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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-343-2 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-343-2
§ 7A-343.2. Court Information Technology Fund
Status: in_force

(a) Fund.--The Court Information Technology Fund is established within the Judicial Department as a special revenue fund. Interest and other investment income earned by the Fund accrues to it. The Fund consists of the following revenues:

(1) All monies collected by the Director pursuant to G.S. 7A-109(d) and G.S. 7A-49.5 .

(2) State judicial facilities fees credited to the Fund under G.S. 7A-304 through G.S. 7A-307 .

(b) Use.--Money in the Fund derived from State judicial facilities fees must be used to upgrade, maintain, and operate the judicial and county courthouse telecommunications and data connectivity. All other monies in the Fund must be used to supplement funds otherwise available to the Judicial Department for court information technology and office automation needs.

(c) Report.--The Director must report annually by August 1 of each year to the Chairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety and the Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Justice and Public Safety. The report must include the following:

(1) Amounts credited in the preceding fiscal year to the Fund.

(2) Amounts expended in the preceding fiscal year from the Fund and the purposes of the expenditures.

(3) Proposed expenditures of the monies in the Fund.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-2-3 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-2-3
§ 28A-2-3. Jurisdiction where clerk interested
Status: in_force

Whenever the clerk of superior court is a subscribing witness to a will offered for probate in the clerk's county or has an interest, direct or indirect, in an estate or trust within the clerk's jurisdiction, jurisdiction with respect thereto shall be vested in the senior resident superior court judge of the clerk's district, and shall extend to all things which the clerk of superior court might have done in the administration of such estate.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-71-1 — NC Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-71-1
§ 47-71.1. Corporate seal omitted prior to January 1, 2000
Status: in_force

Any corporate deed, or conveyance of land in this State, made prior to January 1, 2000, which is defective only because the corporate seal is omitted therefrom is hereby declared to be a good and valid conveyance by such corporation for all purposes and shall be sufficient to pass title to the property therein conveyed as fully as if the said conveyance were executed according to the provisions and forms of law in force in this State at the date of the execution of such conveyance.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-10-1 — NC Code / Chapter 145 / Section 145-10-1
§ 145-10.1. State beverage
Status: in_force

Milk is hereby adopted as the official State beverage of the State of North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-122 — NC Code / Chapter 131E / Section 131E-122
§ 131E-122. Staff training
Status: in_force

Each facility shall provide appropriate staff training to implement each patient's rights included in this Part.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 78C-97 — NC Code / Chapter 78C / Section 78C-97
§ 78C-97. Required records; waiver of attorney-client privilege
Status: in_force

(a) An athlete agent shall retain the following records for a period of five years:

(1) The name and address of each individual represented by the athlete agent.

(2) Any agency contract entered into by the athlete agent.

(3) Any direct costs incurred by the athlete agent in the recruitment or solicitation of a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract.

(b) Records required to be retained by subsection (a) of this section are open to inspection by the Secretary of State during normal business hours.

(c) Where a student-athlete enters into an agency contract regulated under this Article, the student-athlete will be deemed to waive the attorney-client privilege with respect to records required to be retained by subsection (a) of this section, subject to G.S. 78C-94(f) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-187-17 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-187-17
§ 105-187.17. Administration
Status: in_force

The privilege tax this Article imposes on a tire retailer who sells new tires at retail is an additional State sales tax and the excise tax this Article imposes on the storage, use, or consumption of a new tire in this State is an additional State use tax. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, these taxes shall be collected and administered in the same manner as the State sales and use taxes imposed by Article 5 of this Chapter. As under Article 5 of this Chapter, the additional State sales tax paid when a new tire is sold is a credit against the additional State use tax imposed on the storage, use, or consumption of the same tire.

The privilege tax this Article imposes on a tire retailer and on a tire wholesale merchant who sell new tires for placement in this State on a vehicle offered for sale, lease, or rental is a tax on the wholesale sale of the tires. This tax and the excise tax this Article imposes on a new tire purchased for placement in this State on a vehicle offered for sale, lease, or rental shall, to the extent practical, be collected and administered as if they were additional State sales and use taxes. The privilege tax paid when a new tire is sold for placement on a vehicle offered for sale, lease, or rental is a credit against the use tax imposed on the purchase of the same tire for placement in this State on a vehicle offered for sale, lease, or rental.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-245-28 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-245-28
§ 106-245.28. Act of agent as that of principal
Status: in_force

In construing and enforcing the provisions of this Article, the act, omission, or failure, of any agent, officer or other person acting for or employed by an individual, association, partnership, corporation, or firm, within the scope of his employment or office shall be deemed to be the act, omission, or failure to [of] the individual, association, partnership, corporation, or firm as well as that of the person.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 119-10 — NC Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119-10
§ 119-10. Juggling trade names, etc., prohibited
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to expose or offer for sale or sell under any trademark, trade name or name or other distinguishing mark any liquid fuels, lubricating oils, greases or other similar products other than those manufactured or distributed by the manufacturer or distributor marketing such products under such trade name, trademark or name or other distinguishing mark.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162A-88 — NC Code / Chapter 162A / Section 162A-88
§ 162A-88. District is a municipal corporation
Status: in_force

(a) The inhabitants of a county water and sewer district created pursuant to this Article are a body corporate and politic by the name specified by the board of commissioners. Under that name they are vested with all the property and rights of property belonging to the corporation; have perpetual succession; may sue and be sued; may contract and be contracted with; may acquire and hold any property, real and personal, devised, sold, or in any manner conveyed, dedicated to, or otherwise acquired by them, and from time to time may hold, invest, sell, or dispose of the same; may have a common seal and alter and renew it at will; may establish, revise and collect rates, fees or other charges and penalties for the use of or the services furnished or to be furnished by any sanitary sewer system, water system or sanitary sewer and water system of the district; and may exercise those powers conferred on them by this Article.

(b) The district board may require system development fees only in accordance with Article 8 of this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-317-11 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-317-11
§ 153A-317.11. Purpose and nature of districts
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners of any county may define a county economic development and training district, as provided in this Part, to finance, provide, and maintain for the district a skills training center in cooperation with its community college branch in or for the county to prepare residents of the county to perform manufacturing, research and development, and related service and support jobs in the pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences, chemical, telecommunications, and electronics industries, and allied, ancillary, and subordinate industries, to provide within the district any of the education, training, and related services, facilities, or functions that a county or a city is authorized by general law to provide, finance, or maintain, and to promote economic development in the county. The skills training center and related services shall be financed, provided, or maintained in the district either in addition to or to a greater extent than training facilities and services are financed, provided, or maintained in the entire county. A district created under this Part is a special tax area under Section 2(4) of Article V of the North Carolina Constitution .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 87-8 — NC Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87-8
§ 87-8. Records; roster of licensed contractors; report to Governor
Status: in_force

The secretary-treasurer shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Board and a register of all applicants for license showing for each the date of application, name, qualifications, place of business, place of residence, and whether license was granted or refused. The books and register of this Board shall be prima facie evidence of all matters recorded therein. A roster showing the names and places of business and of residence of all licensed general contractors shall be prepared by the secretary of the Board during the month of March of each year; the roster shall be printed by the Board out of funds of the Board as provided in G.S. 87-7 , with copies being made available to contractors and members of the public, at cost, upon request, or furnished without cost, as directed by the Board. On or before the last day of March of each year the Board shall submit to the Governor a report of its transactions for the preceding year, and shall file with the Secretary of State a copy of the report, together with a complete statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Board, attested by the affidavits of the chairman and the secretary, and a copy of the roster of licensed general contractors.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-64-85 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-64-85
§ 58-64-85. Other licensing or regulation
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this Article affects the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services or any successor agency otherwise provided by law to license or regulate any health service facility or domiciliary service facility.

(b) Facilities and providers licensed under this Article that also are subject to the provisions of the North Carolina Condominium Act under Chapter 47C of the General Statutes shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 39A of the General Statutes, provided that the facility's declaration of condominium does not require the payment of any fee or charge not otherwise provided for in a resident's contract for continuing care, or other separate contract for the provisions of membership or services.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-4-11 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-4-11
§ 20-4.11. Reciprocity agreements in effect at time of Article
Status: in_force

All reciprocity registration agreements, arrangements and declarations relating to vehicles in force and effect July 1, 1961, shall continue in force and effect until specifically amended or revoked as provided by law or by such agreements or arrangements.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-269-5 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-269-5
§ 105-269.5. Contribution of income tax refund to Wildlife Conservation Account
Status: in_force

Any taxpayer entitled to a refund of income taxes under Article 4 of this Chapter may elect to contribute all or part of the refund to the Wildlife Conservation Account established under G.S. 143-247.2 to be used for the management, protection, and preservation of wildlife in accordance with that statute. The Secretary shall provide appropriate language and space on the income tax form in which to make the election. The taxpayer's election becomes irrevocable upon filing the taxpayer's income tax return for the taxable year. The Secretary shall transmit the contributions made pursuant to this section to the State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Conservation Account.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-131 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-131
§ 14-131. Trespass on land under option by the federal government
Status: in_force

On lands under option which have formally or informally been offered to and accepted by either the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources or the Department of Environmental Quality by the acquiring federal agency and tentatively accepted by a Department for administration as State forests, State parks, State game refuges or for other public purposes, it shall be unlawful to cut, dig, break, injure or remove any timber, lumber, firewood, trees, shrubs or other plants; or any fence, house, barn or other structure; or to pursue, trap, hunt or kill any bird or other wild animals or take fish from streams or lakes within the boundaries of such areas without the written consent of the local official of the United States having charge of the acquisition of such lands.

Any person, firm or corporation convicted of the violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

The Department of Environmental Quality through its legally appointed forestry, fish and game wardens is hereby authorized and empowered to assist the county law-enforcement officers in the enforcement of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-278-19A — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-278-19A
§ 163-278.19A. Contributions allowed
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, it is lawful for any person as defined in G.S. 163-278.6(72) to contribute to a referendum committee.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-6-7 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-6-7
§ 58-6-7. Licenses; perpetual licensing; annual license continuation fees for insurance companies
Status: reserved

(a) In order to do business in this State, an insurance company shall apply for and obtain a license from the Commissioner. The license shall be perpetual and shall continue in full force and effect, subject to timely payment of the annual license continuation fee in accordance with this Chapter and subject to any other applicable provision of the insurance laws of this State. The insurance company shall pay a fee for each year the license is in effect, as follows:

For each domestic farmer's mutual assessment fire insurance company․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

$

25.00

For each fraternal order․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

500.00

For each of all other insurance companies, except domestic mutual burial associations

2,500.00

The fees levied in this subsection are in addition to those specified in G.S. 58-6-5 .

(b) Repealed by S.L. 2005-424, § 1.2, eff. Jan. 1, 2006 , and applicable to applications filed, licenses issued, and licenses continued on or after that date.

(c) Upon payment of the fee specified above and the fees and taxes elsewhere specified, each insurance company, exchange, bureau, or agency, shall be entitled to do the types of business specified in Chapter 58, of the General Statutes of North Carolina as amended, to the extent authorized therein. All fees and charges collected by the Commissioner under this Chapter are nonrefundable.

(d) Any rating bureau established by action of the General Assembly of North Carolina shall be exempt from the fees in this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-395-4 — NC Code / Chapter 113 / Section 113-395-4
§ 113-395.4. Seismic or geophysical data collection
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no liability for trespass shall arise from activities conducted for the purpose of seismic or geophysical data collection. Provided, however, (i) persons conducting seismic and geophysical data collection may only conduct such activity by undershooting from an off-site location and without physical entry to private land, unless the landowner's consent for such activity is obtained in writing and (ii) persons conducting seismic or geophysical data collection shall be civilly liable for any physical or property damage determined to be a direct result of their seismic or geophysical data collection activities, whether or not the seismic or geophysical data collection was conducted by undershooting the land at an off-site location or by physical entry to land as permitted by the landowner.

(b) Conduct of seismic or geophysical data collection activities through physical entry to land without a landowner's written consent shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75E-1 — NC Code / Chapter 75E / Section 75E-1
§ 75E-1. Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases as used in this Chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) “Acquiring person statement” has the same meaning as G.S. 55-9A-02 .

(2) “Business combination” has the same meaning as G.S. 55-9-01(b)(1) .

(3) “Control share acquisition” has the same meaning as G.S. 55-9A-01(b)(3) .

(4) “Person” includes “entity” (as that term is defined in G.S. 55-1-40(9) ), “individual” (as that term is defined in G.S. 55-1-40(13) ) and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, “other entity” (as that term is defined in G.S. 55-9-01(b)(6) ).
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-170-5 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-170-5
§ 143-170.5. Designated public documents to be printed on alkaline paper
Status: in_force

Each agency publishing a State document designated by the State Librarian and the University Librarian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as one that must be printed on alkaline paper shall comply with that publication requirement.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-31-13 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-31-13
§ 58-31-13. Hazardous conditions in State-owned buildings
Status: in_force

If the Commissioner determines that an undue hazard to life, safety, or property exists because of a condition or the use of a building owned by the State, the Commissioner shall advise the proper agency how to limit or prohibit use of the building until the hazard is abated.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-321-1 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-321-1
§ 14-321.1. Prohibit baby sitting service by sex offender or in the home of a sex offender
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section the term “ baby sitting service ” means providing, for profit, supervision or care for a child under the age of 13 years who is unrelated to the provider by blood, marriage, or adoption, for more than two hours per day while the child's parents or guardian are not on the premises.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person who is an adult may provide or offer to provide a baby sitting service in any of the following circumstances:

(1) The baby sitting service is offered in a home and a resident of the home is a sex offender who is registered in accordance with Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes .

(2) A provider of care for the baby sitting service is a sex offender who is registered in accordance with Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes .

(c) A violation of this section that is a first offense is a Class 1 misdemeanor. A violation of this section that is a second or subsequent offense is a Class H felony.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1004 — NC Code / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-1004
§ 7B-1004. Disposition after appeal
Status: in_force

When an order of the court is affirmed by the Court of Appeals or by the Supreme Court, the trial court may modify or alter the original order as the court finds to be in the best interests of the juvenile to reflect any change in circumstances during the period of time the appeal was pending. If the modifying order is entered ex parte, the court shall give notice to interested parties to show cause within 10 days thereafter as to why the modifying order should be vacated or altered.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-107 — NC Code / Chapter 50A / Section 50A-107
§ 50A-107. Priority
Status: in_force

If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this Article is raised in a child-custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-302 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-302
§ 53-302. Title and purposes
Status: in_force

(a) This Part may be cited as the Multistate Trust Institutions Act.

(b) It is the express intent of this Part to permit trust institutions to engage in trust business on a multistate and international basis subject to the provisions of this Part.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-18 — NC Code / Chapter 145 / Section 145-18
§ 145-18. State fruit and State berries
Status: in_force

(a) The official fruit of the State of North Carolina is the Scuppernong grape (Vitis genus).

(b) The official red berry of the State is the strawberry (Fragaria genus).

(c) The official blue berry of the State is the blueberry (Vaccinium genus).
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 84-12 — NC Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84-12
§ 84-12. Failure to file complaint, attorney liable for costs
Status: in_force

When a plaintiff is compelled to pay the costs of his suit in consequence of a failure on the part of his attorney to file his complaint in proper time, he may sue such attorney for all the costs by him so paid, and the receipt of the clerk may be given in evidence in support of such claim.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-234-2 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-234-2
§ 14-234.2. Public officers or employees financially benefiting from public position
Status: in_force

(a) No elected officer of a political subdivision of this State shall solicit or receive personal financial gain from the political subdivision of this State for which that elected officer serves by means of intimidation, undue influence, or misuse of the employees of that political subdivision of this State.

(b) This section shall not apply to financial gain received from a political subdivision of this State for acting in the elected official's official capacity or financial gain received with the approval of the governing board of the political subdivision of this State for which that elected officer serves.

(c) Violation of this section shall be a Class H felony.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 133-28 — NC Code / Chapter 133 / Section 133-28
§ 133-28. Civil damages; liability; statute of limitations
Status: in_force

(a) Any governmental agency entering into a contract which is or has been the subject of a conspiracy prohibited by G.S. 75-1 or 75-2 shall have a right of action against the participants in the conspiracy to recover damages, as provided herein. The governmental agency shall have the option to proceed jointly and severally in a civil action against any one or more of the participants for recovery of the full amount of the damages. There shall be no right to contribution among participants not named defendants by the governmental agency.

(b) At the election of the governmental agency, the measure of damages recoverable under this section shall be either the actual damages or ten percent (10%) of the contract price which shall be trebled as provided in G.S. 75-16 .

(c) The cause of action shall accrue at the time of discovery of the conspiracy by the governmental agency which entered into the contract. The action shall be brought within six years of the date of accrual of the cause of action.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-802 — NC Code / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-802
§ 7B-802. Conduct of hearing
Status: in_force

The adjudicatory hearing shall be a judicial process designed to adjudicate the existence or nonexistence of any of the conditions alleged in a petition. In the adjudicatory hearing, the court shall protect the rights of the juvenile and the juvenile's parent to assure due process of law.