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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-50-16A — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-50-16A
§ 14-50.16A. Criminal gang activity
Status: in_force

Definitions.--The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Criminal gang.--Any ongoing organization, association, or group of three or more persons, whether formal or informal, that (i) has as one of its primary activities the commission of criminal or delinquent acts and (ii) shares a common name, identification, signs, symbols, tattoos, graffiti, attire, or other distinguishing characteristics, including common activities, customs, or behaviors. The term shall not include three or more persons associated in fact, whether formal or informal, who are not engaged in criminal gang activity.

(2) Criminal gang activity.--The commission of, attempted commission of, or solicitation, coercion, or intimidation of another person to commit (i) any offense under Article 5 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes or (ii) any offense under Chapter 14 of the General Statutes except Article 9, 22A, 40, 46, or 59 thereof, and further excepting G.S. 14-82 , 14-145 , 14-183 , 14-184 , 14-186 , 14-190.9 , 14-247 , 14-248 , or 14-313 thereof, and either of the following conditions is met:

a. The offense is committed with the intent to benefit, promote, or further the interests of a criminal gang or for the purposes of increasing a person's own standing or position within a criminal gang.

b. The participants in the offense are identified as criminal gang members acting individually or collectively to further any criminal purpose of a criminal gang.

(3) Criminal gang leader or organizer.--Any criminal gang member who acts in any position of management with regard to the criminal gang and who meets two or more of the following criteria:

a. Exercises decision-making authority over matters regarding a criminal gang.

b. Participates in the direction, planning, organizing, or commission of criminal gang activity.

c. Recruits other gang members.

d. Receives a larger portion of the proceeds of criminal gang activity.

e. Exercises control and authority over other criminal gang members.

(4) Criminal gang member.--Any person who meets three or more of the following criteria:

a. The person admits to being a member of a criminal gang.

b. The person is identified as a criminal gang member by a reliable source, including a parent or a guardian.

c. The person has been previously involved in criminal gang activity.

d. The person has adopted symbols, hand signs, or graffiti associated with a criminal gang.

e. The person has adopted the display of colors or the style of dress associated with a criminal gang.

f. The person is in possession of or linked to a criminal gang by physical evidence, including photographs, ledgers, rosters, written or electronic communications, or membership documents.

g. The person has tattoos or markings associated with a criminal gang.

h. The person has adopted language or terminology associated with a criminal gang.

i. The person appears in any form of social media to promote a criminal gang.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113A-205 — NC Code / Chapter 113A / Section 113A-205
§ 113A-205. Short title
Status: in_force

This Article shall be known as the Mountain Ridge Protection Act of 1983.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 89A-6 — NC Code / Chapter 89A / Section 89A-6
§ 89A-6. Fees
Status: in_force

Fees are to be determined by the Board, but shall not exceed the amounts specified herein, however; fees must reflect actual expenses of the Board.

Application$100.00

License by reciprocity or comity250.00

Annual license renewal100.00

Late renewal penalty50.00

Reissue of certificate25.00

Corporate certificate250.00

In all instances where the Board uses the services of a testing service for preparation, administration, or grading of examinations, the Board may charge the applicant the actual cost of the examination services, in addition to its other fees. Fees shall be paid to the Board at the times specified by the Board.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-268 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-268
§ 143-268. Official records turned over to Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; conversion of other assets into cash; allocation of assets to State agency or department
Status: in_force

The Secretary of Administration shall receive all such assets so delivered and, after they have served their purpose in the liquidation of the affairs of such board or agency, shall turn over all official records of such board or agency to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to be held pursuant to the statutes relating to such Department. The Secretary of Administration shall proceed to convert all other such assets into cash by public sale to the highest bidder, and shall deposit the net proceeds of any such sale with the State Treasurer: Provided, that the Secretary of Administration, in his discretion, may allocate to any State agency or department, the whole or any part of such assets, the sale of which is not required to discharge the obligations of the board or agency being liquidated.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-46-45 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-46-45
§ 58-46-45. Premium taxes to be paid through Association
Status: in_force

All premium taxes due on insurance written under this Article shall be remitted by each insurer to the Association; and the Association, as collecting agent for its member companies, shall forward all such taxes to the Secretary of Revenue as provided in Article 8B of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 119-5 — NC Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119-5
§ 119-5. Person violating or allowing employee to violate Article to forfeit $100.00
Status: in_force

Any person violating this Article, or any person, firm or corporation whose servant, agent or other employee violates this Article in the course of his employment shall forfeit to the manufacturer whose oil was ordered, or to the proprietor of the trademark or trade name by which the oil order was designated by the purchaser, as the case may be, one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each such offense, to be recovered by suit by the person, firm or corporation claiming the penalty against the person, firm or corporation from whom the penalty is claimed.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-539-2C — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-539-2C
§ 1-539.2C. Damages for identity theft
Status: in_force

(a) Any person whose property or person is injured by reason of an act made unlawful by Article 19C of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes , or a violation of G.S. 75-66 , may sue for civil damages. For each unlawful act, or each violation of G.S. 75-66 , damages may be

(1) In an amount of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000), but no less than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or

(2) Three times the amount of actual damages,

whichever amount is greater. A person seeking damages as set forth in this section may also institute a civil action to enjoin and restrain future acts that would constitute a violation of this section. The court, in an action brought under this section, may award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party.

(b) If the identifying information of a deceased person is used in a manner made unlawful by Article 19C of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes , or by a violation of G.S. 75-66 , the deceased person's estate shall have the right to recover damages pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The venue for any civil action brought under this section shall be the county in which the plaintiff resides or any county in which any part of the alleged violation of G.S. 75-66 , G.S. 14-113.20 or G.S. 14-113.20A took place, regardless of whether the defendant was ever actually present in that county. Civil actions under this section must be brought within three years from the date on which the identity of the wrongdoer was discovered or reasonably should have been discovered.

(d) Civil action under this section does not depend on whether or not a criminal prosecution has been or will be instituted under Article 19C of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes for the acts which are the subject of the civil action. The rights and remedies provided by this section are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-791 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-791
§ 143-791. Exchange of information among coordinating agencies
Status: in_force

The North Carolina Department of Revenue, the North Carolina Department of Labor, the Division of Employment Security within the North Carolina Department of Commerce, and the North Carolina Industrial Commission shall disclose all reports and investigations of employee misclassification to the Section. The Section shall distribute the information to the other agencies to allow each agency to conduct an investigation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-502 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2-502
§ 25-2-502. Buyer's right to goods on seller's repudiation, failure to deliver, or insolvency
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) of this section and even though the goods have not been shipped, a buyer who has paid a part or all of the price of goods in which he has a special property under G.S. 25-2-501 may, on making and keeping good a tender of any unpaid portion of their price, recover them from the seller if:

a. in the case of goods bought for personal, family, or household purposes, the seller repudiates or fails to deliver as required by the contract; or

b. in all cases, the seller becomes insolvent within 10 days after receipt of the first installment on their price.

(2) The buyer's right to recover the goods under subdivision (1)a. of this section vests upon acquisition of a special property, even if the seller had not then repudiated or failed to deliver.

(3) If the identification creating his special property has been made by the buyer, he acquires the right to recover the goods only if they conform to the contract for sale.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 46A-85 — NC Code / Chapter 46A / Section 46A-85
§ 46A-85. Order becoming final; appeal; purchase of property
Status: in_force

(a) Order Becoming Final; Appeal.--An order confirming the partition sale of real property becomes final 15 days after entry of the order of confirmation or when the clerk denies a petition for revocation, whichever occurs later. A party may appeal an order confirming the partition sale of real property within 10 days of the order becoming final.

(b) Purchase of Property.--After the order of confirmation becomes final, the successful bidder may immediately purchase the property.

(c) Effect of Deed.--The deed of the officer or person designated to make the sale shall convey to the purchaser such title and estate in the property as the cotenants and all other parties to the proceeding had in the property.

(d) Sale Proceeds.--Upon receipt of the sale proceeds by either the court or the commissioner, the court shall secure to each cotenant the cotenant's ratable share in severalty of the proceeds of sale. If the ratable share due to each cotenant has not yet been determined by the court, the court shall set the matter for hearing on the court's own motion or upon motion of a party or commissioner.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 147-1 — NC Code / Chapter 147 / Section 147-1
§ 147-1. Public State officials classified
Status: in_force

The public officers of the State are legislative, executive, and judicial. But this classification shall not be construed as defining the legal powers of either class.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113A-214 — NC Code / Chapter 113A / Section 113A-214
§ 113A-214. Choosing coverage or removal from coverage of this Article
Status: in_force

(a) This Article shall apply in all counties and cities unless and until the jurisdiction adopts an ordinance exempting itself from the coverage of this Article.

This exemption shall only be effective after a binding referendum, in which all registered voters in the jurisdiction are eligible to vote, which shall be held on or before May 8, 1984. The binding referendum shall be held either as a result of a resolution passed by the governing body of the jurisdiction or as a result of an initiative petition signed by fifteen percent (15%) of the registered voters in the jurisdiction and filed with the Board of Elections of that county not later than 60 days before the election is to be held. At that referendum, each qualified voter desiring to vote shall be provided a ballot on which shall be printed the following:

☐ FOR coverage under the Mountain Ridge Protection Act of 1983.

☐ AGAINST coverage under the Mountain Ridge Protection Act of 1983.

(b) If a jurisdiction removes itself from the coverage of this Article, by means of a binding referendum, as provided for in subsection (a) of this section, then it shall have until May 13, 1986 to place itself again under the coverage of this Article by means of an ordinance passed after a similar binding referendum. Once a jurisdiction opts out and then opts back under the Article, it may not take any further action to again remove itself from the coverage of the Article.

(c) If a county has chosen the permit procedure authorized by G.S. 113A-208 , and then opts out of and either the county or any city in the county opts back under the coverage of this Article, then that jurisdiction may choose the permit procedure even after January 1, 1984.

(d) When a county removes itself from the coverage of this Article all cities within the county shall be removed from the coverage of this Article. Provided, however, a city in a county that has removed itself from coverage may, under the procedure set forth in subsection (b) of this section, place itself again under the coverage of this Article.

(e) When a protected mountain ridge is any part of the boundary between two jurisdictions then that part of the ridge shall be covered by this Article unless both jurisdictions remove themselves from the coverage of this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 17C-7 — NC Code / Chapter 17C / Section 17C-7
§ 17C-7. Functions of the Department of Justice
Status: in_force

(a) The Attorney General shall provide such staff assistance as the Commission shall require in the performance of its duties.

(b) The Attorney General shall have legal custody of all books, papers, documents, or other records and property of the Commission.

(c) Any papers, documents, or other records which become the property of the Commission that are placed in the criminal justice officer's personnel file maintained by the Commission shall be subject to the same disclosure requirements as set forth in Chapters 126, 153A, and 160A of the General Statutes regarding the privacy of personnel records.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1236 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-1236
§ 15A-1236. Admonitions to jurors; regulation and separation of jurors
Status: in_force

(a) The judge at appropriate times must admonish the jurors that it is their duty:

(1) Not to talk among themselves about the case except in the jury room after their deliberations have begun;

(2) Not to talk to anyone else, or to allow anyone else to talk with them or in their presence about the case and that they must report to the judge immediately the attempt of anyone to communicate with them about the case;

(3) Not to form an opinion about the guilt or innocence of the defendant, or express any opinion about the case until they begin their deliberations;

(4) To avoid reading, watching, or listening to accounts of the trial; and

(5) Not to talk during trial to parties, witnesses, or counsel.

The judge may also admonish them with respect to other matters which he considers appropriate.

(b) The judge in his discretion may direct that the jurors be sequestered.

(c) If the jurors are committed to the charge of an officer, he must be sworn by the clerk to keep the jurors together and not to permit any person to speak or otherwise communicate with them on any subject connected with the trial nor to do so himself, and to return the jurors to the courtroom as directed by the judge.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 142-90 — NC Code / Chapter 142 / Section 142-90
§ 142-90. Variable rate demand bonds and notes and financing contract indebtedness
Status: in_force

(a) In fixing the details of special indebtedness, the State Treasurer may make the special indebtedness subject to any of the following conditions:

(1) It is payable from time to time on demand or tender for purchase by the owner thereof if a credit facility supports the special indebtedness, unless the State Treasurer specifically determines that a credit facility is not required upon a determination by the State Treasurer that the absence of a credit facility will not materially and adversely affect the financial position of the State or the marketing of the bonds or notes or financing contract indebtedness at a reasonable interest cost to the State.

(2) It is additionally supported by a credit facility.

(3) It is subject to redemption or mandatory tender for purchase prior to maturity.

(4) It bears interest at a rate or rates that may be fixed or may vary over any period of time, as may be provided in the proceedings providing for the issuance or incurrence of the special indebtedness, including any variations that may be permitted pursuant to a par formula.

(5) It is the subject of a remarketing agreement under which an attempt is made to remarket special indebtedness to new purchasers before its presentment for payment to the provider of the credit facility or to the State.

(b) If the aggregate principal amount payable by the State under a credit facility is in excess of the aggregate principal amount of special indebtedness secured by the credit facility, whether as a result of the inclusion in the credit facility of a provision for the payment of interest for a limited period of time or the payment of a redemption premium or for any other reason, then the amount of authorized but unissued bonds or notes and financing contract indebtedness during the term of the credit facility shall not be less than the amount of the excess, unless the payment of the excess is otherwise provided for by agreement of the State executed by the State Treasurer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-387 — NC Code / Chapter 50A / Section 50A-387
§ 50A-387. Visitation before termination of temporary grant of custodial responsibility
Status: in_force

After a deploying parent returns from deployment and until a temporary agreement or order for custodial responsibility established under Part 2 or Part 3 of this Article is terminated, the court shall enter a temporary order granting the deploying parent reasonable contact with the child unless it is contrary to the best interest of the child. The court shall enter a temporary order granting contact under this section even if the time exceeds the time the deploying parent spent with the child before deployment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215-54 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-215-54
§ 143-215.54. Regulation of flood hazard areas; prohibited uses
Status: in_force

(a) A local government may adopt ordinances to regulate uses in flood hazard areas and grant permits for the use of flood hazard areas that are consistent with the requirements of this Part.

(b) The following uses may be made of flood hazard areas without a permit issued under this Part, provided that these uses comply with local land-use ordinances and any other applicable laws or regulations:

(1) General farming, pasture, outdoor plant nurseries, horticulture, forestry, mining, wildlife sanctuary, game farm, and other similar agricultural, wildlife and related uses;

(2) Ground level loading areas, parking areas, rotary aircraft ports and other similar ground level area uses;

(3) Lawns, gardens, play areas and other similar uses;

(4) Golf courses, tennis courts, driving ranges, archery ranges, picnic grounds, parks, hiking or horseback riding trails, open space and other similar private and public recreational uses.

(5) Land application of waste at agronomic rates consistent with a permit issued under Part 1 or Part 1A of Article 21 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes or an approved animal waste management plan.

(6) Land application of septage consistent with a permit issued under G.S. 130A-291.1 .

(c) New solid waste disposal facilities, hazardous waste management facilities, salvage yards, and chemical storage facilities are prohibited in the 100-year floodplain except as authorized under G.S. 143-215.54A(b) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-454 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-454
§ 7A-454. Supporting services
Status: in_force

Fees for the services of an expert witness or other witnesses, paid in accordance with G.S. 7A-314 , including travel expenses, lodging, and other appearance expenses, for an indigent person and other necessary expenses of counsel shall be paid by the State in accordance with rules adopted by the Office of Indigent Defense Services.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 98-15 — NC Code / Chapter 98 / Section 98-15
§ 98-15. Records allowed under this Chapter to have effect of original records
Status: in_force

The records and registries allowed by the court in pursuance of this Chapter shall have the same force and effect as original records and registries.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-181 — NC Code / Chapter 113 / Section 113-181
§ 113-181. Duties and powers of Department
Status: in_force

(a) It is the duty of the Department to administer and enforce the provisions of this Subchapter pertaining to the conservation of marine and estuarine resources. In execution of this duty, the Department may collect such statistics, market information, and research data as is necessary or useful to the promotion of sports and commercial fisheries in North Carolina and the conservation of marine and estuarine resources generally; conduct or contract for research programs or research and development programs applicable to resources generally and to methods of cultivating, harvesting, marketing, or processing fish as may be beneficial in achieving the objectives of this Subchapter; enter into reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions with regard to the conservation of marine and estuarine resources; and regulate placement of nets and other sports or commercial fishing apparatus in coastal fishing waters with regard to navigational and recreational safety as well as from a conservation standpoint.

(b) The Department is directed to make every reasonable effort to carry out the duties imposed in this Subchapter.