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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53C-6-18 — NC Code / Chapter 53C / Section 53C-6-18
§ 53C-6-18. Non-branch bank business offices
Status: in_force

(a) A bank may establish in this State or another state one or more non-branch bank business offices as defined by G.S. 53C-1-4(46) , subject to the following requirements:

(1) If a proposed non-branch bank business office will be used in connection with a new activity for which an application is required under G.S. 53C-5-1(d) or an investment for which a notice is required under G.S. 53C-5-2(e) , that application or notice shall include written notification of the intent to open the office. The notification shall include the proposed location of the office and a description of the business to be conducted at the office. If the Commissioner does not request additional information or object to its establishment within 10 days of the date of receipt of the notification, the non-branch bank business office shall be deemed approved. In deciding whether to object to the establishment of a non-branch bank business office, the Commissioner shall consider, without limitation, whether the business proposed to be conducted at the non-branch bank business office is permissible for a bank, the costs of its establishment and ongoing operation and the impact of the costs on the bank's capital and profitability, and the ability of the bank's management to conduct the proposed business.

(2) If written notification is not required under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the bank shall provide the Commissioner with written notification of the location of the office and a description of the business to be conducted at the office.

(b) An out-of-state bank may establish and operate a non-branch bank business office in this State upon written notice to the Commissioner.

(c) A bank or an out-of-state bank may close a non-branch bank business office at any time with notice to the Commissioner.

(d) No deposits may be taken at a non-branch bank business office.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-47-75 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-47-75
§ 58-47-75. Reporting and records
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Audited financial report” has the same meaning as in the NAIC Model Rule Requiring Annual Audited Financial Reports, as specified in G.S. 58-2-205 .

(2) “Duplicate record” means a counterpart produced by the same impression as the original record, or from the same matrix, or by mechanical or electronic rerecording or by chemical reproduction, or by equivalent techniques, such as imaging or image processing, that accurately reproduce the original record.

(3) “Original record” means the writing or recording itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or issuing it, in the normal and ordinary course of business, or data stored in a computer or similar device, the printout or other output readable by sight, shown to reflect the data accurately. An “original” of a photograph includes the negative or any print from the negative.

(b) Each group shall file with the Commissioner the following:

(1) A statement in accordance with G.S. 58-2-165 .

(2) An audited financial report.

(3) Annual payroll information within 90 days after the close of its fiscal year. The report shall summarize the payroll by annual amount paid and by classifications using the rules, classifications, and rates set forth in the most recently approved Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Insurance Manual governing audits of payrolls and adjustments of premiums. Each group shall maintain true and accurate payroll records. The payroll records shall be maintained to allow for verification of the completeness and accuracy of the annual payroll report.

(c) Each group shall make its financial statement and audited financial report available to its members upon request.

(d) All records shall be maintained by the group for the years during which an examination under G.S. 58-2-131 has not yet been completed.

(e) All records that are required to be maintained by this section shall be either original or duplicate records.

(f) If only duplicate records are maintained, the following requirements apply:

(1) The data shall be accessible to the Commissioner in legible form, and legible, reproduced copies shall be available.

(2) Before the destruction of any original records, the group in possession of the original records shall:

a. Verify that the records stored consist of all information contained in the original records, and that the original records can be reconstructed therefrom in a form acceptable to the Commissioner; and

b. Implement disaster preparedness or disaster recovery procedures that include provisions for the maintenance of duplicate records at an off-site location.

(3) Adequate controls shall be established with respect to the transfer and maintenance of data.

(g) Each group shall maintain its records under G.S. 58-7-50 , G.S. 58-7-55 , and the Act.

(h) All books of original entry and corporate records shall be retained by the group or its successor for a period of 15 years after the group ceases to exist.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-310 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-310
§ 7A-310. Fees of commissioners and assessors appointed by magistrate
Status: in_force

Any person appointed by a magistrate as a commissioner or assessor, and who shall serve, shall be paid the sum of two dollars ($2.00), to be taxed as a part of the bill of costs of the proceeding.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-634 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-634
§ 106-634. Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

The General Assembly hereby declares that it is in the public interest to promote and protect the bee and honey industry in North Carolina and to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture and the Board of Agriculture to perform services and conduct activities to promote, improve, and enhance the bee and honey industry in North Carolina particularly relative to small beekeepers; to regulate all bees of the superfamily Apoidea in any stage of development; the causal agents of their disease or disorders, and their pests; to protect the bee and honey industry in North Carolina from bee diseases and disorders and to provide regulatory services in the areas of pollination of plants, honeybee poisonings, thefts, bee management and marketing.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-299 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-299
§ 105-299. Employment of experts
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners may employ appraisal firms, mapping firms or other persons or firms having expertise in one or more of the duties of the assessor to assist the assessor in the performance of these duties. The county may also assign to county agencies, or contract with State or federal agencies for, any duties involved with the approval or auditing of use-value accounts. The county may make available to these persons any information it has that will facilitate the performance of a contract entered into pursuant to this section. Persons receiving this information are subject to the provisions of G.S. 105-289(e) and G.S. 105-259 regarding the use and disclosure of information provided to them by the county. Any person employed by an appraisal firm whose duties include the appraisal of property for the county must be required to demonstrate that he or she is qualified to carry out these duties by achieving a passing grade on a comprehensive examination in the appraisal of property administered by the Department of Revenue. In the employment of these firms, primary consideration must be given to the firms registered with the Department of Revenue pursuant to G.S. 105-289(i) . A copy of the specifications to be submitted to potential bidders and a copy of the proposed contract may be sent by the board to the Department of Revenue for review before the invitation or acceptance of any bids. Contracts for the employment of these firms or persons are contracts for personal services and are not subject to the provisions of Article 8, Chapter 143, of the General Statutes . If the board of county commissioners employs any person or firm to assist the assessor in the performance of the assessor's duties, the person or firm may not be compensated, in whole or in part, on a contingent fee basis or any other similar method that may impair the assessor's independence or the perception of the assessor's independence by the public.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-199 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-199
§ 14-199. Obstructing way to places of public worship
Status: in_force

If any person shall maliciously stop up or obstruct the way leading to any place of public worship, or to any spring or well commonly used by the congregation, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-9-209 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-9-209
§ 25-9-209. Duties of secured party if account debtor has been notified of assignment
Status: in_force

(a) Applicability of section. -- Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, this section applies if:

(1) There is no outstanding secured obligation; and

(2) The secured party is not committed to make advances, incur obligations, or otherwise give value.

(b) Duties of secured party after receiving demand from debtor. -- Within 10 days after receiving an authenticated demand by the debtor, a secured party shall send to an account debtor that has received notification of an assignment to the secured party as assignee under G.S. 25-9-406(a) an authenticated record that releases the account debtor from any further obligation to the secured party.

(c) Inapplicability to sales. -- This section does not apply to an assignment constituting the sale of an account, chattel paper, or payment intangible.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-668 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-668
§ 160A-668. Fiscal accountability
Status: in_force

A district is a public authority subject to the provisions of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-7-603 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-7-603
§ 25-7-603. Conflicting claims; interpleader
Status: in_force

If more than one person claims title to or possession of the goods, the bailee is excused from delivery until the bailee has a reasonable time to ascertain the validity of the adverse claims or to commence an action for interpleader. The bailee may assert an interpleader either in defending an action for nondelivery of the goods or by original action.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-83 — NC Code / Chapter 148 / Section 148-83
§ 148-83. Form, requisites and contents of petition; nature of hearing
Status: in_force

Such petition shall be addressed to the Industrial Commission, and must include a full statement of the facts upon which the claim is based, verified in the manner provided for verifying complaints in civil actions, and it may be supported by affidavits substantiating such claim. Upon its presentation the Industrial Commission shall fix a time and a place for a hearing, and shall mail notice to the claimant, and shall notify the Attorney General, at least 15 days before the time fixed therefor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 119-54 — NC Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119-54
§ 119-54. Purpose; definitions; scope of Article
Status: in_force

(a) It is the purpose of this Article to provide for the adoption and promulgation of a code of safety, and such rules and regulations setting forth minimum general standards of safety for the design, construction, location, installation, and operation of the equipment used in handling, storing, measuring, transporting, distributing, and utilizing liquefied petroleum gases and to provide for the administration and enforcement of the code and such rules and regulations thereby adopted. Words used in this Article shall be defined as follows:

(1) “Board” means the North Carolina Board of Agriculture.

(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture or his designated agent.

(3) “Dealer” means any person, firm, or corporation who is engaged in or desires to engage in:

a. The business of selling or otherwise dealing in liquefied petroleum gases which require handling, storing, measuring, transporting, or distributing liquefied petroleum gas; or

b. The business of installing, servicing, repairing, adjusting, connecting, or disconnecting containers, equipment, or appliances which use liquefied gas. A person who engages in any of the aforementioned activities only in connection with his or his employer's use of liquefied petroleum gas and not as a business shall not be deemed to be a “dealer” for the purposes of this Article.

(4) “Liquefied petroleum gas” means any material which is composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons, or mixtures of the same: propane, propylene, butanes (normal butanes or isobutane), butylenes.

(b) This Article does not apply to the design, construction, location, installation, or operation of equipment or facilities covered by the Building Code pursuant to Article 9 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54-109-31 — NC Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54-109-31
§ 54-109.31. Meetings of members
Status: in_force

(a) The annual meeting and any special meetings of the members of the credit union shall be held at the time, place, and in the manner indicated by the bylaws.

(b) At all such meetings, a member shall have but one vote, irrespective of his shareholdings. No member may vote by proxy, but a member may vote by absentee ballot if the bylaws of the credit union so provide.

(c) A society, association, copartnership or corporation having membership in the credit union may be represented and have its vote cast by one of its members or shareholders, provided such person has been fully authorized by the organization's governing body.

(d) The board of directors may establish a minimum age of 16 years of age as a qualification to vote at meetings of the members.

(e) The board of directors may establish a minimum age of 18 years of age as a qualification to hold office.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21-19 — NC Code / Chapter 150B / Section 150B-21-19
§ 150B-21.19. Requirements for including rule in Code
Status: in_force

To be acceptable for inclusion in the North Carolina Administrative Code, a rule must:

(1) Cite the law under which the rule is adopted.

(2) Be signed by the head of the agency or the rule-making coordinator for the agency that adopted the rule.

(3) Be in the physical form specified by the Codifier of Rules.

(4) Have been approved by the Commission, if the rule is a permanent rule.

(5) Have complied with the provisions of G.S. 12-3.1 , if the rule establishes a new fee or increases an existing fee.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-259 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-259
§ 14-259. Harboring or aiding certain persons
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe, that any person has escaped from any prison, jail, reformatory, or from the criminal insane department of any State hospital, or from the custody of any peace officer who had such person in charge, or that such person is a convict or prisoner whose parole has been revoked, or that such person is a fugitive from justice or is otherwise the subject of an outstanding warrant for arrest or order of arrest, to conceal, hide, harbor, feed, clothe or otherwise aid and comfort in any manner to any such person. Fugitive from justice shall, for the purpose of this provision, mean any person who has fled from any other jurisdiction to avoid prosecution for a crime.

Every person who shall conceal, hide, harbor, feed, clothe, or offer aid and comfort to any other person in violation of this section shall be guilty of a felony, if such other person has been convicted of, or was in custody upon the charge of a felony, and shall be punished as a Class I felon; and shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, if such other person had been convicted of, or was in custody upon a charge of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished in the discretion of the court.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the immediate family of such person. For the purposes of this section “immediate family” shall be defined to be the mother, father, brother, sister, wife, husband and child of said person.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-20 — NC Code / Chapter 156 / Section 156-20
§ 156-20. Right of dominant owner to repair
Status: in_force

In the absence of any agreement for maintaining the efficiency of such ditch or canal, or should the servient owner neglect or refuse to clean out or aid in cleaning out the same through his lands, it shall be lawful for the dominant or higher owner, after giving three days' notice to the servient owner, to enter along such canal and not more than 12 feet therefrom and clean out or remove obstructions or accumulated debris therefrom at his own personal expense or without cost to the servient owner.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-278-320 — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-278-320
§ 163-278.320. Permitted uses of legal expense funds
Status: in_force

(a) A legal expense fund may be used for reasonable expenses actually incurred by the elected officer in relation to a legal action or potential legal action brought by or against the elected officer in that elected officer's official capacity. The elected officer's campaign itself shall not be funded from a legal expense fund.

(b) Upon closing a legal expense account, the treasurer shall distribute the remaining monies in the legal expense fund to any of the following:

(1) The Indigent Persons' Attorney Fee Fund under Article 36 of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes.

(2) The North Carolina State Bar for the provision of civil legal services for indigents.

(3) Payments to an organization described in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. § 170(c) ), provided that the candidate or the candidate's spouse, children, parents, brothers, or sisters are not employed by the organization.

(4) To return all or a portion of a legal expense donation to the donor.

(5) Payment to the Escheat Fund established by Chapter 116B of the General Statutes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 89C-6 — NC Code / Chapter 89C / Section 89C-6
§ 89C-6. Compensation and expenses of Board members
Status: in_force

Each member of the Board, when attending to the work of the Board or any of its committees, shall receive as compensation for services the per diem and, in addition, shall be reimbursed for travel expenses and incidentals not exceeding the maximum set forth by law. In addition to per diem allowances, travel and incidentals, the secretary of the Board may, with the approval of the Board, receive such reasonable additional compensation as is compatible with the actual hours of work required by the duties of the office.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159-130 — NC Code / Chapter 159 / Section 159-130
§ 159-130. Record of issues kept
Status: in_force

The secretary shall make a record of all bonds and notes issued under this Subchapter, showing the name of the issuing unit, the amount, date, the time fixed for payment of principal and interest, the rate of interest, the place at which the principal and interest will be payable, the denominations, the purpose of issuance, the name of the board in which is vested the authority and power to levy taxes or raise other revenues for the payment of the principal and interest thereof, and a reference to the law under which the bonds or notes were issued. The clerk of the issuing unit shall file with the secretary copies of all proceedings of the board in authorizing the bonds or notes, his certificate that they are correctly recorded in a bound book of the minutes and proceedings of the board, and a notation of the pages or other identification of the exact portion of the book in which the records appear.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-276 — NC Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62-276
§ 62-276. Construction of Article
Status: in_force

Nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any motor carrier from any regulation otherwise imposed by law or lawful authority, and this Article shall not be construed to relieve any such motor carrier from any obligation or duty imposed by Chapter 20 of the General Statutes of North Carolina .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-110-7 — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-110-7
§ 95-110.7. 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 or equipment subject to the provisions of this Article without a valid certificate of operation unless the absence of a valid certificate is the result of the Commissioner's failure to inspect such device.

(b) No person shall operate or permit to be operated or use any device or equipment 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 or equipment subject to the provisions of this Article after the Commissioner has refused to issue or has revoked the certificate of operation for such device or equipment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-7-60 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-7-60
§ 58-7-60. Approval as a domestic insurer
Status: in_force

Any insurer that is organized under the laws of any other state and is licensed to transact the business of insurance in this State may become a domestic insurer by (i) complying with laws and regulations regarding the organization and licensing of a domestic insurer of the same type; (ii) designating its principal place of business at a place in this State; and (iii) obtaining the approval of the Commissioner. Such domestic insurer shall be entitled to like certificates of authority to transact business in this State and shall be subject to the authority and jurisdiction of this State. Articles of Incorporation of such domestic insurer may be amended to provide that the corporation is a continuation of the corporate existence of the original foreign corporation through adoption of this State as its corporate domicile and that the original date of incorporation in its original domicilliary 1 state is the date of incorporation of such domestic insurer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-1031 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-1031
§ 106-1031. Collection of assessment
Status: in_force

(a) The assessment shall be levied against the processor of the primary forest product.

(b) The assessment shall be submitted on a quarterly basis of the State's fiscal year due and payable the last day of the month following the end of each quarter.

(c) The assessment shall be remitted to the Secretary, Department of Revenue, by check or money order, with such production reports as may be required by said Secretary.

(d) The processor shall maintain for a period of three fiscal years and make available to the Secretary, Department of Revenue, such production records necessary to verify proper reporting and payment of revenue due the Forest Development Fund.

(e) The production reports of the various processors shall be used only for assessment purposes. Production information will not be made a part of the public record on an individual processor basis.

(f) Any official or employee of the State who discloses information obtained from a production report, except as may be necessary for administration and collection of the assessment, or in the performance of official duties, or in administration or judicial proceedings related to the levy or collection of the assessment, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor punishable only by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-31-45 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-31-45
§ 58-31-45. Report required of Commissioner
Status: in_force

The Commissioner must submit to the Governor a full report of his official action under this Article, with such recommendations as commend themselves to the Commissioner.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-8 — NC Code / Chapter 156 / Section 156-8
§ 156-8. Earth from canal removed or leveled
Status: in_force

The earth excavated from the canal or ditch shall be removed away or leveled as nearly as may be with the surface of the adjacent land, unless the commissioners shall otherwise specially allow.