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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-746 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-746
§ 143-746. Internal auditing required
Status: in_force

(a) Requirements.--A State agency shall establish a program of internal auditing that:

(1) Promotes an effective system of internal controls that safeguards public funds and assets and minimizes incidences of fraud, waste, and abuse.

(2) Determines if programs and business operations are administered in compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, and other requirements.

(3) Reviews the effectiveness and efficiency of agency and program operations and service delivery.

(4) Periodically audits the agency's major systems and controls, including:

a. Accounting systems and controls.

b. Administrative systems and controls.

c. Information technology systems and controls.

(a1) Key Performance Indicators and Criteria.--In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, each agency head shall be responsible for ensuring that agency's internal audit unit meets the required key indicators and criteria established by the Council under G.S. 143-747(c)(3a) .

(b) Internal Audit Standards.--Internal audits shall comply with current Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing issued by the Institute for Internal Auditors or, if appropriate, Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Each agency head shall annually certify to the Council that the audit plan was developed and the audit reports were conducted and reported in accordance with required standards.

(c) Appointment and Qualifications of Internal Auditors.--Any State employee who performs the internal audit function shall meet the minimum qualifications for internal auditors established by the Office of State Human Resources, in consultation with the Council of Internal Auditing.

(d) Director of Internal Auditing.--The agency head shall appoint a Director of Internal Auditing who shall report to, as designated by the agency head, (i) the agency head, (ii) the chief deputy or chief of staff, or (iii) the agency governing board, or subcommittee thereof, if such a governing board exists. The Director of Internal Auditing shall be organizationally situated to avoid impairments to independence as defined in the auditing standards referenced in subsection (b) of this section.

(e) Insufficient Personnel.--If a State agency has insufficient personnel to comply with this section, the Office of State Budget and Management shall provide technical assistance.

(f) Reporting Fraudulent Activity.--If an internal audit conducted pursuant to this section results in a finding that a private person or entity has received public funds as a result of fraud, misrepresentation, or other deceptive acts or practices while doing business with the State agency, the internal auditor shall submit a detailed written report of the finding, and any additional necessary supporting documentation, to the State Purchasing Officer. A report submitted under this subsection may include a recommendation that the private person or entity be debarred from doing business with the State or a political subdivision thereof.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-9-6 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-9-6
§ 28A-9-6. Appointment of successor to personal representative or collector whose letters have been revoked; when not required
Status: in_force

Upon the revocation of letters issued to a sole or last surviving personal representative or collector, the clerk of superior court shall appoint another personal representative or collector as provided by G.S. 28A-4-1 to act as successor to the sole or last surviving personal representative or collector. When two or more personal representatives or collectors have qualified, and the letters of one or more personal representatives or collectors are revoked, leaving in office one or more personal representatives or collectors, the appointment of successors shall not be required unless:

(1) The clerk of superior court determines, in the discretion of the clerk of superior court, that it is in the best interest of the estate to appoint a successor or successors to the personal representatives or collectors whose letters have been revoked, or

(2) In the case of executors, the will so provides.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-242-1 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-242-1
§ 115C-242.1. Installation and operation of automated school bus safety camera
Status: in_force

(a) Definition.--An “automated school bus safety camera” is a device that is affixed to a school bus, as that term is used in G.S. 20-217 , that is synchronized to automatically record photographs or video of a vehicle at the time the vehicle is detected for a violation of (i) G.S. 20-217 or (ii) an ordinance adopted under G.S. 153A-246 .

(b) Installation and Operation.--Automated school bus safety cameras may be installed and operated on any school bus operated by a local board of education within a county that has adopted an ordinance under G.S. 153A-246 as follows:

(1) A local board of education may install and operate automated school bus safety cameras without contracting with a private vendor.

(2) A local board of education may enter into a service contract to install and operate automated school bus safety cameras with a private vendor. Contracts shall be let in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 143-129 applicable to purchases of apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment. The maximum length of any contract entered into under this subdivision shall be three years. A contract entered into under this subdivision may contain an option to renew or extend the contract for only one additional term not to exceed three years.

(3) Upon request by one or more local boards of education, the State Board of Education shall enter into a contract for a statewide service or contracts for regional services to install and operate automated school bus safety cameras with a private vendor. These contracts shall be let in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes .

(c) Interlocal Agreements.--Any local board of education, board of county commissioners, and law enforcement agency may enter into an interlocal agreement pursuant to Part 1 of Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes that is necessary and proper to effectuate the purpose and intent of this section and G.S. 153A-246 . Any agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection may include provisions on cost-sharing and reimbursement to which the local board of education, board of county commissioners, or law enforcement agency freely and voluntarily agree for the purposes of effectuating this section and G.S. 153A-246 .

(d) Evidence in Criminal Proceeding.--Any photographs or videos recorded by an automated school bus safety camera that capture a violation of G.S. 20-217 shall also be provided to the investigating law enforcement agency for use as evidence in any proceeding alleging a violation of G.S. 20-217 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-804 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-804
§ 15A-804. Voluntary protective custody
Status: in_force

(a) Upon request of a witness, a judge of superior court may determine whether he is a material witness, and may order his protective custody. The order may provide for confinement, custody in other than a penal institution, release to the custody of a law-enforcement officer or other person, or other provisions appropriate to the circumstances.

(b) A person having custody of the witness may not release him without his consent unless directed to do so by a superior court judge, or unless the order so provides.

(c) The issuance of either a material witness order or an order for voluntary protective custody does not preclude the issuance of the other order.

(d) An order for voluntary protective custody may be modified or vacated as appropriate by a superior court judge upon the request of the witness or upon the court's own motion.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-15-04 — NC Code / Chapter 55A / Section 55A-15-04
§ 55A-15-04. Amended certificate of authority
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this State shall obtain an amended certificate of authority from the Secretary of State if it changes:

(1) Its corporate name;

(2) The period of its duration; or

(3) The state or country of its incorporation.

(b) A foreign corporation may apply for an amended certificate of authority by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing that sets forth:

(1) The name of the foreign corporation and the name in which the corporation is authorized to conduct affairs in North Carolina if different;

(2) The name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;

(3) The date it was originally authorized to conduct affairs in this State; and

(4) A statement of the change or changes being made.

Except for the content of the application, the requirements of G.S. 55A-15-03 for obtaining an original certificate of authority apply to obtaining an amended certificate under this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-67-95 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-67-95
§ 58-67-95. Powers of insurers, hospitals, prepaid health plans, and medical service corporations
Status: in_force

(a) Upon demonstration to the Commissioner of compliance with this Article, an insurance company licensed in this State, a prepaid health plan licensed to do business in this State, or a hospital or medical service corporation authorized to do business in this State, may either directly or through a subsidiary or affiliate organize and operate a health maintenance organization under the provisions of this Article. Notwithstanding any other law which may be inconsistent herewith, any two or more such insurance companies, hospital or medical service corporations, prepaid health plans, or subsidiaries or affiliates thereof, may jointly organize and operate a health maintenance organization. The business of insurance is deemed to include the arranging of health care by a health maintenance organization owned or operated by an insurer or a subsidiary thereof.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the insurance and hospital or medical service corporation laws contained in Articles 1 through 66 of this Chapter, an insurer or a hospital or medical service corporation may contract with a health maintenance organization to provide insurance or similar protection against the cost of care provided through health maintenance organizations and to provide coverage in the event of the failure of the health maintenance organization to meet its obligations. The enrollees of a health maintenance organization constitute a permissible group under such laws. Among other things, under such contracts, the insurer or hospital or medical service corporation may make benefit payments to health maintenance organizations for health care services rendered by providers pursuant to the health care plan.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-108-5 — NC Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-108-5
§ 47-108.5. Validation of certain deeds executed in other states where seal omitted
Status: in_force

All deeds to lands in North Carolina, executed prior to January 1, 1991, without seal attached to the maker's name, which deeds were acknowledged in another state, the laws of which do not require a seal for the validity of a conveyance of real property located in that state, and which deeds have been duly recorded in this State, shall be as valid to all intents and purposes as if the same had been executed under seal.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-234 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-234
§ 1-234. Where and how docketed; lien
Status: in_force

Upon the entry of a judgment under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 58 , affecting the title of real property, or directing in whole or in part the payment of money, the clerk of superior court shall index and record the judgment on the judgment docket of the court of the county where the judgment was entered. The judgment may be docketed on the judgment docket of the court of any other county upon the filing with the clerk thereof of a transcript of the original docket. The judgment lien is effective as against third parties from and after the indexing of the judgment as provided in G.S. 1-233 . The judgment is a lien on the real property in the county where the same is docketed of every person against whom any such judgment is rendered, and which he has at the time of the docketing thereof in the county in which such real property is situated, or which he acquires at any time thereafter, for 10 years from the date of the entry of the judgment under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 58 , in the county where the judgment was originally entered. But the time during which the party recovering or owning such judgment shall be, or shall have been, restrained from proceeding thereon by an order of injunction, or other order, or by the operation of any appeal, or by a statutory prohibition, does not constitute any part of the 10 years aforesaid, as against the defendant in such judgment, or the party obtaining such orders or making such appeal, or any other person who is not a purchaser, creditor or mortgagee in good faith.

A judgment docketed pursuant to G.S. 15A-1340.38 shall constitute a lien against the property of a defendant as provided for under this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54C-30 — NC Code / Chapter 54C / Section 54C-30
§ 54C-30. Conversion to savings bank
Status: in_force

(a) An association or State or national bank, upon a majority vote of its board of directors, may apply to the Commissioner of Banks for permission to convert to a State savings bank and for certification of appropriate amendments to its certificate of incorporation to effect the change. Upon receipt of an application to convert to a State savings bank, the Commissioner of Banks shall examine all facts connected with the conversion. The depository institution applying for permission to convert shall pay all the expenses and cost of the examination.

(b) The converting depository institution shall submit a plan of conversion as a part of the application to the Commissioner of Banks. The Commissioner of Banks may approve it with or without amendment. If the Commissioner of Banks approves the plan, then the plan shall be submitted to the members or stockholders as provided in subsection (c) of this section. If the Commissioner of Banks refuses to approve the plan, the objections shall be stated in writing and the converting depository institution shall be given an opportunity to amend the plan to obviate the objections or to appeal the Commissioner of Banks' decision to the Commission.

(c) After lawful notice to the members or stockholders of the converting depository institution and full and fair disclosure, the substance of the plan shall be approved by a majority of the votes or shares present, in person or by proxy. Following the vote of the members or stockholders, the results of the vote certified by an appropriate officer of the converting depository institution shall be filed with the Commissioner of Banks. The Commissioner of Banks shall then either approve or disapprove the requested conversion to a State savings bank. After approval of the conversion, the Commissioner of Banks shall supervise and monitor the conversion process and shall ensure that the conversion is conducted lawfully and under the approved plan of conversion.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-480-7 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-480-7
§ 160A-480.7. Seating at regional facility arena
Status: in_force

The Authority shall ensure that at least fifty percent (50%) of the seats for an athletic event that is sponsored by a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina whose principal campus is in the territorial jurisdiction of the authority and is held at the arena of the regional facility are made available to students at that constituent institution and members of the general public.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 84-13 — NC Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84-13
§ 84-13. Fraudulent practice, attorney liable in double damages
Status: in_force

If any attorney commits any fraudulent practice, he shall be liable in an action to the party injured, and on the verdict passing against him, judgment shall be given for the plaintiff to recover double damages.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215-98 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-215-98
§ 143-215.98. Violations
Status: in_force

Any person who shall be adjudged to have violated any provision of this Part or any rule of the Secretary adopted hereunder shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1284 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-1284
§ 143B-1284. Priority employment assistance directed
Status: in_force

All covered service providers, as specified in G.S. 143B-1283 , shall establish procedures to provide veterans with priority, not inconsistent with existing federal or State law, to participate in employment and job training assistance programs.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 88B-3 — NC Code / Chapter 88B / Section 88B-3
§ 88B-3. Creation and membership of the Board; term of office; removal for cause; officers
Status: reserved

(a) The North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners is established. The Board shall consist of six members who shall be appointed as follows:

(1) The General Assembly, upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, shall appoint a cosmetologist.

(2) The General Assembly, upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall appoint a cosmetologist.

(3) The Governor shall appoint two cosmetologists, a cosmetology teacher, and a member of the public who is not licensed under this Chapter.

(b) Each cosmetologist member shall have practiced all parts of cosmetic art in this State for at least five years immediately preceding appointment to the Board and shall not have any connection with any cosmetic art school while serving on the Board. The cosmetology teacher member shall be currently employed as a teacher by a North Carolina public school, community college, or other public or private cosmetic art school and shall have practiced or taught cosmetic art for at least five years immediately preceding appointment to the Board.

(c) Cosmetologist members of the Board shall serve staggered terms of three years. No Board member shall serve more than two consecutive terms, except that each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. All other board members shall serve three-year terms, but they shall not be staggered.

(d) The Governor may remove any member of the Board for cause.

(e) A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, except that unexpired terms in seats appointed by the General Assembly shall be filled in accordance with G.S. 120-122 . Appointees to fill vacancies shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term and until their successors have been duly appointed and qualified.

(f) The Board shall elect a chair, a vice-chair, and other officers as deemed necessary by the Board to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. All officers shall be elected annually by the Board for one-year terms and shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified.

(g) The Board shall not issue a teacher's license to any Board member during that member's term on the Board.

(h) No Board member may be employed by the Board for at least one year after that member's term expires.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-105 — NC Code / Chapter 110 / Section 110-105
§ 110-105. Authority to inspect facilities
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall have authority to inspect facilities without notice when it determines there is cause to believe that an emergency situation exists or there is a complaint alleging a violation of licensure law. When the Department is notified by the county director of social services that the director has received a report of child maltreatment in a child care facility, or when the Department is notified by any other person that alleged child maltreatment has occurred in a facility, the Commission's rules shall provide for an inspection conducted without notice to the child care facility to determine whether the alleged child maltreatment has occurred. The inspection shall be conducted within seven calendar days of receipt of the report. Additional visits shall be conducted, as warranted.

(a1) The Commission shall adopt standards and rules under this subsection which provide for the following types of inspections:

(1) An initial licensing inspection, which shall not occur until the administrator of the facility receives prior notice of the initial inspection visit;

(2) A plan for visits to all facilities, including announced and unannounced visits, which shall be confidential unless a court orders its disclosure;

(3) An inspection that may be conducted without notice, if there is cause to believe that an emergency situation exists or there is a complaint alleging a violation of licensure law.

The Department, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the operator of the child care facility, may perform inspections in accordance with the standards and rules promulgated under this subsection. The Department may inspect any area of a building in which there is reasonable evidence that children are in care or in which the Department has cause to believe that conditions in that area of a building pose a potential risk to the health, safety, or well-being of children in care.

(b) If an operator refuses to allow the Secretary or the Secretary's designee to inspect the child care facility, the Secretary shall seek an administrative warrant in accordance with G.S. 15-27.2 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-103 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2-103
§ 25-2-103. Definitions and index of definitions
Status: reserved

(1) In this article unless the context otherwise requires

(a) “ Buyer ” means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods.

(b) Repealed by S.L. 2006-112, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2006 .

(c) “ Receipt ” of goods means taking physical possession of them.

(d) “ Seller ” means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods. Any manufacturer of self-propelled motor vehicles, as defined in G.S. 20-4.01 , is also a “seller” with respect to buyers of its product to whom it makes an express warranty, notwithstanding any lack of privity between them, for purposes of all rights and remedies available to buyers under this Article.

(2) Other definitions applying to this article or to specified parts thereof, and the sections in which they appear are:

“Acceptance.” G.S. 25-2-606 .

“Banker's credit.” G.S. 25-2-325 .

“Between merchants.” G.S. 25-2-104 .

“Cancellation.” G.S. 25-2-106 (4) .

“Commercial unit.” G.S. 25-2-105 .

“Confirmed credit.” G.S. 25-2-325 .

“Conforming to contract.” G.S. 25-2-106 .

“Contract for sale.” G.S. 25-2-106 .

“Cover.” G.S. 25-2-712 .

“Entrusting.” G.S. 25-2-403 .

“Financing agency.” G.S. 25-2-104 .

“Future goods.” G.S. 25-2-105 .

“Goods.” G.S. 25-2-105 .

“Identification.” G.S. 25-2-501 .

“Installment contract.” G.S. 25-2-612 .

“Letter of credit.” G.S. 25-2-325 .

“Lot.” G.S. 25-2-105 .

“Merchant.” G.S. 25-2-104 .

“Overseas.” G.S. 25-2-323 .

“Person in position of seller.” G.S. 25-2-707 .

“Present sale.” G.S. 25-2-106 .

“Sale.” G.S. 25-2-106 .

“Sale on approval.” G.S. 25-2-326 .

“Sale or return.” G.S. 25-2-326 .

“Termination.” G.S. 25-2-106 .

(3) “Control” as provided in G.S. 25-7-106 and the following definitions in other Articles apply to this Article:

“Check” G.S. 25-3-104 .

“Consignee” G.S. 25-7-102 .

“Consignor” G.S. 25-7-102 .

“Consumer Goods” G.S. 25-9-102 .

“Dishonor” G.S. 25-3-502 .

“Draft” G.S. 25-3-104 .

(4) In addition article 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this article.