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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1203 — NC Code / Chapter 35A / Section 35A-1203
§ 35A-1203. Jurisdiction; authority of clerk
Status: in_force

(a) Clerks of superior court in their respective counties have original jurisdiction for the appointment of guardians of the person, guardians of the estate, or general guardians for incompetent persons and of related proceedings brought or filed under this Subchapter. Clerks of superior court in their respective counties have original jurisdiction for the appointment of guardians of the estate for minors, for the appointment of guardians of the person or general guardians for minors who have no natural guardian, and of related proceedings brought or filed under this Subchapter.

(b) The clerk shall retain jurisdiction following appointment of a guardian in order to assure compliance with the clerk's orders and those of the superior court. The clerk shall have authority to remove a guardian for cause and shall appoint a successor guardian, following the criteria set forth in G.S. 35A-1213 or G.S. 35A-1224 , after removal, death, or resignation of a guardian.

(c) The clerk shall have authority to determine disputes between guardians and to adjust the amount of the guardian's bond.

(d) Any party or any other interested person may petition the clerk to exercise the authority conferred on the clerk by this section.

(e) Where a guardian or trustee has been appointed for a ward under former Chapter 33 or former Chapter 35 of the General Statutes, the clerk, upon his own motion or the motion of that guardian or trustee or any other interested person, may designate that guardian or trustee or appoint another qualified person as guardian of the person, guardian of the estate, or general guardian of the ward under this Chapter; provided, the authority of a guardian or trustee properly appointed under former Chapter 33 or former Chapter 35 of the General Statutes to continue serving in that capacity is not dependent on such motion and designation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-81-20 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-81-20
§ 115C-81.20. Alcohol and drug use prevention education
Status: in_force

(a) Instruction shall be provided in alcohol and drug use prevention education from kindergarten through high school.

(b) The State Board of Education shall develop and maintain a recommended list of alcohol and drug use prevention education materials that include components for teacher training and ongoing assessment and evaluation to verify success and ensure the use of up-to-date information and strategies.

(c) The Department of Public Instruction shall do the following:

(1) Work to strengthen instructional offerings in the content and skill areas in which alcohol and drug use prevention education is addressed.

(2) Develop curricular materials and resources that meet, extend, and supplement drug and alcohol education as outlined in the standard course of study and the teacher handbook for the competency-based curriculum.

(3) Recommend to the State Board of Education any drug use prevention education support materials that should be removed from or added to the recommended list of curricular resources developed and maintained by the State Board of Education.

(d) Local boards of education may select supplemental alcohol and drug use prevention education materials from the list maintained by the State Board of Education or develop their own supplemental materials to be approved by the State Board of Education.

(e) Local boards of education shall do the following:

(1) Implement an approved alcohol and drug use prevention education as a primary part of their comprehensive health education program.

(2) Provide for ongoing evaluation of drug use prevention education resources, to include participation in ongoing evaluations with the Department of Public Instruction.

(f) The Department of Public Instruction, in conjunction with local school administrative units, shall provide for professional development to train educators and support personnel to implement a comprehensive alcohol and drug use prevention education program.

(g) Sequential, age-appropriate instruction shall be provided that includes all of the following:

(1) Reaches all students in all grades.

(2) Presents a clear and consistent message that the use of alcohol and unlawful drugs and the misuse of other drugs are unhealthy and harmful.

(3) Reflects current research and theory.

(4) Includes all abusable substances.

(5) Utilizes information that is current and accurate.

(6) Involves students in active “hands-on” learning experiences.

(7) Integrates substance abuse education with other health and social issues and other subject and skill areas of the standard course of study.

(8) Promotes understanding and respect for the law and values of society.

(9) Encourages healthy, safe, and responsible attitudes and behaviors.

(10) Includes strategies to involve parents, family members, and the community.

(11) Includes information on intervention and treatment services.

(12) Is continually open to revision, expansion, and improvement.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-89 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-89
§ 115C-89. Selection of textbooks by Board
Status: in_force

At the next meeting of the Board after the reports have been filed, the Textbook Commission and the Board shall jointly examine the reports. From the books evaluated the Board shall select those that it thinks will meet the teaching requirements of the State public schools in the instructional levels for which they are offered. The Board shall request sealed bids from the publishers on all the books being considered.

The Board shall make all necessary rules and regulations concerning requests for bids, notification to publishers of calls for adoption, execution and delivery of contracts, requirement of performance bonds, cancellation clauses, and such other material matters as may affect the validity of the contracts.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-238-67 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-238-67
§ 115C-238.67. Student admissions and assignment
Status: in_force

(a) Residency Requirement.--A student shall be domiciled in a participating unit to be eligible to attend the regional school. A student's eligibility to remain enrolled in the regional school shall terminate at the end of any school year during which a student ceases to satisfy the residency requirements.

(b) Participating Unit Allotments.--The number of student seats in the freshman class of the regional school shall be assigned proportionate to the total student population of the participating units, as determined by the participating unit's final average daily membership in the preceding school year. If fewer students residing in a participating unit elect to attend the regional school than available allotted seats, the remaining seats shall be divided proportionally among the other participating units.

(c) Admissions Criteria.--The board of directors shall establish criteria, standards, and procedures for admission of students. The admission criteria may give priority to first generation students and shall include the following:

(1) Demonstrated academic achievement.

(2) Demonstrated student interest in attendance.

(3) Documented parental support for student attendance.

(d) Lottery.--If the number of eligible students meeting the board of directors' admission criteria exceeds the seats available through the participating unit allotment, students shall be accepted by lot.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-8-09 — NC Code / Chapter 55A / Section 55A-8-09
§ 55A-8-09. Removal of designated or appointed directors
Status: in_force

(a) A designated director may be removed by an amendment to the articles of incorporation or bylaws deleting or changing the provision containing the designation.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws:

(1) An appointed director may be removed with or without cause by the person appointing the director;

(2) The person removing the director shall do so by giving written notice of the removal to the director and to the corporation; and

(3) A removal is effective when the notice is effective unless the notice specifies a future effective date.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the articles of incorporation or bylaws may provide that directors appointed after the effective date of such provision shall be removed automatically for missing a specified number of board meetings.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-3-308 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-3-308
§ 25-3-308. Proof of signatures and status as holder in due course
Status: in_force

(a) In an action with respect to an instrument, the authenticity of, and authority to make, each signature on the instrument is admitted unless specifically denied in the pleadings. If the validity of a signature is denied in the pleadings, the burden of establishing validity is on the person claiming validity, but the signature is presumed to be authentic and authorized unless the action is to enforce the liability of the purported signer and the signer is dead or incompetent at the time of trial of the issue of validity of the signature. If an action to enforce the instrument is brought against a person as the undisclosed principal of a person who signed the instrument as a party to the instrument, the plaintiff has the burden of establishing that the defendant is liable on the instrument as a represented person under G.S. 25-3-402(a) .

(b) If the validity of signatures is admitted or proved and there is compliance with subsection (a) of this section, a plaintiff producing the instrument is entitled to payment if the plaintiff proves entitlement to enforce the instrument under G.S. 25-3-301 , unless the defendant proves a defense or claim in recoupment. If a defense or claim in recoupment is proved, the right to payment of the plaintiff is subject to the defense or claim, except to the extent the plaintiff proves that the plaintiff has rights of a holder in due course which are not subject to the defense or claim.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-53-35 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-53-35
§ 58-53-35. Termination of continuation
Status: reserved

(a) Continuation of insurance under the group policy for any person shall terminate on the earliest of the following dates:

(1) The date 18 months after the date the employee's or member's insurance under the policy would otherwise have terminated because of termination of employment or members;

(2) The date ending the period for which the employee or member last makes his required contribution, if he discontinues his contributions;

(3) The date the employee or member becomes or is eligible to become covered for similar benefits under any arrangement of coverage for individuals in a group, whether insured or uninsured;

(4) The date on which the group policy is terminated or, in the case of a multiple employer plan, the date his employer terminates participation under the group master policy. When this occurs the employee or member shall have the privilege described in G.S. 58-53-45 if the date of termination precedes that on which his actual continuation of insurance under that policy would have terminated. The insurer that insured the group before the date of termination shall make a converted policy available to the employee or member.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(4) of this section, if the employer replaces the group policy with another group policy, the employee is entitled to continue under the successor group policy for any unexpired period of continuation to which the employee is entitled.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2A-220 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2A-220
§ 25-2A-220. Effect of default on risk of loss
Status: in_force

(1) Where risk of loss is to pass to the lessee and the time of passage is not stated:

(a) if a tender or delivery of goods so fails to conform to the lease contract as to give a right of rejection, the risk of their loss remains with the lessor, or, in the case of a finance lease, the supplier, until cure or acceptance.

(b) if the lessee rightfully revokes acceptance, he, to the extent of any deficiency in his effective insurance coverage, may treat the risk of loss as having remained with the lessor from the beginning.

(2) Whether or not risk of loss is to pass to the lessee, if the lessee as to conforming goods already identified to a lease contract repudiates or is otherwise in default under the lease contract, the lessor, or, in the case of a finance lease, the supplier, to the extent of any deficiency in his effective insurance coverage may treat the risk of loss as resting on the lessee for a commercially reasonable time.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-113-77 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-113-77
§ 105-113.77. City malt beverage and wine retail licenses
Status: in_force

(a) License and Tax.--Except in cities declining to require a license pursuant to G.S. 105-113.71(c) , a person holding any of the following retail ABC permits for an establishment located in a city shall obtain from the city a city license for that activity. The annual tax for each license is as stated:

ABC Permit

Tax for Corresponding License

On-premises malt beverage

$15.00

Off-premises malt beverage

5.00

On-premises unfortified wine, on-premises fortified wine, or both

․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․15.00

Off-premises unfortified wine, off-premises fortified wine, or both

․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․10.00

(b) Tax on Additional License.--The tax stated in subsection (a) is the tax for the first license issued to a person. The tax for each additional license of the same type issued to that person for the same year is one hundred ten percent (110%) of the base license tax, that increase to apply progressively for each additional license.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-11A-10 — NC Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-11A-10
§ 55-11A-10. Conversion
Status: in_force

A domestic corporation may convert to a different business entity if:

(1) The conversion is permitted by the laws of the state or country governing the organization and internal affairs of such other business entity; and

(2) The converting domestic corporation complies with the requirements of this Part and, to the extent applicable, the laws referred to in subdivision (1) of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-346 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-346
§ 160A-346. Authority to condemn easements for perpetual care
Status: in_force

A city shall have authority to acquire an easement for perpetual care by gift, grant, purchase, or exercise of the power of eminent domain in any cemetery, graveyard, or burial place within the city. When a perpetual care easement is acquired under this section, all city ordinances concerning the care and upkeep of city cemeteries shall be applicable to the cemetery, and the income from city perpetual care trust funds may be used to care for and maintain the cemetery. This section shall not apply to a cemetery licensed by the North Carolina State Burial Association Commissioner or to property owned or controlled by any church or religious organization unless the owner of the property consents to the acquisition.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 70-27 — NC Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70-27
§ 70-27. Findings and purpose
Status: in_force

(a) The General Assembly finds that:

(1) Unmarked human burials and human skeletal remains are subject to vandalism and inadvertent destruction at an ever-increasing rate;

(2) Existing State laws do not provide adequate protection to prevent damage to and destruction of these remains;

(3) There is a great deal of scientific information to be gained from the proper excavation, study and analysis of human skeletal remains recovered from such burials; and

(4) There has been no procedure for descendants or other interested individuals to make known their concerns regarding disposition of these remains.

(b) The purpose of this Article is (i) to provide adequate protection from vandalism for unmarked human burials and human skeletal remains, (ii) to provide adequate protection for unmarked human burials and human skeletal remains not within the jurisdiction of the medical examiner pursuant to G.S. 130A-383 that are encountered during archaeological excavation, construction, or other ground disturbing activities, found anywhere within the State except on federal land, and (iii) to provide for adequate skeletal analysis of remains removed or excavated from unmarked human burials if the analysis would result in valuable scientific information.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54C-3 — NC Code / Chapter 54C / Section 54C-3
§ 54C-3. Applicability of Chapter
Status: in_force

This Chapter, unless the context otherwise specifies, shall apply to all State savings banks.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 78A-9 — NC Code / Chapter 78A / Section 78A-9
§ 78A-9. Misleading filings
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to make or cause to be made, in any document filed with the Administrator or in any proceeding under this Chapter, any statement which is, at the time and in the light of the circumstances under which it is made false or misleading in any material respect.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54C-41 — NC Code / Chapter 54C / Section 54C-41
§ 54C-41. Voluntary dissolution by directors
Status: in_force

A State savings bank may be voluntarily dissolved by a majority vote of the board of directors when substantially all of the assets have been sold for the purpose of terminating the business of the savings bank or as provided in G.S. 55-14-01 and when a certificate of dissolution is recorded in the manner required by this Chapter for the recording of certificates of incorporation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-387 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-387
§ 53-387. Power to reject claims; notice; affidavit of service; action on claims
Status: in_force

If the Commissioner doubts the validity of any claim, the Commissioner may reject the claim, in whole or in part, and serve notice of the rejection upon the claimant, either personally or by certified mail, and an affidavit of the service of the notice shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the action is pending and shall be conclusive evidence of the notice. Any action or suit upon a rejected claim shall be brought by the claimant against the Commissioner in the superior court of the county in which the action is pending within 90 days after service, or the action or suit shall be barred. Objections to any claim not rejected by the Commissioner may be made by any person interested by filing the objection in the pending action and by serving a copy thereof on the Commissioner. The Commissioner, after investigation, shall either allow the objection and reject the claim, or disallow the objection. If the objection is not allowed and the claim is not rejected, the Commissioner shall file a notice in the pending action and serve the notice upon the person making the claim and the person objecting to the claim. Within 10 days after the notice is filed, the person filing objection by motion in the pending action may question the validity of the claim, and the questions of law and issues of fact shall thereupon be determined as in other civil actions.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 81A-52 — NC Code / Chapter 81A / Section 81A-52
§ 81A-52. License
Status: in_force

All public weighmasters shall be licensed. Any person not less than 18 years of age who wishes to be a public weighmaster shall apply to the Department on a form provided by the Department. A person operating as a public weighmaster outside of this State shall include with the person's application for licensure in this State a copy of the most recent weighing device inspection report performed by the person's local or state weights and measures officials within the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application. The Board may adopt rules for determining the qualifications of the applicant for a license. Public weighmasters shall be licensed for a period of one year beginning the first day of July and ending on the thirtieth day of June, and a fee of nineteen dollars ($19.00) shall be paid for each person licensed at the time of the filing of the application.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74E-8 — NC Code / Chapter 74E / Section 74E-8
§ 74E-8. Minimum standards for company police officers
Status: in_force

Applicants for commission as a company police officer and a commissioned company police officer must meet and maintain the same minimum preemployment and in-service standards as are required for State law enforcement officers by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, and must meet and maintain any other preemployment and in-service requirements set by the Attorney General.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-265 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-265
§ 53-265. Information required of lender
Status: reserved

(a) At the closing of the reverse mortgage loan, the lender shall provide to the borrower the name of the lender's employee or agent who has been designated specifically to respond to inquiries concerning reverse mortgage loans. This information shall be provided by the lender to the borrower at least annually, and whenever the information concerning the designated employee or agent changes.

(b) On an annual basis and when the loan becomes due, the lender shall issue to the borrower, without charge, a statement of account regarding the activity of the mortgage for the preceding calendar year, or for the period since the last statement of account was provided. The statement shall include all of the following information for the preceding year:

(1) The outstanding balance of the loan at the beginning of the statement period.

(2) Disbursements to the borrower.

(3) The total amount of interest added to the outstanding balance of the loan.

(4) Any property taxes, insurance premiums, or assessments paid by the lender.

(5) Payments made to the lender.

(6) The total mortgage balance owed to date.

(7) The remaining amount available to the borrower in reverse mortgage loans wherein proceeds have been reserved to be disbursed in one or more lump sum amounts.