings of fact issued based upon the preponderance of the evidence in view of the entire record. The award, together with a statement of the findings of fact, rulings of law, and other matters pertinent to the questions at issue shall be filed with the record of the proceedings, within 180 days of the close of the hearing record unless time is extended for good cause by the Commission, and a copy of the award shall immediately be sent to the parties in dispute. If the deputy or member of the Commission that heard the parties at issue and their representatives and witnesses is unable to determine the matters in dispute and issue an award, the Commission may assign another deputy or member to decide the case and issue an award.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 147-86-13 — NC Code / Chapter 147 / Section 147-86-13
§ 147-86.13. Cash management for community colleges
Status: in_force

All community colleges and their officers and employees are subject to the provisions of G.S. 147-86.11 with respect to moneys required by law to be deposited with the State Treasurer and with respect to moneys made available to them for expenditure by warrants drawn on the State Treasurer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 127A-5 — NC Code / Chapter 127A / Section 127A-5
§ 127A-5. Organized militia; State defense militia
Status: in_force

The State defense militia shall consist of commissioned, warrant and enlisted personnel called, ordered, appointed or enlisted therein by the Governor under the provisions of Article 5 of this Chapter and shall be organized, governed, armed, equipped and have the duties and responsibilities provided in this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 161-19 — NC Code / Chapter 161 / Section 161-19
§ 161-19. Number of survey in grants registered
Status: in_force

The register of deeds in each county in this State, when grants have been registered without the number of tract or survey, shall place in the registration of the grants the number of the tract or survey, when the same shall be furnished him by the grantee or other person; and in registering any grant he shall register the number of the tract or survey.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 96-14-3 — NC Code / Chapter 96 / Section 96-14-3
§ 96-14.3. Duration of benefits
Status: in_force

(a) Duration.--The number of weeks an individual is allowed to receive unemployment benefits depends on the seasonal adjusted statewide unemployment rate that applies to the six-month base period in which the claim is filed. One six-month base period begins on January 1 and one six-month base period begins on July 1. For the base period that begins January 1, the average of the seasonal adjusted unemployment rates for the State for the preceding months of July, August, and September applies. For the base period that begins July 1, the average of the seasonal adjusted unemployment rates for the State for the preceding months of January, February, and March applies. The Division must use the most recent seasonal adjusted unemployment rate determined by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and not the rate as revised in the annual benchmark.

Seasonal Adjusted Unemployment Rate

Number of Weeks

Less than or equal to 5.5%

12

Greater than 5.5% up to 6%

13

Greater than 6% up to 6.5%

14

Greater than 6.5% up to 7%

15

Greater than 7% up to 7.5%

16

Greater than 7.5% up to 8%

17

Greater than 8% up to 8.5%

18

Greater than 8.5% up to 9%

19

Greater than 9%

20

(b) Total Benefits.--The total benefits paid to an individual equals the individual's weekly benefit amount allowed under G.S. 96-14.2 multiplied by the number of weeks allowed under subsection (a) of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54-56 — NC Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54-56
§ 54-56. Repayment of loan and interest
Status: in_force

The prospective borrower may be required to pay all expenses incidental to the examination of title and appraisal of the property. The total amount shall include (i) the rate of interest agreed upon; and (ii) a payment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-215 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-215
§ 66-215. Remedies
Status: in_force

(a) Any contract for invention development services that does not substantially comply with this Article is voidable at the option of the customer. A contract for invention development services entered into in reliance on any false, fraudulent, or misleading information, representation, notice, or advertisement of the invention developer is voidable at the option of the customer. Any waiver by the customer of any provision of this act shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be void and unenforceable.

(b) Any customer or person who has been injured by a violation of this Article by an invention developer, by a false or fraudulent statement, representation, or omission of material fact by an invention developer, or by failure of an invention developer to make all disclosures required by this Article may recover in a civil action against the invention developer:

(1) Court costs;

(2) Attorneys[’] 1 fees; and

(3) The amount of actual damages, if any, sustained by the customer, which damages may be increased to an amount not to exceed three times the damages sustained.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-18 — NC Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-18
§ 47-18. Conveyances, contracts to convey, options, and leases of land
Status: in_force

(a) No (i) conveyance of land, (ii) contract to convey, (iii) option to purchase or convey, (iv) lease of land for more than three years, (v) right of first refusal, or (vi) right of first offer is valid to pass any property interest as against lien creditors or purchasers for a valuable consideration from the donor, bargainor, or lessor but from the time of its registration in the county where the land lies, or if the land is located in more than one county, then in each county where any portion of the land lies to be effective as to the land in that county. Unless otherwise stated either on the registered instrument or on a separate registered instrument duly executed by the party whose priority interest is adversely affected, (i) instruments registered in the office of the register of deeds have priority based on the order of registration as determined by the time of registration, and (ii) if instruments are registered simultaneously, then the instruments are presumed to have priority determined as follows:

(1) The earliest document number set forth on the registered instrument.

(2) The sequential book and page number set forth on the registered instrument if no document number is set forth on the registered instrument.

The presumption created by this subsection is rebuttable.

(b) This section shall not apply to contracts, leases or deeds executed prior to March 1, 1885, until January 1, 1886; and no purchase from any such donor, bargainor or lessor shall avail or pass title as against any unregistered deed executed prior to December 1, 1885, when the person holding or claiming under such unregistered deed shall be in actual possession and enjoyment of such land, either in person or by his tenant, at the time of the execution of such second deed, or when the person claiming under or taking such second deed had at the time of taking or purchasing under such deed actual or constructive notice of such unregistered deed, or the claim of the person holding or claiming thereunder.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-52-1 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-52-1
§ 143-52.1. Award recommendations; State Purchasing Officer action
Status: reserved

(a) Award Recommendation.--When the dollar value of a contract to be awarded under Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes exceeds the benchmark established pursuant to G.S. 143-53.1 , an award recommendation shall be submitted to the State Purchasing Officer for approval or other action. The State Purchasing Officer shall promptly notify the agency or institution making the recommendation, or for which the purchase is to be made, of the action taken.

(b) to (d) Repealed by S.L. 2013-234, § 4, eff. July 3, 2013 .

(e) Reporting.--The State Procurement Officer shall provide a monthly report of all contract awards greater than the benchmark established under G.S. 143-53.1 approved through the Division of Purchase and Contract to the Cochairs of the Joint Legislative Committee on Governmental Operations. The report shall include the amount of the award, the award recipient, the using agency, and a short description of the nature of the award.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-401 — NC Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59-401
§ 59-401. Admission of additional general partners
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided in the partnership agreement, after the filing of a limited partnership's original certificate of limited partnership, additional general partners may be admitted only with the specific written consent of each partner.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-140 — NC Code / Chapter 75 / Section 75-140
§ 75-140. Title
Status: in_force

This Article shall be known and may be cited as the “Abusive Patent Assertions Act.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-194 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-194
§ 106-194. Inspection and sampling of farm products authorized
Status: in_force

Agents and employees are authorized from time to time to ascertain the amount of any farm products in this State, to inspect the same in the possession of any person engaged in the business of marketing them in this State, and to take samples of such products. In carrying out these purposes agents and employees are authorized to enter on any business day, during the usual hours of business, any storehouse, warehouse, cold storage plant, packing house, stockyard, railroad yard, railroad car, or any other building or place where farm products are kept or stored by any person engaged in the business of marketing farm products.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-833 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-833
§ 15A-833. Evidence of victim impact
Status: in_force

(a) A victim has the right to offer admissible evidence of the impact of the crime, which shall be considered by the court or jury in sentencing the defendant. The evidence may include the following:

(1) A description of the nature and extent of any physical, psychological, or emotional injury suffered by the victim as a result of the offense committed by the defendant.

(2) An explanation of any economic or property loss suffered by the victim as a result of the offense committed by the defendant.

(3) A request for restitution and an indication of whether the victim has applied for or received compensation under the Crime Victims Compensation Act.

(b) No victim shall be required to offer evidence of the impact of the crime. No inference or conclusion shall be drawn from a victim's decision not to offer evidence of the impact of the crime. At the victim's request and with the consent of the defendant, a representative of the district attorney's office or a law enforcement officer may proffer evidence of the impact of the crime to the court.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-144 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-144
§ 66-144. Representations of availability
Status: in_force

(a) A rental referral agency shall not make any representation that any property is available for rent unless availability has been verified by the agency within 48 hours prior to the representation. The availability of property described in media advertisements shall be verified within eight hours before being submitted to the advertising medium and in no event earlier than 96 hours prior to publication of the advertisement.

(b) Notations of the time and date of verification and the verifier's identity shall be recorded by the agency and made available for inspection by any person from whom the agency has received a deposit or a fee.