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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-309-26 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-309-26
§ 130A-309.26. Regulation of medical waste
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Sharps” means needles, syringes, and scalpel blades.

(2) “Treatment” means any process, including steam sterilization, chemical treatment, incineration, and other methods approved by the Commission which changes the character or composition of medical waste so as to render it noninfectious.

(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly to protect the public health by establishing standards for the safe packaging, storage, treatment, and disposal of medical waste. The Commission shall adopt and the Department shall enforce rules for the packaging, storage, treatment, and disposal of:

(1) Medical waste at facilities where medical waste is generated;

(2) Medical waste from the point at which the waste is transported from the facility where it was generated;

(3) On-site and off-site treatment of medical waste; and

(4) The off-site transport, storage, treatment or disposal of medical waste.

(c) No later than 1 August 1990, the Commission shall adopt rules necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and to carry out the purpose of this section. Such rules shall address, but need not be limited to, the packaging of medical waste, including specific requirements for the safe packaging of sharps and the segregation, storage, treatment, and disposal of medical wastes at the facilities in which such waste is generated.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-13 — NC Code / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-13
§ 55D-13. Effective time and date of document
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and in G.S. 55D-14 , a document accepted for filing is effective:

(1) At the time of filing on the date it is filed, as evidenced by the Secretary of State's date and time endorsement on the filed document; or

(2) At the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed.

(b) A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at 11:59:59 P.M. on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the 90th day after the date it is filed.

(c) Except as provided in G.S. 55-2-03(b) , 55A-2-03(b) , and 57D-2-20(b) , the fact that a document has become effective under this section does not determine its validity or invalidity or the correctness or incorrectness of the information contained in the document.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1340-23 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-1340-23
§ 15A-1340.23. Punishment limits for each class of offense and prior conviction level
Status: in_force

(a) Offense Classification; Default Classifications.--The offense classification is as specified in the offense for which the sentence is being imposed. If the offense is a misdemeanor for which there is no classification, it is as classified in G.S. 14-3 .

(b) Fines.--Any judgment that includes a sentence of imprisonment may also include a fine. Additionally, when the defendant is other than an individual, the judgment may consist of a fine only. If a community punishment is authorized, the judgment may consist of a fine only. Unless otherwise provided for a specific offense, the maximum fine that may be imposed is two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a Class 3 misdemeanor and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a Class 2 misdemeanor. The amount of the fine for a Class 1 misdemeanor and a Class A1 misdemeanor is in the discretion of the court.

(c) Punishment for Each Class of Offense and Prior Conviction Level; Punishment Chart Described.--Unless otherwise provided for a specific offense, the authorized punishment for each class of offense and prior conviction level is as specified in the chart below. Prior conviction levels are indicated by the Roman numerals placed horizontally on the top of the chart. Classes of offenses are indicated by the Arabic numbers placed vertically on the left side of the chart. Each grid on the chart contains the following components:

(1) A sentence disposition or dispositions: “C” indicates that a community punishment is authorized; “I” indicates that an intermediate punishment is authorized; and “A” indicates that an active punishment is authorized; and

(2) A range of durations for the sentence of imprisonment: any sentence within the duration specified is permitted.

PRIOR CONVICTION LEVELS

MISDEMEANOR

OFFENSE

LEVEL I

LEVEL II

LEVEL III

CLASS

No Prior

One to Four Prior

Five or More

Convictions

Convictions

Prior Convictions

A1

1-60 days C/I/A

1-75 days C/I/A

1-150 days C/I/A

1

1-45 days C

1-45 days C/I/A

1-120 days C/I/A

2

1-30 days C

1-45 days C/I

1-60 days C/I/A

3

1-10 days C

1-20 days C/I/A.

1-15 days C

if one to three prior convictions

1-15 days C/I if four prior convictions

(d) Fine Only for Certain Class 3 Misdemeanors.--Unless otherwise provided for a specific offense, the judgment for a person convicted of a Class 3 misdemeanor who has no more than three prior convictions shall consist only of a fine.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-162 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-162
§ 115C-162. Use of proceeds derived from production work
Status: in_force

Unless elsewhere authorized in these statutes, local boards of education shall deposit to the appropriate school account, no later than the end of the next business day after receipt of funds, all proceeds derived from the sale of products or services from production work experiences. These proceeds shall be established as a revolving fund to be used solely in operating and improving career and technical education programs.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90A-43 — NC Code / Chapter 90A / Section 90A-43
§ 90A-43. Promotion of training and other powers
Status: in_force

The Commission and the Secretary of Environmental Quality are authorized to take all necessary and appropriate steps in order to effectively and fairly achieve the purposes of this Article, including, but not limited to, the providing of training for water pollution control system operators and cooperating with educational institutions and private and public associations, persons, or corporations in the promotion of training for water pollution control system personnel.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45A-7 — NC Code / Chapter 45A / Section 45A-7
§ 45A-7. Penalty
Status: in_force

Any party violating this Chapter is liable to any other party suffering a loss due to that violation for that other party's actual damages plus reasonable attorneys' fees. In addition, any party violating this Chapter shall pay to the party or parties suffering a loss an amount equal to one thousand dollars ($1,000) or double the amount of interest payable on any loan for the first 60 days after the loan closing, whichever amount is greater.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47H-8 — NC Code / Chapter 47H / Section 47H-8
§ 47H-8. Remedies
Status: in_force

A purchaser may bring an action for the recovery of damages, to rescind a transaction, as well as for declaratory or equitable relief, for a violation of this Chapter. The rights and remedies provided herein are cumulative to, and not a limitation of, any other rights and remedies provided by law or equity. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to subject an individual homeowner selling his or her primary residence directly to a buyer to liability under G.S. 75-1.1 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122A-19 — NC Code / Chapter 122A / Section 122A-19
§ 122A-19. Tax exemption
Status: in_force

The exercise of the powers granted by this Chapter will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the State, for their well-being and prosperity and for the improvement of their social and economic conditions, and the Agency shall not be required to pay any tax or assessment on any property owned by the Agency under the provisions of this Chapter or upon the income therefrom.

Any obligations issued by the Agency under the provisions of this Chapter shall at all times be free from taxation by the State or any local unit or political subdivision or other instrumentality of the State, excepting inheritance or gift taxes, income taxes on the gain from the transfer of the obligations, and franchise taxes. The interest on the obligations is not subject to taxation as income.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-187 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-187
§ 153A-187. Corner lot exemptions
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners may establish schedules of exemptions from assessments for water or sewer projects for corner lots when water or sewer lines are installed along both sides of the lots. A schedule of exemptions shall be based on categories of land use (residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural) and shall be uniform for each category. A schedule may not allow exemption of more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the frontage of any side of a corner lot, or 150 feet, whichever is greater.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-38-5 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-38-5
§ 20-38.5. Facilities
Status: in_force

(a) The Chief District Court Judge, the Department of Health and Human Services, the district attorney, and the sheriff shall:

(1) Establish a written procedure for attorneys and witnesses to have access to the chemical analysis room.

(2) Approve the location of written notice of implied-consent rights in the chemical analysis room in accordance with G.S. 20-16.2 .

(3) Approve a procedure for access to a person arrested for an implied-consent offense by family and friends or a qualified person contacted by the arrested person to obtain blood or urine when the arrested person is held in custody and unable to obtain pretrial release from jail.

(b) Signs shall be posted explaining to the public the procedure for obtaining access to the room where the chemical analysis of the breath is administered and to any person arrested for an implied-consent offense. The initial signs shall be provided by the Department of Transportation, without costs. The signs shall thereafter be maintained by the county for all county buildings and the county courthouse.

(c) If the instrument for performing a chemical analysis of the breath is located in a State or municipal building, then the head of the highway patrol for the county, the chief of police for the city or that person's designee shall be substituted for the sheriff when determining signs and access to the chemical analysis room. The signs shall be maintained by the owner of the building. When a breath testing instrument is in a motor vehicle or at a temporary location, the Department of Health and Human Services shall alone perform the functions listed in subdivisions (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-534-5 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-534-5
§ 15A-534.5. Detention to protect public health
Status: in_force

If a judicial official conducting an initial appearance finds by clear and convincing evidence that a person arrested for violation of an order limiting freedom of movement or access issued pursuant to G.S. 130A-475 or G.S. 130A-145 poses a threat to the health and safety of others, the judicial official shall deny pretrial release and shall order the person to be confined in an area or facility designated by the judicial official. Such pretrial confinement shall terminate when a judicial official determines that the confined person does not pose a threat to the health and safety of others. These determinations shall be made only after the State Health Director or local health director has made recommendations to the court.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 33A-21 — NC Code / Chapter 33A / Section 33A-21
§ 33A-21. Applicability
Status: in_force

This Chapter applies to a transfer within the scope of G.S. 33A-2 made after October 1, 1987, if:

(1) The transfer purports to have been made under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act of North Carolina; or

(2) The instrument by which the transfer purports to have been made uses in substance the designation “as custodian under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act” or “as custodian under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act” of any other state, and the application of this Chapter is necessary to validate the transfer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-44-95 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-44-95
§ 58-44-95. Scheduling of mediation; qualification of mediator
Status: in_force

(a) The Administrator shall select a mediator and schedule the mediation conference.

(b) In order to be approved, a mediator must be certified by the Dispute Resolution Commission under G.S. 7A-38.2 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-132 — NC Code / Chapter 148 / Section 148-132
§ 148-132. Distribution of products and services
Status: in_force

The Division of Correction Enterprises of the Department of Adult Correction is empowered and authorized to market and sell products and services produced by Correction Enterprises to any of the following entities:

(1) Any public agency or institution owned, managed, or controlled by the State.

(2) Any county, city, or town in this State.

(3) Any federal, state, or local public agency or institution in any state of the union.

(4) An entity or organization that has tax-exempt status pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code . Products purchased by an entity pursuant to this subdivision may not be resold.

(5) Any current employee or retiree of the State of North Carolina, member, employee, or retiree of the North Carolina National Guard, or of a unit of local government of this State, verified through federal or State-issued identification, or through proof of retirement status, but purchases by a State employee or retiree, National Guard member, employee, or retiree, or local governmental employee or retiree may not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) during any calendar year. Products purchased by State employees or retirees, National Guard members, employees or retirees, and local governmental employees and retirees under this section may not be resold.

(6) Private contractors when the goods purchased will be used to perform work under a contract with a public agency.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-110-15 — NC Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95-110-15
§ 95-110.15. Construction of Article and rules and regulations and severability
Status: in_force

This Article and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder shall receive a liberal construction to the end that the welfare of the people may be protected. If any provisions of either or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect those provisions or applications which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of this Article are severable.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-110 — NC Code / Chapter 18B / Section 18B-110
§ 18B-110. Emergency
Status: in_force

When the Governor finds that an emergency, as that term is defined in G.S. 166A-19.3 , exists anywhere in this State, the Governor may

(1) Order the closing of all ABC stores; and

(2) Order the cessation of all sales, transportation, manufacture, and bottling of alcoholic beverages.

The Governor's order shall apply in those portions of the State designated in the order, for the duration of the state of emergency. Any order by the Governor under this section shall be directed to the Chairman of the Commission and to the Secretary of Public Safety.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-568-19 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-568-19
§ 106-568.19. Policy as to referendum on question of annual assessment
Status: in_force

For the purpose of raising reasonable and necessary funds for producer participation in the operations of the agency set up under farmer sponsorship for the promotion of export trade in flue-cured tobacco and the use of tobacco everywhere, it is proper, desirable, necessary and in the public interest that the farmers in this State engaged in the production of flue-cured tobacco shall have the opportunity and privilege of participating in a referendum to be held as hereinafter provided, in which referendum there shall be determined the question of whether or not the farmers of the State engaged in the production of flue-cured tobacco shall levy upon themselves an annual assessment for the purposes herein stated.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-17-2 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-17-2
§ 28A-17-2. Contents of petition for sale
Status: in_force

The petition to sell real property shall include:

(1) A description of the real property and interest therein sought to be sold;

(2) The names, ages and addresses, if known, of the devisees and heirs of the decedent;

(3) A statement that the personal representative has determined that it is in the best interest of the administration of the estate to sell the real property sought to be sold.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-148 — NC Code / Chapter 131E / Section 131E-148
§ 131E-148. Adverse action on a license
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subsection (b), the Department is authorized to deny a new or renewal application for a license, and to amend, recall, suspend or revoke an existing license upon a determination that there has been a substantial failure to comply with the provisions of this Part or the rules promulgated under this Part.

(b) The provisions of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, the Administrative Procedure Act, shall govern all administrative action and judicial review in cases where the Department has taken the action described in subsection (a).
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-75 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-75
§ 120-75. Organization of the Commission; subcommittees
Status: in_force

(a) The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall serve as cochairs of the Commission. Either of the cochairs may call a meeting of the Commission.

(b) Notwithstanding G.S. 120-19.7 , the cochairs of the Commission may designate subcommittees to conduct hearings, call witnesses, and inquire into any matters properly before the Commission. The cochairs of the Commission shall appoint members of a subcommittee. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint the Senate cochair, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint the House cochair of a subcommittee. Either cochair of a subcommittee may call a meeting of the subcommittee. A quorum of a subcommittee shall be a majority of its members. A member of the House of Representatives or the Senate may be appointed to a subcommittee, even if the member has not been appointed to the Commission. A duly constituted subcommittee shall have all the powers of the Commission and may utilize staff to the Commission. Members of a subcommittee shall receive subsistence and travel expenses as provided in G.S. 120-78 . Members of a subcommittee serve at the pleasure of the appointing officer. The cochairs may dissolve a subcommittee of the Commission at any time.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-134 — NC Code / Chapter 75 / Section 75-134
§ 75-134. Definitions
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Consumer .--An individual.

(2) Consumer report.--As defined in G.S. 75-61(3) .

(3) Credit monitoring service .--Any person who offers, for a fee or compensation, to obtain, provide, or monitor a credit report on behalf of a consumer, or to assist a consumer in obtaining or monitoring the consumer's credit report, and provides or purports to provide the foregoing services. The term also includes any person who offers, for a fee or compensation, to obtain or provide a fraud alert on behalf of a consumer or to assist a consumer in obtaining such fraud alert. The term does not include the following activities of a consumer reporting agency, as defined in section 603(f) [ 15 U.S.C. § 1681a(f) ] of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, provided that, while the excluded activities themselves do not fall within the definition of the term “ credit monitoring service ” none of these excluded activities exempts a consumer reporting agency from the duty to provide the notice required under G.S. 75-135 where the sale of a credit monitoring service occurs as a result of an offer for the credit monitoring service made at a time during communications involving such activities:

a. Providing a credit report to another party that monitors a credit report on behalf of a consumer;

b. Providing a disclosure to a consumer of the information in the consumer's file pursuant to section 609(a) [ 15 U.S.C. § 1681g(a) ] of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and also imposing a charge permitted under section 612(f) [ 15 U.S.C. § 1681j(f) ] of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act;

c. Providing the disclosure of a score pursuant to section 609(f) [ 15 U.S.C. § 1681g(f) ] of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and also imposing a charge permitted under section 609(f)(8) [ 15 U.S.C. § 1681g(f)(8) ] of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act;

d. Providing a notice required by G.S. 75-63(m) ; or

e. Providing a monitoring service to individuals who receive a notice provided by a person who experienced a security breach and where the monitoring service was paid for by the person who experienced the security breach.

(4) Fraud alert.--As defined in the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681c-1 .

(5) Person .--Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, business establishment, or any other legal or commercial entity.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-238-81 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-238-81
§ 115C-238.81. Administration of the North Carolina Virtual Public School program
Status: in_force

(a) NCVPS shall be administered by the Department of Public Instruction in accordance with this Part. NCVPS is not a public school unit, as defined in G.S. 115C-5(11) .

(b) NCVPS shall be responsible for the following:

(1) Ensuring access to e-learning course offerings for students residing in rural and low-wealth public school units, in order to expand available instructional opportunities.

(2) Providing e-learning instructional opportunities for courses required as part of the standard course of study for high school graduation and for Advanced Placement (AP) offerings when not otherwise available to students.

(3) Establishing NCVPS course quality standards that meet the standards set by the State Board of Education.

(4) Aligning all courses offered through NCVPS with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.

(c) Within funds available, NCVPS shall provide NCVPS courses at no cost to all students in North Carolina who are enrolled in North Carolina's public school units, Department of Defense schools, schools operated by The University of North Carolina under Articles 4 and 29 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes , and schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

(d) NCVPS courses shall be available to nonpublic school students and out-of-state students. The State Board of Education shall establish a separate per-student, per-course tuition for nonpublic school students and out-of-state students which shall be adjusted upward from the in-State student fee structure by an amount determined appropriate by the State Board of Education.

(e) NCVPS shall implement a plan, approved by the State Board of Education, to generate revenue from the sale of courses to out-of-state educational entities. Revenue generated by NCVPS under this subsection shall be used to offset instructional costs to public school units pursuant to G.S. 115C-238.82(d)(3) .