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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-48-2 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-48-2
§ 143-48.2. Procurement program for nonprofit work centers for the blind and the severely disabled
Status: in_force

(a) An agency subject to the provisions of this Article for the procurement of goods may purchase goods directly from a nonprofit work center for the blind and severely disabled, subject to the following provisions:

(1) The purchase may not exceed the applicable expenditure benchmark under G.S. 143-53.1 .

(2) The goods must not be available under a State requirements contract, except as provided in G.S. 143-129.5 , or available from Correction Enterprises as provided in G.S. 148-134 .

(3) The goods must be of suitable price and quality, as determined by the agency.

(b) An agency subject to the provisions of this Article for the procurement of services may purchase services directly from a nonprofit work center for the blind and severely disabled, subject to the following provisions:

(1) The services must not be available under a State requirements contract, except as provided in G.S. 143-129.5 , or available from Correction Enterprises as provided in G.S. 148-134 .

(2) The services must be of suitable price and quality, as determined by the agency.

(c) The provisions of G.S. 143-52 shall not apply to purchases made pursuant to this section. However, nothing in this section shall prohibit a nonprofit work center for the blind and severely disabled from submitting bids or making offers for contracts under G.S. 143-52 .

(d) For the purpose of this subsection, a “nonprofit work center for the blind and severely disabled” has the same meaning as under G.S. 143-48 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-491 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-491
§ 115C-491. Boards of trustees public corporations; powers and authority generally; investments
Status: in_force

Any board of trustees created and organized under this Article shall be a body politic, public corporation and instrumentality of government and as such may sue and be sued in matters relating to the endowment fund and shall have the power and authority to acquire, hold, purchase and invest in all forms of property, both real and personal, including, but not by way of limitation, all types of stocks, bonds, securities, mortgages and all types, kinds and subjects of investments of any nature and description. The board of trustees of said endowment fund may receive pledges, gifts, donations, devises, and may in its discretion retain such in the form in which they are made, and may use the same as a permanent endowment fund. The board of trustees of any endowment fund created hereunder shall have the power to sell any property, real, personal or choses in action, of the endowment fund, at either public or private sale. The board of trustees shall be responsible for the prudent investment of any funds or monies belonging to the endowment fund in the exercise of its sound discretion without regard to any statute or rule of law relating to the investment of funds by fiduciaries.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143C-4-8 — NC Code / Chapter 143C / Section 143C-4-8
§ 143C-4-8. Use of funds appropriated to a reserve
Status: in_force

All funds appropriated into a reserve by a Current Operations Appropriations Act or other act of the General Assembly may be expended only for the purpose or purposes for which the reserve was established.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-39-8 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-39-8
§ 7A-39.8. Court authorized to adopt rules
Status: reserved

The Supreme Court shall prescribe rules respecting the filing of opinions prepared by an emergency justice or an emergency judge after his period of temporary service has expired, and any other matter deemed necessary and consistent with the provisions of this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-183-20 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-183-20
§ 20-183.20. Inspection of financial records of Commission
Status: in_force

Pursuant to Article VI(e) of the Compact, the operations of the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission shall be subject to the oversight of the State Auditor pursuant to Article 5A of Chapter 147 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-261 — NC Code / Chapter 54B / Section 54B-261
§ 54B-261. Savings and loan holding companies
Status: reserved

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any stock association may simultaneously with its incorporation or conversion to a stock association provide for its ownership by a savings and loan holding company. In the case of a conversion, members of the converting association shall have the right to purchase capital stock of the holding company in lieu of capital stock of the converted association in accordance with G.S. 54B-33(c)(6) .

(a1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any stock association may reorganize its ownership, to provide for ownership by a savings and loan holding company, upon adoption of a plan of reorganization by a favorable vote of not less than two-thirds of the members of the board of directors of the association and approval of such plan of reorganization by the holders of not less than a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of the association. The plan of reorganization shall provide that (i) the resulting ownership shall be vested in a North Carolina corporation, (ii) all stockholders of the stock association shall have the right to exchange shares, (iii) the exchange of stock shall not be subject to State or federal income taxation, (iv) stockholders not wishing to exchange shares shall be entitled to appraisal rights as provided under Article 13 of Chapter 55 of the General Statutes and (v) the plan of reorganization is fair and equitable to all stockholders.

(a2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a mutual association may reorganize its ownership to provide for ownership by a savings and loan holding company upon adoption of a plan of reorganization by a favorable vote of not less than two-thirds of the members of the board of directors of the association and approval of the plan of reorganization by a majority of the voting members of the association. The plan of reorganization shall provide that (i) the resulting ownership shall be vested in a North Carolina corporation, (ii) the resulting ownership of one or more subsidiary associations shall be evidenced by stock shares, (iii) the substantial portion of the assets and all of the insured deposits and part or all of the other liabilities shall be transferred to one or more subsidiary associations, (iv) the reorganization shall not be subject to State or federal income taxation, and (v) the plan of reorganization is fair and equitable to all members of the association. The Commissioner of Banks shall promulgate rules regarding the formation of the subsidiary associations and the holding company, including the rights of members, levels of investment in the holding company subsidiaries, and stock sales.

(b) Repealed by Laws 1983, c. 144, § 8.

(c) A savings and loan holding company may invest in any investment authorized by its Board of Directors, except as limited by regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Banks pursuant to this Article.

(d) Any entity which controls a state stock association, or acquires control of a state stock association, is a savings and loan holding company.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-210-134 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-210-134
§ 90-210.134. Rulemaking, applicability, violations, and prohibitions of Article
Status: in_force

(a) The Board is authorized to adopt and promulgate such rules for the carrying out and enforcement of the provisions of this Article as may be necessary and as are consistent with the laws of this State and of the United States. The Board may develop a Standard Cremation Authorization Form and procedures for its execution that shall be used by the crematory licensee subject to this Article, unless a crematory has its own form approved by the Board. A crematory licensee that uses its own approved cremation authorization form must have the cremation authorization form reapproved if changed or after amendments are made to this Article or the rules adopted by the Board related to cremation authorization forms. The Board may perform such other acts and exercise such other powers and duties as may be provided in this Article, in Article 13A of this Chapter, and otherwise by law and as may be necessary to carry out the powers herein conferred.

(b) The provisions of this Article shall not apply to the cremation of medical waste performed by the North Carolina Anatomical Commission, licensed hospitals and medical schools, and the office of the Chief Medical Examiner when the disposition of such medical waste is the legal responsibility of the institutions.

(c) A violation of any of the provisions of this Article is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

(d) No person, firm, or corporation may request or authorize cremation or cremate human remains when the person, firm, or corporation has information indicating a crime or violence of any sort in connection with the cause of death unless such information has been conveyed to the State or county medical examiner and permission from the State or county medical examiner to cremate the human remains has thereafter been obtained.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-255 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-255
§ 1-255. Who may apply for a declaration
Status: in_force

Any person interested as or through an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, creditor, devisee, heir, next of kin, or cestui que trust, in the administration of a trust, or of the estate of a decedent, a minor, an incompetent person, or an insolvent person, may have a declaration of rights or legal relations in respect thereto:

(1) To ascertain any class of creditors, devisees, heirs, next of kin or others; or

(2) To direct the executors, administrators, or trustees to do or abstain from doing any particular act in their fiduciary capacity; or

(3) To determine any question arising in the administration of the estate or trust, including questions of construction of wills and other writings.

(4) To determine the apportionment of the federal estate tax, interest and penalties under the provisions of Article 27 of Chapter 28A.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25-24A — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-25-24A
§ 95-25.24A. Franchisee status
Status: in_force

Neither a franchisee nor a franchisee's employee shall be deemed to be an employee of the franchisor for any purposes, including, but not limited to, this Article and Chapters 96, 97 , and 105 of the General Statutes . For purposes of this section, “franchisee” and “franchisor” have the same definitions as set out in 16 C.F.R. § 436.1 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-261 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-261
§ 15A-261. Prohibition and exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person may install or use a pen register or a trap and trace device without first obtaining a court order as provided in this Article.

(b) Exception.--The prohibition of subsection (a) of this section does not apply to the use of a pen register or a trap and trace device by a provider of wire or electronic communication service:

(1) Relating to the operation, maintenance, or testing of a wire or electronic communication service or to the protection of the rights or property of the provider, or to the protection of users of that service from abuse of service or unlawful use of service; or

(2) To record the fact that a wire or electronic communication was initiated or completed in order to protect the provider, another provider furnishing service toward the completion of the wire communication, or a user of that service, from fraudulent, unlawful or abusive use of service; or

(3) With the consent of the user of that service.

(c) Penalty.--A person who willfully and knowingly violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-4A-502 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-4A-502
§ 25-4A-502. Creditor process served on receiving bank; setoff by beneficiary's bank
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, “creditor process” means levy, attachment, garnishment, notice of lien, sequestration, or similar process issued by or on behalf of a creditor or other claimant with respect to an account.

(b) This subsection applies to creditor process with respect to an authorized account of the sender of a payment order if the creditor process is served on the receiving bank. For the purpose of determining rights with respect to the creditor process, if the receiving bank accepts the payment order the balance in the authorized account is deemed to be reduced by the amount of the payment order to the extent the bank did not otherwise receive payment of the order, unless the creditor process is served at a time and in a manner affording the bank a reasonable opportunity to act on it before the bank accepts the payment order.

(c) If a beneficiary's bank has received a payment order for payment to the beneficiary's account in the bank, the following rules apply:

(1) The bank may credit the beneficiary's account. The amount credited may be set off against an obligation owed by the beneficiary to the bank or may be applied to satisfy creditor process served on the bank with respect to the account.

(2) The bank may credit the beneficiary's account and allow withdrawal of the amount credited unless creditor process with respect to the account is served at a time and in a manner affording the bank a reasonable opportunity to act to prevent withdrawal.

(3) If creditor process with respect to the beneficiary's account has been served and the bank has had a reasonable opportunity to act on it, the bank may not reject the payment order except for a reason unrelated to the service of process.

(d) Creditor process with respect to a payment by the originator to the beneficiary pursuant to a funds transfer may be served only on the beneficiary's bank with respect to the debt owed by that bank to the beneficiary. Any other bank served with the creditor process is not obliged to act with respect to the process.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-366 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-366
§ 14-366. Molesting or injuring livestock
Status: in_force

If any person shall unlawfully and on purpose drive any livestock, lawfully running at large in the range, from said range, or shall kill, maim or injure any livestock, lawfully running at large in the range or in the field or pasture of the owner, whether done with actual intent to injure the owner, or to drive the stock from the range, or with any other unlawful intent, every such person, his counselors, aiders, and abettors, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor: provided, that nothing herein contained shall prohibit any person from driving out of the range any stock unlawfully brought from other states or places. In any indictment under this section it shall not be necessary to name in the bill or prove on the trial the owner of the stock molested, maimed, killed or injured. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 37A-5-503 — NC Code / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-5-503
§ 37A-5-503. Transfers from income to principal for depreciation
Status: reserved

(a) In this section, “ depreciation ” means a reduction in value due to wear, tear, decay, corrosion, or gradual obsolescence of a fixed asset having a useful life of more than one year.

(b) A trustee may transfer to principal a reasonable amount of the net cash receipts from a principal asset that is subject to depreciation, but may not transfer any amount for depreciation:

(1) Of that portion of real property used or available for use by a beneficiary as a residence or of tangible personal property held or made available for the personal use or enjoyment of a beneficiary;

(2) During the administration of a decedent's estate; or

(3) Under this section if the trustee is accounting under G.S. 37A-4-403 for the business or activity in which the asset is used.

(c) An amount transferred to principal under this section need not be held as a separate fund.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31C-10 — NC Code / Chapter 31C / Section 31C-10
§ 31C-10. Limitations on testamentary disposition
Status: in_force

This Chapter does not authorize a person to dispose of property by will if it is held under limitations imposed by law preventing testamentary disposition by that person.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 103-5 — NC Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103-5
§ 103-5. Acts to be done on Sunday or holidays
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, when the day or the last day for doing any act required or permitted by law to be performed in a public office or courthouse falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday when the public office or courthouse is closed for transactions, the act may be performed on the next day that the public office or courthouse is open for transactions.

(b) This section does not apply where the act required or permitted by law to be done is prescribed by Section 22 of Article II , or Section 5(11) of Article III, of the Constitution of North Carolina .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113A-129-3 — NC Code / Chapter 113A / Section 113A-129-3
§ 113A-129.3. Coordination
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent feasible, this system shall be carried out in coordination with the National Estuarine Reserve Research System established by 16 U.S.C. § 1461 .

(b) To the extent feasible, lands and waters within this system shall be dedicated as components of the “State Nature and Historic Preserve” as provided in Article XIV, Section 5, of the Constitution and as nature reserves pursuant to G.S. 143B-135.250 to G.S. 143B-135.270 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-65-70 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-65-70
§ 58-65-70. Contracts to cover any person possessing the sickle cell trait or hemoglobin C trait
Status: in_force

No hospital service corporation governed by this Article and Article 66 of this Chapter shall do either of the following:

(1) Refuse to issue or deliver any individual or group hospital, dental, medical, vision, or health service contract in this State that provides benefits or coverage for any health care treatment or service authorized or permitted to be provided by a hospital, health care facility, or health care personnel, on account of the fact that the person who is to be insured possesses sickle cell trait or hemoglobin C trait.

(2) Issue and deliver a policy that has a higher premium rate or charge on account of the fact that the person who is to be insured possesses sickle cell trait.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 89B-10 — NC Code / Chapter 89B / Section 89B-10
§ 89B-10. Application and registration fees
Status: in_force

(a) Applications for registration shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Board. The application fee for a certificate of registration as a registered forester shall be in an amount determined by the Board, not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00), which shall accompany the application. An additional fee, not to exceed forty dollars ($40.00), shall be paid upon issuance of the certificate of registration. An applicant that does not remit the certificate fee within 30 days after being notified of qualification forfeits the right to have the certificate issued, and the applicant may be required again to submit an original application fee. If the Board denies a certificate of registration to any applicant, the initial application fee deposited by the applicant shall be retained by the Board.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to provide false or forged information to the Board or a member of the Board in obtaining a certificate of registration.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-303-1 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-303-1
§ 160A-303.1. Regulation of the placing of trash, refuse and garbage within municipal limits
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality is hereby authorized to enact an ordinance prohibiting the placing, discarding, disposing or leaving of any trash, refuse or garbage upon a street or highway located within that municipality or upon property owned or operated by the municipality unless such garbage, refuse or trash is placed in a designated location or container for removal by a specific garbage or trash service collector. Any ordinance adopted pursuant hereto may prohibit the placing, discarding, disposing or leaving of any trash, refuse or garbage upon private property located within the municipality without the consent of the owner, occupant, or lessee thereof and may provide that the placing, discarding, disposing or leaving of the articles forbidden by this section shall, for each day or portion thereof the articles or matter are left, constitute a separate offense.

The governing body of a municipality, in any ordinance adopted pursuant hereto, may provide that a person who violates the ordinance may be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisoned not exceeding 30 days, or both, for each offense.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-53-45 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-53-45
§ 58-53-45. Right to obtain individual policy upon termination of group hospital, surgical or major medical coverage
Status: in_force

A group policy delivered or issued for delivery in this State that insures employees or members for hospital, surgical, or medical insurance on an expense incurred or service basis under Articles 1 through 67 of this Chapter other than for specific diseases or for accidental injuries only, shall provide that an employee or member whose insurance under the group policy has been terminated shall be entitled to have a converted policy issued to him by the insurer under whose group policy he was last insured, without evidence of insurability, subject to the terms and conditions specified in this Part. Provided, the terms and conditions set forth in this Part are intended as minimum requirements and shall not be construed to impose additional or different requirements upon those group hospital, surgical, or major medical plans already in force, or hereafter placed into effect, that provide conversion benefits equal to or better than those required in this Part.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-30 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-30
§ 7A-30. Appeals of right from certain decisions of the Court of Appeals
Status: reserved

Except as provided in G.S. 7A-28 , an appeal lies of right to the Supreme Court from any decision of the Court of Appeals rendered in a case:

(1) Which directly involves a substantial question arising under the Constitution of the United States or of this State, or

(2) In which there is a dissent when the Court of Appeals is sitting in a panel of three judges. An appeal of right pursuant to this subdivision is not effective until after the Court of Appeals sitting en banc has rendered a decision in the case, if the Court of Appeals hears the case en banc, or until after the time for filing a motion for rehearing of the cause by the Court of Appeals has expired or the Court of Appeals has denied the motion for rehearing.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-449-75 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-449-75
§ 105-449.75. Licensee must notify the Secretary of discontinuance of business
Status: reserved

A licensee that stops engaging in this State in the business for which the license was issued must give the Secretary written notice of the change and must surrender the license to the Secretary. The notice must give the date the change takes effect and, if the licensee has transferred the business to another by sale or otherwise, the date of the transfer and the name and address of the person to whom the business is transferred.

The licensee is responsible for all taxes for which the licensee is liable under this Article but are not yet due. If the licensee has transferred the business to another and does not give the notice required by this section, the person to whom the licensee has transferred the business is liable for the amount of any tax the licensee owed the State on the date the business was transferred. The liability of the person to whom the business is transferred is limited to the value of the property acquired from the licensee.