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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 146-22-1 — NC Code / Chapter 146 / Section 146-22-1
§ 146-22.1. Acquisition of property
Status: in_force

In order to carry out the duties of the Department of Administration as set forth in Chapters 143 and 146 of the General Statutes, the Department of Administration is authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase, gift, condemnation or otherwise:

(1) Lands necessary for the construction and operation of State buildings and other governmental facilities.

(2) Lands necessary for construction and operation of parking facilities.

(3) An area in the City of Raleigh bounded by Edenton Street, Person Street, Peace Street, the right-of-way of the main line of Seaboard Coast Line Railway and North McDowell Street for the expansion of State governmental facilities, the public interest in, public use of, and the necessity for the acquisition of said area, being hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.

(4) Lands necessary for the location, expansion, operation and improvement of hospital and mental health facilities and similar institutions maintained by the State of North Carolina.

(5) Lands necessary for public parks and forestry purposes.

(6) Lands involving historical sites, together with such adjacent lands as may be necessary for their preservation, maintenance and operation.

(7) Lands necessary for the location, expansion and improvement of any educational, penal or correctional institution.

(8) Lands necessary to provide public access to the waters within the State.

(9) Lands necessary for agricultural, experimental and research facilities.

(10) Utility and access easement, rights-of-way, estates for terms of years or fee simple title to lands necessary or convenient to the operation of state-owned facilities.

(11) Lands necessary for the development and preservation of the estuarine areas of the State.

(12) Lands necessary for the development of waterways within the State.

(13) Lands necessary for acquisition of all or part of an area of environmental concern, as requested pursuant to G.S. 113A-123 .

(14) Lands necessary for the construction of hazardous waste facilities as defined in G.S. 130A-290 , inactive hazardous substance or waste disposal sites as defined in G.S. 130A-310 , Superfund sites as described in G.S. 130A-310.22 , and lands necessary for the construction of low-level radioactive waste facilities as defined in G.S. 104E-5 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 17-25 — NC Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17-25
§ 17-25. Recommittal after discharge; penalty
Status: in_force

If any person shall knowingly again imprison or detain one who has been set at large upon any writ of habeas corpus, for the same cause, other than by the legal process or order of the court wherein he is bound by recognizance to appear, or of any other court having jurisdiction in the case, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-355 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-355
§ 106-355. Enforcement of compliance with law
Status: in_force

If the county commissioners shall fail, refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of G.S. 106-351 to 106-363 , the State Veterinarian shall apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a writ of mandamus, or shall institute such other proceedings as may be necessary and proper to compel such county commissioners to comply with the provisions of G.S. 106-351 to 106-363 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 128-5 — NC Code / Chapter 128 / Section 128-5
§ 128-5. Oath required before acting; penalty
Status: in_force

Every officer and other person required to take an oath of office, or an oath for the faithful discharge of any duty imposed on him, and also the oath appointed for such as hold any office of trust or profit in the State, shall take all said oaths before entering on the duties of the office, or the duties imposed on such person, on pain of forfeiting five hundred dollars ($500.00) to the use of the poor of the county in or for which the office is to be used, and of being ejected from his office or place by proper proceedings for that purpose.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 43-5 — NC Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-5
§ 43-5. Fees of officers
Status: in_force

The examiner provided for in G.S. 43-4 shall be compensated as provided in G.S. 1-408 . All plats required by this Chapter shall comply with G.S. 47-30 and shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds, and the recording fee shall be that specified in G.S. 161-10 for recording plats. The fee for recording new certificates under this Chapter shall be that specified in G.S. 161-10 for recording instruments in general. The fee for issuing the certificate and new certificates under this Chapter shall be that specified in G.S. 161-10 for issuing certified copies. The fee for noting the entries or memorandum required and for the entries noting the cancellation of mortgages and all other entries, if any, herein provided for shall be that specified in G.S. 161-10 for recording instruments in general.

There shall be no other fees allowed of any nature except as herein provided, and the bonds of the register and clerk shall be liable in case of any mistake, malfeasance, or misfeasance as to the duties imposed upon them by this Chapter in as full a manner as such bond is now liable by law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-412-15 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-412-15
§ 130A-412.15. Delivery of document of gift not required; right to examine
Status: in_force

(a) A document of gift need not be delivered during the donor's lifetime to be effective.

(b) Upon or after an individual's death, a person in possession of a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift with respect to the individual shall allow examination and copying of the document of gift or refusal by a person authorized to make or object to the making of an anatomical gift with respect to the individual or by a person to which the gift could pass under G.S. 130A-412.13 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-534 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-534
§ 143-534. Time of appointments; terms of office
Status: in_force

Appointments to the Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies shall be made on or before July 1 of years in which there is an election of the Governor. The term of office of the Committee members, the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate and the Governor who are members ex officio, shall begin on the first day of the inaugural planning period, and shall end on the last day of the inaugural period. The term of office of the members-elect of the Council of State, who are ex officio members of the Committee, shall begin upon certification of their election, and shall end on the last day of the inaugural period.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215-61 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-215-61
§ 143-215.61. Floodplain management
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Part shall not preclude the imposition by responsible local governments of land use controls and other regulations in the interest of floodplain management for the 100-year floodplain.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 46A-76 — NC Code / Chapter 46A / Section 46A-76
§ 46A-76. Sale procedure
Status: in_force

(a) General.--The procedure for a partition sale is the same as is provided in Article 29A of Chapter 1 of the General Statutes , except as provided in this Part.

(b) One Commissioner Sufficient.--In a partition sale, the court is not required to appoint more than one commissioner.

(c) Persons Not to Be Appointed.--The clerk of the superior court shall not appoint the clerk, an assistant clerk, or a deputy clerk to make a sale of the real property.

(d) Additional Requirement; Notice of Public Sale.--If the court orders a public sale, the commissioner shall certify to the court that at least 20 days prior to sale, a copy of the notice of sale was sent by first-class mail to the last known address of all parties previously served pursuant to G.S. 1A-1, Rule 4(j) . An affidavit from the commissioner that copies of the notice of sale were mailed to all parties entitled to notice in accordance with this section satisfies the certification requirement and shall also be deemed prima facie true.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53C-8-4 — NC Code / Chapter 53C / Section 53C-8-4
§ 53C-8-4. Examination by Commissioner
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner may examine everything relating to the business of a bank or its holding company, and may appoint examiners to make such examination. The examiners shall file with the Commissioner a full report of the findings resulting from the examination, including any violation of law or any unauthorized or unsafe practices of the bank or the holding company disclosed by the examination.

(b) Examinations under subsection (a) of this section shall be conducted pursuant to practices and procedures established by the OCOB, provided the Commissioner may take into consideration the guidelines and requirements for such activity of the primary federal supervisor of the bank or holding company.

(c) The Commissioner shall furnish a copy of the report of examination to the bank or the holding company examined and may, upon request, furnish a copy of the report to the primary federal regulator of the bank or its holding company and to the FDIC if not the bank's primary federal regulator.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-17-4 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-17-4
§ 28A-17-4. Heirs and devisees necessary parties
Status: in_force

No order to sell real property shall be granted until the heirs and devisees of the decedent have been made parties to the special proceeding by service of summons in the manner required by law, in accordance with G.S. 1A-1, Rule 4 . Upon such service, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for heirs and devisees who are unknown or whose addresses are unknown, and summons shall issue to the guardian ad litem as such. The guardian ad litem shall file answer for such heirs and devisees and defend for them, and the guardian ad litem shall be paid such sum as the court may fix, to be paid as costs of the proceeding.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-480-10 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-480-10
§ 160A-480.10. Trust funds
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all money received pursuant to the authority of this Part, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or notes or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Part. The resolution authorizing the issuance of, or the trust agreement securing, any bonds or notes may provide that any of these moneys may be temporarily invested and reinvested pending their disbursement and shall provide that any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, the moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of the moneys and shall hold and apply the moneys for the purpose hereof, subject to any regulations this Part and the resolution or trust agreement may provide. Any of these moneys may be invested as provided in G.S. 159-30 , as it may be amended from time to time.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 119-55 — NC Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119-55
§ 119-55. Power of Board of Agriculture to set minimum standards; regulation by political subdivisions
Status: in_force

The Board shall have the power and authority to set minimum standards and promulgate rules and regulations for the design, construction, location, installation, and operation of equipment and facilities used in handling, storing, measuring, transporting, distributing, and utilizing liquefied petroleum gas.

Any municipality or political subdivision may adopt and enforce a safety code dealing with the handling of liquefied petroleum gas which conforms with the regulations adopted by the Board, and the inspection service rendered by such municipality or political subdivision shall conform to the requirements of the inspection service rendered by the Board in the enforcement of this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-421-1 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-421-1
§ 143B-421.1. Selective Service registration
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is required under 50 United States Code Appx. § 453 (Military Selective Service Act) to present himself for and submit to registration and fails to do so in accordance with any proclamation or any rule or regulation issued under this section, shall be ineligible for:

(1) Employment by or service for the State, or a political subdivision of the State, including all boards and commissions, departments, agencies, institutions, and instrumentalities.

(2) State-supported scholarships, programs for financial assistance for postsecondary education, or loans insured by any State agency, including educational assistance authorized under Article 23 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes .

(b) It shall be the duty of all persons or officials having charge of and authority over either the hiring of employees or granting of educational assistance, as described in this section, to adopt rules and regulations which shall require applicants to indicate on a form whether they are in compliance with the registration requirements described in subsection (a). Rules and regulations issued under the authority of this section shall provide that an applicant be given not less than 30 days after notification of a proposed finding of ineligibility for employment or benefits to provide the issuing official with information that he is in compliance with the registration requirements described in subsection (a). The issuing official may afford such person an opportunity for a hearing to establish his compliance or for any other purpose.

(c) A person may not be denied a right, privilege, or benefit under State law by reason of failure to present himself for and submit to registration under 50 U.S.C.S. Appx. § 453 if:

(1) The requirement for the person to so register has terminated or become inapplicable to the person; and

(2) The person shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the failure of the person to register was not a knowing and willful failure to register.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-11-5 — NC Code / Chapter 125 / Section 125-11-5
§ 125-11.5. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Article is to establish a depository system for the distribution of State publications to designated libraries throughout the State in order to facilitate public access to publications issued by State agencies.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-228-33 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-228-33
§ 105-228.33. Taxes recoverable by action
Status: in_force

A county may recover unpaid taxes under this Article in an action in the name of the county brought in the superior court of the county. The action may be filed if the taxes remain unpaid more than 30 days after the register of deeds has demanded payment. In such actions, costs of court shall include a fee to the county of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for expense of collection.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-48-24 — NC Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135-48-24
§ 135-48.24. Administrative review
Status: reserved

(a) If, after exhaustion of internal appeal handling outlined in the contract with the Claims Processor, any person is aggrieved, then the Claims Processor shall bring the matter to the attention of the Executive Administrator. The Executive Administrator shall promptly decide whether the subject matter of the internal appeal is a determination subject to external review under Part 4 of Article 50 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes . The following shall apply to decisions made under this subsection:

(1) The Executive Administrator shall inform the aggrieved person and the aggrieved person's provider of the decision and shall provide the aggrieved person notice of the aggrieved person's right to appeal that decision as provided in this subsection.

(2) If the Executive Administrator decides that the subject matter raised on internal appeal is not a determination subject to external review, then the Executive Administrator shall have the authority to make a binding decision on the matter.

(3) If the Executive Administrator decides that the subject matter raised on internal appeal is a determination subject to external review, as provided for under subsection (b) of this section, then that decision may be contested by the aggrieved person under Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. The person contesting the decision may proceed with external review pending a decision in the contested case under Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.

(b) The State Treasurer, in consultation with the Board of Trustees, shall adopt and implement utilization review and internal grievance procedures that are substantially equivalent to those required under G.S. 58-50-61 and G.S. 58-50-62 . External review of determinations shall be conducted in accordance with Part 4 of Article 50 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes . As used in this section, “ determination ” is a decision by the State Treasurer, or the Plan's designated utilization review organization administrated by or under contract with the Plan that an admission, availability of care, continued stay, or other health care service has been reviewed and, based upon information provided, does not meet the Plan's benefit offerings, or requirements for medical necessity, appropriateness, health care setting, level of care, or effectiveness, and the requested service is therefore denied, reduced, or terminated.

(c) Repealed by S.L. 2011-398, § 49, eff. Jan. 1, 2012 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-252 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-252
§ 15A-252. Service of a search warrant
Status: in_force

Before undertaking any search or seizure pursuant to the warrant, the officer must read the warrant and give a copy of the warrant application and affidavit to the person to be searched, or the person in apparent control of the premises or vehicle to be searched. If no one in apparent and responsible control is occupying the premises or vehicle, the officer must leave a copy of the warrant affixed to the premises or vehicle.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-11-2 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-11-2
§ 120-11.2. Installation and use of electronic voting apparatus
Status: reserved

(a) The General Assembly of North Carolina shall, in accordance with rules adopted by each of the respective bodies, vote by use of electronic voting apparatus. The electronic voting apparatus shall be purchased by and installed under the direct supervision of the Legislative Services Commission as soon as is practicable, but in any event the apparatus shall be installed and fully operational as soon as possible after January 1, 1975.

(b) The rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be amended so as to provide for the installation and use of electronic voting apparatus.

(c) Working plans for the installation of electronic voting equipment shall be submitted to the Legislative Services Commission for approval to the end that the architectural integrity of the building may be preserved.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-700 — NC Code / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-700
§ 7B-700. Sharing of information; discovery
Status: reserved

(a) Sharing of Information.--A department of social services is authorized to share with any other party information relevant to the subject matter of an action pending under this Subchapter. However, this subsection does not authorize the disclosure of the identity of the reporter or any uniquely identifying information that would lead to the discovery of the reporter's identity in accordance with G.S. 7B-302 or the identity of any other person where the agency making the information available determines that the disclosure would be likely to endanger the life or safety of the person.

(b) Local Rules.--The chief district court judge may adopt local rules or enter an administrative order addressing the sharing of information among parties and the use of discovery.

(c) Discovery.--Any party may file a motion for discovery. The motion shall contain a specific description of the information sought and a statement that the requesting party has made a reasonable effort to obtain the information pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section or that the information cannot be obtained pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section. The motion shall be served upon all parties pursuant to G.S. 1A-1, Rule 5 . The motion shall be heard and ruled upon within 10 business days of the filing of the motion. The court may grant, restrict, defer, or deny the relief requested. Any order shall avoid unnecessary delay of the hearing, establish expedited deadlines for completion, and conform to G.S. 7B-803 .

(d) Protective Order.--Any party served with a motion for discovery may request that the discovery be denied, restricted, or deferred and shall submit, for in camera inspection, the document, information, or materials the party seeks to protect. If the court enters any order granting relief, copies of the documents, information, or materials submitted in camera shall be preserved for appellate review in the event of an appeal.

(e) Redisclosure.--Information obtained through discovery or sharing of information under this section may not be redisclosed if the redisclosure is prohibited by State or federal law.

(f) Guardian Ad Litem.--Unless provided otherwise by local rules, information or reports obtained by the guardian ad litem pursuant to G.S. 7B-601 are not subject to disclosure pursuant to this subsection, except that reports and records shall be shared with all parties before submission to the court.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-285 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-285
§ 160A-285. Powers and duties of policemen
Status: in_force

As a peace officer, a policeman shall have within the corporate limits of the city all of the powers invested in law-enforcement officers by statute or common law. He shall also have power to serve all civil and criminal process that may be directed to him by any officer of the General Court of Justice and may enforce the ordinances and regulations of the city as the council may direct.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-48 — NC Code / Chapter 156 / Section 156-48
§ 156-48. Compensation for damage to lands
Status: in_force

If any proprietor of lands shall be damaged by any improvement proposed, the commissioners shall so report, and he shall be entitled to be compensated as may be just by the proprietor whose lands are benefited in proportion to the benefit to them respectively; but in estimating such damages the benefit shall be deducted, and such proprietor shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of a corporator as respects the use of the improvement, but shall not be entitled to a vote, or be bound for the assessment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-122 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-122
§ 14-122. Forgery of deeds, wills and certain other instruments
Status: in_force

If any person, of his own head and imagination, or by false conspiracy or fraud with others, shall wittingly and falsely forge and make, or shall cause or wittingly assent to the forging or making of, or shall show forth in evidence, knowing the same to be forged, any deed, lease or will, or any bond, writing obligatory, bill of exchange, promissory note, endorsement or assignment thereof; or any acquittance or receipt for money or goods; or any receipt or release for any bond, note, bill or any other security for the payment of money; or any order for the payment of money or delivery of goods, with intent, in any of said instances, to defraud any person or corporation, and thereof shall be duly convicted, the person so offending shall be punished as a Class H felon.