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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 117-44 — NC Code / Chapter 117 / Section 117-44
§ 117-44. Effect of consolidation or merger
Status: reserved

Upon compliance with the provisions of G.S. 117-44 :

(1) a. In the case of a consolidation, the existence of the consolidating corporations shall cease and the articles of consolidation shall be deemed to be the articles of incorporation of the new corporation; and

b. In the case of a merger, the separate existence of the merging corporations shall cease and the articles of incorporation of the surviving corporation shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, if any, that changes therein are provided for in the articles of merger.

(2) All the rights, privileges, immunities and franchises and all property, real and personal, including without limitation applications for membership, all debts due on whatever account and all other choses in action, of each of the consolidating or merging corporations shall be deemed to be transferred to and vested in the new or surviving corporation without further act or deed.

(3) The new or surviving corporation shall be responsible and liable for all the liabilities and obligations of each of the consolidating or merging corporations and any claim existing or action or proceeding pending by or against any of the consolidating or merging corporations may be prosecuted as if the consolidation or merger had not taken place, but the new or surviving corporation may be substituted in its place.

(4) Neither the rights of creditors nor any liens upon the property of any of such corporations shall be impaired by such consolidation or merger.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-189 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-189
§ 53-189. Insurance
Status: in_force

(a) Credit life, credit accident and health, credit unemployment, and credit property insurance may be written in accordance with the provisions of Article 57 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes .

(b) The premium or cost of credit life, credit accident and health, credit unemployment, or credit property insurance, when written by or through any lender or other creditor, its affiliate, associate or subsidiary shall not be deemed as interest or charges or consideration or an amount in excess of permitted charges in connection with the loan or credit transaction and any gain or advantage to any lender or other creditor, its affiliate, associate or subsidiary, arising out of the premium or commission or dividend from the sale or provision of such insurance shall not be deemed a violation of any other law, general or special, civil or criminal, of this State, or of any rule, regulation or order issued by any regulatory authority of this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-252 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-252
§ 143-252. Article subject to Chapter 113
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Article shall be construed to affect the jurisdictional division between the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality contained in Subchapter IV of Chapter 113 of the General Statutes , or in any way to alter or abridge the powers and duties of the two agencies conferred in that Subchapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-92-17 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-92-17
§ 106-92.17. Lime and fertilizer mixtures
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Article shall apply to mixtures of agricultural liming material and fertilizer, except as follows:

(1) Such mixtures shall meet the labeling requirements of G.S. 106-92.5(a) in addition to providing information including, but not limited to, a guaranteed analysis of the fertilizer element or plant nutrient;

(2) The tonnage fee for such mixtures under G.S. 106-92.8 shall be twenty-five cents (25¢) per ton; and,

(3) The Board of Agriculture shall establish the allowable deficiency percentage and refund rate for such mixtures under G.S. 106-92.11 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-115 — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-115
§ 163-115. Special provisions for obtaining nominations when vacancies occur in certain offices
Status: reserved

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of the clerk of superior court, otherwise than by expiration of the term, or if the people fail to elect, the vacancy shall be filled as provided in Sec. 9(3) of Article IV of the North Carolina Constitution . If the vacancy occurs after the time for filing notice of candidacy in the primary has expired in a year when a regular election is not being held to elect a clerk of the superior court by expiration of term, then the county executive committee of each political party shall nominate a candidate whose name shall appear on the general election ballot. The candidate elected in the general election shall serve the unexpired portion of the term of the person causing the vacancy.

(b) In the event a special election is called to fill a vacancy in the State's delegation in the United States House of Representatives, the provisions of G.S. 163-13 shall apply.

(c) If a vacancy occurs in an elective State or district office (other than member of the United States House of Representatives) during the period opening 10 days before the filing period for the office ends and closing 30 days before the ensuing general election, a nomination shall be made by the proper executive committee of each political party as provided in G.S. 163-114 , and the names of the nominees shall be printed on the general election ballots.

(d) If a vacancy occurs on a county board of commissioners and G.S. 153A-27 or G.S. 153A-27.1 requires that a person shall be elected to the seat vacated for the remainder of the unexpired term, and the vacancy occurs:

(1) Beginning on the tenth day before the filing period ends under G.S. 163-106.2 , a nomination shall be made by the county executive committee of each political party and the names of the nominees shall be printed on the general election ballots.

(2) Prior to the tenth day before the filing period ends under G.S. 163-106.2 , nominations shall be made by primary election as provided by this Article.

(e) If a vacancy occurs in the office of United States Senator, and the vacancy occurs:

(1) Beginning on the tenth day before the filing period ends under G.S. 163-106.2 , a nomination shall be made by the State executive committee of each political party and the names of the nominees shall be printed on the general election ballots.

(2) Prior to the tenth day before the filing period ends under G.S. 163-106.2 , nominations shall be made by primary election as provided by this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-225-1 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-225-1
§ 14-225.1. Picketing or parading
Status: in_force

Any person who, with intent to interfere with, obstruct, or impede the administration of justice, or with intent to influence any justice or judge of the General Court of Justice, juror, witness, district attorney, assistant district attorney, or court officer, in the discharge of his duty, pickets, parades, or uses any sound truck or similar device within 300 feet of an exit from any building housing any court of the General Court of Justice, or within 300 feet of any building or residence occupied or used by such justice, judge, juror, witness, district attorney, assistant district attorney, or court officer, shall upon plea or conviction be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21-17 — NC Code / Chapter 150B / Section 150B-21-17
§ 150B-21.17. North Carolina Register
Status: reserved

(a) Content.--The Codifier of Rules must publish the North Carolina Register. The North Carolina Register must be published at least two times a month and must contain the following:

(1) Temporary rules entered in the North Carolina Administrative Code.

(1a) The text of proposed rules and the text of permanent rules approved by the Commission.

(1b) Emergency rules entered into the North Carolina Administrative Code.

(2) Repealed by S.L. 2011-398, § 10, eff. Oct. 1, 2011 .

(3) Executive orders of the Governor.

(4) Final decision letters from the United States Attorney General concerning changes in laws that affect voting in a jurisdiction subject to section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as required by G.S. 120-30.9H .

(5) Repealed by S.L. 2011-330, § 33(c), eff. June 27, 2011 , and S.L. 2011-398, § 10, eff. Oct. 1, 2011 .

(6) Other information the Codifier determines to be helpful to the public.

(b) Form.--When an agency publishes notice in the North Carolina Register of the proposed text of a new rule, the Codifier of Rules must publish the complete text of the proposed new rule. In publishing the text of a proposed new rule, the Codifier must indicate the rule is new by underlining the proposed text of the rule.

When an agency publishes notice in the North Carolina Register of the proposed text of an amendment to an existing rule, the Codifier must publish the complete text of the rule that is being amended unless the Codifier determines that publication of the complete text of the rule being amended is not necessary to enable the reader to understand the proposed amendment. In publishing the text of a proposed amendment to a rule, the Codifier must indicate deleted text with overstrikes and added text with underlines.

When an agency publishes notice in the North Carolina Register of the proposed repeal of an existing rule, the Codifier must publish the complete text of the rule the agency proposes to repeal unless the Codifier determines that publication of the complete text is impractical. In publishing the text of a rule the agency proposes to repeal, the Codifier must indicate the rule is to be repealed.

(c) The Codifier may authorize and license the private indexing, marketing, sales, reproduction, and distribution of the Register.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-6-02 — NC Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-6-02
§ 55-6-02. Terms of class or series determined by board of directors
Status: in_force

(a) If the articles of incorporation so provide, the board of directors may determine, in whole or part, the preferences, limitations, and relative rights (within the limits set forth in G.S. 55-6-01 ) of (1) any class of shares before the issuance of any shares of that class or (2) one or more series within a class before the issuance of any shares of that series.

(b) Before issuing any shares of a class or series created under this section, the corporation must deliver to the Secretary of State for filing articles of amendment, which are effective without shareholder action, that set forth:

(1) The name of the corporation;

(2) The text of the amendment determining the terms of the class or series of shares;

(3) The date it was adopted; and

(4) A statement that the amendment was duly adopted by the board of directors.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-135-229 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-135-229
§ 143B-135.229. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' satellite museums
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall establish and administer the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville in Columbus County as a satellite museum of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences.

(b) The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources may enter into agreements with nonprofit organizations to establish satellite museums of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences that are administered by the nonprofit organizations and meet the requirements of G.S. 143B-135.227(d)(1)-(5) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-129-95 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-129-95
§ 105-129.95. Definitions
Status: reserved

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Costs of construction.--The costs of acquiring and improving land, constructing buildings and other structures, equipping the facility, and constructing and equipping rail tracks to the railroad intermodal facility that are necessary to access and support facility operations. In the case of property owned or leased by the taxpayer, cost is determined pursuant to regulations adopted under section 1012 of the Code.

(2) Eligible railroad intermodal facility.--A railroad intermodal facility whose costs of construction exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000).

(3) Intermodal facility.--A facility where freight is transferred from one mode of transportation to another.

(4) Railroad intermodal facility.--An intermodal facility whose primary purpose is to transfer freight between a railroad and another mode of transportation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-507-41 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-507-41
§ 1-507.41. Ancillary receiverships
Status: in_force

(a) Ancillary Receiverships in Foreign Jurisdictions.--A receiver appointed by a court of this State may, without first seeking approval of the court, apply in any foreign jurisdiction for appointment as receiver with respect to any receivership property which is located within the foreign jurisdiction.

(b) Ancillary Receiverships in This State.--A foreign receiver may obtain appointment by a court of this State as a receiver in an ancillary receivership with respect to any property subject to the foreign receivership that is located in this State or subject to the jurisdiction of the court for which a receiver could be appointed under this Article if (i) the foreign receiver would be eligible to serve as receiver under G.S. 1-507.25 and (ii) the appointment is in furtherance of the foreign receiver's possession, control, or disposition of property subject to the foreign receivership and in accordance with orders of the foreign jurisdiction.

The courts of this State may enter any order necessary to effectuate orders entered by the foreign jurisdiction's receivership proceeding. Unless the court orders otherwise, a receiver appointed in an ancillary receivership in this State shall have the powers and duties of a limited receiver as set forth in this Article and shall otherwise comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to limited receivers.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-319 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-319
§ 115C-319. Personnel files not subject to inspection
Status: in_force

Personnel files of employees of local boards of education, former employees of local boards of education, or applicants for employment with local boards of education shall not be subject to inspection and examination as authorized by G.S. 132-6 . For purposes of this Article, a personnel file consists of any information gathered by the local board of education which employs an individual, previously employed an individual, or considered an individual's application for employment, and which information relates to the individual's application, selection or nonselection, promotion, demotion, transfer, leave, salary, suspension, performance evaluation, disciplinary action, or termination of employment wherever located or in whatever form.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent local boards of education from disclosing the certification status and other information about employees as required by Section 1111(h)(6) of P.L. 107-110.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 152-11 — NC Code / Chapter 152 / Section 152-11
§ 152-11. Service of process issued by coroner
Status: in_force

All process, both subpoenas and warrants for the arrest of any person or persons, and orders for the summoning of a jury, in case it may appear necessary for such coroner to issue such order, shall be served by the sheriff or other lawful officer of the county in which such dead body is found, and in case it is necessary to subpoena witnesses or to arrest persons in a county other than such county in which the body of the deceased is found, then such coroner may issue his process to any other county in the State, with his official seal attached, and such process shall be served by the sheriff or other lawful officer of the county to which it is directed, but such process shall not be served outside of the county in which such dead body is found unless attested by the official seal of such coroner.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 84-18 — NC Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84-18
§ 84-18. Terms, election and appointment of councilors
Status: reserved

(a) Except as set out in this section, the terms of councilors are fixed at three years commencing on the first day of January in the year following their election. A year shall be the calendar year. No councilor may serve more than three successive three-year terms but a councilor may serve an unlimited number of three successive three-year terms provided a three-year period of nonservice intervenes in each instance. Any councilor serving a partial term of 18 months or more is considered to have served a full term and shall be eligible to be elected to only two successive three-year terms in addition to the partial term. Any councilor serving a partial term of less than 18 months is eligible to be elected to three successive three-year terms in addition to the partial term. This paragraph shall not apply to officers of the State Bar.

The secretary of a judicial district bar shall notify the secretary-treasurer of the State Bar in writing of any additions to or deletions from the delegation of councilors representing the district within 90 days of the effective date of the change. No new councilor shall assume a seat until official notice of the election has been given to the secretary-treasurer of the State Bar.

Any active member of the North Carolina State Bar is eligible to serve as a councilor from the judicial district in which the member is eligible to vote.

(b) The Council may promulgate rules to govern the election and appointment of councilors. The election and appointment of councilors shall be as follows:

Each judicial district bar shall elect one eligible North Carolina State Bar member for each Council vacancy in the district. Any vacancy occurring after the election, whether caused by resignation, death, reconfiguration of the district by the General Assembly, or otherwise shall be filled by the judicial district bar in which the vacancy occurs. The appointment shall be for the unexpired portion of the term and shall be certified to the Council by the judicial district bar. Any appointed councilor shall be subject to the terms set forth in subsection (a) of G.S. 84-18 .

(c) Public members shall serve three-year terms. No public member shall serve more than two complete consecutive terms. The Secretary of the North Carolina State Bar shall promptly inform the Governor when any seat occupied by a public member becomes vacant. The successor shall serve the remainder of the term. Any public member serving a partial term of 18 months or more is considered to have served a full term and is eligible to be elected to only one additional three-year term in addition to the partial term. Any public member serving a partial term of less than 18 months is eligible to be elected to two successive three-year terms in addition to the partial term.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 77-7 — NC Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77-7
§ 77-7. Failure of owner of dam to keep gates, etc.
Status: in_force

If any owner or keeper of a mill, whose dam is across any stream, shall fail to build a gate and slope therein, or thereafter to keep and maintain the same as required by commissioners to lay off rivers and creeks, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-113-42 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-113-42
§ 90-113.42. Violations; exemptions
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person not licensed or otherwise credentialed as a substance use disorder professional pursuant to this Article to engage in those activities set forth in the scope of practice of a substance use disorder professional under G.S. 90-113.31B , unless that person is regulated by another profession or is a registrant or intern as defined by this Article.

(b) It is not the intent of this Article to regulate members of other regulated professions who provide substance use disorder services or consultation in the normal course of the practice of their profession.

(c) This Article does not apply to any person registered, certified, or licensed by the State or federal government to practice any other occupation or profession while rendering substance use disorder services or consultation in the performance of the occupation or profession for which the person is registered, certified, or licensed.

(d) Only individuals registered, certified, or licensed under this Article may use the title “Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor”, “Certified Prevention Specialist”, “Certified Clinical Supervisor”, “Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist Associate”, “Certified Substance Abuse Residential Facility Director”, “Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional”, “Alcohol and Drug Counselor Intern”, “Provisional Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist”, “Clinical Supervisor Intern”, or “Registrant”.

(d) Only individuals registered, certified, or licensed under this Article may use the title “Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor”, “Certified Prevention Specialist”, “Certified Clinical Supervisor”, “Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist Associate”, “Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional”, “Alcohol and Drug Counselor Intern”, “Provisional Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist”, “Clinical Supervisor Intern”, or “Registrant”.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-73 — NC Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45-73
§ 45-73. Cancellation of record; presentation of notes described in security instrument sufficient
Status: in_force

The provisions of G.S. 45-37 apply to discharge of record of instruments executed under this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-278-2 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-278-2
§ 105-278.2. Burial property
Status: in_force

(a) Commercial Property.--Real property set apart for burial purposes that is owned and held for purposes of (i) sale or rental or (ii) sale of burial rights therein is exempt from taxation. A single application is required under G.S. 105-282.1 for property exempt under this subsection.

(b) Other Property.--Real property set apart for burial purposes not owned and held for a purpose listed in subsection (a) of this section is exempt from taxation. No application is required under G.S. 105-282.1 for property exempt under this subsection. A local government cannot deny the exemption provided under this subsection to a taxpayer that lacks a survey or plat detailing the exempt property.

(c) Terms.--For purposes of this section, the term “real property” includes land, tombs, vaults, monuments, and mausoleums, and the term “burial” includes entombment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-58-22 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-58-22
§ 160A-58.22. Definitions
Status: in_force

The words defined in this section shall have the meanings indicated when used in this Part:

(1) “Agreement” means any written agreement authorized by this Part.

(2) “Annexation” means any extension of a city's corporate limits as authorized by this Article, the charter of the city, or any local act applicable to the city, as such statutory authority exists now or is hereafter amended.

(3) “Participating city” means any city which is a party to an agreement.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-183 — NC Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62-183
§ 62-183. Grant of eminent domain
Status: in_force

Such telegraph, telephone, electric power or lighting company shall be entitled, upon making just compensation therefor, to the right-of-way over the lands, privileges and easements of other persons and corporations, including rights-of-way for the construction, maintenance, and operation of pipelines for transporting fuel to their power plants; and to the right to erect poles and towers, to establish offices, and to take such lands as may be necessary for the establishment of their reservoirs, ponds, dams, works, railroads, or sidetracks, or powerhouses, with the right to divert the water from such ponds or reservoirs, and conduct the same by flume, ditch, conduit, waterway or pipeline, or in any other manner, to the point of use for the generation of power at its said powerhouses, returning said water to its proper channel after being so used.