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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27-33 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-27-33
§ 14-27.33. Sexual battery
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of sexual battery if the person, for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, or sexual abuse, engages in sexual contact with another person:

(1) By force and against the will of the other person; or

(2) Who has a mental disability or who is mentally incapacitated or physically helpless, and the person performing the act knows or should reasonably know that the other person has a mental disability or is mentally incapacitated or physically helpless.

(b) Any person who commits the offense defined in this section is guilty of a Class A1 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 63-36 — NC Code / Chapter 63 / Section 63-36
§ 63-36. Acquisition of air rights
Status: in_force

In any case in which:

(1) It is desired to remove, lower, or otherwise terminate a nonconforming use; or

(2) The approach protection necessary cannot, because of constitutional limitations, be provided by airport zoning regulations under this Article; or

(3) It appears advisable that the necessary approach protection be provided by acquisition of property rights rather than by airport zoning regulations,

the political subdivision within which the property or nonconforming use is located or the political subdivision owning the airport or served by it may acquire, in the manner provided by the law under which municipalities are authorized to acquire real property for public purposes, such an air right, easement, or other estate or interest in the property or nonconforming use in question as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Article.

If any political subdivision, or if any board or administrative agency appointed or selected by a political subdivision, shall adopt, administer or enforce any airport zoning regulations which results in the taking of, or in any other injury or damage to any existing structure, such political subdivision shall be liable therefor in damages to the owner or owners of any such property and the liability of the political subdivision shall include any expense which the owners of such property are required to incur in complying with any such zoning regulations.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-279-28 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-279-28
§ 20-279.28. Other proof may be required
Status: in_force

Whenever any proof of financial responsibility filed under the provisions of this Article no longer fulfills the purposes for which required, the Commissioner shall for the purpose of this Article, require other proof as required by this Article, or whenever it appears that proof filed to cover any motor vehicle owned by a person does not cover all motor vehicles registered in the name of such person, the Commissioner shall require proof covering all such motor vehicles. The Commissioner shall suspend the license or the nonresident's operating privilege pending the filing of such other proof.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-66-5 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-66-5
§ 58-66-5. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Article is to provide that insurance certificates and subscriber contracts under this Article and Article 65 of this Chapter be readable by a person of average intelligence, experience, and education. All insurers are required by this Article to use certificate and contract forms and, where applicable, benefit booklets that are written in simple and commonly used language, that are logically and clearly arranged, and that are printed in a legible format.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1243 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-1243
§ 143B-1243. Purpose of Part
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Part is to remove the disqualification of age which would otherwise prevent persons to whom this Part applies from taking advantage of any right or benefit to which they may be or may become entitled under the laws of the United States relating to veterans benefits, and to assure those dealing with such minor persons that the acts of such minors shall not be invalid or voidable by reason of the age of such minors, but shall in all respects be as fully binding as if said minors had attained their majority; and this Part shall be liberally construed to accomplish that purpose.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-12 — NC Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135-12
§ 135-12. Obligation of maintaining reserves and paying benefits
Status: in_force

The maintenance of annuity reserves and pension reserves as provided for and regular interest creditable to the various funds as provided in G.S. 135-8 , and the payment of all pensions, annuities, retirement allowances, refunds and other benefits granted under the provisions of this Chapter, are hereby made obligations of the pension accumulation fund. All income, interest and dividends derived from deposits and investments authorized by this Chapter shall be used for the payment of the said obligations of the said fund.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-992 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-992
§ 106-992. Corporation may not sell or convey without consent of Commissioner, or pay higher interest rate than 6%
Status: in_force

No such corporation shall do any of the following:

(1) Sell, assign or convey any real property owned by it or any right, title or interest therein, except upon notice to the Commissioner of the terms of such sale, transfer or assignment, and unless the Commissioner shall consent thereto, and if the Commissioner shall require it, unless the purchaser thereof shall agree that such real estate shall remain subject to the rules and supervision of the Commissioner for such period as the latter may require.

(2) Pay interest returns on its mortgage indebtedness at a higher rate than six per centum (6%) per annum without the consent of the Commissioner.

(3) Mortgage any real property without first having obtained the consent of the Commissioner.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75E-8 — NC Code / Chapter 75E / Section 75E-8
§ 75E-8. Designation of Secretary of State for service
Status: in_force

Every nonresident person who is or is about to become the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than twenty percent (20%) of the voting shares of a corporation within the meaning of Article 9 of Chapter 55 or to make a control share acquisition, except a foreign corporation which has appointed and keeps a resident agent in this State, shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of State as its agent upon whom may be served any lawful process, authorized by this Chapter with the same effect as though served upon the person personally.

Service of process pursuant to this section shall be accomplished by leaving a copy of the process in the office of the Secretary of State, but it shall not be effective unless notice of the service and a copy of the process is sent by certified or registered mail to the nonresident person served, at such person's last known address.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-386 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-386
§ 130A-386. Subpoena authority
Status: in_force

The Chief Medical Examiner and the county medical examiners are authorized to issue subpoenas for the attendance of persons and for the production of documents as may be required by their investigation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-56-2 — NC Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135-56-2
§ 135-56.2. Creditable service for other employment
Status: in_force

Any member may purchase creditable service for service as a State teacher or employee, as defined under G.S. 135-1(10) and (25) , and for service as an employee of local government, as defined under G.S. 128-21(10) . A member, upon the completion of 10 years of membership service, may also purchase creditable service for periods of federal employment, provided that the member is not receiving any retirement benefits resulting from this federal employment, and provided that the member is not vested in the particular federal retirement system to which the member may have belonged while a federal employee. The member, after the transfer of any accumulated contributions from the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System or Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System, shall purchase this service by paying a lump sum amount to the annuity savings fund equal to the full liability increase due to the additional service credits on the basis of the assumptions used for the purposes of the actuarial valuation of the liabilities of the Retirement System, except for the following assumptions specific to this calculation: (i) the allowance shall be assumed to commence at the earliest age at which the member could retire on an unreduced retirement allowance and (ii) assumed annual postretirement allowance increases as set by the Board of Trustees upon the advice of the consulting actuary. Subject to the requirements of this subsection, an employer may pay all or part of the cost of a service purchase of a member in service. To the extent that the purchase is paid by the employer, the cost paid by the employer shall be credited to the pension accumulation fund. As an alternative to transferring any accumulated contributions from the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System or the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System to the Consolidated Judicial Retirement System, a member may irrevocably elect to transfer these contributions to the Supplemental Retirement Income Plan of North Carolina as determined by the Plan's Board of Trustees and the Department of State Treasurer in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 135-94(a)(4) . Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section that provide for the purchase of service credits, the terms “full cost”, “full liability”, and “full actuarial cost” include assumed annual post-retirement allowance increases, as determined by the Board of Trustees, from the earliest age at which a member could retire on an unreduced service allowance.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-3 — NC Code / Chapter 113 / Section 113-3
§ 113-3. Duties of the Department
Status: reserved

(a) It shall be the duty of the Department, by investigation, recommendation and publication, to aid:

(1) In the promotion of the conservation and development of the natural resources of the State;

(2) In promoting a more profitable use of lands and forests;

(3) Repealed by Laws 1977, c. 198, § 15; c. 771, § 7.

(4) In coordinating existing scientific investigations and other related agencies in formulating and promoting sound policies of conservation and development; and

(5) Repealed by Laws 1977, c. 771, § 7.

(b) Repealed by Laws 1959, c. 779, § 3.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-241-15 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-241-15
§ 105-241.15. Contested case hearing on final determination
Status: in_force

(a) Contest Final Determination.--A taxpayer who disagrees with a notice of final determination issued by the Department may contest the determination by filing a petition for a contested case hearing at the Office of Administrative Hearings in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. A taxpayer may file a petition for a contested case hearing only if the taxpayer has exhausted the prehearing remedy. A taxpayer's prehearing remedy is exhausted when the Department issues a final determination after conducting a review and a conference.

(b) Contest Statute of Limitations.--A taxpayer who disagrees with a notice of denial issued by the Department pursuant to G.S. 105-241.7(c1) may contest the statute of limitations determination by filing a petition for a contested case hearing at the office of Administrative Hearings in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes on the sole issue of whether the statute of limitations bars the taxpayer's claim. A final decision by the administrative law judge regarding the statute of limitations is subject to judicial review under Article 4 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes and under G.S. 105-241.16 . In the event judicial review of the decision is not sought and the final decision is that the taxpayer's claim was not barred by the statute of limitations, then the administrative law judge must remand the matter to the Department for consideration of the substantive issues. In the event judicial review is sought and it is finally determined that the taxpayer's claim was not barred by the statute of limitations, then the matter shall be remanded to the Department for consideration of the substantive issues. Any remand shall be regarded as a new amended return or claim for refund timely filed within the statute of limitations under G.S. 105-241.7(c) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113A-134-2 — NC Code / Chapter 113A / Section 113A-134-2
§ 113A-134.2. Creation of program; administration; purpose; definitions
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the Public Beach and Coastal Waterfront Access Program, to be administered by the Commission and the Department, for the purpose of acquiring, improving, and maintaining property along the Atlantic Ocean and coastal waterways to which the public has rights-of-access or public trust rights as provided in this Part.

(b) As used in this Part:

(1) “Public trust resources” has the same meaning as in G.S. 113-131(e) .

(2) “Public trust rights” has the same meaning as in G.S. 1-45.1 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 57D-6-11 — NC Code / Chapter 57D / Section 57D-6-11
§ 57D-6-11. Unknown and certain other claims against dissolved LLC
Status: in_force

(a) A dissolved LLC for which articles of dissolution, a certificate of dissolution, or a decree of dissolution filed by the Secretary of State has become effective may publish notice of its dissolution and request that persons with claims against the LLC present them in accordance with the notice. The notice must meet the following requirements:

(1) Be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in this State where the LLC's principal office is or was last located, or, if the LLC never had a principal office in this State, the county in this State where the LLC's registered office is or was last located.

(2) Describe the information that must be included in a claim and provide an address where the claim may be sent.

(3) State that a claim against the LLC will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced in a proper forum within five years after the publication of the notice.

(b) If the dissolved LLC publishes a newspaper notice in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant commences a proceeding in a proper forum to enforce the claim against the dissolved LLC within five years after the publication date of the newspaper notice:

(1) A claimant who did not receive written notice under G.S. 57D-6-10 .

(2) A claimant whose claim was timely sent to the dissolved LLC but not acted on.

(3) A claimant whose claim is contingent or based on an event occurring after the effective date of the filing by the Secretary of State of the articles of dissolution.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-399 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-399
§ 66-399. Bond
Status: in_force

Every person, firm, or corporation licensed under this Part shall, at the time of receiving the license, file with the city or county issuing the license a bond payable to such city or county in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), to be executed by the licensee, and by two responsible sureties or a surety company licensed to do such business in this State, to be approved by the city or county, which shall be for the faithful performance of the requirements and obligations pertaining to the business so licensed. The city or county may sue for forfeiture of the bond upon a breach thereof. Any person who obtains a judgment against a pawnbroker and upon which judgment execution is returned unsatisfied may maintain an action in his own name upon the bond, to satisfy the judgment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-158-1 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-158-1
§ 153A-158.1. Acquisition and improvement of school property
Status: in_force

(a) Acquisition by County.--A county may acquire, by any lawful method, any interest in real or personal property for use by a school administrative unit within the county. In exercising the power of eminent domain a county shall use the procedures of Chapter 40A. The county shall use its authority under this subsection to acquire property for use by a school administrative unit within the county only upon the request of the board of education of that school administrative unit and after a public hearing.

(b) Construction or Improvement by County.--A county may construct, equip, expand, improve, renovate, or otherwise make available property for use by a school administrative unit within the county. The local board of education shall be involved in the design, construction, equipping, expansion, improvement, or renovation of the property to the same extent as if the local board owned the property.

(c) Lease or Sale by Board of Education.--Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 115C-518 and G.S. 160A-274 , a local board of education may, in connection with additions, improvements, renovations, or repairs to all or part of any of its property, lease or sell the property to the board of commissioners of the county in which the property is located for any price negotiated between the two boards.

(d) Board of Education May Contract for Construction.--Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 115C-40 and G.S. 115C-521 , a local board of education may enter into contracts for the erection of school buildings upon sites owned in fee simple by one or more counties in which the local school administrative unit is located.

(e) Scope.--This section applies in every county.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-8-07 — NC Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-8-07
§ 55-8-07. Resignation of directors
Status: in_force

(a) A director may resign at any time by communicating his resignation to the board of directors, its chair, or the corporation.

(b) A resignation is effective when it is communicated unless it specifies in writing a later effective date or subsequent event upon which it will become effective.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-278-40G — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-278-40G
§ 163-278.40G. Content
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this Part, each report shall be current within seven days prior to the date the report is due and shall list all contributions received and expenditures made which have not been previously reported.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120C-305 — NC Code / Chapter 120C / Section 120C-305
§ 120C-305. Prohibition on the use of cash or credit of the lobbyist
Status: in_force

No lobbyist or another acting on the lobbyist's behalf shall lobby by permitting a designated individual, or that designated individual's immediate family member, to use the cash or credit of the lobbyist unless the lobbyist is in attendance at the time of the reportable expenditure. G.S. 120C-303 applies to this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 147-16-3 — NC Code / Chapter 147 / Section 147-16-3
§ 147-16.3. Timely nominations if legislative body must confirm
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever:

(1) A statute specifies that an office shall be filled by nomination by the Governor and confirmation by the General Assembly or by one house thereof, and

(2) The statute specifies that the nominee shall take office without legislative action if the General Assembly adjourns without action being taken or fails to take action within a specified time, and

(3) The Governor fails to nominate a person for the office by May 15 of a regular session of the General Assembly during an odd-numbered year or by June 7 of a regular session of the General Assembly during an even-numbered year, and

(4) The appropriate legislative body does not act on the nomination before it next adjourns for more than 10 days or sine die,

the nominee shall serve only on an interim basis until 60 days after the convening of the next regular session of the General Assembly, subject to rejection or approval by the appropriate legislative body before that time.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-269-3 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-269-3
§ 14-269.3. Carrying weapons into assemblies and establishments where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to carry any gun, rifle, or pistol into any assembly where a fee has been charged for admission thereto, or into any establishment in which alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(b) This section shall not apply to any of the following:

(1) A person exempted from the provisions of G.S. 14-269 .

(2) The owner or lessee of the premises or business establishment.

(3) A person participating in the event, if the person is carrying a gun, rifle, or pistol with the permission of the owner, lessee, or person or organization sponsoring the event.

(4) A person registered as a security guard as defined in G.S. 74C-3(b)(13) , who is hired by the owner, lessee, or person or organization sponsoring the event or a person employed by a business licensed pursuant to G.S. 74C-2 , who is hired by the owner, lessee, or person or organization sponsoring the event.

(5) A person carrying a handgun if the person has a valid concealed handgun permit issued in accordance with Article 54B of this Chapter, has a concealed handgun permit considered valid under G.S. 14-415.24 , or is exempt from obtaining a permit pursuant to G.S. 14-415.25 . This subdivision shall not be construed to permit a person to carry a handgun on any premises where the person in legal possession or control of the premises has posted a conspicuous notice prohibiting the carrying of a concealed handgun on the premises in accordance with G.S. 14-415.11(c) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-101 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2-101
§ 25-2-101. Short title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code--Sales.