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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-3-75 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-3-75
§ 58-3-75. Loss and loss expense reserves of fire and marine insurance companies
Status: in_force

In any determination of the financial condition of any fire or marine or fire and marine insurance company authorized to do business in this State, such company shall be charged, in addition to its unearned premium liability as prescribed in G.S. 58-3-71 , with a liability for loss reserves in an amount equal to the aggregate of the estimated amounts payable on all outstanding claims reported to it which arose out of any contract of insurance or reinsurance made by it, and in addition thereto an amount fairly estimated as necessary to provide for unreported losses incurred on or prior to the date of such determination, as defined in G.S. 58-3-81(a) , and including, both as to reported and unreported claims, an amount estimated as necessary to provide for the expense of adjusting such claims, and there shall be deducted, in determining such liability for loss reserves, the amount of reinsurance recoverable by such company, in respect to such claims, from assuming insurers in accordance with G.S. 58-7-21 . Such loss and loss expense reserves shall be calculated in accordance with any method adopted or approved by the NAIC, unless the Commissioner determines that another more conservative method is appropriate.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 87-51 — NC Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87-51
§ 87-51. Severability of provisions
Status: in_force

If any provision of this Article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is for any reason held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Article are declared to be severable.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 157-7 — NC Code / Chapter 157 / Section 157-7
§ 157-7. Interested commissioners or employees
Status: in_force

No commissioner or employee of an authority shall acquire any interest direct or indirect in any housing project or in any property included or planned to be included in any project, nor shall he have any interest direct or indirect in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with any housing project. If any commissioner or employee of an authority owns or controls an interest direct or indirect in any property included or planned to be included in any housing project, he shall immediately disclose the same in writing to the authority and such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the authority. Failure to so disclose such interest shall constitute misconduct in office.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-28 — NC Code / Chapter 97 / Section 97-28
§ 97-28. Seven-day waiting period; exceptions
Status: in_force

No compensation, as defined in G.S. 97-2(11) , shall be allowed for the first seven calendar days of disability resulting from an injury, except the benefits provided for in G.S. 97-25 . Provided however, that in the case the injury results in disability of more than 21 days, the compensation shall be allowed from the date of the disability. Nothing in this section shall prevent an employer from allowing an employee to use paid sick leave, vacation or annual leave, or disability benefits provided directly by the employer during the first seven calendar days of disability.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 77-81 — NC Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77-81
§ 77-81. Creation of Commission authorized
Status: in_force

The Board of Commissioners of the Town of Lake Lure may by ordinance create the Lake Lure Marine Commission. The Board shall hold a public hearing on the ordinance to create the Commission. The location of the public hearing shall be determined by the Boards and established by resolution. The Board shall cause notice of the hearing to be published once a week for two successive calendar weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Rutherford County. The notice shall be published the first time not less than 10 days nor more than 25 days before the date fixed for the hearing. Upon its creation the Commission shall enjoy the powers and have the duties and responsibilities conferred upon it by the Lake Lure municipal ordinance, subject to the provisions of this Article and the laws of the State of North Carolina. The provisions of any ordinance may be modified, amended, or rescinded by a subsequent ordinance.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-10 — NC Code / Chapter 145 / Section 145-10
§ 145-10. State rock
Status: in_force

Granite is adopted as the official State rock of the State of North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 51-15 — NC Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51-15
§ 51-15. Obtaining license by false representation misdemeanor
Status: in_force

If any person shall obtain, or aid and abet in obtaining, a marriage license by misrepresentation or false pretenses, that person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-315-33 — NC Code / Chapter 113 / Section 113-315-33
§ 113-315.33. Exchange of property; removal of buildings, etc.
Status: in_force

The Authority may exchange any property or properties acquired under the authority of this Chapter for other property, or properties usable in carrying out the powers conferred by this Article, and also may remove from lands needed for its purposes and reconstruct on other locations, buildings, terminals, or other structures, upon the payment of just compensation, if in its judgment, it is necessary or expedient so to do in order to carry out any of its plans for marine industrial park development, under the authorization of this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-3-60 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-3-60
§ 58-3-60. Publication of assets and liabilities; penalty for failure
Status: in_force

When any company publishes its assets, it must in the same connection and with equal conspicuousness publish its liabilities computed on the basis allowed for its annual statements; and any publications purporting to show its capital must exhibit only the amount of such capital as has been actually paid in cash. Any company or agent thereof who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished only by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-42 — NC Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-42
§ 31-42. Failure of devises by lapse or otherwise; renunciation; 120-hour survivorship requirement, revised simultaneous death act, Article 24, Chapter 28A
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the will indicates a contrary intent, if a devisee predeceases the testator, whether before or after the execution of the will, and if the devisee is a grandparent of or a descendant of a grandparent of the testator, then the issue of the predeceased devisee shall take in place of the deceased devisee. The devisee's issue shall take the deceased devisee's share in the same manner that the issue would take as heirs of the deceased devisee under the intestacy provisions in effect at the time of the testator's death. The provisions of this section apply whether the devise is to an individual, to a class, or is a residuary devise. In the case of the class devise, the issue shall take whatever share the deceased devisee would have taken had the devisee survived the testator; in the event the deceased class member leaves no issue, the devisee's share shall devolve upon the members of the class who survived the testator and the issue of any deceased members taking by substitution.

(b) Unless the will indicates a contrary intent, if the provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply to a devise to a devisee who predeceases the testator, or if a devise otherwise fails, the property shall pass to the residuary devisee or devisees in proportion to their share of the residue. If the devise is a residuary devise, it shall augment the shares of the other residuary devisees, including the shares of any substitute takers under subsection (a) of this section. If there are no residuary devisees, then the property shall pass by intestacy.

(c) Renunciation of a devise is as provided for in Chapter 31B of the General Statutes.

(c1) The determination of whether a devisee has predeceased the testator shall be made as provided by Article 24 of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes.

(d) As used in this section, “ devisee ” means any person entitled to take real or personal property under the provisions of a will.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-113-30 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-113-30
§ 14-113.30. Definitions
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Caller identification record.--A record collected and retained by or on behalf of a customer utilizing caller identification or similar technology that is delivered electronically to the recipient of a telephone call simultaneously with the reception of the telephone call and that indicates the telephone number from which the telephone call was initiated or similar information regarding the telephone call.

(2) Customer.--A person or the legal guardian of a person or a representative of a business to whom a telephone service provider provides telephone service to a number subscribed or listed in the name of the person or business.

(3) Person.--An individual, business association, partnership, limited partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity.

(4) Telephone record.--A record in written, electronic, or oral form, except a caller identification record, Directory Assistance information, and subscriber list information, that is created by a telephone service provider and that contains any of the following information with respect to a customer:

a. Telephone numbers that have been dialed by the customer.

b. Telephone numbers that pertain to calls made to the customer.

c. The time when calls were made by the customer or to the customer.

d. The duration of calls made by the customer or to the customer.

e. The charges applied to calls, if any.

(5) Telephone service.--The conveyance of two-way communication in analog, digital, or other form by any medium, including wire, cable, fiber optics, cellular, broadband personal communications services, or other wireless technologies, satellite, microwave, or at any frequency over any part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The term also includes the conveyance of voice communication over the Internet and telephone relay service.

(6) Telephone service provider.--A person who provides telephone service to a customer without regard to the form of technology used, including traditional wire-line or cable communications service; cellular, broadband PCS, or other wireless communications service; microwave, satellite, or other terrestrial communications service; or voice over Internet communications service.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 19A-26 — NC Code / Chapter 19A / Section 19A-26
§ 19A-26. Certificate of registration required for animal shelter
Status: in_force

No person shall operate an animal shelter unless a certificate of registration for such animal shelter shall have been granted by the Director. Application for such certificate shall be made in the manner provided by the Director. No fee shall be required for such application or certificate. Certificates of registration shall be valid for a period of one year or until suspended or revoked and may be renewed for like periods upon application in the manner provided.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 164-50 — NC Code / Chapter 164 / Section 164-50
§ 164-50. Annual report on implementation of Justice Reinvestment Project
Status: in_force

The Judicial Department, through the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission, and the Division of Prisons shall jointly conduct ongoing evaluations regarding the implementation of the Justice Reinvestment Act of 2011. The Commission shall present the first evaluation report to the Joint Legislative Correction, Crime Control, and Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee and to the Chairs of the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittees on Justice and Public Safety by April 15, 2012, and future reports shall be made annually by April 15 of each year.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-100 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-100
§ 120-100. Term of office; vacancies
Status: reserved

(a) Appointments to the Legislative Ethics Committee shall be made immediately after the convening of the regular session of the General Assembly in odd-numbered years. The term of office for members of the Legislative Ethics Committee shall be four years from the date of the convening of the General Assembly in which the member is appointed to the Committee. Members shall not serve two consecutive full terms.

(b) A vacancy occurs on the Legislative Ethics Committee when a member resigns or is no longer a member of the General Assembly. A vacancy occurring for any reason during a term shall be filled for the unexpired term by the authority making the appointment which caused the vacancy, and the person appointed to fill the vacancy shall, if possible, be a member of the same political party as the member who caused the vacancy, from a list of two nominees submitted by that party's leader.

(c) In the event a member of the Legislative Ethics Committee is unable to act on a specific matter before the Legislative Ethics Committee, and so indicates in writing to the appointing officer and the Legislative Ethics Committee, the appointing officer may appoint another member of the respective chamber from a list of two members submitted by the majority leader or minority leader who nominated the member who is unable to act on the matter to serve as a member of the Legislative Ethics Committee for the specific matter only. If on any specific matter, the number of members of the Legislative Ethics Committee who are unable to act on a specific matter exceeds four members, the appropriate appointing officer shall appoint other members of the General Assembly to serve as members of the Legislative Ethics Committee for that specific matter only.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 117-45 — NC Code / Chapter 117 / Section 117-45
§ 117-45. Validation
Status: in_force

No provision of Article 5 nor any provision thereof shall, or shall be construed to, express or imply the invalidity or invalidation of the incorporation or operations of any electric or telephone membership corporation heretofore organized and operating under Chapter 117 of the General Statutes , including but not limited to North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation and any two or more electric or telephone membership corporations which have substantively merged or consolidated; and any such substantive mergers or consolidations are hereby specifically validated.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-217 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-217
§ 160A-217. Petition for street or sidewalk improvements
Status: in_force

(a) A city shall have no power to levy special assessments for street or sidewalk improvements unless it receives a petition for the improvements signed by at least a majority in number of the owners of property to be assessed, who must represent at least a majority of all the lineal feet of frontage of the lands abutting on the street or portion thereof to be improved. Unless the petition specifies another percentage, not more than fifty percent (50%) of the cost of the improvement may be assessed (not including the cost of improvements made at street intersections).

(b) Property owned by the United States shall not be included in determining the lineal feet of frontage on the improvement, nor shall the United States be included in determining the number of owners of property abutting the improvement. Property owned by the State of North Carolina shall be included in determining frontage and the number of owners only if the State has consented to assessment in the manner provided in G.S. 160A-221 . Property owned by railroad companies shall be included in determining frontage and the number of owners to the extent that the property is subject to assessment under G.S. 160A-222 . Property owned by railroad companies that is not subject to assessment shall not be included in determining frontage and the number of owners. If it is necessary to exclude property owned by the United States, the State of North Carolina, or a railroad company in order to obtain a valid petition under subsection (a), not more than fifty percent (50%) of the cost (not including the cost of improvement at street intersections) may be assessed unless all of the owners subject to assessment agree to a higher percentage.

(c) No right of action or defense asserting the invalidity of street or sidewalk assessments on grounds that the city did not comply with this section in securing a valid petition shall be asserted except in an action or proceeding begun within 90 days after publication of the notice of adoption of the preliminary assessment resolution.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-89A-15 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-89A-15
§ 58-89A-15. Rules
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement, administer, and enforce the provisions of this Article.

(b) Each licensee and each person subject to licensure requirements under this Article are subject to the provisions of this Article and to the rules adopted by the Commissioner.

(c) Nothing in this Article preempts the existing statutory or rule-making authority of any other State agency or entity to regulate professional employer services in a manner consistent with the statutory authority of that State agency or entity.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-53-41 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-53-41
§ 58-53-41. Extension of election period and effect on coverage
Status: in_force

(a) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings specified:

(1) “ Act ” means the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L. 111-5 , effective February 17, 2009.

(2) “Assistance eligible individual” has the same meaning as found in section 3001 of the Act.

(b) An employee or member who does not have an election of continuation coverage, as described in this Part, in effect on June 8, 2009, but who would be an assistance eligible individual under Title III of the Act if that election were in effect, may elect continuation coverage pursuant to the Part. The election shall be made no later than 60 days after the date the administrator of the group policy subject to this Part (or other entity involved) provides the notice required by section 3001(a)(7) of the Act. The administrator of the group policy subject to this Part (or other entity involved) shall provide such individuals with additional notice of the right to elect coverage pursuant to this section within 60 days after June 8, 2009.

(c) Continuation of coverage elected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall commence with the first period of coverage beginning on or after June 8, 2009, and shall not extend beyond the period of continuation coverage that would have been required under G.S. 58-53-35 if the coverage had instead been elected pursuant to G.S. 58-53-10 .

(d) With respect to any individual electing continuation coverage pursuant to this section, the period beginning on the date of the qualifying event and ending on the date of the first period of coverage on or after June 8, 2009, shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the 63-day period referred to in G.S. 58-68-30(c)(2) a. and G.S. 58-51-17(a)(2) a.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2403 — NC Code / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-2403
§ 7B-2403. Adjudicatory hearing
Status: in_force

The adjudicatory hearing shall be held within a reasonable time in the district at the time and place the chief district court judge designates.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-89-210 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-89-210
§ 136-89.210. Definitions
Status: reserved

The definitions in G.S. 136-89.181 and the following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Reserved.

(2) Open road toll.--A toll payable under an open road tolling system.

(3) Open road tolling system.--A system of collecting a toll for the use of a highway that does not provide a way to pay the toll in cash while traveling on the highway.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-1004 — NC Code / Chapter 18B / Section 18B-1004
§ 18B-1004. Hours for sale and consumption
Status: reserved

(a) Hours.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful to sell malt beverages, unfortified wine, fortified wine, or mixed beverages between the hours of 2:00 A.M. and 7:00 A.M., or to consume any of those alcoholic beverages between the hours of 2:30 A.M. and 7:00 A.M., in any place that has been issued a permit under G.S. 18B-1001 or G.S. 18B-1105 .

(b) Repealed by Laws 1991, c. 689, § 310, eff. Aug. 1, 1991 .

(c) Sunday Hours.--Except as authorized pursuant to G.S. 18B-112(b1) , 153A-145.7 , or 160A-205.3 , it shall be unlawful to sell or consume alcoholic beverages on any licensed premises from the time at which sale or consumption must cease on Sunday morning until 12:00 Noon on that day.

(d) Local Option.--A city may adopt an ordinance prohibiting in the city the retail sale of malt beverages, unfortified wine, and fortified wine during any or all of the hours from 12:00 Noon on Sunday until 7:00 A.M. on the following Monday. A county may adopt an ordinance prohibiting, in the parts of the county outside any city, the retail sale of malt beverages, unfortified wine, and fortified wine during any or all of the hours from 12:00 Noon on Sunday until 7:00 A.M. on the following Monday. Neither a city nor a county, however, may prohibit those sales in establishments having brown-bagging or mixed beverages permits.

(e) This section does not prohibit at any time the wholesale delivery and sale of unfortified wine, fortified wine, and malt beverages to retailers issued permits pursuant to G.S. 18B-1001 or G.S. 18B-1002(a)(2) or (5) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-4-1 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-4-1
§ 20-4.1. Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this State to promote and encourage the fullest possible use of its highway system by authorizing the making and execution of motor vehicle reciprocal registration agreements, arrangements and declarations with other states, provinces, territories and countries with respect to vehicles registered in this and such other states, provinces, territories and countries thus contributing to the economic and social development and growth of this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-602 — NC Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59-602
§ 59-602. Withdrawal of general partner
Status: in_force

After filing of the original certificate of limited partnership, a general partner may withdraw from a limited partnership at any time by giving written notice to the other partners, but if the withdrawal violates the partnership agreement, the limited partnership may recover from the withdrawing general partner, in addition to its other remedies, any damages for breach of the partnership agreement and may offset the damages against the amount otherwise distributable or payable to the partner.