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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-321 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-321
§ 66-321. Notarization and acknowledgment
Status: in_force

If a law requires a signature or record relating to a transaction to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform those acts, together with all other information required to be included by other applicable law, is attached to or logically associated with the signature or record.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-613 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-613
§ 15A-613. Setting offense for trial in district court
Status: in_force

If an offense set for trial in the district court under the terms of G.S. 15A-604(b)(4) or any provision of G.S. 15A-612 is a lesser included offense of the charge before the court on a pleading, the judge may:

(1) Accept a plea of guilty or no contest, with the consent of the prosecutor; or

(2) Proceed to try the offense immediately, with the consent of both the defendant and the prosecutor.

Otherwise, the judge must enter an appropriate order for subsequent calendaring of the case for trial in the district court. The trial so ordered may not be earlier than five working days nor later than 15 working days from the date of the order. The judge must note in the case records the new offense with which the defendant is charged, has been tried, or to which he entered a plea of guilty or no contest.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-92-25 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-92-25
§ 58-92-25. Marking of cigarette packaging
Status: in_force

(a) Cigarettes that are certified by a manufacturer in accordance with G.S. 58-92-20 shall be marked to indicate compliance with the requirements of G.S. 58-92-15 . The marking shall be in eight-point type or larger and consist of one of the following:

(1) Modification of the product UPC Code to include a visible mark printed at or around the area of the UPC Code. The mark may consist of alphanumeric or symbolic characters permanently stamped, engraved, embossed, or printed in conjunction with the UPC.

(2) Any visible combination of alphanumeric or symbolic characters permanently stamped, engraved, or embossed upon the cigarette package or cellophane wrap.

(3) Printed, stamped, engraved, or embossed text that indicates that the cigarettes meet the standards of this Article.

(b) A manufacturer shall use only one marking and shall apply this marking uniformly for all packages, including, but not limited to, packs, cartons, and cases and brands marketed by that manufacturer.

(c) The Commissioner shall be notified as to the marking that is selected.

(d) Prior to the certification of any cigarette, a manufacturer shall present its proposed marking to the Commissioner for approval. Upon receipt of the request, the Commissioner shall approve or disapprove the marking offered, except that the Commissioner shall approve:

(1) Any marking in use and approved for sale in New York pursuant to the New York Fire Safety Standards for Cigarettes, or

(2) The letters “FSC,” which signifies Fire Standards Compliant, appearing in eight-point type or larger and permanently printed, stamped, engraved, or embossed on the package at or near the UPC Code.

(e) Proposed markings shall be deemed approved if the Commissioner fails to act within 10 business days of receiving a request for approval.

(f) No manufacturer shall modify its approved marking unless the modification has been approved by the Commissioner in accordance with this section.

(g) Manufacturers certifying cigarettes in accordance with G.S. 58-92-20 shall provide a copy of the certifications to all distributors and agents to which they sell cigarettes and shall also provide sufficient copies of an illustration of the package marking utilized by the manufacturer pursuant to this section for each retail dealer to which the distributors or agents sell cigarettes. Distributors and agents shall provide a copy of these package markings received from manufacturers to all retail dealers to which they sell cigarettes. Distributors, agents, and retail dealers shall permit the Commissioner, the Secretary of Revenue, the Attorney General, and their employees to inspect markings of cigarette packaging marked in accordance with this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-423 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-423
§ 106-423. Nursery inspection; nursery dealer's certificate; narcissus inspection
Status: in_force

The Board of Agriculture shall have the authority to define nursery stock. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall have the right to cause all plant nurseries, and narcissus bulb fields where narcissus bulbs are commercially raised, within the State to be inspected at least once each year for serious plant pests. Every person, firm or corporation buying and reselling nursery stock shall register and secure a dealer's certificate for each location from which plants are sold.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-860 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-860
§ 160A-860. Initiation of voluntary dissolution
Status: in_force

Any city may initiate administrative dissolution in accordance with this Part by adoption of a resolution of intent. Such resolution of intent shall be adopted at a regular meeting of the city. A copy of the adopted resolution of intent shall be delivered to the Commission and the county or counties in which the city lies.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53C-4-8 — NC Code / Chapter 53C / Section 53C-4-8
§ 53C-4-8. Officers and employees shall give bond
Status: in_force

(a) A bank shall require security in the form of a bond for the fidelity and faithful performance of duties by its officers and employees. The bond shall be issued by a bonding company authorized to do business in this State and upon such form as may be approved by the Commissioner. Otherwise, the amount, form, and terms of the bond shall be such as the board of directors may require. The premium for the bond is to be paid by the bank.

(b) To provide for the safety and soundness of a bank, the Commissioner may require an increase in the amount of the bond or additional or different security.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-40 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-40
§ 1-40. Twenty years adverse possession
Status: in_force

No action for the recovery or possession of real property, or the issues and profits thereof, shall be maintained when the person in possession thereof, or defendant in the action, or those under whom he claims, has possessed the property under known and visible lines and boundaries adversely to all other persons for 20 years; and such possession so held gives a title in fee to the possessor, in such property, against all persons not under disability.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47C-4-113 — NC Code / Chapter 47C / Section 47C-4-113
§ 47C-4-113. Express warranties of quality
Status: in_force

The law relating to express warranties is applicable to the sale of a condominium unit and supplements the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that the existence of express warranties shall not constitute a disclaimer of implied warranties.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-17-1 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17-1
§ 14-17.1. Crime of suicide abolished
Status: in_force

The common-law crime of suicide is hereby abolished as an offense.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 119-6 — NC Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119-6
§ 119-6. Inspection duties devolve upon Commissioner of Agriculture
Status: in_force

The duties of inspection required by G.S. 119-1 through 119-5 shall be performed by the Commissioner of Agriculture.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162A-209 — NC Code / Chapter 162A / Section 162A-209
§ 162A-209. Adoption and periodic review
Status: in_force

(a) For not less than 45 days prior to considering the adoption of a system development fee analysis, the local governmental unit shall post the analysis on its Web site and solicit and furnish a means to submit written comments, which shall be considered by the preparer of the analysis for possible modifications or revisions.

(b) After expiration of the period for posting, the governing body of the local governmental unit shall conduct a public hearing prior to considering adoption of the analysis with any modifications or revisions.

(c) The local governmental unit shall publish the system development fee in its annual budget or rate plan or ordinance. The local governmental unit shall update the system development fee analysis at least every five years.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-201 — NC Code / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-201
§ 7B-201. Retention and termination of jurisdiction
Status: in_force

(a) When the court obtains jurisdiction over a juvenile, jurisdiction shall continue until terminated by order of the court or until the juvenile reaches the age of 18 years or is otherwise emancipated, whichever occurs first.

(b) When the court's jurisdiction terminates, whether automatically or by court order, the court thereafter shall not modify or enforce any order previously entered in the case, including any juvenile court order relating to the custody, placement, or guardianship of the juvenile. The legal status of the juvenile and the custodial rights of the parties shall revert to the status they were before the juvenile petition was filed, unless applicable law or a valid court order in another civil action provides otherwise. Termination of the court's jurisdiction in an abuse, neglect, or dependency proceeding, however, shall not affect any of the following:

(1) A civil custody order entered pursuant to G.S. 7B-911 .

(2) An order terminating parental rights.

(3) A pending action to terminate parental rights, unless the court orders otherwise.

(4) Any proceeding in which the juvenile is alleged to be or has been adjudicated undisciplined or delinquent.

(5) The court's jurisdiction in relation to any new abuse, neglect, or dependency petition that is filed.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-224 — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-224
§ 95-224. Scope; powers and duties
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this Article shall apply to all operators and migrants except:

(1) Any person who, in the ordinary course of that person's business, regularly provides housing on a commercial basis to the general public; and who provides housing to migrants of the same character and on the same or comparable terms and conditions as those provided to the general public; or

(2) A housing unit owned by one or more of the occupants and occupied solely by a family unit.

(b) The Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties under this Article:

(1) To delegate to the Director the powers, duties, and responsibilities necessary to ensure safe and healthy migrant housing conditions.

(2) To supervise the Director.

(3) To issue preoccupancy certificates to certify that housing for migrant workers has been found to be in compliance with this Article.

(4) To conduct postoccupancy inspections of migrant housing in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 95-226(g) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-451-19 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-451-19
§ 106-451.19. Contents of receipts
Status: in_force

Every receipt issued for cotton stored in a warehouse licensed under this Article shall contain the information required under the United States Warehouse Act, 7 U.S.C. § 214, et seq., and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-288-18 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-288-18
§ 14-288.18. Injunction to cope with emergencies at public and private educational institutions
Status: in_force

(a) The chief administrative officer, or his authorized representative, of any public or private educational institution may apply to any superior court judge for injunctive relief if an emergency exists within his institution. For the purposes of this section, the superintendent of any city or county administrative school unit shall be deemed the chief administrative officer of any public elementary or secondary school within his unit.

(b) Upon a finding by a superior court judge, to whom application has been made under the provisions of this section, that an emergency exists within a public or private educational institution by reason of riot, disorderly conduct by three or more persons, or the imminent threat of riot, the judge may issue an injunction containing provisions appropriate to cope with the emergency then occurring or threatening. The injunction may be addressed to named persons or named or described groups of persons as to whom there is satisfactory cause for believing that they are contributing to the emergency, and ordering such persons or groups of persons to take or refrain or desist from taking such various actions as the judge finds it appropriate to include in his order.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-407 — NC Code / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-407
§ 7B-407. Service of summons
Status: in_force

The summons shall be served under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 4 , upon the parent, guardian, custodian, or caretaker, not less than five days prior to the date of the scheduled hearing. The time for service may be waived in the discretion of the court.

If service by publication under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 4(j1) , or service in a foreign country under Rule 4(j3) , is required, the cost of the service by publication shall be advanced by the petitioner and may be charged as court costs as the court may direct.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-3 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-3
§ 20-3. Organization of Division
Status: in_force

The Commissioner, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, shall organize and administer the Division in such manner as he may deem necessary to conduct the work of the Division.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-92-55 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-92-55
§ 58-92-55. Preemption
Status: in_force

This Article does not apply if a federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts this Article is enacted and becomes effective, but such inapplicability does not affect any liability for forfeiture or penalties accrued prior to the effective date of the federal law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-48-45 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-48-45
§ 58-48-45. Duties and powers of the Commissioner
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner shall:

(1) Notify the Association of the existence of an insolvent insurer not later than three days after he receives notice of the determination of the insolvency.

(2) Upon request of the board of directors, provide the Association with a statement of the net direct written premiums of each member insurer.

(b) The Commissioner may:

(1) Require that the Association notify the insureds of the insolvent insurer and any other interested parties of the determination of insolvency and of their rights under this Article. Such notification shall be by mail at their last known address, where available, but if sufficient information for notification by mail is not available, notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation shall be sufficient.

(2) Suspend or revoke, after notice and hearing, the license to transact insurance in this State of any member insurer which fails to pay an assessment when due or fails to comply with the plan of operation. As an alternative, the Commissioner may levy a fine on any member insurer which fails to pay an assessment when due. Such fine shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the unpaid assessment per month, except that no fine shall be less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month.

(3) Revoke the designation of any servicing facility if he finds claims are being handled unsatisfactorily.

(c) Any final action or order of the Commissioner under this Article shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 58-2-75 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 157-24 — NC Code / Chapter 157 / Section 157-24
§ 157-24. Security for funds deposited by authorities
Status: in_force

The authority may by resolution provide that

(1) All moneys deposited by it shall be secured by obligations of the United States or of the State of a market value equal at all times to the amount of such deposits or

(2) By any securities in which savings banks may legally invest funds within their control or

(3) By an undertaking with such sureties as shall be approved by the authority faithfully to keep and pay over upon the order of the authority any such deposits and agreed interest thereon, and all banks and trust companies are authorized to give any such security for such deposits.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-360 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-360
§ 14-360. Cruelty to animals; construction of section
Status: in_force

(a) If any person shall intentionally overdrive, overload, wound, injure, torment, kill, or deprive of necessary sustenance, or cause or procure to be overdriven, overloaded, wounded, injured, tormented, killed, or deprived of necessary sustenance, any animal, every such offender shall for every such offense be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(a1) If any person shall maliciously kill, or cause or procure to be killed, any animal by intentional deprivation of necessary sustenance, that person shall be guilty of a Class H felony.

(b) If any person shall maliciously torture, mutilate, maim, cruelly beat, disfigure, poison, or kill, or cause or procure to be tortured, mutilated, maimed, cruelly beaten, disfigured, poisoned, or killed, any animal, every such offender shall for every such offense be guilty of a Class H felony. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to increase the penalty for cockfighting provided for in G.S. 14-362 .

(c) As used in this section, the words “ torture ”, “ torment ”, and “ cruelly ” include or refer to any act, omission, or neglect causing or permitting unjustifiable pain, suffering, or death. As used in this section, the word “ intentionally ” refers to an act committed knowingly and without justifiable excuse, while the word “ maliciously ” means an act committed intentionally and with malice or bad motive. As used in this section, the term “ animal ” includes every living vertebrate in the classes Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, and Mammalia except human beings. However, this section shall not apply to the following activities:

(1) The lawful taking of animals under the jurisdiction and regulation of the Wildlife Resources Commission, except that this section shall apply to those birds other than pigeons exempted by the Wildlife Resources Commission from its definition of “wild birds” pursuant to G.S. 113-129(15a) .

(2) Lawful activities conducted for purposes of biomedical research or training or for purposes of production of livestock, poultry, or aquatic species.

(2a) Lawful activities conducted for the primary purpose of providing food for human or animal consumption.

(3) Activities conducted for lawful veterinary purposes.

(4) The lawful destruction of any animal for the purposes of protecting the public, other animals, property, or the public health.

(5) The physical alteration of livestock or poultry for the purpose of conforming with breed or show standards.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74-24-2 — NC Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74-24-2
§ 74-24.2. Definitions
Status: reserved

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Accident.--An unexpected event resulting in injury to, illness of, or death of a person or persons as a result of mining operations and any mine explosion, mine ignition, mine fire, mine inundation, mine cave-in, or other event which could have readily resulted in serious physical harm.

(2) Repealed by S.L. 2021-82, § 1(a), eff. July 8, 2021 .

(3) Agent.--Any person charged by the operator with responsibility for the operation of all or part of a mine or supervision of the miners in a mine, and for the purposes of this Article includes contractors, subcontractors, or independent contractors employed by the operator to perform any work or services at, in, or on the mine.

(4) Commissioner.--The Commissioner of Labor of North Carolina.

(5) Director.--The person authorized under G.S. 74-24.19 and appointed by the Commissioner for the purpose of assisting in the administration of this Article.

(6) Imminent danger.--The existence of any condition or practice in a mine which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm immediately to any miner if such condition or practice is not abated at once.

(7) Mine.--An area of land and all private ways and roads appurtenant thereto, structures, facilities, machinery, tools, equipment, shafts, slopes, tunnels, excavations, and other property, real or personal, placed or constructed on, under, or above the surface of such land by any person, used in, or to be used in, or resulting from (including the reclamation of mined areas or the storage of materials in mined areas), or to facilitate the work of exploring for, developing of, or extracting by any means or method in such area all minerals, inorganic and organic, from their natural deposits. The term “ mine ” also includes all mineral processing and milling facilities except those used in the processing of source materials as defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

(8) Miner.--Any individual, other than an operator or an agent, working in or about a mine.

(9) Operator.--An individual, partnership, association, corporation, firm, subsidiary of a corporation, or other organization owning, operating, leasing, controlling, or supervising a mining operation.

(10) Repeated violation.--A violation for which an operator was issued a notice or an order on an inspection and which is found to exist again on the next regular inspection, even though the violation was abated within the time fixed for abatement.

(11) State.--The State of North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-113-61 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-113-61
§ 90-113.61. Regulation of pseudoephedrine products in the form of liquids, liquid capsules, gel capsules, and pediatric products
Status: in_force

Except as to those specific products for which the Commission issues an order pursuant to G.S. 90-113.58 subjecting the product to requirements under this Article, any pseudoephedrine products that are in the form of liquids, liquid capsules, gel capsules, or pediatric products labeled pursuant to federal regulation primarily intended for administration to children under 12 years of age according to label instruction shall not be subject to requirements under this Article, but such products shall be subject to the requirements of the Combat Methamphetamine Act of 2005, Title VII of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, P.L. 109-177.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-15-4 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-15-4
§ 28A-15-4. Encumbered assets
Status: in_force

When any assets of the estate are encumbered by mortgage, pledge, lien or other security interest, the personal representative may pay the underlying debt secured by the encumbrance or any part of the underlying debt, renew or extend any obligation secured by the encumbrance, or convey or transfer the encumbered assets to the creditor in satisfaction of the underlying debt, in whole or in part, whether or not the holder of the encumbrance has filed a claim, if it appears to be for the best interest of the estate; provided that payment of an underlying debt shall not increase the share of the distributee entitled to the encumbered assets unless the distributee is entitled to exoneration by express provisions of the will.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-174-22 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-174-22
§ 115C-174.22. Tools for student learning
Status: in_force

To the extent funds are made available for this purpose, and except as otherwise provided in G.S. 115C-174.11(c)(4) , the State Board shall plan for and require the administration of diagnostic tests in the eighth and tenth grades that align to the nationally norm-referenced college admissions test adopted by the State Board through the competitive bid process pursuant to G.S. 115C-174.11(c)(4) . The results of the tests shall be used to help diagnose student learning and provide for students an indication of whether they are on track to be remediation-free at a community college or university.