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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-53-5 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-53-5
§ 20-53.5. Titling and registration of HMMWV
Status: in_force

(a) Registration and Certificate of Title.--The Division shall register and issue a certificate of title for an HMMWV if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The applicant for the title and registration of the HMMWV has provided to the Division a sworn affidavit certifying that the vehicle is equipped with:

a. Safety belt and anchorages that meet construction, design, and strength requirements under G.S. 20-135.2(a) and, if equipped with rear seats, G.S. 20-135.3(a) .

b. Lights or lighting equipment, as required by G.S. 20-129 or G.S. 20-129.1 .

(2) The vehicle has a vehicle identification number that matches the vehicle ownership documents. If the vehicle does not have a vehicle identification number, the Division shall assign one to the vehicle prior to registration. The existence of a valid vehicle identification number for the vehicle shall be verified by the License and Theft Bureau of the Division prior to its registration and titling.

(b) Applicability of This Chapter.--All provisions of this Chapter shall apply to an HMMWV, including the provisions of Article 3A and Article 9A of this Chapter, to the same extent they would apply to any other registered motor vehicle. Notwithstanding G.S. 20-135.2A(c)(5) and G.S. 20-137.1(b) , all provisions of this Chapter requiring safety belt use and child restraint systems use apply to an HMMWV to the same extent they would apply to a registered motor vehicle manufactured with seat belts as required by federal law or standard.

(c) Fees.--The vehicle registration fees applicable to property-hauling vehicles shall apply to the registration of an HMMWV.

(d) No Liability for Operations.--Neither the State nor its commission contract agents shall be liable for any injury or damages resulting from the operation of an HMMWV registered or titled pursuant to this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-249 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-249
§ 15A-249. Officer to give notice of identity and purpose
Status: in_force

The officer executing a search warrant must, before entering the premises, give appropriate notice of his identity and purpose to the person to be searched, or the person in apparent control of the premises to be searched. If it is unclear whether anyone is present at the premises to be searched, he must give the notice in a manner likely to be heard by anyone who is present.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 98-17 — NC Code / Chapter 98 / Section 98-17
§ 98-17. Conveyances reciting court records prima facie evidence thereof
Status: in_force

Such deed of conveyance, or other paper-writing, executed as aforesaid, and registered according to law, may be read in any suit now pending or which may hereafter be instituted in any court of this State, as prima facie evidence of the existence and validity of the decree, judgment, order, or other record upon which the same purports to be founded, without any other or further restoration or reinstatement of said decree, order, judgment, or record than is contained in this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-305 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-305
§ 153A-305. Required provision or maintenance of services
Status: in_force

(a) New District.--When a county defines a new service district, it shall provide, maintain, or let contracts for the services for which the residents of the district are being taxed within a reasonable time, not to exceed one year, after the effective date of the definition of the district.

(b) Extended District.--When a county annexes territory to a service district, it shall provide, maintain, or let contracts for the services provided or maintained throughout the district to the residents of the area annexed to the district within a reasonable time, not to exceed one year, after the effective date of the annexation.

(c) Consolidated District.--When a county consolidates two or more service districts, one of which has had provided or maintained a lower level of services, it shall increase the services within that district (or let contracts therefor) to a level comparable to those provided or maintained elsewhere in the consolidated district within a reasonable time, not to exceed one year, after the effective date of the consolidation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 80-61 — NC Code / Chapter 80 / Section 80-61
§ 80-61. Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The Board shall have authority to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for implementation of this Article which shall include, but not be limited to, the location of and the size of brand marks.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 57D-9-20 — NC Code / Chapter 57D / Section 57D-9-20
§ 57D-9-20. Conversion
Status: in_force

(a) An eligible entity other than an LLC may convert to an LLC if both of the following requirements are met:

(1) The conversion is permitted by the law governing the organization and internal affairs of the converting entity.

(2) The converting entity complies with the requirements of this Part and, to the extent applicable, the law governing its organization and internal affairs immediately before the conversion.

(b) The conversion of a charitable or religious corporation to an LLC is permitted by law if the sole member of the surviving entity immediately after the conversion is a charitable or religious corporation. This subsection shall not limit the ability of an eligible entity to convert to an LLC if otherwise permitted by law.

(c) For purposes of this section, charitable or religious corporation shall be as defined in G.S. 55A-1-40(4) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-143-1 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-143-1
§ 90-143.1. Applicants licensed in other states
Status: in_force

If an applicant for licensure is already licensed in another state to practice chiropractic, the Board shall issue a license to practice chiropractic to the applicant upon evidence that:

(1) The applicant is currently an active, competent practitioner and is in good standing; and

(2) The applicant has practiced at least one year out of the three years immediately preceding his or her application; and

(3) The applicant currently holds a valid license in another state; and

(4) No disciplinary proceeding or unresolved complaint is pending anywhere at the time a license is to be issued by this State; and

(5) The licensure requirements in the other state are equivalent to or higher than those required by this State.

Any license issued upon the application of any chiropractor from any other state shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Article with reference to the license issued by the North Carolina State Board of Chiropractic Examiners upon examination, and the rights and privileges to practice the profession of chiropractic under any license so issued shall be subject to the same duties, obligations, restrictions, and conditions as imposed by this Article on chiropractors originally examined by the North Carolina State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-130-17 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-130-17
§ 105-130.17. Time and place of filing returns
Status: reserved

(a) Returns must be filed as prescribed by the Secretary at the place prescribed by the Secretary. Returns must be in the form prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary must furnish forms in accordance with G.S. 105-254 .

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the return of a corporation shall be filed on or before the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the close of its income year. An income year ending on any day other than the last day of the month shall be deemed to end on the last day of the calendar month ending nearest to the last day of a taxpayer's actual income year.

(c) In the case of mutual associations formed under G.S. 54-111 through 54-128 to conduct agricultural business on the mutual plan and marketing associations organized under G.S. 54-129 through 54-158 , which are required to file under subsection (a)(9) of G.S. 105-130.11 , a return made on the basis of a calendar year shall be filed on or before the fifteenth day of the September following the close of the calendar year, and a return made on the basis of a fiscal year shall be filed on or before the fifteenth day of the ninth month following the close of the fiscal year.

(d) A taxpayer may ask the Secretary for an extension of time to file a return under G.S. 105-263 .

(d1) Organizations described in G.S. 105-130.11(a)(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) that are required to file a return under G.S. 105-130.11(b) shall file a return made on the basis of a calendar year on or before the fifteenth day of May following the close of the calendar year and a return made on the basis of a fiscal year on or before the fifteenth day of the fifth month following the close of the fiscal year.

(e) Any corporation that ceases its operations in this State before the end of its income year because of its intention to dissolve or to withdraw from this State, or because of a merger, conversion, or consolidation or for any other reason whatsoever shall file its return for the then current income year within 105 days after the date it terminates its business in this State.

(f) Repealed by Session Laws 1998-217, s. 42, effective October 31, 1998 .

(g) A corporation that files a federal return pursuant to section 6072(c) of the Code shall file its return on or before the fifteenth day of the seventh month following the close of its income year.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47C-1-108 — NC Code / Chapter 47C / Section 47C-1-108
§ 47C-1-108. Supplemental general principles of law applicable
Status: in_force

The principles of law and equity supplement the provisions of this chapter, except to the extent inconsistent with this chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-505 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-505
§ 106-505. Incorporation; powers and term of existence
Status: in_force

Any number of resident persons, not less than 10, may associate together in any county, under written articles of association, subscribed by the members thereof, and specifying the object of the association to encourage and promote agriculture, domestic manufactures, and the mechanic arts, under such name and style as they may choose, subject to any other applicable provisions of law, and thereby become a body corporate with all the powers incident to such a body, and may take and hold such property, both real and personal, as may be needful to promote the objects of their association.

Whenever any such association is formed subsequent to April 1, 1949, a copy of the articles of incorporation shall be filed with the Secretary of State, together with any other information the Secretary of State may require. A fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be paid to the Secretary of State when such articles are filed. Upon receipt of such articles in proper form, and such other information as may be required, and the filing fee, the Secretary of State shall issue a charter of incorporation.

The corporate existence shall continue as long as there are 10 members, during the will and pleasure of the General Assembly.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-46-2 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-46-2
§ 115C-46.2. Probation officer visits at school; limitations
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this section, probation officers are not authorized to visit students during school hours on school property.

(b) Probation officers of the Division of Community Supervision and Reentry, when working as a part of the Section's School Partnership Program, may visit students during school hours on school property with prior authorization by school administrators. For purposes of this section, “ authorization ” includes requests for assistance from guidance counselors or school resource officers.

(c) Each local board of education shall develop policies and guidelines for coordinating with probation officers of the Division of Community Supervision and Reentry in the planning and scheduling of school visits as provided in this section, utilizing existing administrative capacity to manage scheduling. Visits shall be conducted in a private area designated for such use and located away from contact with the general student population. The probation officer shall not initiate direct contact with a student while the student is in class or between classes. Initial contact with the student shall be made by a school administrator or other designated school employee, who shall direct the student to a private area to meet with the probation officer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-113-38A — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-113-38A
§ 105-113.38A. Remote seller requirements
Status: in_force

A remote seller must do all of the following with respect to a remote sale:

(1) Obtain a license from the Secretary as required by this Part before accepting an order.

(2) Report, collect, and remit to the Secretary all applicable taxes as set out in this Part and Article 5 of this Chapter. A remote seller that meets the definition of a “retailer” as defined in Article 5 of this Chapter is subject to all State laws that apply to a retailer in this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-110 — NC Code / Chapter 18C / Section 18C-110
§ 18C-110. Establishment of the North Carolina State Lottery Commission to be a self-supporting agency of the State
Status: in_force

There is created the North Carolina State Lottery Commission to establish and oversee the operation of a Lottery. The Commission shall be located in the Department of Commerce for budgetary purposes only; otherwise, the Commission shall be an independent, self-supporting, and revenue-raising agency of the State. The Commission shall reimburse other governmental entities that provide services to the Commission.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-164-12C — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-164-12C
§ 105-164.12C. Items given away by merchants
Status: in_force

If a retailer engaged in the business of selling prepared food or drink for immediate or on-premises consumption also gives prepared food or drink to its patrons or employees free of charge, for the purpose of this Article, the food or drink given away is considered sold along with the food or drink sold. If a retailer gives an item of inventory to a customer free of charge on the condition that the customer purchase a similar or related item, the item given away is considered sold along with the item sold. In all other cases, items given away or used by any retailer or wholesale merchant are not considered sold, whether or not the retailer or wholesale merchant recovers its cost of the items from sales of other items.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-119 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-119
§ 66-119. Contract requirements
Status: reserved

Every prepaid entertainment contract shall:

(1) Be in writing, fully completed, dated and signed by all contracting parties. A copy of the contract shall be given to the buyer at the time he signs the contract;

(2) Have a duration of service that is a precisely measured period of years or any definite part of a year;

(3) Contain a full statement of the buyer's rights under G.S. 66-120 ;

(4) Contain, in immediate proximity to the space reserved for the signature of the buyer, in bold face type of a minimum size of 10 points, a statement of the buyer's rights under G.S. 66-121 , in substantially the following form:

“You the buyer, may cancel this contract at any time prior to midnight of the third business day after the date of this contract. To cancel, you must notify the seller in writing not later than midnight of ․․․․․․․․․․ (Date).”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-453-03 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-453-03
§ 130A-453.03. Certification of individuals who perform inspections, risk assessments, or abatements
Status: in_force

(a) Requirement.--An individual shall not perform or offer to perform an inspection, risk assessment, or abatement of target housing or a child-occupied facility unless the individual is certified by the Department to perform the activity. Performance of an inspection, risk assessment, or abatement encompasses a range of activities. To ensure proper performance of all aspects of an inspection, risk assessment, or abatement, the certification requirement imposed on an individual applies to each activity. The categories of individual certification are inspector, risk-assessor, designer, supervisor, worker, and any other category required by federal law. The category of risk-assessor includes the category of inspector. Thus, a person who is certified as a risk-assessor is not required to be certified as an inspector. Otherwise, an individual who performs or offers to perform activities within the scope of more than one category must be certified in each category.

(b) Exemption.--The certification requirement imposed by this section does not apply to an individual who performs an abatement of a residential dwelling the person owns and occupies as a residence, unless the residential dwelling is occupied by a person or persons other than the owner or the owner's immediate family while an abatement is being performed, or a child residing in the dwelling has been identified as having an elevated blood lead level.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-3506 — NC Code / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-3506
§ 7B-3506. Costs of court
Status: in_force

The court may tax the costs of the proceeding to any party or may, for good cause, order the costs remitted.

The clerk may collect costs for furnishing to the petitioner a certificate of emancipation which shall recite the name of the petitioner and the fact of the petitioner's emancipation by court decree and shall have the seal of the clerk affixed thereon.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-79 — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-79
§ 95-79. Certain agreements declared illegal
Status: in_force

(a) Any agreement or combination between any employer and any labor union or labor organization whereby persons not members of such union or organization shall be denied the right to work for said employer, or whereby such membership is made a condition of employment or continuation of employment by such employer, or whereby any such union or organization acquires an employment monopoly in any enterprise, is hereby declared to be against the public policy and an illegal combination or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce in the State of North Carolina.

(b) Any provision that directly or indirectly conditions the purchase of agricultural products, the terms of an agreement for the purchase of agricultural products, or the terms of an agreement not to sue or settle litigation upon an agricultural producer's status as a union or nonunion employer or entry into or refusal to enter into an agreement with a labor union or labor organization is invalid and unenforceable as against public policy in restraint of trade or commerce in the State of North Carolina. Further, notwithstanding G.S. 95-25.8 , an agreement requiring an agricultural producer to transfer funds to a labor union or labor organization for the purpose of paying an employee’s membership fee or dues is invalid and unenforceable against public policy in restraint of trade or commerce in the State of North Carolina. For purposes of this subsection, the term “ agricultural producer ” means any producer engaged in any service or activity included within the provisions of section 3(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. § 203 , or section 3121(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , 26 U.S.C. § 3121 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-2A-18 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-2A-18
§ 28A-2A-18. Probates validated where proof taken by commissioner or another clerk
Status: in_force

In all cases of the probate of any will made prior to March 8, 1899, in common form before any clerk of the superior courts of this State, where the testimony of the subscribing witnesses has been taken in the State or out of it by any commissioner appointed by said clerk or taken by any other clerk of the superior court in any other county of this State, and the will admitted to probate upon such testimony, the proceedings are validated.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-109-1 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-109-1
§ 115C-109.1. Handbook for parents
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall make available to parents a handbook of procedural safeguards. This handbook for parents shall be made available at least once each school year, except that a copy also shall be given to the parent (i) upon the initial referral or parental request for an evaluation; (ii) upon the first occurrence of the filing of a petition under G.S. 115C-109.6 and IDEA; (iii) upon the parent's request; and (iv) upon any revision to the content of the handbook. This handbook for parents shall include a full explanation of the procedural safeguards under this Article and IDEA, be written in the native language of the parent unless it clearly is not feasible to do so, be written in an easily understood manner, and include information required under IDEA to be included.

The State Board shall place a current copy of the handbook for parents on its Internet Web site.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-507-33 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-507-33
§ 1-507.33. Notice
Status: in_force

In a general receivership, unless the court orders otherwise, the receiver shall give notice of the receivership to all creditors and other parties in interest actually known to the receiver by first-class mail within 30 days after the time of appointment or in such other manner and within such earlier or later time as the court may order. The notice of the receivership shall include the time of appointment and the names and addresses of the debtor, the receiver, and the receiver's attorney, if any.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-10-2 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-10-2
§ 120-10.2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Article, the following terms mean:

(1) Clerk.--The Principal Clerk of the house in which the election of the seat is being contested.

(2) Committee.--The Committee on Rules of the appropriate house unless, by rule, the house has designated another committee to hear contests.

(3) Contest.--A challenge to the apparent election of a member of the General Assembly or a request to determine an undecided election to a seat of the General Assembly in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

(4) Contestant.--An unsuccessful candidate in an election to which this Article applies who initiates a contest.

(5) Contestee.--A candidate in an election to which this Article applies who is not a contestant.

(6) Notice of intent.--The notice required to initiate a contest in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

(7) Unsuccessful candidate.--A candidate for an elective office to which this Article applies who has not been issued a certificate of election.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75A-13 — NC Code / Chapter 75A / Section 75A-13
§ 75A-13. Water skis, surfboards, etc.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall operate a vessel on any water of this State for towing a person or persons on water skis, a surfboard, or similar device unless at least one of the following conditions is met:

(1) There is in the vessel a person, in addition to the operator, in a position to observe the progress of the person or persons being towed.

(2) The persons being towed wear a personal flotation device.

(3) The vessel is equipped with a rear view mirror.

(b) No person shall operate a vessel on any water of this State towing a person or persons on water skis, a surfboard, or similar device, nor shall any person engage in water skiing, surfboarding, or similar activity at any time between the hours from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.

(c) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition.

(d) No person shall operate or manipulate any vessel, tow rope, or other device by which the direction or location of water skis, a surfboard, or similar device may be affected or controlled in such a way as to cause the water skis, surfboard, or similar device, or any person thereon to collide with any object or person.