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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-11 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-11
§ 160A-11. Corporate powers
Status: in_force

The inhabitants of each city heretofore or hereafter incorporated by act of the General Assembly or by the Municipal Board of Control shall be and remain a municipal corporation by the name specified in the city charter. Under that name they shall be vested with all of the property and rights in property belonging to the corporation; shall have perpetual succession; may sue and be sued; may contract and be contracted with; may acquire and hold any property, real and personal, devised, sold, or in any manner conveyed, dedicated to, or otherwise acquired by them, and from time to time may hold, invest, sell, or dispose of the same; may have a common seal and alter and renew the same at will; and shall have and may exercise in conformity with the city charter and the general laws of this State all municipal powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of every name and nature whatsoever.

All documents required or permitted by law to be executed by municipal corporations will be legally valid and binding in this respect when a legible corporate stamp, which is a facsimile of its seal, is used in lieu of an imprinted or embossed corporate or common seal.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215-51 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-215-51
§ 143-215.51. Purposes
Status: in_force

The purposes of this Part are to:

(1) Minimize the extent of floods by preventing obstructions that inhibit water flow and increase flood height and damage.

(2) Prevent and minimize loss of life, injuries, property damage, and other losses in flood hazard areas.

(3) Promote the public health, safety, and welfare of citizens of North Carolina in flood hazard areas.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131A-2 — NC Code / Chapter 131A / Section 131A-2
§ 131A-2. Legislative findings
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of North Carolina to promote the public health and welfare by providing means for financing, refinancing, acquiring, constructing, equipping and providing of health care facilities to serve the people of the State and to make accessible to them modern and efficient health care facilities.

The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(1) There is a need to overcome existing and anticipated physical and technical obsolescence of existing health care facilities and to provide additional modern and efficient health care facilities in the State; and

(2) Unless measures are adopted to alleviate such need, the shortage of such facilities will become increasingly more urgent and serious; and

(3) In order to meet such shortage and thereby promote the public health and welfare of the people of the State, it is necessary for the State to assist in the providing of adequate modern and efficient health care facilities in the State so that health and hospital care and services may be expanded, improved and fostered to the fullest extent practicable.

The General Assembly hereby further finds and declares that the financing, refinancing, acquiring, constructing, equipping and providing of health care facilities are public uses and public purposes and that enactment of this Article is necessary and proper for effectuating the purposes hereof.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 30-25 — NC Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30-25
§ 30-25. Personal representative entitled to credit
Status: in_force

Upon the settlement of the accounts of the personal representative, the personal representative shall be credited with the articles assigned, and the value of the deficiency assessed as aforesaid, if the same shall have been paid, unless the allowance be impeached for fraud or gross negligence in him.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-125 — NC Code / Chapter 54B / Section 54B-125
§ 54B-125. Emergency limitations
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Banks, with the approval of the Governor, may impose a limitation upon the amounts withdrawable or payable from withdrawable accounts of State associations during any specifically defined period when such limitation is in the public interest and welfare.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-23 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-23
§ 136-23. Appeal
Status: in_force

Upon the entry of the judgment or decree aforesaid the parties to said action, or any of them, shall have the right to appeal to the superior court in term time under the same rules and regulations as apply to other special proceedings.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50D-8 — NC Code / Chapter 50D / Section 50D-8
§ 50D-8. Enforcement
Status: in_force

A victim may file a motion for contempt for violation of an order entered pursuant to this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-949 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-949
§ 106-949. Effect on other laws
Status: in_force

This Article shall not be construed as affecting or abridging the lawful authority of local governments to pass ordinances relating to open burning within their boundaries. Nothing in this Article shall relieve any person from compliance with the provisions of Article 21B of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes and regulations adopted thereunder. In the event that permits are required for open burning associated with land clearing under the authority of Article 21B of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes , the authority to issue such permits shall be delegated to forest rangers who are authorized to issue permits under G.S. 106-942(c) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 57D-6-07 — NC Code / Chapter 57D / Section 57D-6-07
§ 57D-6-07. Winding up
Status: in_force

(a) After its dissolution, an LLC shall wind up. The winding up may include continuing the business of the LLC for a period of time.

(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the managers or other applicable company officials shall wind up the LLC after its dissolution. If the dissolved LLC has no managers or other applicable company officials, the person, including a former member, owning or otherwise controlling the ownership interest of the person who was the last member of the LLC may serve or appoint one or more persons to serve as manager to wind up the LLC.

(c) On application of the person, including a former member, owning or otherwise controlling the ownership interest of the last member, the superior court may wind up the LLC or appoint a receiver under G.S. 57D-6-04 to wind up the LLC. Venue for a proceeding on such application lies in (i) the county in this State where the LLC's principal office is located, which the person bringing the dissolution proceeding may assume to be the principal place of business disclosed in the LLC's most recent annual report or, if no annual report has ever been filed for the LLC by the Secretary of State, as provided in the LLC's articles of organization or (ii) if the LLC has no principal office in this State and the most recent filings of the Secretary of State do not state that the LLC's principal office is located in this State, the county in this State where those filings state the LLC's registered office is or was last located. The court shall order notice of the proceeding be given by the person making the application to all interested persons designated by the court.

(d) The person or persons charged with winding up the LLC shall collect the LLC's assets, dispose of the LLC's properties that will not be distributed in kind, discharge or make provision for discharging the LLC's liabilities, and distribute the LLC's remaining assets as provided in G.S. 57D-6-08(2) .

(e) The dissolution of the LLC does not transfer title to the LLC's assets, prevent transfer of ownership interests, or subject its managers or other company officials to standards of conduct different from those prescribed in Article 3 of this Chapter.

(f) The dissolution of the LLC does not prevent commencement of a proceeding by or against the LLC in its own name, abate or suspend a proceeding by or against the LLC, or terminate the authority of the registered agent of the LLC.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-437-71 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-437-71
§ 143B-437.71. One North Carolina Fund established as a special revenue fund
Status: reserved

(a) Establishment.--The One North Carolina Fund is established as a special revenue fund in the Department of Commerce.

(b) Purposes.--Moneys in the One North Carolina Fund may only be allocated pursuant to this subsection. Moneys may be allocated to local governments for use in connection with securing commitments for the recruitment, expansion, or retention of new and existing businesses and to the One North Carolina Small Business Account created pursuant to subsection (c) of this section in an amount not to exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000). Moneys in the One North Carolina Fund allocated to local governments shall be used for the following purposes only:

(1) Installation or purchase of equipment.

(2) Structural repairs, improvements, or renovations to existing buildings to be used for expansion.

(3) Construction of or improvements to new or existing water, sewer, gas, or electric utility distribution lines or equipment for existing buildings.

(4) Construction of or improvements to new or existing water, sewer, gas, or electric utility distribution lines or equipment for new or proposed buildings to be used for manufacturing and industrial operations.

(5) Any other purposes specifically provided by an act of the General Assembly.

(b1) Awards.--The amounts committed in Governor's Letters issued in a single fiscal year may not exceed seventeen million dollars ($17,000,000). Of the amount authorized in this subsection, three million dollars ($3,000,000) is reserved for agreements with local governments located in development tier three areas, as defined in G.S. 143B-437.08 , with total employment of 115,000 or less, using the data specified in G.S. 143B-437.52(c)(3) .

(c) [Special Account.--]There is created in the One North Carolina Fund a special account, the One North Carolina Small Business Account, to be used for the North Carolina SBIR/STTR Incentive Program and the North Carolina SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Program, as specified in Part 2I of Article 10 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 128-38-4B — NC Code / Chapter 128 / Section 128-38-4B
§ 128-38.4B. Prohibition on purchase of forfeited service
Status: in_force

Any member whose retirement benefits have been forfeited under G.S. 128-38.4 or G.S. 128-38.4A is prohibited from subsequently purchasing or repurchasing either those forfeited benefits or any creditable membership service associated with those forfeited benefits and that service may not be used for the purposes of eligibility for benefits in any retirement system that provides reciprocal benefits.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55B-1 — NC Code / Chapter 55B / Section 55B-1
§ 55B-1. Title
Status: in_force

This Chapter may be cited as “The Professional Corporation Act.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-103 — NC Code / Chapter 54B / Section 54B-103
§ 54B-103. Duties and liabilities of officers and directors to their associations
Status: in_force

Officers and directors of a State association shall act in a fiduciary capacity towards the association and its members or stockholders. They shall discharge duties of their respective positions in good faith, and with that diligence and care which ordinarily prudent men would exercise under similar circumstances in like positions.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-68 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-68
§ 7A-68. Administrative assistants
Status: in_force

(a) Each district attorney shall be entitled to one administrative assistant to be appointed by the district attorney and to serve at his pleasure. The assistant need not be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of North Carolina.

(b) It shall be the duty of the administrative assistant to assist the district attorney in preparing cases for trial and in expediting the criminal court docket, and to assist in such other duties as may be assigned by the district attorney.

(c) When traveling on official business, each administrative assistant is entitled to reimbursement for his subsistence and travel expenses to the same extent as State employees generally.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-1-8 — NC Code / Chapter 132 / Section 132-1-8
§ 132-1.8. Confidentiality of photographs and video or audio recordings made pursuant to autopsy
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 130A-389.1 , a photograph or video or audio recording of an official autopsy is not a public record as defined by G.S. 132-1 . However, the text of an official autopsy report, including any findings and interpretations prepared in accordance with G.S. 130A-389(a) , is a public record and fully accessible by the public. For purposes of this section, an official autopsy is an autopsy performed pursuant to G.S. 130A-389(a) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1322 — NC Code / Chapter 35A / Section 35A-1322
§ 35A-1322. Advancement to adult child or grandchild
Status: in_force

When such incompetent person is possessed of a real or personal estate in excess of an amount more than sufficient to abundantly and amply support himself with all the necessaries and suitable comforts of life and has no minor children nor immediate family dependent upon him for support, education or maintenance, such advancements may be made out of such excess of the principal of his estate to such child or grandchild of age for the better promotion or advancement in life or in business of such child or grandchild: Provided, that the order for such advancement shall be approved by the resident or presiding judge of the district who shall find the facts in said order of approval.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-219-14 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-219-14
§ 20-219.14. Payment to tower guaranteed
Status: in_force

Every agency whose law-enforcement officers act pursuant to this Article, G.S. 115D-21 , 116-44.4 , 116-229 , 153A-132 , or 160A-303 shall by contract or rules provide compensation to the tower if a court finds no probable cause existed for the towing.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160B-11 — NC Code / Chapter 160B / Section 160B-11
§ 160B-11. Taxes authorized; limits
Status: in_force

A consolidated city-county may levy the following taxes within defined urban service districts in addition to those levied throughout the county, in order to finance, provide or maintain for the districts services, facilities and functions in addition to or to a greater extent than those financed, provided or maintained for the entire county.

(1) Property Taxes.--A consolidated city-county may levy within any urban service district a tax on property at a rate not to exceed one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) of appraised valuation. This rate limitation does not apply to property taxes levied (i) for debt service on general obligation bonds of the consolidated city-county, (ii) for the support of the public schools or (iii) for any purpose approved by a special vote of the people.

(2) Motor Vehicle and Taxicab License Taxes.--A consolidated city-county may levy within any urban service district the motor vehicle and taxicab license taxes authorized in G.S. 20-97 .

(3) Privilege License Taxes.--A consolidated city-county may levy within any urban service district privilege license taxes as authorized for cities and towns under the general law of the state.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-569-7 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-569-7
§ 1-569.7. Motion to compel or stay arbitration
Status: in_force

(a) On motion of a person showing an agreement to arbitrate and alleging another person's refusal to arbitrate pursuant to the agreement:

(1) If the refusing party does not appeal or does not oppose the motion, the court shall order the parties to arbitrate; and

(2) If the refusing party opposes the motion, the court shall proceed summarily to decide the issue and order the parties to arbitrate unless it finds that there is no enforceable agreement to arbitrate.

(b) On motion of a person alleging that an arbitration proceeding has been initiated or threatened but that there is no agreement to arbitrate, the court shall proceed summarily to decide the issue. If the court finds that there is an enforceable agreement to arbitrate, it shall order the parties to arbitrate.

(c) If the court finds that there is no enforceable agreement to arbitrate, it shall not, pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section, order the parties to arbitrate.

(d) The court shall not refuse to order arbitration because the claim subject to arbitration lacks merit or because grounds for the claim have not been established.

(e) If a proceeding involving a claim referable to arbitration under an alleged agreement to arbitrate is pending in a court, a motion under this section shall be made in that court. Otherwise a motion under this section may be made in any court as provided in G.S. 1-569.27 .

(f) If a party makes a motion to the court to order arbitration, the court on just terms shall stay any judicial proceeding that involves a claim alleged to be subject to the arbitration until the court renders a final decision under this section.

(g) If the court orders arbitration, the court on just terms shall stay any judicial proceeding that involves a claim subject to the arbitration. If a claim subject to the arbitration is severable, the court may limit the stay to that claim.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-125 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-125
§ 143B-125. Disposition of funds for counties without organizations meeting Department standards
Status: in_force

Funds for counties without organizations which meet the necessary standards set by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall be retained by the department and used for arts programming within these counties. Where feasible, the department shall maintain the same per capita rate for the distribution of funds to these counties and shall require the same matching ratio.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-196 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-196
§ 130A-196. Notice and confinement of biting animals
Status: in_force

(a) Notice.--When a person has been bitten by an animal required to be vaccinated under this Part, the person or parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis of the person, and the person owning the animal or in control or possession of the animal shall notify the local health director immediately and give the name and address of the person bitten and the owner of the animal. If the animal that bites a person is a stray or feral animal, the local agency responsible for animal control shall make a reasonable attempt to locate the owner of the animal. If the owner cannot be identified within 72 hours of the event, the local health director may authorize the animal be euthanized, and the head of the animal shall be immediately sent to the State Laboratory of Public Health for rabies diagnosis. If the event occurs on a weekend or State holiday the time period for owner identification shall be extended 24 hours.

A physician who attends a person bitten by an animal known to be a potential carrier of rabies shall report the incident within 24 hours to the local health director. The report must include the name, age, and sex of the person.

(b) Confinement.--When an animal required to be vaccinated under this Part bites a person, the animal shall be immediately confined for 10 days in a place designated by the local health director. The local health director may authorize a dog trained and used by a law enforcement agency to be released from confinement to perform official duties upon submission of proof that the dog has been vaccinated for rabies in compliance with this Part. After reviewing the circumstances of the particular case, the local health director may allow the owner to confine the animal on the owner's property. An owner who fails to confine an animal in accordance with the instructions of the local health director shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. If the owner or the person who controls or possesses the animal that has bitten a person refuses to confine the animal as required by this subsection, the local health director may order seizure of the animal and its confinement for 10 days at the expense of the owner.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-8-305 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-8-305
§ 25-8-305. Instruction
Status: in_force

(a) If an instruction has been originated by an appropriate person but is incomplete in any other respect, any person may complete it as authorized and the issuer may rely on it as completed, even though it has been completed incorrectly.

(b) Unless otherwise agreed, a person initiating an instruction assumes only the obligations imposed by G.S. 25-8-108 and not an obligation that the security will be honored by the issuer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-306 — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-306
§ 163-306. Assumption of office by mayors and councilmen
Status: in_force

Newly elected mayors and councilmen (members of the governing body) shall take office as prescribed by G.S. 160A-68 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143A-56 — NC Code / Chapter 143A / Section 143A-56
§ 143A-56. Creation
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The head of the Department is the Commissioner of Agriculture.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-159 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-159
§ 105-159. Federal determinations and amended returns
Status: in_force

(a) Federal Determination.--If a taxpayer's adjusted gross income, filing status, personal exemptions, standard deduction, itemized deductions, or federal tax credit are changed or corrected by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue or an agreement of the U.S. competent authority, and the change or correction affects the amount of State tax payable, the taxpayer must file an income tax return reflecting each change or correction from a federal determination within six months after being notified of each change or correction. The Secretary must propose an assessment for any additional tax due from the taxpayer as provided in Article 9 of this Chapter. The Secretary must refund any overpayment of tax as provided in Article 9 of this Chapter. A federal determination has the same meaning as defined in G.S. 105-228.90 .

(b) Amended Return.--The following applies to an amended return filed by a taxpayer with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue:

(1) If the amended return contains an adjustment that would increase the amount of State tax payable under this Part, then notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 105-241.8(a) , the taxpayer must file within six months thereafter an amended return with the Secretary.

(2) If the amended return contains an adjustment that would decrease the amount of State tax payable under this Part, the taxpayer may file an amended return with the Secretary within the provisions of G.S. 105-241.6 .

(c) Penalties.--A taxpayer that fails to comply with this section is subject to the penalties in G.S. 105-236 and forfeits the right to any refund due by reason of the determination.