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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115D-6 — NC Code / Chapter 115D / Section 115D-6
§ 115D-6. Withdrawal of State support
Status: in_force

The State Board of Community Colleges may withdraw or withhold State financial and administrative support of any institutions subject to the provisions of this Chapter in the event that:

(1) The required local financial support of an institution is not provided;

(2) Sufficient State funds are not available;

(3) The officials of an institution refuse or are unable to maintain prescribed standards of administration or instruction; or

(4) Local educational needs for such an institution cease to exist.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-82-3 — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-82-3
§ 163-82.3. Voter registration application forms
Status: in_force

(a) Form Developed by State Board of Elections.--The State Board of Elections shall develop an application form for voter registration. Any person may use the form to apply to do any of the following:

(1) Register to vote.

(2) Change party affiliation or unaffiliated status.

(3) Report a change of address within a county.

(4) Report a change of name.

The county board of elections for the county where the applicant resides shall accept the form as application for any of those purposes if the form is submitted as set out in G.S. 163-82.3 .

(b) Interstate Form.--The county board of elections where an applicant resides shall accept as application for any of the purposes set out in subsection (a) of this section the interstate registration form designed by the Federal Election Commission pursuant to section 9 of the National Voter Registration Act, if the interstate form is submitted in accordance with G.S. 163-82.6 .

(c) Agency Application Form.--The county board of elections where an applicant resides shall accept as application for any of the purposes set out in subsection (a) of this section a form developed pursuant to G.S. 163-82.19 or G.S. 163-82.20 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 141-7-1 — NC Code / Chapter 141 / Section 141-7-1
§ 141-7.1. Southern lateral seaward boundary
Status: in_force

The lateral seaward boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina from the low-water mark of the Atlantic Ocean shall be and is hereby designated as a continuation of the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary line as described by monuments located at Latitude 33° 51′ 50.7214″ North, Longitude 78° 33′ 22.9448″ West, at Latitude 33° 51′ 36.4626″ North, Longitude 78° 33′ 06.1937″ West, and at Latitude 33° 51′ 07.8792″ North, Longitude 78° 32′ 32.6210″ West, in a straight line projection of said line to the seaward limits of the States' territorial jurisdiction, such line to be extended on the same bearing insofar as a need for further delimitation may arise.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-208-54 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-208-54
§ 53-208.54. Notice of Material Event
Status: in_force

(a) Within 15 days of a change or acquisition of control of a licensee, the licensee shall provide notice of the event to the Commissioner through NMLS in writing and in a form prescribed by the Commissioner. The notice shall be accompanied by any information, data, and records required by the Commissioner.

(b) Within 15 days of the occurrence of any one of the events listed below, a licensee shall file a written report with the Commissioner through NMLS describing the event and its expected impact on the licensee's activities in the State:

(1) The filing for bankruptcy or reorganization by the licensee.

(2) The institution of revocation or suspension proceedings against the licensee by any State or governmental authority with regard to the licensee's money transmission activities.

(3) Any felony indictment of the licensee or any controlling person or key management personnel related to money transmission activities.

(4) Any felony conviction of the licensee or any controlling person or key management personnel related to money transmission activities.

(c) If the information contained in any document filed with the Commissioner or the NMLS is or becomes inaccurate or incomplete in any material respect, the licensee or applicant shall within 30 days file a correcting amendment to the information contained in the document.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54C-135 — NC Code / Chapter 54C / Section 54C-135
§ 54C-135. Deposits in depository institutions
Status: in_force

A savings bank may invest in certificates of deposit, time-insured deposits, savings accounts, demand deposits, or withdrawable accounts of any banks, associations, or savings banks as are approved by the board of directors of the savings bank.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-57-1 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-57-1
§ 66-57.1. Employee's right to certain inventions
Status: in_force

Any provision in an employment agreement which provides that the employee shall assign or offer to assign any of his rights in an invention to his employer shall not apply to an invention that the employee developed entirely on his own time without using the employer's equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret information except for those inventions that (i) relate to the employer's business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (ii) result from any work performed by the employee for the employer. To the extent a provision in an employment agreement purports to apply to the type of invention described, it is against the public policy of this State and is unenforceable. The employee shall bear the burden of proof in establishing that his invention qualifies under this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-11-2 — NC Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116-11-2
§ 116-11.2. Duties regarding programs in education administration
Status: in_force

The Board of Governors shall direct the constituent institutions with programs in education administration to revise the programs to reflect any increased standards required for programs approved by the State Board of Education, including new requirements for school-based leadership in the public schools. The Board of Governors shall monitor the programs and devise an assessment plan for all programs leading to certification in education administration.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-28-12 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-28-12
§ 136-28.12. Litter removal coordinated with mowing of highway rights-of-way
Status: in_force

(a) For State-maintained roads, the Department of Transportation shall coordinate litter removal and mowing as follows:

(1) If the highway right-of-way to be mowed is part of the primary road system, the Department shall schedule the removal of litter before the right-of-way is mowed.

(2) If the highway right-of-way to be mowed is part of the secondary road system, the Department shall schedule, to the extent practicable, the removal of litter before the right-of-way is mowed.

(b) The Department shall require as a term of any contract to mow or remove litter that the contracting party agree to the provisions in subsection (a) of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-286 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-286
§ 14-286. Giving false fire alarms; molesting fire-alarm, fire-detection or fire-extinguishing system
Status: in_force

(a) Offense.--It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to wantonly and willfully give or cause to be given, or to advise, counsel, or aid and abet anyone in giving, a false alarm of fire, or to break the glass key protector, or to pull the slide, arm, or lever of any station or signal box of any fire-alarm system, except in case of fire, or willfully misuse or damage a portable fire extinguisher, or in any way to willfully interfere with, damage, deface, molest, or injure any part or portion of any fire-alarm, fire-detection, smoke-detection or fire-extinguishing system.

(b) Penalty.--Any person who willfully interferes with, damages, defaces, molests, or injures any part or portion of a fire-alarm, fire-detection, smoke-detection, or fire-extinguishing system in a prison or local confinement facility is guilty of a Class H felony. Any person who commits any other violation of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. For purposes of this subsection, the term “ local confinement facility ” means a county or city jail, a local lockup, or a detention facility for adults operated by a local government.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-1003 — NC Code / Chapter 18B / Section 18B-1003
§ 18B-1003. Responsibilities of permittee
Status: in_force

(a) Premises.--For purposes of this Chapter, a permittee shall be responsible for the entire premises for which the permit is issued. The permittee shall keep the premises clean, well-lighted and orderly.

(b) Employees.--For purposes of this Chapter, a permittee shall be responsible for the actions of all employees of the business for which the permit is issued. Each holder of a salesman's permit shall be responsible for all sales and deliveries made by his helpers.

(c) Certain Employees Prohibited.--A permittee shall not knowingly employ in the sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages any person who has been:

(1) Convicted of a felony within three years;

(2) Convicted of a felony more than three years previously and has not had his citizenship restored;

(3) Convicted of an alcoholic beverage offense within two years; or

(4) Convicted of a misdemeanor controlled substances offense within two years; [or]

(5) A past permit holder under Chapter 18B of the General Statutes whose permit had been revoked within the last 18 months and who had been the permit holder at the location where the person would be employed.

For purposes of this subsection, “conviction” has the same meaning as in G.S. 18B-900(b) . To avoid undue hardship, the Commission may, in its discretion, exempt persons on a case-by-case basis from this subsection.

(c1) Posting Human Trafficking Hotline.--All permittees shall prominently display on the premises in a place that is clearly conspicuous and visible to employees a public awareness sign created and provided by the North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission that contains the National Human Trafficking Resource hotline information.

(d) Financial Responsibility.--A permittee shall pay all judgments rendered against him under the provisions of Article 1A of this Chapter. When the Commission is informed, under the provisions of G.S. 18B-127 that there is an outstanding unsatisfied judgment against a permittee, the Commission shall suspend all of the permittee's permits. Notice and hearing are not required for a suspension under this subsection, and the suspension shall become effective immediately upon the Commission's receipt of the report. The suspension shall remain in effect until the permittee demonstrates that he has satisfied the judgment by payment in full. Nothing in this section relieves the permittee of the obligation to pay any applicable fees as a precondition of the reinstatement of his permit.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159-31 — NC Code / Chapter 159 / Section 159-31
§ 159-31. Selection of depository; deposits to be secured
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of each local government and public authority shall designate as its official depositories one or more banks, savings and loan associations, or trust companies in this State or, with the written permission of the secretary, a national bank located in another state. In addition, a unit or public authority, with the written permission of the secretary, may designate a state bank or trust company located in another state as an official depository for the purpose of acting as fiscal agent for the unit or public authority. The names and addresses of the depositories shall be reported to the secretary. It shall be unlawful for any public moneys to be deposited in any place, bank, or trust company other than an official depository, except as permitted by G.S. 159-30(b) ; however, public moneys may be deposited in official depositories in Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) accounts.

(b) The amount of funds on deposit in an official depository or deposited at interest pursuant to G.S. 159-30(b) shall be secured by deposit insurance, surety bonds, letters of credit issued by a Federal Home Loan Bank, or investment securities of such nature, in a sufficient amount to protect the local government or public authority on account of deposit of funds made therein, and in such manner, as may be prescribed by rule or regulation of the Local Government Commission. When deposits are secured in accordance with this subsection, no public officer or employee may be held liable for any losses sustained by a local government or public authority because of the default or insolvency of the depository. No security is required for the protection of funds remitted to and received by a bank, savings and loan association, or trust company acting as fiscal agent for the payment of principal and interest on bonds or notes, when the funds are remitted no more than 60 days prior to the maturity date.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-93-7 — NC Code / Chapter 156 / Section 156-93-7
§ 156-93.7. Existing districts may act together to extend boundaries within watershed
Status: in_force

If there shall be more than one drainage district in a drainage basin, or watershed, the board of drainage commissioners of any of the districts may initiate or join separately or collectively with the commissioners of one or more of other drainage districts, in the drainage basin or watershed, and/or with the owners of land within the drainage basin, whose lands are not included within an existing drainage district in a petition to the court, asking for the creation of a larger drainage district, or the extension of boundaries of one of the existing districts.

The joinder in the petition by the commissioners of an existing drainage district, acting in the name of the district, shall have the effect of including all of the land assessed within the drainage district, in the petition asking for the creation of the larger drainage district or the extension of boundaries of an existing district. The total area of assessed land, within the existing drainage district shall be included, as land in the petition, in determining whether or not the requirement of G.S. 156-93.3 (3) b have been fulfilled.

The provisions of this section shall apply in proceedings provided for in G.S. 156-93.2 and 156-93.3 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-340 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-340
§ 53-340. Investment in State trust company facilities
Status: in_force

(a) A State trust company may invest in one or more State trust company facilities consistent with the safe and sound operation of a State trust company.

(b) For the purposes of this Part, “ State trust company facility ” means real estate owned, or leased to the extent the lease or the leasehold improvements are capitalized, by a State trust company for the purposes of:

(1) Providing space for State trust company employees, officers, and directors to perform their duties and space for appropriate parking;

(2) Conducting trust business, including meeting the reasonable needs and convenience of the State trust company's customers, employees, officers, and directors, and providing for necessary computer operations, data processing, maintenance, and record retention and storage;

(3) Future expansion of the State trust company's facilities; or

(4) Conducting another activity authorized by law or by rules, orders, or declaratory rulings of the Commissioner.

(c) Without the approval of the Commissioner, a State trust company shall not, within the first three years following issuance of its charter, directly or indirectly, invest an amount in excess of one-half of its initial capital in State trust company facilities, furniture, fixtures, and equipment. Except as otherwise provided by rules, orders, or declaratory rulings of the Commissioner, in computing this limitation, a State trust company shall include:

(1) Its direct investment in State trust company facilities;

(2) Any investment in a company with an interest in a State trust company facility;

(3) Any indebtedness incurred on State trust company facilities by an affiliate of the State trust company.

Except as otherwise provided by rules, orders, or declaratory rulings of the Commissioner, in computing this limitation, a State trust company may exclude an amount included under subdivisions (1) through (3) of this subsection to the extent any lease of a facility from the company holding title to the facility is capitalized by the State trust company.

(d) Real estate acquired under subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section ceases to be a State trust company facility if it is not used for a purpose listed in subdivision (1), (2), or (4) of subsection (b) of this section on the third anniversary of the date of its acquisition unless the Commissioner grants approval to hold the real estate for a longer period.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-290 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-290
§ 20-290. Licenses to specify places of business; display of license and list of salesmen; advertising
Status: in_force

(a) The license of a motor vehicle dealer shall list each of the dealer's established salesrooms in this State. A license of a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, distributor branch, or wholesaler shall list each of the license holder's places of business in this State. A license shall be conspicuously displayed at each place of business. In the event the location of a business changes, the Division shall endorse the change of location on the license, without charge.

(b) Each dealer shall keep a current list of his licensed salesmen, showing the name of each licensed salesman, posted in a conspicuous place in each place of business.

(c) Whenever any licensee places an advertisement in any newspaper or publication, the licensee's name shall appear in the advertisement.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 86B-1 — NC Code / Chapter 86B / Section 86B-1
§ 86B-1. North Carolina Board of Barber and Electrolysis Examiners; appointment and qualifications; term of office; removal
Status: reserved

(a) The North Carolina Board of Barber and Electrolysis Examiners is established to consist of nine members appointed as follows:

(1) Five licensed barbers, one of whom shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and three of whom shall be appointed by the Governor.

(2) Two electrologists who have engaged in the practice of electrolysis for at least five years, one of whom shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one of whom shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(3) One physician licensed under Article 1 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes , and who shall be nominated by the North Carolina Medical Board and appointed by the Governor.

(4) One public member who is not licensed under this Chapter or Chapter 90 of the General Statutes who shall be appointed by the Governor.

(b) No member appointed to the Board shall serve more than three complete consecutive three-year terms, except that each member shall serve until the member's successor is appointed and qualifies.

No person who has been employed by the Board and has been removed for just cause shall be appointed within five years of the removal to serve as a Board member.

(c) The Governor may remove any member for good cause shown and may appoint members to fill unexpired terms.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-4-501 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-4-501
§ 25-4-501. Handling of documentary drafts; duty to send for presentment and to notify customer of dishonor
Status: in_force

A bank that takes a documentary draft for collection shall present or send the draft and accompanying documents for presentment, and upon learning that the draft has not been paid or accepted in due course, shall seasonably notify its customer of the fact even though it may have discounted or bought the draft or extended credit available for withdrawal as of right.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-345-4 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-345-4
§ 143-345.4. Moore and Nash squares and other public lots
Status: in_force

The governing body of the City of Raleigh is authorized, at its own expense, to grade, to lay out in walks, to plant with trees, shrubbery, and flowers and otherwise to adorn Moore and Nash squares and to that end has the general charge and management of these squares. The governing body may manage and improve in like manner any of the vacant lots within the city limits which belong to the State and which are not otherwise appropriated, subject to the approval of the Governor and Council of State. The governing body may not prevent the free access of the public to such squares or lots during reasonable hours.

Whenever, in the opinion of the Secretary, the governing body is not properly keeping the squares or lots which it has taken in charge under this section, the Secretary shall call the matter to the attention of the governing body, and if the governing body then fails for a period of 60 days to begin to take proper care of the squares or lots, the Governor and Council of State may repossess them and proceed to manage and control them for the preservation of such property.

In the event that the use of these squares and lots is at any time needed by the State, the license of the City of Raleigh to control and manage them shall terminate six months after notice given by the Governor and Council of State to the governing body of the city, and possession shall be promptly surrendered to the State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 78C-1 — NC Code / Chapter 78C / Section 78C-1
§ 78C-1. Title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the North Carolina Investment Advisers Act.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-273 — NC Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62-273
§ 62-273. Embezzlement of C.O.D. shipments
Status: in_force

Household goods received by any motor carrier to be transported in intrastate commerce and delivered upon collection on such delivery and remittance to the shipper of the sum of money stated in the shipping instructions to be collected and remitted to the shipper, and the money collected upon delivery of such party, are hereby declared to be held in trust by any carrier having possession thereof or the carrier making the delivery or collection, and upon failure of any such carrier to account for the household goods so received, either to the shipper to whom the collection is payable or the carrier making delivery to any carrier handling the household goods or making the collection, within 15 days after demand in writing by the shipper, or carrier, or upon failure of the delivering carrier to remit the sum so directed to be collected and remitted to the shipper, within 15 days after collection is made, shall be prima facie evidence that the household goods so received, or the funds so received, have been wilfully converted by such carrier to its own use, and the carrier so offending shall be guilty of a Class H felony and such carrier may be indicted, tried, and punished in the county in which such shipment was delivered to the carrier or in any other county into or through which such shipment was transported by such carrier.