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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 121-18 — NC Code / Chapter 121 / Section 121-18
§ 121-18. Closing streets and including area in restoration project; acquiring area originally included in Palace grounds
Status: in_force

Whereas the said Tryon's Palace and grounds originally included all of that area in the City of New Bern known and designated as George Street between Pollock and South Front Streets, and the title thereto is in the State of North Carolina, subject to the easement for use of said street, and the use of such portion of said George Street is essential for a proper restoration of Tryon's Palace, when the governing body of the City of New Bern under its general authority imposed by law shall close George Street between Pollock and South Front Streets, or such portion thereof as may be found by the Commission herein authorized to be essential for the purposes of such restoration, the area within such closed street shall be thereafter used exclusively for the restoration of Tryon's Palace. Provided, that the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to acquire for the use of said Tryon's Palace such part of the area in the City of New Bern originally included in the Palace grounds as may be deemed reasonably necessary for the restoration of said Palace.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-319 — NC Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62-319
§ 62-319. Riding on train unlawfully; venue
Status: in_force

If any person, with the intention of being transported free in violation of law, rides or attempts to ride on top of any car, coach, engine or tender, on any railroad in this State, or on the drawheads between cars, or under cars, on truss rods, or trucks, or in any freight car, or on a platform of any baggage car, express car or mail car on any train, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Any person charged with a violation of this section may be tried in any county in this State through which such train may pass carrying such person, or in any county in which such violation may have occurred or may be discovered.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4-1 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-4-1
§ 14-4.1. Legislative review of regulatory crimes
Status: in_force

(a) Any rule adopted or amended pursuant to Article 2A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes that creates a new criminal offense or otherwise subjects a person to criminal penalties is subject to G.S. 150B-21.3(b1) regardless of whether the rule received written objections from 10 or more persons pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3(b2) .

(b) This section applies to rules adopted on or after January 1, 2020.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-4 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-4
§ 1-4. Kinds of actions
Status: in_force

Actions are of two kinds--

(1) Civil.

(2) Criminal.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 46A-24 — NC Code / Chapter 46A / Section 46A-24
§ 46A-24. Surface and oil, gas, or mineral interests in separate owners; partitions distinct
Status: in_force

When title to the oil, gas, or mineral interests in real property has been separated in ownership from the title to the surface of the property, a tenant in common or joint tenant of the oil, gas, or mineral interests may partition the oil, gas, or mineral interests, distinct from the surface, without joining the owner of the surface. Similarly, a tenant in common or joint tenant of the surface of the property may partition the surface, distinct from the oil, gas, or mineral interests, without joining the owner of the oil, gas, or mineral interests. An owner of the oil, gas, or mineral interests is not required to join a partition of the surface of the property, and an owner of the surface of the property is not required to join a partition of the oil, gas, or mineral interests. The rights of either owner shall not be prejudiced by a partition of the other interests.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208-44 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-208-44
§ 14-208.44. Failure to enroll; tampering with device
Status: in_force

(a) Any person required to enroll in a satellite-based monitoring program who fails to enroll shall be guilty of a Class F felony.

(b) Any person who intentionally tampers with, removes, vandalizes, or otherwise interferes with the proper functioning of a device issued pursuant to a satellite-based monitoring program to a person duly enrolled in the program shall be guilty of a Class E felony.

(c) Any person required to enroll in a satellite-based monitoring program who fails to provide necessary information to the Division of Prisons or fails to cooperate with the Division of Prisons’ guidelines and regulations for the program shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(d) For purposes of this section, “ enroll ” shall include appearing, as directed by the Division of Prisons to receive the necessary equipment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-10-730 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-10-730
§ 58-10-730. Contents of ORSA Summary Report
Status: in_force

(a) The ORSA Summary Report shall be prepared consistent with the ORSA Guidance Manual, subject to the requirements of subsection (b) of this section. Documentation and supporting information shall be maintained and made available upon examination or upon request of the Commissioner.

(b) The review of the ORSA Summary Report, and any additional requests for information, shall be made using procedures similar to those currently used in the analysis and examination of multistate or global insurers and insurance groups.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1336-1 — NC Code / Chapter 35A / Section 35A-1336-1
§ 35A-1336.1. Prerequisites to approval by judge of gifts to individuals
Status: in_force

The judge shall not approve gifts from income to individuals unless it appears to the judge's satisfaction that both the following requirements are met:

(1) After making the gifts and paying federal and State income taxes, the remaining income of the incompetent will be reasonable and adequate to provide for the support, maintenance, comfort, and welfare of the incompetent and those legally entitled to support from the incompetent in order to maintain the incompetent and those dependents in the manner to which the incompetent and those dependents are accustomed and in keeping with their station in life;

(2) The judge determines that either:

a. The incompetent, prior to being declared incompetent, executed a paper-writing with the formalities required by the laws of North Carolina for the execution of a valid will, including a paper-writing naming as beneficiary a revocable trust created by the incompetent, and each donee is entitled to one or more specific devises, or distributions of specific amounts of money, income, or property under the paper-writing or the revocable trust or both or is a residuary devisee or beneficiary designated in the paper-writing or revocable trust or both; or

b. That so far as is known the incompetent has not, prior to being declared incompetent, executed a will which could be probated upon the death of the incompetent, and each donee is a person who would share in the incompetent's estate, if the incompetent died contemporaneously with the signing of the order of the approval of the gifts; or

c. The donee is the spouse, parent, descendent of the incompetent, or descendant of the incompetent's parent, and the gift qualifies either for the federal annual gift tax exclusion under section 2503(b) of the Internal Revenue Code or is a qualified transfer for tuition or medical expenses under section 2503(e) of the Internal Revenue Code .

The judge may order that the gifts be made in cash or in specific assets and may order that the gifts be made outright, in trust, under the North Carolina Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, under the North Carolina Uniform Custodial Trust Act, or otherwise. The judge may also order that the gifts be treated as an advancement of some or all of the amount the donee would otherwise receive at the incompetent's death.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-60-1 — NC Code / Chapter 148 / Section 148-60-1
§ 148-60.1. Allowances for paroled prisoner and prisoner on post-release supervision
Status: in_force

Upon the release of any prisoner upon parole or post-release supervision, the superintendent or warden of the institution shall provide the prisoner with suitable clothing and, if needed, an amount of money sufficient to purchase transportation to the place within the State where the prisoner is to reside. The Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission may, in its discretion, provide that the prisoner shall upon his release on parole or post-release supervision receive a sum of money of at least forty-five dollars ($45.00).
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 169-3 — NC Code / Chapter 169 / Section 169-3
§ 169-3. Regulatory sandbox program established; innovation waivers; limitations
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who makes an innovative product or service available to consumers in the regulatory sandbox may be granted a waiver of specified requirements imposed by statute or rule, or portions thereof, if these statutes or rules do not currently permit the product or service to be made available to consumers.

(b) A waiver under subsection (a) of this section shall be no broader than necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in this Act, as determined by the applicable State agency.

(c) A waiver is valid for the duration of participation in the regulatory sandbox, not to exceed 24 months from the date of admission into the regulatory sandbox program unless an extension is granted.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120C-200 — NC Code / Chapter 120C / Section 120C-200
§ 120C-200. Lobbyist registration procedure
Status: in_force

(a) A lobbyist shall file a separate registration statement for each principal the lobbyist represents with the Secretary of State before engaging in any lobbying. It shall be unlawful for an individual to lobby without registering within one business day of engaging in any lobbying as defined in G.S. 120C-100(a)(17) unless exempted by this Chapter.

(b) The form of the registration shall be prescribed by the Secretary of State, be filed electronically, and shall include the registrant's full name, firm, complete address, and telephone number; the registrant's place of business; the full name, complete address, and telephone number of each principal the lobbyist represents; and a general description of the matters on which the registrant expects to act as a lobbyist.

(c) Each lobbyist shall electronically file an amended registration form with the Secretary of State no later than 10 business days after any change in the information supplied in the lobbyist's last registration under subsection (b) of this section. Each supplementary registration shall include a complete statement of the information that has changed.

(d) Unless a resignation is filed under G.S. 120C-210 , each registration statement of a lobbyist required under this Chapter shall be effective from the date of filing until January 1 of the following year. The lobbyist shall file a new registration statement after that date, and the applicable fee shall be due and payable.

(e) Each lobbyist shall identify himself or herself as a lobbyist prior to engaging in lobbying communications or activities with a designated individual. The lobbyist shall also disclose the identity of the lobbyist principal connected to that lobbying communication or activity.

(f) In addition to the information required for registration under subsection (b) of this section, former employees of a State agency who register as a lobbyist within six months after voluntary separation or separation for cause from employment with a State agency shall also indicate which State agency with which the former employee was employed.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-81-85 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-81-85
§ 115C-81.85. Instruction in American Sign Language
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Education shall encourage schools to offer American Sign Language classes in high schools as a modern foreign language.

(b) The State Board of Education shall adopt and implement standards for the certification of teachers of American Sign Language and shall set standards for teacher preparation programs that prepare students for certification as American Sign Language teachers.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-803 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-803
§ 106-803. Siting requirements for swine houses, lagoons, and land areas onto which waste is applied at swine farms
Status: in_force

(a) A swine house or a lagoon that is a component of a swine farm shall be located:

(1) At least 1,500 feet from any occupied residence.

(2) At least 2,500 feet from any school; hospital; church; outdoor recreational facility; national park; State Park, as defined in G.S. 143B-135.44 ; historic property acquired by the State pursuant to G.S. 121-9 or listed in the North Carolina Register of Historic Places pursuant to G.S. 121-4.1 ; or child care center, as defined in G.S. 110-86 , that is licensed under Article 7 of Chapter 110 of the General Statutes .

(3) At least 500 feet from any property boundary.

(4) At least 500 feet from any well supplying water to a public water system, as defined in G.S. 130A-313 .

(5) At least 500 feet from any other well that supplies water for human consumption. This subdivision does not apply to a well located on the same parcel or tract of land on which the swine house or lagoon is located and that supplies water only for use on that parcel or tract of land or for use on adjacent parcels or tracts of land all of which are under common ownership or control.

(a1) The outer perimeter of the land area onto which waste is applied from a lagoon that is a component of a swine farm shall be at least 75 feet from any boundary of property on which an occupied residence is located and from any perennial stream or river, other than an irrigation ditch or canal.

(a2) No component of a liquid animal waste management system for which a permit is required under Part 1 or 1A of Article 21 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes , other than a land application site, shall be constructed on land that is located within the 100-year floodplain.

(b) A swine house or a lagoon that is a component of a swine farm may be located closer to a residence, school, hospital, church, or a property boundary than is allowed under subsection (a) of this section if written permission is given by the owner of the property and recorded with the Register of Deeds.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-166 — NC Code / Chapter 54B / Section 54B-166
§ 54B-166. Nonconforming investments
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided, every loan or other investment made in violation of this Chapter shall be due and payable according to its terms and the obligation thereof shall not be impaired; provided, that such violation consists only of the lending of an excessive sum on authorized security or of investing in an unauthorized investment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-552 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-552
§ 115C-552. New school notice requirements; termination
Status: in_force

(a) Any new school to which this Part relates shall send to a duly authorized representative of the State of North Carolina a notice of intent to operate, name and address of the school, and name of the school's owner and chief administrator.

(b) Any school to which this Part applies shall notify a duly authorized representative of the State of North Carolina upon termination of the school.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-72-35 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-72-35
§ 58-72-35. Compelling justification before judge; effect of failure
Status: in_force

When oath is made before any judge of the superior court by five respectable citizens of any county within his district that after diligent inquiry made they verily believe that the bond of any officer of such county, which has been accepted by the board of commissioners, is insufficient either in the amount of the penalty or in the ability of the sureties, it is the duty of such judge to cause a notice to be served upon such officer requiring him to appear at some stated time and place and justify his bond by evidence other than that of himself or his sureties. If this evidence so produced fails to satisfy the judge that the bond is sufficient, both in amount and the ability of the sureties, he shall give time to the officer not exceeding 20 days, to give another bond, fixing the amount of the new bond, when there is a deficiency in that particular. And upon failure of the said officer to give a good bond to the satisfaction of the judge within the 20 days, the judge shall declare the office vacant, and if the appointment be with himself, he shall immediately proceed to fill the vacancy; and if not, he shall notify the persons having the appointing power that they may proceed as aforesaid.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-135-42 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-135-42
§ 143B-135.42. Declaration of policy and purpose
Status: reserved

(a) The State of North Carolina offers unique archaeologic, geologic, biological, scenic, and recreational resources. These resources are part of the heritage of the people of this State. The heritage of a people should be preserved and managed by the people for their use and for the use of their visitors and descendants.

(b) The General Assembly finds it appropriate to establish the State Parks System. This system shall consist of parks which include representative examples of the resources sought to be preserved by this Part, together with such surrounding lands as may be appropriate. Park lands are to be used by the people of this State and their visitors in order to promote understanding of and pride in the natural heritage of this State.

(c) The tax dollars of the people of the State should be expended in an efficient and effective manner for the purpose of assuring that the State Parks System is adequate to accomplish the goals as defined in this Part.

(d) The purpose of this Part is to establish methods and principles for the planned acquisition, development, and operation of State parks.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-202-1 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-202-1
§ 143-202.1. Memorandum of Agreement for operation of Roanoke Festival Park and Elizabeth II State Historic Site and Visitor Center
Status: in_force

The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall negotiate a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Association for the management and operation of Roanoke Island Festival Park, including the Elizabeth II State Historic Site and Visitor Center. The MOA shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(1) The establishment and collection of any admission charges or user fees for properties and events operated at Roanoke Island Festival Park by the Association. Nothing in this subdivision is intended to require the charging of admission to any property or event.

(2) The adoption and enforcement of bylaws, rules, and guidelines needed for the Association to carry out the duties imposed by the MOA.

(3) Provisions for the transfer of that portion of revenues collected from operations of the Roanoke Island Festival Park and associated facilities and enterprises from the Association to the Historic Roanoke Island Fund as the MOA may specify.

(4) The delegation of any powers and the transfer of any assets, liabilities, contracts, or agreements from the Department to the Association necessary to carry out the duties imposed by the MOA. Any delegation or transfer shall be made in accordance with applicable law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-295-4 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-295-4
§ 130A-295.4. Combustion products landfills
Status: in_force

(a) The definitions set out in G.S. 130A-290(a) apply to this section.

(b) The Department may permit a combustion products landfill to be constructed partially or entirely within areas that have been formerly used for the storage or disposal of combustion products at the same facility as the coal-fired generating unit that generates the combustion products, provided the landfill is constructed with a bottom liner system consisting of three components in accordance with this section. Of the required three components, the upper two components shall consist of two separate flexible membrane liners, with a leak detection system between the two liners. The third component shall consist of a minimum of two feet of soil underneath the bottom of those liners, with the soil having a maximum permeability of 1 x 10- 7 centimeters per second. The flexible membrane liners shall have a minimum thickness of thirty one-thousandths of an inch (0.030″), except that liners consisting of high-density polyethylene shall be at least sixty one-thousandths of an inch (0.060″) thick. The lower flexible membrane liner shall be installed in direct and uniform contact with the compacted soil layer. The Department may approve an alternative to the soil component of the composite liner system if the Department finds, based on modeling, that the alternative liner system will provide an equivalent or greater degree of impermeability.

(c) An applicant for a permit for a combustion products landfill shall develop and provide to the Department a response plan, which shall describe the circumstances under which corrective measures are to be taken at the landfill in the event of the detection of leaks in the leak detection system between the upper two liner components at amounts exceeding an amount specified in the response plan (as expressed in average gallons per day per acre of landfill, defined as an Action Leakage Rate). The response plan shall also describe the remedial actions that the landfill is required to undertake in response to detection of leakage in amounts in excess of the Action Leakage Rate. The Department shall review the response plan as a part of the permit application for the landfill. Compliance with performance of the landfill to prevent releases of waste to the environment may be determined based on leakage rate rather than monitoring well data.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-102-1 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-102-1
§ 20-102.1. False report of theft or conversion a misdemeanor
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly makes to a peace officer or to the Division a false report of the theft or conversion of a motor vehicle shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-78-1 — NC Code / Chapter 97 / Section 97-78-1
§ 97-78.1. Standards of judicial conduct to apply to commissioners and deputy commissioners
Status: in_force

The Code of Judicial Conduct for judges of the General Court of Justice and the procedure for discipline of judges in Article 30 of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes shall apply to commissioners and deputy commissioners. Commissioners and deputy commissioners shall be liable for impeachment for the causes and in the manner provided for judges of the General Court of Justice in Chapter 123 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 17-35 — NC Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17-35
§ 17-35. When the party bailed or remanded
Status: in_force

If it appears that the party has been legally committed for any criminal offense, or if it appears by the testimony offered with the return of the writ, or upon the hearing thereof, that the party is guilty of such an offense, although the commitment is irregular, the court or judge shall proceed to let such party to bail, if the case is bailable and good bail is offered; if not, the court or judge shall forthwith remand such party to the custody or place him under the restraint from which he was taken, if the person or officer, under whose custody or restraint he was, is legally entitled thereto; if not so entitled, the court or judge shall commit such party to the custody of the officer or person legally entitled thereto.