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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-35 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-35
§ 20-35. Penalties for violating Article; defense to driving without a license
Status: reserved

(a) Penalty.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a1) or (a2) of this section, a violation of this Article is a Class 2 misdemeanor unless a statute in the Article sets a different punishment for the violation. If a statute in this Article sets a different punishment for a violation of the Article, the different punishment applies.

(a1) The following offenses are Class 3 misdemeanors:

(1) Failure to obtain a license before driving a motor vehicle, in violation of G.S. 20-7(a) .

(2) Failure to comply with license restrictions, in violation of G.S. 20-7(e) .

(3) Permitting a motor vehicle owned by the person to be operated by an unlicensed person, in violation of G.S. 20-34 .

(a2) A person who does any of the following is responsible for an infraction:

(1) Fails to carry a valid license while driving a motor vehicle, in violation of G.S. 20-7(a) .

(2) Operates a motor vehicle with an expired license, in violation of G.S. 20-7(f) .

(3) Fails to notify the Division of an address change for a drivers license within 60 days after the change occurs, in violation of G.S. 20-7.1 .

(b) Repealed by Laws 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 761, § 4 .

(c) Defenses.--A person may not be found responsible for failing to carry a regular drivers license if, when tried for that offense, the person produces in court a regular drivers license issued to the person that was valid when the person was charged with the offense. A person may not be found responsible for driving a motor vehicle with an expired drivers license if, when tried for that offense, the person shows all the following:

(1) That, at the time of the offense, the person had an expired license.

(2) The person renewed the expired license within 30 days after it expired and now has a drivers license.

(3) The person could not have been charged with driving without a license if the person had the renewed license when charged with the offense.

(d) Defense for Deployed Member of the Armed Forces of the United States.--A person may not be found responsible for driving a motor vehicle with an expired drivers license if, when tried for that offense, the person provides verifiable written proof of deployment and establishes the following:

(1) The person was deployed as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States when the drivers license expired.

(2) The person obtained a renewed drivers license within 30 days after returning from deployment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-146 — NC Code / Chapter 131E / Section 131E-146
§ 131E-146. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, unless otherwise specified:

(1) “ Ambulatory surgical facility ” means a facility designed for the provision of a specialty ambulatory surgical program or a multispecialty ambulatory surgical program. An ambulatory surgical facility serves patients who require local, regional or general anesthesia and a period of post-operative observation. An ambulatory surgical facility may only admit patients for a period of less than 24 hours and must provide at least one designated operating room as defined in subdivision (1c) of this section or at least one gastrointestinal endoscopy room as defined in subdivision (1b) of this section and at least one designated recovery room, have available the necessary equipment and trained personnel to handle emergencies, provide adequate quality assurance and assessment by an evaluation and review committee, and maintain adequate medical records for each patient. An ambulatory surgical facility may be operated as a part of a physician or dentist's office, provided the facility is licensed under G.S. Chapter 131E, Article 6, Part 4, but the performance of incidental, limited ambulatory surgical procedures which do not constitute an ambulatory surgical program as defined in subdivision (1a) and which are performed in a physician or dentist's office does not make that office an ambulatory surgical facility.

(1a) “ Ambulatory surgical program ” means a formal program for providing on a same-day basis those surgical procedures which require local, regional or general anesthesia and a period of post-operative observation to patients whose admission for more than 24 hours is determined, prior to surgery or gastrointestinal endoscopy, to be medically unnecessary.

(1b) “ Gastrointestinal endoscopy room ” means a room used for the performance of procedures that require the insertion of a flexible endoscope into a gastrointestinal orifice to visualize the gastrointestinal lining and adjacent organs for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

(1c) “ Operating room ” means a room used for the performance of surgical procedures requiring one or more incisions and that is required to comply with all applicable licensure codes and standards for an operating room.

(2) “ Commission ” means the North Carolina Medical Care Commission.

(3) “ Qualified urban ambulatory surgical facility ” means an ambulatory surgical facility that meets the definition of G.S. 131E-176(21a) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-330 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-330
§ 53-330. Title and purposes
Status: in_force

(a) This Part may be cited as the State Trust Company Charter Act.

(b) It is the express intent of this Part to provide for the chartering of trust companies apart from the provisions of Article 2 of this Chapter and to permit trust companies to engage in trust business subject to the provisions of this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215-109 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-215-109
§ 143-215.109. Control of complex sources
Status: reserved

(a) The Commission may by rule establish criteria for controlling the effects of complex sources on air quality. The rules shall set forth such basic minimum criteria or standards under which the Commission shall approve or disapprove any such construction or modification. The rules shall further provide for the submission of plans, specifications and such other information as may be necessary for the review and evaluation of proposed or modified complex sources.

(b) If the Commission shall determine that the construction or modification of any complex sources will result in a violation of ambient air quality standards or interfere with the attainment of such standards in any area where an air pollution abatement control program has been established, the Commission shall have authority to disapprove such construction or modification or to approve such construction or modification under such conditions as the Commission shall deem necessary or appropriate.

(c) Repealed by Laws 1987, c. 827, § 207.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-36-21 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-36-21
§ 120-36.21. Codification of Statutes
Status: in_force

The Legislative Services Officer shall assign to staff of the General Assembly the following duties:

(1) To supervise the recodification of all the statute law of North Carolina and supervise the keeping of such recodifications current by including therein all laws hereafter enacted by supplements thereto issued periodically, all of which recodifications and supplements shall be appropriately annotated.

(2) In order that the laws of North Carolina, as set out in the General Statutes of North Carolina, may be made and kept as simple, as clear, as concise and as complete as possible, and in order that the amount of construction and interpretation of the statutes required of the courts may be reduced to a minimum, to establish and maintain a system of continuous statute research and correction. To that end the staff shall:

a. Make a systematic study of the general statutes of the State, as set out in the General Statutes and as hereafter enacted by the General Assembly, for the purpose of ascertaining what ambiguities, conflicts, duplications and other imperfections of form and expression exist therein and how these defects may be corrected.

b. Consider such suggestions as may be submitted with respect to the existence of such defects and the proper correction thereof.

c. Prepare for submission to the General Assembly from time to time bills to correct such defects in the statutes as its research discloses.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-238-61 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-238-61
§ 115C-238.61. Definitions
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply in this Part:

(1) First generation student.--A student who has no parent who has completed a two- or four-year degree.

(2) Participating units.--A local school administrative unit whose local board of education has adopted a resolution to create a regional school that has been approved by the State Board of Education.

(3) Principal.--The principal of a regional school.

(4) Regional school.--A school created pursuant to G.S. 115C-238.62 which includes all of grades nine through twelve and may include grades seven and eight.

(5) Regional school board of directors or board of directors.--The governing board of a regional school appointed pursuant to G.S. 115C-238.63 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-105 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-105
§ 136-105. Disbursement of deposit; serving copy of disbursing order on Department of Transportation
Status: in_force

The person named in the complaint and declaration of taking may apply to the court for disbursement of the money deposited in the court, or any part thereof, as full compensation, or as a credit against just compensation without prejudice to further proceedings in the cause to determine just compensation. Upon such application, the judge shall, unless there is a dispute as to title, order that the money deposited be paid forthwith to the person entitled thereto in accordance with the application. The judge shall have power to make such orders with respect to encumbrances, liens, rents, taxes, assessments, insurance, and other charges, if any, as shall be just and equitable.

No notice to the Department of Transportation of the hearing upon the application for disbursement of deposit shall be necessary, but a copy of the order disbursing the deposit shall be served upon the Secretary of Transportation, or such other process agents as may be designated by the Department of Transportation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 168-9 — NC Code / Chapter 168 / Section 168-9
§ 168-9. Right to housing
Status: in_force

Each person with a disability who is a citizen shall have the same right as any other citizen to live and reside in residential communities, homes, and group homes, and no person or group of persons, including governmental bodies or political subdivisions of the State, shall be permitted, or have the authority, to prevent any person with a disability who is a citizen from living and residing in residential communities, homes, and group homes on the same basis and conditions as any other citizen. Nothing herein shall be construed to conflict with provisions of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 100-14 — NC Code / Chapter 100 / Section 100-14
§ 100-14. Use of fees and other collections
Status: in_force

All fees and other money collected and received by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources in connection with its proper administration of the North Carolina State Parks System shall be used by said Department for the administration, protection, improvement, and maintenance of the State Parks System.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-168-10F — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-168-10F
§ 143B-168.10F. Information on NC Pre-K school options
Status: in_force

(a) The Division of Childhood Development and Early Education of the Department of Health and Human Services shall post the following information on its website:

(1) The educational opportunities for kindergarten offered by local school administrative units.

(2) The educational opportunities for kindergarten offered by charter schools.

(3) Scholarships for enrollment in nonpublic schools provided pursuant to Part 2A of Article 39 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, or any successor program.

This information shall be indexed or searchable by county, and the Division shall update the information on June 1 each year.

(b) Facilities participating in the NC Pre-K program shall provide to all families the address of the website where the information can be found and a brief description of the information available. Upon request, a facility participating in the NC Pre-K program must furnish to a family a list of the following educational opportunities located in the same county as the NC Pre-K facility, or, if specified, any other county:

(1) The educational opportunities for kindergarten offered by local school administrative units.

(2) The educational opportunities for kindergarten offered by charter schools.

(3) Scholarships for enrollment in nonpublic schools provided pursuant to Part 2A of Article 39 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, or any successor program.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-312 — NC Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62-312
§ 62-312. Actions to recover penalties
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, an action for the recovery of any penalty under this Chapter shall be instituted in Wake County, and shall be instituted in the name of the State of North Carolina on the relation of the Utilities Commission against the person incurring such penalty; or whenever such action is upon the complaint of any injured person, it shall be instituted in the name of the State of North Carolina on the relation of the Utilities Commission upon the complaint of such injured person against the person incurring such penalty. Such action may be instituted and prosecuted by the Attorney General, the district attorney of the Wake County Superior Court, or the injured person. The procedure in such actions, the right of appeal and the rules regulating appeals shall be the same as provided by law in other civil actions.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-536 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-536
§ 105-536. Limitations
Status: in_force

This Article applies only to counties that levy the first one-cent (1¢) sales and use tax under Article 39 of this Chapter or under Chapter 1096 of the 1967 Session Laws, the first one-half cent ( 1 / 2 ¢) local sales and use tax under Article 40 of this Chapter, and the second one-half cent ( 1 / 2 ¢) local sales and use tax under Article 42 of this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-211 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-211
§ 66-211. Standard provisions for cover notice
Status: in_force

(a) A contract for invention development services must have a conspicuous and legible cover sheet attached. The cover sheet must set forth:

(1) The name, home address, office address, and local address of the invention developer; and

(2) The following notice printed in bold-faced type of not less than 10-point size:

THIS CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND AN INVENTION DEVELOPER IS REGULATED BY ARTICLE 29 OF CHAPTER 66 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED OR REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY PAYMENTS UNDER THIS CONTRACT UNTIL FOUR WORKING DAYS AFTER YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT AND RECEIVE A COMPLETED COPY OF IT.

YOU CAN TERMINATE THIS CONTRACT AT ANY TIME BEFORE YOU MAKE PAYMENT. YOU CAN TERMINATE THIS CONTRACT SIMPLY BY NOT SUBMITTING PAYMENT.

IF YOU ASSIGN EVEN A PARTIAL INTEREST IN THE INVENTION TO THE INVENTION DEVELOPER, THE INVENTION DEVELOPER MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO SELL OR DISPOSE OF THE INVENTION WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT AND MAY NOT HAVE TO SHARE THE PROFITS WITH YOU.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE CONTRACTED WITH THE INVENTION DEVELOPER SINCE ․․․(year)․․․ IS ․․․(number)․․․. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS KNOWN BY THIS INVENTION DEVELOPER TO HAVE RECEIVED BY VIRTUE OF THIS INVENTION DEVELOPER'S PERFORMANCE, AN AMOUNT OF MONEY IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE CUSTOMER TO THIS INVENTION DEVELOPER IS ․․․(number)․․․.

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT WITH A QUALIFIED ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING THIS CONTRACT. BY PROCEEDING WITHOUT THE ADVICE OF A QUALIFIED ATTORNEY YOU COULD LOSE ANY RIGHTS YOU MIGHT HAVE IN YOUR IDEA OR INVENTION.

(b) The invention developer shall complete the cover sheet with the proper information to be provided in the blanks. In the first blank the invention developer shall enter the year that the invention developer began business, or January 1, 1990, whichever is earlier. The numbers entered in the last two blanks need not include those who have contracted with the invention developer during the 30 days immediately preceding the date of the contract. If the number to be inserted in the third blank is zero, it must be so stated.

(c) The cover notice may not contain anything in addition to the information required by subsection (a) of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-288-18 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-288-18
§ 90-288.18. Adverse action on a certificate
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Department shall have the authority to deny a new or renewal application for a certificate, and to amend, recall, suspend, or revoke an existing certificate upon a determination that there has been a substantial failure to comply with the provisions of this Article or any rules promulgated under this Article.

(b) The provisions of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes shall govern all administrative action and judicial review in cases where the Department has taken action as described in subsection (a) of this section. A petition for a contested case shall be filed within 30 days after the Department mails the certificate holder a notice of its decision to deny a renewal application, or to recall, suspend, or revoke an existing certificate.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113A-150 — NC Code / Chapter 113A / Section 113A-150
§ 113A-150. Short title
Status: in_force

This Article shall be known as the Land Policy Act of 1974.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-32 — NC Code / Chapter 156 / Section 156-32
§ 156-32. Petition filed; board appointed; refusal to serve misdemeanor
Status: in_force

Upon the petition of three citizens in any county to the county commissioners, petitioning for the draining of any creek, swamp, or branch, either upon the plea of health or to promote and advance the agricultural interest of the farmers who may own lands lying on such creek, swamp, or branch petitioned to be drained, the county commissioners shall within 10 days after the filing of such petition order the county surveyor to summon three disinterested freeholders, good and lawful men of intelligence and discretion, who shall constitute a board, and the county surveyor shall be the chairman of such board; and the chairman shall give all persons who may be interested in having such creek, swamp, or branch drained three days' notice of the time and place of the meeting of the board: Provided, the petitioners shall deposit with the county treasurer the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the payment of current expenses not otherwise provided for in this Article. Any person duly summoned by the county surveyor to act as a commissioner for the drainage of any such creek, swamp, or branch, who shall refuse to serve, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-48-3 — NC Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135-48-3
§ 135-48.3. Right to amend
Status: in_force

The General Assembly reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-10 — NC Code / Chapter 108A / Section 108A-10
§ 108A-10. Fees
Status: in_force

The county board of social services is authorized to enter into contracts with any governmental or private agency, or with any person, whereby the board of social services agrees to render services to or for such agency or person in exchange for a fee to cover the cost of rendering such service. This authority is to be limited to services voluntarily rendered and voluntarily received, but shall not apply where the charging of a fee for a particular service is specifically prohibited by statute or regulation. The fees to be charged under the authority of this section are to be based upon a plan recommended by the county director of social services and approved by the local board of social services and the board of county commissioners. In no event is the fee charged to exceed the cost to the board of social services. Fee policies may not conflict with rules and regulations adopted by the Social Services Commission or Department of Health and Human Services regarding fees.

The fees collected under the authority of this section are to be deposited to the account of the social services department so that they may be expended for social services purposes in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 159, the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. No individual employee is to receive any compensation over and above his regular salary as a result of rendering services for which a fee is charged.

The county board of social services shall annually report to the county commissioners receipts received under this section. Fees collected under this section shall not be used to replace any other funds, either State or local, for the program for which the fees were collected.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-71-175 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-71-175
§ 58-71-175. Limit on principal amount of bond to be written by professional bondsman
Status: in_force

No professional bondsman shall become liable on any bond or multiple of bonds for any one individual that totals more than one-fourth of the value of the securities deposited with the Commissioner at that time, until final termination of liability on such bond or multiple of bonds.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-127 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-127
§ 106-127. Report of minor violations in discretion of Commissioner
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Article shall be construed as requiring the Commissioner of Agriculture to report for the institution of proceedings under this Article, minor violations of this Article, whenever the Commissioner believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written notice or warning.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-83-1 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-83-1
§ 115C-83.1. State goal
Status: in_force

The goal of the State is to ensure that every student read at or above grade level by the end of third grade and continue to progress in reading proficiency so that he or she can read, comprehend, integrate, and apply complex texts needed for secondary education and career success.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-34-11 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-34-11
§ 143-34.11. Certain General Statutes provisions repealed effective July 1, 1979
Status: reserved

The following statutes are repealed effective July 1, 1979, (except for purposes of the winding-up period, as provided by section 5 of this act):

Chapter 87, Article 3, entitled “Tile Contractors.”

Chapter 87, Article 6, entitled “Water Well Contractors.”

Chapter 66, Article 9A, entitled “Private Detectives.”

Chapter 93C, entitled “Watchmakers.”

Chapter 74, Article 6, entitled “Mining Registration.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 114-9-3 — NC Code / Chapter 114 / Section 114-9-3
§ 114-9.3. Definitions
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Contingency fee contract .--A contract entered into by a State agency to retain private counsel that contains a contingency fee arrangement, including, but not limited to, pure contingency fee agreements and hybrid agreements, including a contingency fee aspect.

(2) Government attorney .--An attorney employed by the State as a staff attorney in a State agency.

(3) Private attorney .--An attorney in private practice or employed by a private law firm.

(4) State .--The State of North Carolina, including State officers, departments, boards, commissions, divisions, bureaus, councils, and units of organization, however designated, of the executive branch of State government and any of its agents.

(5) State agency .--Every agency, institution, department, bureau, board, or commission of the State of North Carolina authorized by law to retain private counsel.