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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-74 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-74
§ 120-74. Appointment of members; terms of office
Status: in_force

The Commission shall consist of 42 members. The President pro tempore of the Senate, the Speaker pro tempore of the House, the Deputy President pro tempore of the Senate, the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall serve as ex officio members of the Commission. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint 21 members from the House, at least five of whom are members of the minority party. The President pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint 21 members from the Senate, at least five of whom are members of the minority party. A quorum of the Commission shall be a majority of its members. Vacancies created by resignation or otherwise shall be filled by the original appointing authority. Members shall serve two-year terms beginning and ending on January 15 of the odd-numbered years. Members shall not be disqualified from completing a term of service on the Commission because they fail to run or are defeated for reelection. Resignation or removal from the General Assembly shall constitute resignation or removal from membership on the Commission.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 84-1 — NC Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84-1
§ 84-1. Oaths taken in open court
Status: in_force

Attorneys before they shall be admitted to practice law shall, in open court before a justice or judge of the General Court of Justice, personally appear and take the oath prescribed for attorneys by G.S. 11-11 , and also the oaths of allegiance to the State, and to support the Constitution of the United States, prescribed for all public officers by Article VI, Sec. 7 of the North Carolina Constitution and G.S. 11-7 , and the same shall be entered on the records of the court; and, upon such qualification had, and oath taken may act as attorneys during their good behavior.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-282 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-282
§ 130A-282. Commission to adopt rules; exception
Status: in_force

(a) Rules Required. For protection of the public health and safety, the Commission shall adopt and the Department shall enforce rules concerning the construction and operation of public swimming pools. The Commission shall classify public swimming pools on the basis of size, usage, type, or any other appropriate factor and shall adopt requirements for each classification. The rules shall include requirements for:

(1) Submission and review of plans prior to construction.

(2) Application, review, expiration, renewal, and revocation or suspension of an operating permit.

(3) Inspection.

(4) Design and construction including materials, depth and other dimensions, and standards for the abatement of suction hazards.

(5) Operation and safety including water source, water quality and testing, fencing, water treatment, chemical storage, toilet and bath facilities, measures to ensure the personal cleanliness of bathers, safety equipment and other safety measures, and sewage and other wastewater disposal.

(b) Exception. Public swimming pools constructed or remodeled prior to May 1, 1993, that do not meet specific design and construction requirements of the rules for public swimming pools adopted by the Commission shall not be required to comply with design and construction requirements other than requirements related to the abatement of suction hazards. Public swimming pools constructed or remodeled prior to May 1, 1993, shall comply with all other rules for public swimming pools adopted by the Commission.

(c) No single drain, single suction outlet public swimming pools less than 18 inches deep shall be allowed to operate.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-30-115 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-30-115
§ 58-30-115. Dissolution of insurer
Status: in_force

The Commissioner may petition for an order dissolving the corporate existence of a domestic insurer or the United States branch of an alien insurer domiciled in this State at the time he applies for a liquidation order. The Court shall order dissolution of the corporation upon petition by the Commissioner upon or after the granting of a liquidation order. If the dissolution has not previously been ordered, it shall be effected by operation of law upon the discharge of the liquidator if the insurer is under a liquidation order for some other reason.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-111-3 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-111-3
§ 115C-111.3. Cost of education of children in group homes, foster homes, etc.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other State law and without regard for the place of domicile of a parent, the cost of a free appropriate public education for a child with disabilities who is placed in or assigned to a group home or foster home, under State and federal law, shall be borne by the local board of education in which the group home or foster home is located. However, the local school administrative unit in which a child is domiciled shall transfer to the local school administrative unit in which the institution is located an amount equal to the actual local cost in excess of State and federal funding required to educate that child in the local school administrative unit for the fiscal year after all State and federal funding has been exhausted.

(b) The State Board of Education shall use State and federal funds appropriated for children with disabilities to establish a reserve fund to reimburse local boards of education for the education costs of children assigned to group homes or other facilities as provided in subsection (a) of this section. Local school administrative units may submit a Special State Reserve Program application for foster home or group home children whose special education and related services costs exceed the per child group home allocation.

(c) The Department shall review the current cost of children with disabilities served in the local school administrative units with group homes or foster homes to determine the actual cost of services.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-11-09 — NC Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-11-09
§ 55-11-09. Merger with nonprofit corporation
Status: reserved

(a) One or more domestic or foreign nonprofit corporations may merge with one or more domestic corporations if:

(1) Each domestic nonprofit corporation complies with the applicable provisions of G.S. 55A-11-01 through G.S. 55A-11-03 ;

(2) In a merger involving one or more foreign nonprofit corporations, the merger is permitted by law of the state or country under whose law each foreign nonprofit corporation is incorporated and, to the extent applicable, each domestic corporation and each domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation complies with that law in effecting the merger;

(3) The domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation complies with G.S. 55-11-05 if it is the surviving corporation; and

(4) Each domestic corporation complies with the applicable provisions of G.S. 55-11-01 , 55-11-03 , and 55-11-04 and, if it is the surviving corporation, with G.S. 55-11-05 .

(b) Repealed by S.L. 2005-268, § 25, eff. Oct. 1, 2005 .

(c) This section does not limit the power of a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation to acquire all or part of the shares of one or more classes or series of a domestic corporation through a voluntary exchange or otherwise.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1221-1 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-1221-1
§ 143B-1221.1. Strategic plan
Status: in_force

(a) Strategic Plan.--The Veterans' Affairs Commission shall adopt a comprehensive strategic plan to enhance benefits for veterans and their dependents. The strategic plan shall include specific objectives related to the following topics:

(1) Improving accessibility of health, education, training, counseling, financial, and burial benefits and services to veterans and their dependents.

(2) Increasing the satisfaction of veterans and their dependents with benefits and services by meeting their expectations for availability, quality, timeliness, and responsiveness.

(3) Educating and empowering veterans and their dependents through proactive outreach and effective advocacy.

(4) Any other topic related to enhancing benefits for veterans and their dependents.

(b) Update, Review, and Report.--The Commission shall update this plan every four years. The Commission shall annually review the State's performance based on this plan and shall annually report the results of its review to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on General Government.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115D-38 — NC Code / Chapter 115D / Section 115D-38
§ 115D-38. Authority to issue bonds and notes, to levy taxes and to appropriate nontax revenues
Status: in_force

Counties are authorized to issue bonds and notes and to levy special taxes to meet payments of principal and interest on such bonds or notes and to levy special taxes for the special purpose of providing local financial support of an institution and otherwise to appropriate nontax revenues for the financial support of an institution, in the manner and for the purposes provided in this Chapter.

Taxes authorized by this section are declared to be for a special purpose and may be levied notwithstanding any constitutional limitation or limitations imposed by any general or special law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 78C-99 — NC Code / Chapter 78C / Section 78C-99
§ 78C-99. Criminal penalties
Status: in_force

An athlete agent who violates any provision under G.S. 78C-98(a) is guilty of a Class I felony.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-242 — NC Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116-242
§ 116-242. Administration of Arboretum; acceptance of gifts and grants
Status: in_force

The Arboretum shall be administered by The University of North Carolina and through the Board of Directors established in G.S. 116-243 . State funds for the administration of the Arboretum shall be appropriated to The University of North Carolina for Western Carolina University to administer on behalf of the arboretum. The North Carolina Arboretum and The University of North Carolina may receive gifts and grants to be used for development or operation of the Arboretum.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159D-20 — NC Code / Chapter 159D / Section 159D-20
§ 159D-20. No power of eminent domain
Status: in_force

The agency shall not have any right or power to acquire any property through the exercise of eminent domain or any proceedings in the nature of eminent domain.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 63-111 — NC Code / Chapter 63 / Section 63-111
§ 63-111. Registration; notification; tower database; penalty
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules requiring any person proposing to construct a meteorological tower to register with the Department. The person proposing to construct the tower shall notify the Department of the proposal, the location and height of the proposed tower, and any other information the Department may require to ensure aviation safety and shall pay a registration fee of three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00). The rules shall require the owner of a meteorological tower to notify the Department upon removal or destruction of a tower.

(b) The Department of Transportation shall establish and maintain an electronic database that contains the location of all meteorological towers in the State by January 1, 2017. The Department may contract with a governmental entity or private entity to create and maintain the database. The Department shall make the contents of the database available on its Web site.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-75 — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-75
§ 95-73 or 95-74; damages; indictment
Status: in_force

Any person violating any provisions of G.S. 95-73 or 95-74 shall be answerable in damages to any debtor from whom any book account, negotiable instrument, duebill, or other monetary demand arising out of contract shall be collected, or against whose earnings any warrant of attachment or notice of garnishment shall be issued, in violation of the provisions of G.S. 95-73 , to the full amount of the debt thus collected, attached, or garnisheed, to be recovered by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State; and any person so offending shall likewise be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-497 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-497
§ 160A-497. Senior citizens programs
Status: in_force

Any city or county may undertake programs for the assistance and care of its senior citizens including but not limited to programs for in-home services, food service, counseling, recreation and transportation, and may appropriate funds for such programs. Any city council or county may contract with any other governmental agency, or with any public or private association, corporation or organization in undertaking senior citizens programs, and may appropriate funds to any such governmental agency, or to any such public or private association, corporation or organization for the purpose of carrying out such programs. In the event funds appropriated for the purposes of this section are turned over to any agency or organization other than the city or county for expenditure, no such expenditure shall be made until the city or county has approved it, and all such expenditures shall be accounted for by the agency or organization at the end of the fiscal year for which they were appropriated. For purposes of this section, the words “senior citizens” shall mean citizens of a city or county who are at least 60 years of age.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 84-15 — NC Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84-15
§ 84-15. Creation of North Carolina State Bar as an agency of the State
Status: in_force

There is hereby created as an agency of the State of North Carolina, for the purposes and with the powers hereinafter set forth, the North Carolina State Bar.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 89F-13 — NC Code / Chapter 89F / Section 89F-13
§ 89F-13. Issuance, renewal, and replacement of licenses
Status: reserved

(a) The Board shall issue a license to any applicant who has satisfactorily met the requirements of this Chapter including the payment of the license fee. A license shall be valid for the period of time established by the Board by rule. Each license shall state the full name of the registrant, shall have a serial number, shall state the date on which the license expires, shall be signed by the Chair and Secretary-Treasurer of the Board, and shall bear the seal of the Board. The issuance of a license by the Board shall be prima facie evidence that the person named on the license is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a licensed soil scientist for the period the license remains in effect.

(b) The Board shall renew the license of any licensee who continues to meet the requirements of this Chapter and who pays the renewal fee prior to the expiration of the license. The Board shall reinstate the license of any licensee whose license has expired, who continues to meet the requirements of this Chapter, and who pays the restoration fee.

(c) If a license is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, the Board may issue a replacement license subject to rules adopted by the Board.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-36-16 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-36-16
§ 58-36-16. Bureau to share information with Department of Labor and North Carolina Industrial Commission
Status: in_force

The Bureau shall provide to the Department of Labor and the North Carolina Industrial Commission information from the Bureau's records indicating each employer's experience rate modifier established for the purpose of setting premium rates for workers' compensation insurance and the name and business address of each employer whose workers' compensation coverage is provided through the assigned-risk pool pursuant to G.S. 58-36-1 . Information provided to the Department of Labor and the North Carolina Industrial Commission with respect to experience rate modifiers shall include the name of the employer and the employer's most current intrastate or interstate experience rate modifier. The information provided to the Department and the Commission under this section shall be confidential and not open for public inspection. The Bureau shall be immune from civil liability for releasing information pursuant to this section, even if the information is erroneous, provided the Bureau acted in good faith and without malicious or wilful intent to harm in releasing the information.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-109 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-109
§ 20-109. Altering or changing engine or other numbers
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful and constitute a felony for:

(1) Any person to willfully deface, destroy, remove, cover, or alter the manufacturer's serial number, transmission number, or engine number; or

(2) Any vehicle owner to knowingly permit the defacing, removal, destroying, covering, or alteration of the serial number, transmission number, or engine number; or

(3) Any person except a licensed vehicle manufacturer as authorized by law to place or stamp any serial number, transmission number, or engine number upon a vehicle, other than one assigned thereto by the Division; or

(4) Any vehicle owner to knowingly permit the placing or stamping of any serial number or motor number upon a motor vehicle, except such numbers as assigned thereto by the Division.

A violation of this subsection shall be punishable as a Class I felony.

(b) It shall be unlawful and constitute a felony for:

(1) Any person, with intent to conceal or misrepresent the true identity of the vehicle, to deface, destroy, remove, cover, alter, or use any serial or motor number assigned to a vehicle by the Division; or

(2) Any vehicle owner, with intent to conceal or misrepresent the true identity of the vehicle, to permit the defacing, destruction, removal, covering, alteration, or use of a serial or motor number assigned to a vehicle by the Division; or

(3) Any vehicle owner, with the intent to conceal or misrepresent the true identity of a vehicle, to permit the defacing, destruction, removal, covering, alteration, use, gift, or sale of any manufacturer's serial number, serial number plate, or any part or parts of a vehicle containing the serial number or portions of the serial number.

A violation of this subsection shall be punishable as a Class I felony.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-143-53 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-143-53
§ 143-143.53. Accountings for escrow or trust funds
Status: in_force

Upon the request of the buyer, the dealer shall provide to the buyer a written accounting of the receipts and disbursements of all escrow or trust funds upon the complete disbursement of the escrow or trust accounts.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-56-26 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-56-26
§ 58-56-26. Responsibilities of the insurer
Status: in_force

(a) If an insurer uses the services of a TPA, the insurer is responsible for determining the benefits, premium rates, underwriting criteria, and claims payment procedures applicable to the coverage and for securing reinsurance, if any. The rules pertaining to these matters must be provided, in writing, by the insurer to the TPA. The responsibilities of the TPA as to any of these matters shall be set forth in the agreement between the TPA and the insurer.

(b) It is the sole responsibility of the insurer to provide for competent administration of its programs.

(c) In cases where a TPA administers benefits for more than 100 certificate holders on behalf of an insurer, the insurer shall, at least semiannually, conduct a review of the operations of the TPA. At least one semiannual review shall be an on-site audit of the operations of the TPA. On July 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, every insurer shall file with the Commissioner a certification of completion of the audits as required by this subsection and performed during the previous calendar year, in the format, content, and manner as specified by the Commissioner. The insurer shall maintain in its corporate records documentation of the audits conducted to support its certification of audits for a period of five years or, if a domestic insurer, until the completion of the next quinquennial examination.

(d) The Commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement, administer, and enforce the provisions of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-2B-1 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-2B-1
§ 28A-2B-1. Establishment before death that a will or codicil is valid
Status: in_force

(a) Any petitioner who is a resident of North Carolina and who has executed a will or codicil may file a petition seeking a judicial declaration that the will or codicil is valid.

(b) The petition shall be filed with the clerk of superior court and the matter shall proceed as a contested estate proceeding governed by Article 2 of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes. At the hearing before the clerk of superior court, the petitioner shall produce the original will or codicil and any other evidence necessary to establish that the will or codicil would be admitted to probate if the petitioner were deceased.

If an interested party contests the validity of the will or codicil, that person shall file a written challenge to the will or codicil before the hearing or make an objection to the validity of the will or codicil at the hearing. Upon the filing of a challenge or the raising of an issue contesting the validity of the will or codicil, the clerk shall transfer the cause to the superior court. The matter shall be heard as if it were a caveat proceeding, and the court shall make a determination as to the validity of the will or codicil and enter judgment accordingly.

If no interested party contests the validity of the will or codicil and if the clerk of superior court determines that the will or codicil would be admitted to probate if the petitioner were deceased, the clerk of superior court shall enter an order adjudging the will or codicil to be valid.

(c) Failure to use the procedure authorized by this Article shall not have any evidentiary or procedural effect on any future probate proceedings.

(d) For purposes of this Article only, a “ petitioner ” is a person who requests a judicial declaration that confirms the validity of that person's will or codicil.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21-27 — NC Code / Chapter 150B / Section 150B-21-27
§ 150B-21.27. Minimizing the effects of rules on local budgets
Status: in_force

In adopting permanent rules that would increase or decrease the expenditures or revenues of a unit of local government, the agency shall consider the timing for implementation of the proposed rule as part of the preparation of the fiscal note required by G.S. 150B-21.4(b) . If the computation of costs in a fiscal note indicates that the proposed rule change will disrupt the budget process as set out in the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act, Article 3 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes , the agency shall specify the effective date of the change as July 1 following the date the change would otherwise become effective under G.S. 150B-21.3 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270-105 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-270-105
§ 90-270.105. Title
Status: in_force

This Article may be cited as the “Physical Therapy Practice Act”.