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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-264-4 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-264-4
§ 115C-264.4. Local preference for produce in schools
Status: in_force

A local school board may develop and implement policies and procedures to facilitate and maximize to the extent practicable, purchases of food grown or raised in North Carolina, including, but not limited to, policies that permit a percentage price preference for the purpose of procuring food grown or raised within the State. As used in this section, “ price percentage preference ” means the percent by which a responsive bid from a responsible bidder whose product is grown or raised in North Carolina may exceed the lowest responsive bid submitted by a responsible bidder whose product is not grown or raised in North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-254 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-254
§ 90-254. General penalty for violation
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Article for which no other penalty has been provided shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) or imprisoned for a period of not more than 12 months, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Whenever it appears to the Board that any person, firm or corporation is violating any of the provisions of this Article or of the rules and regulations of the Board promulgated under this Article, the Board may apply to the superior court for a restraining order and injunction to restrain the violation; and the superior courts have jurisdiction to grant the requested relief, irrespective or 1 whether or not criminal prosecution has been instituted or administrative sanctions imposed by reasons of the violation. The venue for actions brought under this subsection shall be the superior court of any county in which such acts are alleged to have been committed or in the county where the defendants in such action reside.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-200 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-200
§ 7A-200. District and set of districts defined; chief district court judges and their authority
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) “ District ” means any district court district established by G.S. 7A-133 which consists exclusively of one or more entire counties;

(2) “ Set of districts ” means any set of two or more district court districts established under G.S. 7A-133 , none of which consists exclusively of one or more entire counties, but both or all of which include territory from the same county or counties and together comprise all of the territory of that county or those counties; “ set of districts ” also means a set of three district court districts in one county, one consisting of the entire county and the other two consisting of parts of that county; and

(3) “ Chief district court judge ” means in the case of a set of districts, the chief district court judge for those districts, designated by the chief justice from among the district court judges for the districts in the set of districts.

(b) Whenever by law a duty is imposed upon the chief district court judge, it means for a set of districts the chief district court judge designated under subsection (a)(3) of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143A-49 — NC Code / Chapter 143A / Section 143A-49
§ 143A-49. Creation
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a Department of Justice. The head of the Department of Justice is the Attorney General.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 147-64-3 — NC Code / Chapter 147 / Section 147-64-3
§ 147-64.3. Legislative and management control system
Status: in_force

It is the intent of this Article that the State Auditor shall perform or coordinate all audit functions for State government. As appropriate, all State agencies are encouraged to establish, maintain, and use effective systems of management control. The adequacy of these control systems will be reviewed by the Auditor. The Auditor may, at his discretion, use such reviews to limit his audit activity or to suggest guidelines, make recommendations, and provide assistance where necessary within the resources available.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-111-7 — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-111-7
§ 95-111.7. Operation without certificate; operation not in accordance with Article or rules and regulations; operation after refusal to issue or after revocation of certificate
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall operate or permit to be operated or use any device subject to the provisions of this Article without a valid certificate of operation.

(b) No person shall operate or permit to be operated or use any device subject to the provisions of this Article otherwise than in accordance with this Article and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(c) No person shall operate or permit to be operated or use any device subject to the provisions of this Article after the Commissioner has refused to issue or has revoked the certificate of operation for such device.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47C-4-114 — NC Code / Chapter 47C / Section 47C-4-114
§ 47C-4-114. Implied warranties of quality
Status: in_force

The law relating to implied warranties, including but not limited to, implied warranties that the premises are free from defective materials, constructed in a workmanlike manner, constructed according to sound engineering and construction standards and that the premises may be used for a particular purpose, is applicable to the sale of a condominium unit and supplements the provisions of this chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-9-525 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-9-525
§ 25-9-525. Fees
Status: in_force

(a) Filing of initial financing statement or other record with the office of the Secretary of State: general rule.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this section, the Secretary of State shall collect the following fees for filing and indexing a record under this Part:

(1) Thirty-eight dollars ($38.00) if the record is communicated in writing and consists of one or two pages;

(2) Forty-five dollars ($45.00) if the record is communicated in writing and consists of more than two pages, plus two dollars ($2.00) for each page over 10 pages; and

(3) Thirty dollars ($30.00) if the record is communicated by another medium authorized by filing-office rule.

(b) Filing with the register of deeds.--The fees to be collected by the register of deeds for filing and indexing a record under this Part are provided under G.S. 161-10(a)(13) .

(c) Number of names.--The number of names required to be indexed does not affect the amount of the fee in subsection (a) of this section.

(d) Response to information request.--The fee for responding to a request for information from the office of the Secretary of State, including for communicating whether there is on file any financing statement naming a particular debtor, is:

(1) Thirty-eight dollars ($38.00) if the request is communicated in writing; and

(2) Thirty dollars ($30.00) if the request is communicated by another medium authorized by filing-office rule.

Upon request the office of the Secretary of State shall furnish a copy of any filed financing statement or statement of assignment for a uniform fee of two dollars ($2.00) per page. This subsection does not require that a fee be charged for remote access searching of the filing office database.

(e) Record of mortgage.--This section does not require a fee with respect to a record of a mortgage which is effective as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or as a financing statement covering as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut under G.S. 25-9-502(c) . However, the recording and satisfaction fees that otherwise would be applicable to the record of the mortgage apply.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-5-40 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-5-40
§ 58-5-40. Authority to increase deposit
Status: in_force

When, in the Commissioner's opinion, it is necessary for the protection of the public interest to increase the amount of deposits specified in G.S. 58-5-5 , 58-5-10 , 58-5-50 , and 58-5-55 , the companies described in those sections shall, upon demand, make additional deposits in such sums as the Commissioner may require, and those additional deposits shall be held in accordance with and for the purposes set out in this Article, and shall comprise:

(a) Interest-bearing bonds of the United States of America;

(b) Interest-bearing bonds of the State of North Carolina or of its cities or counties;

(c) Certificates of deposit issued by any solvent bank domesticated in the State of North Carolina;

(d) Interest-bearing AA or better rated corporate bonds and classified as investment grade in the latest NAIC Securities Valuation Manual; or

(e) Other interest-bearing bonds or notes considered to be acceptable by the Commissioner on a case by case basis.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-3802 — NC Code / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-3802
§ 7B-3802. Agreements under Compact
Status: in_force

The officers and agencies of this State and its subdivisions having authority to place children are hereby empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on this State or subdivision or agency thereof shall not be binding unless it has the approval in writing of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in the case of the State and of the county director of social services in the case of a county or other subdivision of the State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21-101 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-21-101
§ 90-21.101. Findings
Status: in_force

(a) The General Assembly makes the following findings:

(1) Access to high-quality health care services is a concern of all persons.

(2) Access to high-quality health care services may be limited for some residents of this State, particularly those who reside in remote, rural areas or in the inner city.

(3) Physicians and other health care providers have traditionally worked to ensure broad access to health care services.

(4) Many health care providers from North Carolina and elsewhere are willing to volunteer their services to address the health care needs of North Carolinians who may otherwise not be able to obtain high-quality health care services.

(b) The General Assembly further finds that it is the public policy of this State to encourage and facilitate the voluntary provision of health care services.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 161-22-1 — NC Code / Chapter 161 / Section 161-22-1
§ 161-22.1. Index and cross-index of immediate prior owners of land
Status: in_force

Whenever, any deed or other instrument conveying real property by a trustee, mortgagee, commissioner, or other officer appointed by the court, or by the sheriff under execution, is filed with the register of deeds for the purpose of being recorded, it shall be the duty of the register of deeds to index and cross-index as grantors the names of all persons recited in said instrument to be the persons whose interest in such real estate is being conveyed or from whom the title of such real estate was acquired by the grantor in such instrument.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-47 — NC Code / Chapter 145 / Section 145-47
§ 145-47. State peanut festival
Status: in_force

The Dublin Peanut Festival, held the third Saturday of September of every year, is adopted as the official peanut festival of the State of North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-400 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-400
§ 53-400. Report to the Secretary of State
Status: in_force

The Commissioner shall, on or before the first day of each year, file with the Secretary of State a report showing any State trust companies under liquidation in this State and the names of any auditors or attorneys employed in connection with the liquidation of these State trust companies, together with the amounts paid or contracted to be paid to each of the auditors or attorneys. If any attorney has been employed on a fee contingent upon recovery, the report shall set forth the material terms of the fee arrangements.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160D-401 — NC Code / Chapter 160D / Section 160D-401
§ 160D-401. Application
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this Article shall apply to all development regulations adopted pursuant to this Chapter. Local governments may apply any of the definitions and procedures authorized by this Article to any ordinance adopted under the general police power of cities and counties, Article 8 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, and Article 6 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes, respectively, and may employ any organizational structure, board, commission, or staffing arrangement authorized by this Article to any or all aspects of those ordinances. The provisions of this Article also apply to any other local ordinance that substantially affects land use and development.

(b) The provisions of this Article are supplemental to specific provisions included in other Articles of this Chapter. To the extent there is a conflict between the provisions of this Article and other Articles, the more specific provision shall control. This Article does not expand, diminish, or alter the scope of authority for development regulations authorized by this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-224-13 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-224-13
§ 53-224.13. Interstate branching through the acquisition of a branch
Status: in_force

An out-of-state bank that does not have a branch in North Carolina and that meets the requirements of this Article may establish and maintain a branch in this State through the acquisition of a branch.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-70-90 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-70-90
§ 58-70-90. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following terms have the meanings specified:

(1) “Collection agency” means a collection agency as defined in G.S. 58-70-15 which engages, directly or indirectly, in debt collection from a consumer.

(2) “Consumer” means an individual, aggregation of individuals, corporation, company, association, or partnership that has incurred a debt or alleged debt.

(3) “Debt” means any obligation owed or due or alleged to be owed or due from a consumer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 52C-2-203 — NC Code / Chapter 52C / Section 52C-2-203
§ 52C-2-203. Initiating and responding tribunal of state
Status: in_force

Under this Chapter, a tribunal of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or foreign country.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-221 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-221
§ 160A-221. Assessments against lands owned by the State
Status: in_force

When any city proposes to make local improvements that would benefit lands owned by the State of North Carolina or any board, agency, commission, or institution thereof, the council may request the Council of State to consent to special assessments against the property. The Council of State may authorize the Secretary of Administration to give consent for special assessments against State property, but the city may appeal to the Council of State if the Secretary of Administration refuses to give consent. When consent is given for special assessments against State lands, the Council of State may direct that the assessment be paid from the Contingency and Emergency Fund of the State of North Carolina or from any other available funds. If consent to the assessment is refused, the state-owned property shall be exempt from assessment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25-18 — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-25-18
§ 95-25.18. Legal representation
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Attorney General of North Carolina, when requested, to represent the Department of Labor in actions or proceedings in connection with this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90A-52 — NC Code / Chapter 90A / Section 90A-52
§ 90A-52. Practice without certificate unlawful
Status: in_force

(a) In order to safeguard life, health and the environment, it shall be unlawful for any person to practice as an environmental health specialist or an environmental health specialist intern in the State of North Carolina or use the title “registered environmental health specialist” or “registered environmental health specialist intern” unless the person shall have obtained a certificate of registration from the Board. No person shall offer services as a registered environmental health specialist or registered environmental health specialist intern or use, assume or advertise in any way any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is a registered environmental health specialist or registered environmental health specialist intern unless the person is the holder of a current certificate of registration issued by the Board.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a person may practice as an environmental health specialist intern for a period not to exceed three years from the date of the initial registration, provided the person has obtained a temporary certificate of registration from the Board.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1331 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-1331
§ 15A-1331. Authorized sentences; conviction
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal judgment entered against a person in either district or superior court shall be consistent with the provisions of Article 81B of this Chapter and contain a sentence disposition consistent with that Article, unless the offense for which his guilt has been established is not covered by that Article.

(b) For the purpose of imposing sentence, a person has been convicted when he has been adjudged guilty or has entered a plea of guilty or no contest.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 89F-1 — NC Code / Chapter 89F / Section 89F-1
§ 89F-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter may be cited as the North Carolina Soil Scientist Licensing Act.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21-1 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-21-1
§ 90-21.1. When physician may treat minor without consent of parent, guardian or person in loco parentis
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for any physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina to render treatment to any minor without first obtaining the consent and approval of either the father or mother of said child, or any person acting as guardian, or any person standing in loco parentis to said child where:

(1) The parent or parents, the guardian, or a person standing in loco parentis to said child cannot be located or contacted with reasonable diligence during the time within which said minor needs to receive the treatment herein authorized, or

(2) Where the identity of the child is unknown, or where the necessity for immediate treatment is so apparent that any effort to secure approval would delay the treatment so long as to endanger the life of said minor, or

(3) Where an effort to contact a parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis would result in a delay that would seriously worsen the physical condition of said minor, or

(4) Where the parents refuse to consent to a procedure, and the necessity for immediate treatment is so apparent that the delay required to obtain a court order would endanger the life or seriously worsen the physical condition of the child. No treatment shall be administered to a child over the parent's objection as herein authorized unless the physician shall first obtain the opinion of another physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of North Carolina that such procedure is necessary to prevent immediate harm to the child.

Provided, however, that the refusal of a physician to use, perform or render treatment to a minor without the consent of the minor's parent, guardian, or person standing in the position of loco parentis, in accordance with this Article, shall not constitute grounds for a civil action or criminal proceedings against such physician.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-64-4 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-64-4
§ 143-64.4. Warehousing, transfer, etc., charges
Status: in_force

The State agency for federal surplus property is hereby authorized and empowered to assess and collect service charges or fees for the acquisition, receipts, warehousing, distribution or transfer of any property acquired by donation from the United States of America for educational purposes, public health purposes, public libraries or civil defense purposes, including research, and any such charges made or fees assessed shall be limited to those reasonably related to the costs of care and handling in respect to the acquisition, receipts, warehousing, distribution or transfer of the property by the State agency for surplus property.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-10-513 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-10-513
§ 58-10-513. Cell shares and cell dividends
Status: in_force

(a) A protected cell captive insurance company may create and issue shares from any of its protected cells, the proceeds of which shall be included in the assets attributable to the cell from which the cell shares were issued.

(b) The proceeds of the issue of shares other than cell shares created and issued by a protected cell captive insurance company shall be included in the protected cell captive insurance company's general account.

(c) A protected cell captive insurance company may pay dividends to cell shareholders from assets attributable to such cell in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 58-10-375 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159-2 — NC Code / Chapter 159 / Section 159-2
§ 159-2. Computation of time
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, whenever in this Chapter an act is to be done within a given period of time, the period of time shall be computed according to the rules set out in this section.

(b) When an act is to be done within a given number of days before or after a given day, the period is computed by counting forward beginning with the day following the given day, or counting backward beginning with the day next before the given day. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays are counted as any other day.

(c) The word “month” means 30 days, unless the words “calendar month” are used, in which case the number of days in the month may vary according to the calendar.

(d) The word “year” means the calendar year.

(e) The word “day,” when used to denote a period of time within which an act may be done, means a period of 24 hours beginning at 12:00 midnight.

(f) When a time of day is given, the time is local time in the City of Raleigh, North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-156 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-156
§ 14-156. Injuring fixtures and other property of electric-power companies
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person willfully and wantonly, and without the consent of the owner, to take down, remove, injure, obstruct, displace or destroy any line erected or constructed for the transmission of electrical current, or any poles, towers, wires, conduits, cables, insulators or any support upon which wires or cables may be suspended, or any part of any such line or appurtenances or apparatus connected therewith, or to sever any wire or cable thereof, or in any manner to interrupt the transmission of electrical current over and along any such line, or to take down, remove, injure or destroy any house, shop, building or other structure or machinery connected with or necessary to the use of any line erected or constructed for the transmission of electrical current, or to wantonly or willfully cause injury to any of the property mentioned in this section by means of fire. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.