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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-559 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-559
§ 160A-559. Moneys of the authority
Status: in_force

All moneys of the authority shall be paid to the treasurer of the city as agent of the authority, who shall designate depositories and who shall not commingle such moneys with any other moneys. Such moneys shall be deposited in a separate bank account or accounts. The moneys in such accounts shall be paid out on checks of the treasurer on written requisition of the chairman of the authority or of such other person or persons as the authority may authorize to make such requisitions. All deposits of such moneys shall be secured in the manner provided by law for securing deposits of moneys of the city. The city accountant of the city and his legally authorized representatives are authorized and empowered from time to time to examine the accounts and books of the authority, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, leases, sinking funds, investments and any other records and papers relating to its financial standing. The authority shall cause an annual audit of its accounts to be made by a certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants, and shall cause a copy of the report of each such audit to be filed with the city clerk, who shall present the same to the city council. The authority shall have power, notwithstanding the provisions of this section to contract with the holders of any of its bonds as to the custody, collection, securing, investment and payment of any moneys of the authority or any moneys held in trust or otherwise for the payment of bonds or in any way to secure bonds, and to carry out any such contract notwithstanding that such contract may be inconsistent with the previous provisions of this section. Moneys held in trust or otherwise for the payment of bonds or in any way to secure bonds and deposits of such moneys may be secured in the same manner as moneys of the authority, and all banks and trust companies are authorized to give such security for such deposits.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-92-7 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-92-7
§ 106-92.7. Registration of brands
Status: in_force

(a) Each separately identified product shall be registered before being sold, offered for sale, or distributed in this State. Registration fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each separately identified product in packages of 10 pounds or less. For each other separately identified product registration fee shall be five dollars ($5.00). The application for registration shall be submitted to the Commissioner on forms furnished by the Commissioner and shall be accompanied by the appropriate registration fee. Upon approval by the Commissioner, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations expire on June 30 of each year.

(b) A distributor shall not be required to register any brand of agricultural liming material or landplaster which is already registered under this Article by another person, providing the label does not differ in any respect.

(c) In determining the acceptability of any product for registration, the Commissioner may require proof of claims made for the product. If no specific claims are made, the Commissioner may require proof of usefulness and value of the product. As evidence of proof, the Commissioner may rely on experimental data furnished by the applicant and may require that the data be developed by a recognized research or experimental institution. The Commissioner may further require that the data be developed from tests conducted under conditions identical to or closely related to those present in North Carolina. The Commissioner may reject any data not developed under those conditions and may rely on advice from sources such as the Cooperative Extension Service of North Carolina State University.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-158-5 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-158-5
§ 130A-158.5. Access to North Carolina Immunization Registry
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter or any other provision of law, the Department shall grant access to client-specific immunization information contained within the secure, web-based North Carolina Immunization Registry to the following entities; provided, however, that the authorized recipient of this information shall agree, in writing, on a form prescribed by the Department to maintain the confidentiality of the information:

(1) Prepaid health plans, as defined in G.S. 108D-1 .

(2) Primary care case management entities, as defined in 42 C.F.R. § 438.2 , as amended.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-206 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-206
§ 66-206. Effects of violations
Status: in_force

Any violation of the provisions of this Article constitutes an unfair trade practice under G.S. 75-1.1 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-50 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-50
§ 7A-50. Emergency judge defined
Status: in_force

As used in this Article “emergency judge” means any judge of the superior court who has retired subject to recall to active service for temporary duty.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-491 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-491
§ 66-491. Definitions
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Consumer product .--Any tangible personal property which is distributed in commerce and which is normally used for personal, family, or household purposes, including any property intended to be attached to or installed in real property without regard to whether it has been attached or installed.

(2) High-volume third-party seller .--A participant in an online marketplace that meets all of the following criteria:

a. Is a third-party seller.

b. Has, in any continuous 12-month period during the previous 24 months, entered into 200 or more separate sales or transactions of new or unused consumer products through the online marketplace to consumers in this State.

c. Has an aggregate total of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more in gross revenues for the sales or transactions described in sub-subdivision b. of this subdivision.

d. Payment for the sales was processed by the online marketplace or through a third party.

(3) Online marketplace .--Any person or entity that operates a consumer-directed, electronically based or accessed platform that meets all of the following criteria:

a. Includes features that allow for, facilitate, or enable third-party sellers to engage in the sale, purchase, payment, storage, shipment, or delivery of a consumer product within this State.

b. Is used by one or more third-party sellers to engage in the sale, purchase, payment, storage, shipment, or delivery of a consumer product within this State.

c. Has a contractual or similar relationship with consumers governing consumer use of the platform to purchase consumer products.

(4) Seller .--A person who sells, offers to sell, or contracts to sell a consumer product through an online marketplace's platform.

(5) Third-party seller .--Any seller, independent of an online marketplace, that sells, offers to sell, or contracts to sell a consumer good in this State through an online marketplace. With respect to an online marketplace, a third-party seller does not include either of the following:

a. A seller that operates the online marketplace platform.

b. A business entity that meets all of the following requirements:

1. Makes available to the general public the entity's name, business address, and working contact information.

2. Has an ongoing contractual relationship with the online marketplace to provide the online marketplace with the manufacture, distribution, wholesaling, or fulfillment of shipments of consumer products.

3. Provides to the online marketplace the identity information required under subsection (a) of G.S. 66-492 that has been verified in accordance with subsection (d) of G.S. 66-492 .

(6) Verify .--To confirm information and documents provided to an online marketplace pursuant to this Article through the use of one or more methods that enable an online marketplace to reliably determine that the information and documents provided are valid, correspond to the seller or an individual acting on the seller's behalf, are not misappropriated, and are not falsified.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-30-2 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-30-2
§ 136-30.2. Prohibit the use of high content arsenic glass beads in paint used for pavement marking
Status: in_force

No pavement markings shall be placed on or along any road in the State highway system, in any municipal street system, or on any public vehicular area, as defined in G.S. 20-4.01 , that is made from paint that has been mixed, in whole or in part, with reflective glass beads containing more than 75 parts per million inorganic arsenic, as determined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency Method 6010B in conjunction with the United States Environmental Protection Agency Method 3052 modified.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-4-15 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-4-15
§ 58-4-15. Revocation or suspension of license
Status: in_force

The Commissioner may suspend or revoke the license of any insurer failing to file its financial statement when due or within any extension of time that the Commissioner, for good cause, may have granted.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-300-2 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-300-2
§ 15A-300.2. Regulation of launch and recovery sites
Status: in_force

(a) No unmanned aircraft system may be launched or recovered from any State or private property without consent.

(b) A unit of local government may adopt an ordinance to regulate the use of the local government's property for the launch or recovery of unmanned aircraft systems.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 142-15-3 — NC Code / Chapter 142 / Section 142-15-3
§ 142-15.3. Capital appreciation bonds
Status: in_force

(a) Cross-Reference.--The provisions of G.S. 159-99 govern capital appreciation bonds.

(b) Authorization.--The State is authorized to issue capital appreciation bonds pursuant to the provisions of The State and Local Government Revenue Bond Act. The State is authorized to issue capital appreciation bonds pursuant to the provisions of applicable law and pursuant to the provisions of any law enacted in the future.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 117-25 — NC Code / Chapter 117 / Section 117-25
§ 117-25. Amendment of certificate of incorporation
Status: in_force

A corporation created hereunder may amend its certificate of incorporation to change its corporate name, to increase or reduce the number of its directors or change any other provision therein: Provided, however, that no corporation shall amend its certificate of incorporation to embody therein any purpose, power or provisions which would not be authorized if its original certificate, including such additional or changed purpose, power or provisions, were offered for filing at the time a certificate under this section is offered. Such amendment may be accomplished by filing a certificate which shall be entitled and endorsed “Certificate of Amendment of ․․․․․․․․․․ Electric Membership Corporation” and state:

(1) The name of the corporation, and if it has been changed, the name under which it was originally incorporated.

(2) The date of filing the certificate of incorporation in each public office where filed.

(3) The purposes, powers, or provisions, if any, to be amended or eliminated, and the purposes, powers or provisions, if any, to be added or substituted.

Such certificate shall be subscribed in the same manner as an original certificate of incorporation hereunder by the president or a vice-president, by the secretary or the assistant secretary, who shall make and annex an affidavit stating that they have been authorized to execute and file such certificate by the votes cast in person or by proxy by a majority of the members of the corporation entitled to vote. Such certificate shall be filed in the same places as an original certificate of incorporation and thereupon the amendment shall be deemed to have been effected.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208-10 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-208-10
§ 14-208.10. Registration information is public record; access to registration information
Status: in_force

(a) The following information regarding a person required to register under this Article is public record and shall be available for public inspection: name, sex, address, physical description, picture, conviction date, offense for which registration was required, the sentence imposed as a result of the conviction, and registration status. The information obtained under G.S. 14-208.22 regarding a person's medical records or documentation of treatment for the person's mental abnormality or personality disorder shall not be a part of the public record.

The sheriff shall release any other relevant information that is necessary to protect the public concerning a specific person, but shall not release the identity of the victim of the offense that required registration under this Article.

(b) Any person may obtain a copy of an individual's registration form, a part of the county registry, or all of the county registry, by submitting a written request for the information to the sheriff. However, the identity of the victim of an offense that requires registration under this Article shall not be released. The sheriff may charge a reasonable fee for duplicating costs and for mailing costs when appropriate.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-58-5 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-58-5
§ 143-58.5. Alternative Fuel Revolving Fund
Status: reserved

(a) The definitions set out in G.S. 143-58.4 apply to this section.

(b) The Alternative Fuel Revolving Fund is created and shall be held by the State Treasurer. The Fund shall consist of moneys received from the sale of EPAct credits under G.S. 143-58.4 , any moneys appropriated to the Fund by the General Assembly, and any moneys obtained or accepted by the Department for deposit into the Fund. The Fund shall be managed to maximize benefits to the State for the purchase of alternative fuel, related refueling infrastructure, and AFV purchases. To the extent possible, benefits from the sale of EPAct credit shall be distributed to State departments, institutions, and agencies in proportion to the number of EPAct credits generated by each. No portion of the Fund shall be transferred to the General Fund, and any appropriation made to the Fund shall not revert. The State Treasurer shall invest moneys in the Fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the Fund.

(c) The Fund shall be used to offset the incremental fuel cost of biodiesel and biodiesel blend fuel with a minimum biodiesel concentration of B-20 for use in State vehicles, for the purchase of ethanol fuel with a minimum ethanol concentration of E-85 for use in State vehicles, the incremental vehicle cost of purchasing AFVs, for the development of related refueling infrastructure, for the costs of administering the Fund, and for projects approved by the Energy Policy Council.

(d) The Secretary of Environmental Quality shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.

(e) The Department shall submit to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources and the Fiscal Research Division no later than October 1 of each year a report on the expenditures from the Fund during the preceding fiscal year.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-395 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-395
§ 106-395. Compulsory testing
Status: in_force

Whenever a county board of commissioners shall cooperate with the State and the United States governments, as provided for in G.S. 106-388 to 106-398 , the testing of all cattle in said county shall become compulsory, and it shall be the duty of the cattle owners to give such assistance as may be necessary for the proper testing of said cattle.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 40A-69 — NC Code / Chapter 40A / Section 40A-69
§ 40A-69. Property subject to life tenancy
Status: in_force

If the property taken is subject to a life tenancy, the commissioners, the jury, or the judge may include in the judgment a requirement that:

(1) The award be apportioned and distributed on the basis of the respective values of the interests of the life tenant and remainderman;

(2) The compensation be used to purchase comparable property to be held subject to the life tenancy;

(3) The compensation be held in trust and administered subject to the terms of the instrument that created the life tenancy; or

(4) Any other equitable arrangement be carried out.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-499-5 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-499-5
§ 160A-499.5. Intergovernmental Support Agreements with military installations
Status: in_force

A city may enter into Intergovernmental Support Agreements with the Secretary of a military branch of the Armed Forces of the United States to provide installation-support services as authorized by 10 U.S.C. § 2679 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 138A-4 — NC Code / Chapter 138A / Section 138A-4
§ 138A-4. Application to Lieutenant Governor
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Chapter, the Lieutenant Governor shall be considered a legislator when carrying out the Lieutenant Governor's duties under Sec. 13 of Article II of the Constitution , and a public servant for all other purposes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-88-15 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-88-15
§ 58-88-15. Accounting; reports; audits
Status: in_force

The Board shall keep a correct account of all monies received and disbursed by the Board; and shall annually file a report with the Commissioner of Insurance at such time and in such form prescribed by the Commissioner of Insurance and the State Auditor. The Board shall be bonded by the sum of any money total for which it is responsible. The books, records, and operations of the Board shall be subject to the oversight of the State Auditor pursuant to Article 5A of Chapter 147 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90A-27 — NC Code / Chapter 90A / Section 90A-27
§ 90A-27. Application fee
Status: in_force

The Board may establish a schedule of fees for the issuance or renewal of a certificate to cover the costs of administering the certification programs. The fee for issuing or renewing a certificate may not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). The Board may impose a penalty not to exceed thirty dollars ($30.00) for the late renewal of a certificate.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25C-1 — NC Code / Chapter 25C / Section 25C-1
§ 25C-1. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Article unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) “Art dealer” means an individual, partnership, firm, association, or corporation that undertakes to sell a work of fine art created by someone else;

(2) “Artist” means the creator of a work of fine art;

(3) “On consignment” means delivered to an art dealer for the purpose of sale or exhibition, or both, to the public by the art dealer; and

(4) “Work of fine art” means an original art work that is:

a. A visual rendition, including a painting, drawing, sculpture, mosaic, or photograph;

b. A work of calligraphy;

c. A work of graphic art, including an etching, lithograph, offset print, or silk screen;

d. A craft work in materials, including clay, textile, fiber, wood, metal, plastic, or glass; or

e. A work in mixed media, including a collage or a work consisting of any combination of works included in this subdivision.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-41 — NC Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50-41
§ 50-41. Purpose; short title
Status: in_force

(a) It is the policy of this State to allow, by agreement of all parties, the arbitration of all issues arising from a marital separation or divorce, except for the divorce itself, while preserving a right of modification based on substantial change of circumstances related to alimony, child custody, and child support. Pursuant to this policy, the purpose of this Article is to provide for arbitration as an efficient and speedy means of resolving these disputes, consistent with Chapters 50, 50A, 50B, 51 , 52, 52B, and 52C of the General Statutes and similar legislation, to provide default rules for the conduct of arbitration proceedings, and to assure access to the courts of this State for proceedings ancillary to this arbitration.

(b) This Article may be cited as the North Carolina Family Law Arbitration Act.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47A-25 — NC Code / Chapter 47A / Section 47A-25
§ 47A-25. Damage to or destruction of property; repair or restoration; partition sale on resolution not to restore
Status: reserved

Except as hereinafter provided, damage to or destruction of the building shall be promptly repaired and restored by the manager or board of directors, or other managing body, using the proceeds of insurance on the building for that purpose, and unit owners shall be liable for assessment for any deficiency; provided, however, if the building shall be more than two-thirds destroyed by fire or other disaster and the owners of three-fourths of the building duly resolve not to proceed with repair or restoration, then and in that event:

(1) The property shall be deemed to be owned as tenants in common by the unit owners;

(2) The undivided interest in the property owned by the unit owners as tenants in common which shall appertain to each unit owner shall be the percentage of undivided interest previously owned by such owner in the common areas and facilities;

(3) Any liens affecting any of the units shall be deemed to be transferred in accordance with the existing priorities to the percentage of the undivided interest of the unit owner in the property as provided herein; and

(4) The property shall be subject to an action for sale for partition at the suit of any unit owner, in which event the net proceeds of sale, together with the net proceeds of insurance policies, if any, shall be considered as one fund and shall be divided among all the unit owners in proportion to their respective undivided ownership of the common areas and facilities, after first paying off, out of the respective shares of unit owners, to the extent sufficient for that purpose, all liens on the unit of each unit owner.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162A-20 — NC Code / Chapter 162A / Section 162A-20
§ 162A-20. Title
Status: in_force

This Article shall be known and may be cited as the “Regional Water Supply Planning Act of 1971.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-290 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-290
§ 7A-290. Appeals from district court in criminal cases; notice; appeal bond
Status: in_force

Any defendant convicted in district court before the magistrate may appeal to the district court for trial de novo before the district court judge. Any defendant convicted in district court before the judge may appeal to the superior court for trial de novo. Notice of appeal may be given orally in open court, or to the clerk in writing within 10 days of entry of judgment. Upon expiration of the 10-day period in which an appeal may be entered, if an appeal has been entered and not withdrawn, the clerk shall transfer the case to the district or superior court docket. The original bail shall stand pending appeal, unless the judge orders bail denied, increased, or reduced.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215-7 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-215-7
§ 143-215.7. Effect on laws applicable to public water supplies and the sanitary disposal of sewage
Status: in_force

This Article shall not be construed as amending, repealing, or in any manner abridging or interfering with the provisions of Article 10 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes relating to the control of public water supplies; nor shall the provisions of this Article be construed as being applicable to or in anywise affecting the authority of the Department to control the sanitary disposal of sewage as provided in Article 11 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes, or as affecting the powers, duties and authority of local health departments or as affecting the charter powers, or other lawful authority of municipal corporations, to pass ordinances in regard to sewage disposal.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-4 — NC Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15-4
§ 15-4. Accused entitled to counsel
Status: in_force

Every person, accused of any crime whatsoever, shall be entitled to counsel in all matters which may be necessary for his defense.