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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-51 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-51
§ 136-51. Maintenance of county public roads vested in Department of Transportation
Status: in_force

From and after July 1, 1931, the exclusive control and management and responsibility for all public roads in the several counties shall be vested in the Department of Transportation as hereinafter provided, and all county, district, and township highway or road commissioners, by whatever name designated, and whether created under public, public-local, or private acts, shall be abolished:

Provided, that for the purpose of providing for the payment of any bonded or other indebtedness, and for the interest thereon, that may be outstanding as an obligation of any county, district, or township commission herein abolished, the boards of county commissioners of the respective counties are hereby constituted fiscal agents, and are vested with authority and it shall be their duty to levy such taxes on the taxable property or persons within the respective county, district, or township by or for which said bonds or other indebtedness were issued or incurred and as are now authorized by law to the extent that the same may be necessary to provide for the payment of such obligations; and the respective commissions herein abolished shall on or before July 1, 1931, turn over to said boards of county commissioners any moneys on hand or evidences of indebtedness properly applicable to the discharge of any such indebtedness (except such moneys as are mentioned in paragraph (a) above); and all uncollected special road taxes shall be payable to said boards of county commissioners, and the portion of said taxes applicable to indebtedness shall be applied by said commissioners to said indebtedness, or invested in a sinking fund according to law. All that portion of said taxes or other funds coming into the hands of said county commissioners and properly applicable to the maintenance or improvement of the public roads of the county shall be held by them as a special road fund and disbursed upon proper orders of the Department of Transportation.

Provided, further, that in order to fully carry out the provisions of this section the respective boards of county commissioners are vested with full authority to prosecute all suitable legal actions.

Nothing in this section shall prevent a county from participating in the cost of rights-of-way, construction, reconstruction, improvement, or maintenance of a road on the State highway system under agreement with the Department of Transportation. A county is authorized and empowered to acquire land by dedication and acceptance, purchase, or eminent domain and make improvements to portions of the State highway system lying within or outside the county limits utilizing local funds that have been authorized for that purpose. The provisions of G.S. 153A-15 apply to any county attempting to acquire property outside its limits. All improvements to the State highway system shall be done in accordance with the specifications and requirements of the Department of Transportation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-218-25 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-218-25
§ 115C-218.25. Open meetings and public records
Status: in_force

The charter school and board of directors of the private nonprofit corporation that operates the charter school are subject to the Public Records Act, Chapter 132 of the General Statutes , and the Open Meetings Law, Article 33C of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes . Notwithstanding the requirements of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes , inspection of charter school personnel records for those employees directly employed by the board of directors of the charter school shall be subject to the requirements of Article 21A of this Chapter. The charter school and board of directors of the private nonprofit corporation that operates the charter school shall use the same schedule established by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for retention and disposition of records of local school administrative units.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-9-907 — NC Code / Chapter 36C / Section 36C-9-907
§ 36C-9-907. Short title
Status: in_force

This Article may be cited as the “North Carolina Uniform Prudent Investor Act.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-161 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-161
§ 53-161. Examination in connection with license as to solvency
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Banks may, at the expense of the trust institution, make or cause to be made an examination of any trust institution, other than a federally chartered trust institution, that applies for or is licensed by the Commissioner of Banks. The Commissioner of Banks may refuse to issue a license to a trust institution that it finds to be in a hazardous condition.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-307 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-307
§ 14-307. Issuance of license prohibited
Status: in_force

There shall be no State, county, or municipal tax levied for the privilege of operating the machines or devices the operation of which is prohibited by G.S. 14-304 through 14-309 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-352 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-352
§ 160A-352. Recreation defined
Status: in_force

“Recreation” means activities that are diversionary in character and aid in promoting entertainment, pleasure, relaxation, instruction, and other physical, mental, and cultural development and leisure time experiences.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 24-5 — NC Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24-5
§ 24-5. Interest on judgments
Status: in_force

(a) Actions on Contracts.--In an action for breach of contract, except an action on a penal bond, the amount awarded on the contract bears interest from the date of breach. The fact finder in an action for breach of contract shall distinguish the principal from the interest in the award, and the judgment shall provide that the principal amount bears interest until the judgment is satisfied. If the parties have agreed in the contract that the contract rate shall apply after judgment, then interest on an award in a contract action shall be at the contract rate after judgment; otherwise it shall be at the legal rate. On awards in actions on contracts pursuant to which credit was extended for personal, family, household, or agricultural purposes, however, interest shall be at the lower of the legal rate or the contract rate. For purposes of this section, “after judgment” means after the date of entry of judgment under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 58 .

(a1) Actions on Penal Bonds.--In an action on a penal bond, the amount of the judgment, except the costs, shall bear interest at the legal rate from the date of entry of judgment under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 58 , until the judgment is satisfied.

(b) Other Actions.--In an action other than contract, any portion of a money judgment designated by the fact finder as compensatory damages bears interest from the date the action is commenced until the judgment is satisfied. Any other portion of a money judgment in an action other than contract, except the costs, bears interest from the date of entry of judgment under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 58 , until the judgment is satisfied. Interest on an award in an action other than contract shall be at the legal rate.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-258 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-258
§ 1-258. Review
Status: in_force

All orders, judgment 1 and decrees under this Article may be reviewed as other orders, judgments and decrees.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215-94JJ — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-215-94JJ
§ 143-215.94JJ. Federal law
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Part shall authorize State agencies to impose any duties or obligations in conflict with limitations on State authority established by federal law at the time such agency action is taken. Likewise, no additional liability is established by this Part to the extent that, at the time of the injury, federal law establishes limits on liability which preempt State law. The federal limits on liability established in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 2701 to 2762 , shall not apply to discharges or pollution by oil within the territorial jurisdiction of the State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-531 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-531
§ 1-531. Refusal to surrender official papers misdemeanor
Status: in_force

If a person against whom a judgment has been rendered in an action brought to recover a public office shall fail or refuse to turn over, on demand, to the person adjudged to be entitled to such office, all papers, documents and books belonging to such office, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-49-1 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-49-1
§ 58-49-1. Purposes
Status: in_force

The purposes of this section and G.S. 58-49-5 through G.S. 58-49-25 are: To give the State jurisdiction over providers of health care benefits; to indicate how each provider of health care benefits may show under what jurisdiction it falls; to allow for examinations by the State if the provider of health care benefits is unable to show it is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of another governmental agency; to make such a provider of health care benefits subject to the laws of the State if it cannot show that it is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of another governmental agency; and to disclose the purchasers of such health care benefits whether or not the plans are fully insured. As used in G.S. 58-49-5 through G.S. 58-49-20 , “ person ” does not mean the State of North Carolina or any county, city, or other political subdivision of the State of North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47C-3-118 — NC Code / Chapter 47C / Section 47C-3-118
§ 47C-3-118. Association records
Status: in_force

(a) The association shall keep financial records sufficiently detailed to enable the association to comply with this chapter. All financial and other records, including records of meetings of the association and executive board, shall be made reasonably available for examination by any unit owner and the unit owner's authorized agents as required by the bylaws and by Chapter 55A of the General Statutes if the association is a nonprofit corporation. If the bylaws do not specify particular records to be maintained, the association shall keep accurate records of all cash receipts and expenditures and all assets and liabilities. In addition to any specific information that is required by the bylaws to be assembled and reported to the unit owners at specified times, the association shall make an annual income and expense statement and balance sheet available to all unit owners at no charge and within 75 days after the close of the fiscal year to which the information relates. Notwithstanding the bylaws, a more extensive compilation, review, or audit of the association's books and records for the current or immediately preceding fiscal year may be required by a vote of the majority of the executive board or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the unit owners present and voting in person or by proxy at any annual meeting or any special meeting duly called for that purpose.

(b) The association, upon written request, shall furnish a unit owner or the unit owner's authorized agents a statement setting forth the amount of unpaid assessments and other charges against a unit. The statement shall be furnished within 10 business days after receipt of the request and is binding on the association, the executive board, and every unit owner. The association, its managers, or its agents may charge a reasonable fee for providing statements of unpaid assessments and other charges, not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) per statement or request, and an additional expedite fee in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) if the request is made within 48 hours of closing.

(c) In addition to the limitations of Article 8 of Chapter 55A of the General Statutes, no financial payments, including payments made in the form of goods and services, may be made to any officer or member of the association's executive board or to a business, business associate, or relative of an officer or member of the executive board, except as expressly provided for in the bylaws or in payments for services or expenses paid on behalf of the association which are approved in advance by the executive board.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-168 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-168
§ 143B-168. North Carolina Medical Care Commission--officers
Status: in_force

The North Carolina Medical Care Commission shall have a chairman and vice-chairman. The chairman shall be designated by the Governor from among the members of the Commission to serve as chairman at his pleasure. The vice-chairman shall be elected by and from the members of the Commission and shall serve for a term of two years or until the expiration of his regularly appointed term.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-7-80 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-7-80
§ 58-7-80. Capital stock fully paid in cash
Status: in_force

The capital stock shall be paid in cash within 12 months from the date of the charter or certificate of organization, and no certificate of full shares and no policies may be issued until the whole capital is paid in. A majority of the directors shall certify on oath that the money has been paid by the stockholders for their respective shares and is held as the capital of the company invested or to be invested as required by G.S. 58-7-75 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-371 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-371
§ 66-371. Home appliance service agreement companies
Status: reserved

(a) This section applies to all home appliance service agreement companies soliciting business in this State, but it does not apply to performance guarantees or warranties made by manufacturers in connection with the sale of new home appliances. This section does not apply to any home appliance dealer licensed to do business in this State (i) whose primary business is the retail sale and service of home appliances; (ii) who makes and administers its own service agreements without association with any other entity; and (iii) whose service agreements cover primarily appliances sold by the dealer to its retail customers, provided that the dealer complies with G.S. 66-372 and G.S. 66-373 . This section does not apply to any warranty made by a builder or seller of real property relating to home appliances that are sold along with real property. This section does not apply to any issuer of credit cards or charge cards that markets home appliance service agreements as an ancillary part of its business; provided, however, that such issuer maintains insurance in accordance with G.S. 66-373 .

(b) The following definitions apply in this section:

(1) “ Home appliance ” means a clothes washing machine or dryer; kitchen appliance; vacuum cleaner; sewing machine; home audio or video electronic equipment; home electronic data processing equipment; home exercise and fitness equipment; home health care equipment; power tools; heater or air conditioner, other than a permanently installed unit using internal ductwork; or other personal consumer goods.

(2) “ Home appliance service agreement ” means any contract or agreement indemnifying the home appliance service agreement holder against loss caused by damage or failure, arising out of a power surge or the ownership, operation, use, or accidental damage from handling of a home appliance, of a mechanical or other component part of the home appliance that is listed in the agreement. The term does not include a contract or agreement that reimburses the home appliance service agreement holder for damage occurring during delivery or installation of a home appliance.

(3) “ Home appliance service agreement company ” means any person that issues home appliance service agreements and that is not a licensed insurer.

(c) to (g) Repealed by Laws 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 730, § 3, eff. July 11, 1994 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-437-62 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-437-62
§ 143B-437.62. Expiration
Status: in_force

The authority of the Committee to award new grants expires January 1, 2030.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-50-292 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-50-292
§ 58-50-292. Dental provider networks; confidential business information
Status: in_force

(a) The following definitions apply in this section:

(1) Insurer.--As defined in G.S. 58-3-225(a) .

(2) Provider network contract.--A contract between an insurer and a dental services provider specifying the rights and responsibilities of the insurer and the provider for the delivery of and payment for dental services.

(3) Third party.--A person or entity that enters into a contract with an insurer or with another entity to gain access to a dental provider network contract. Third party does not include an employer group or other group for which the insurer provides administrative services, including payment of claims.

(b) An insurer may grant access to its provider network contract to a third party if:

(1) At the time the provider network contract is entered into and at the time the provider network contract is renewed, the insurer allows any provider who is part of the carrier's provider network to choose not to participate in third party access to the provider network contract. The third party access provision of any provider network contract shall be clearly identified in the provider network contract. An insurer shall not grant third party access to the provider network contract of any provider who does not participate in third party access.

(2) The insurer includes on its Web site a listing identifying all third parties who have been granted such access.

(3) The third party accessing the provider network contract agrees to comply with all of the provider network contract's terms.

(c) This section shall not apply to the assignment of or access to a provider network contract to an entity operating under the same brand licensee program as the contracting entity or any affiliates of the contracting entity.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-5-5 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-5-5
§ 58-5-5. Amount of deposits required of foreign or alien fire and/or marine insurance companies
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided in this Article, every fire, marine, or fire and marine insurance company chartered by any other state or foreign government shall make and maintain deposits of securities with the Commissioner in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) market value.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-35 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-35
§ 120-35. Payment for expenses
Status: in_force

Actual expenses for the joint operation of the General Assembly shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon authorization of the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Expenses for the operation of the Senate shall be paid upon authorization of the President pro tempore of the Senate. Expenses for the operation of the House shall be paid upon authorization of the Speaker of the House.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54-51 — NC Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54-51
§ 54-51. Incorporation
Status: in_force

The articles of incorporation shall be in writing, signed and acknowledged by the incorporators and shall contain the following:

(1) The declaration that they are associating for the purpose of forming a land mortgage association under the provisions of this Article.

(2) The name of such association, which shall be in no material respect similar to any other association in the same county.

(3) The name of the village, town or city, and the county where such association is to be located.

(4) The amount of capital stock, which shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars ($100.00) each.

(5) The period for which such association is organized.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-163 — NC Code / Chapter 54B / Section 54B-163
§ 54B-163. Methods of loan repayment
Status: in_force

Subject to such rules and regulations as the Commissioner of Banks may prescribe, an association shall agree in writing with borrowers as to the method or plan by which an indebtedness shall be repaid.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 161-14-03 — NC Code / Chapter 161 / Section 161-14-03
§ 161-14.03. Registration of documents purporting to impact official marriage records
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to recording a document or instrument that (i) purports to impact an official record of marriage meeting the requirements of G.S. 51-16 and (ii) is not a marriage license, a return, or an amendment or correction of a marriage license as described in Article 2 of Chapter 51 of the General Statutes , the register of deeds shall conspicuously mark the first page of the document or instrument with the following statement:

“THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL MARRIAGE DOCUMENT.”

(b) This section shall not apply to instruments or documents that are attached as exhibits to land records, orders or judgments issued by a court of this State or another state, or separation agreements presented for registration.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-7-105 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-7-105
§ 25-7-105. Reissuance in alternative medium
Status: in_force

(a) Upon request of a person entitled under an electronic document of title, the issuer of the electronic document may issue a tangible document of title as a substitute for the electronic document if:

(1) The person entitled under the electronic document surrenders control of the document to the issuer; and

(2) The tangible document when issued contains a statement that it is issued in substitution for the electronic document.

(b) Upon issuance of a tangible document of title in substitution for an electronic document of title in accordance with subsection (a) of this section:

(1) The electronic document ceases to have any effect or validity; and

(2) The person that procured issuance of the tangible document warrants to all subsequent persons entitled under the tangible document that the warrantor was a person entitled under the electronic document when the warrantor surrendered control of the electronic document to the issuer.

(c) Upon request of a person entitled under a tangible document of title, the issuer of the tangible document may issue an electronic document of title as a substitute for the tangible document if:

(1) The person entitled under the tangible document surrenders possession of the document to the issuer; and

(2) The electronic document when issued contains a statement that it is issued in substitution for the tangible document.

(d) Upon issuance of an electronic document of title in substitution for a tangible document of title in accordance with subsection (c) of this section:

(1) The tangible document ceases to have any effect or validity; and

(2) The person that procured issuance of the electronic document warrants to all subsequent persons entitled under the electronic document that the warrantor was a person entitled under the tangible document when the warrantor surrendered possession of the tangible document to the issuer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-288-20 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-288-20
§ 90-288.20. Penalties
Status: in_force

A person who serves as an assisted living administrator without first obtaining a certificate from the Department is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each act of unlawful practice constitutes a distinct and separate offense.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-171-17 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-171-17
§ 20-171.17. Prohibited acts by sellers
Status: reserved

No person shall knowingly sell or offer to sell an all-terrain vehicle:

(1) For use by a person under the age of eight years.

(2) In violation of the Age Restriction Warning Label affixed by the manufacturer as required by the applicable American National Standards Institute/Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (ANSI/SVIA) design standard for use by a person less than 16 years of age.

(3) Repealed by S.L. 2015-286, § 3.13(b), eff. Oct. 22, 2015 .