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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-509 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-509
§ 105-509. Local election on adoption of sales and use tax--regional public transportation authority
Status: in_force

(a) Special District.--A regional public transportation authority may create a special district that consists of the entire area of one or more counties within its territorial jurisdiction and may levy on behalf of the special district the tax authorized in this section. The proceeds of a tax levied under this section may be used only for the benefit of the special district and only for the purposes provided in this Article. If a referendum in a district fails in all the counties in the district, the transportation authority may abolish the special district.

(b) Resolution.--The board of trustees of the regional public transportation authority may, if all of the conditions listed in this subsection have been met, direct the respective county board or boards of elections to conduct an advisory referendum within the special district on the question of whether a local sales and use tax at the rate of one-half percent ( 1 / 2 %) may be levied within the district in accordance with this Part. The tax may not be levied without voter approval. The election shall be held on a date jointly agreed upon by the authority, the county board or boards of commissioners, and the county board or boards of elections and shall be held on a date permitted by and in accordance with the procedures of G.S. 163-287 . The conditions are as follows:

(1) The board of trustees has obtained approval to conduct a referendum by a vote of the following:

a. A majority vote of each of the county boards of commissioners within the special district, if it is a multicounty special district.

b. A majority of the county board of commissioners within the special district, if it is a single-county special district.

(2) A public hearing is held on the question by the board or boards of commissioners at least 30 days before the date the election is to be held.

(c) Ballot Question.--The form of the question to be presented on a ballot for a special election concerning the levy of a tax authorized by this Article shall be:

“[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST

One-half percent ( 1 / 2 %) local sales and use taxes, in addition to the current local sales and use taxes, to be used only for public transportation systems.”

(d) Expansion.--If a special district created under this Part does not include all the counties in the territorial jurisdiction of a transportation authority, it may be expanded to include an additional whole county or counties by joint action of the board of trustees of the transportation authority and the board of commissioners of the county or boards of commissioners of the counties to be added, with the approval of the voters in the county or counties to be added. The procedure for expansion of a district is the same as for the initial creation of the district, but the referendum shall be held separately within each of the counties to be added.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-4-5B — NC Code / Chapter 131D / Section 131D-4-5B
§ 131D-4.5B. Adult care home medication aides; training and competency evaluation requirements
Status: in_force

(a) By January 1, 2012, the Division of Health Service Regulation shall develop a mandatory, annual in-service training program for adult care home medication aides on infection control, safe practices for injections and any other procedures during which bleeding typically occurs, and glucose monitoring. Each medication aide who successfully completes the in-service training program shall receive partial credit, in an amount determined by the Department, toward the continuing education requirements for adult care home medication aides established by the Commission pursuant to G.S. 131D-4.5 .

(b) Beginning October 1, 2013, an adult care home is prohibited from allowing staff to perform any unsupervised medication aide duties unless that individual has previously worked as a medication aide during the previous 24 months in an adult care home or successfully completed all of the following:

(1) A five-hour training program developed by the Department that includes training and instruction in all of the following:

a. The key principles of medication administration.

b. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on infection control and, if applicable, safe injection practices and procedures for monitoring or testing in which bleeding occurs or the potential for bleeding exists.

(2) A clinical skills evaluation consistent with 10A NCAC 13F .0503 and 10A NCAC 13G .0503 .

(3) Within 60 days from the date of hire, the individual must have completed the following:

a. An additional 10-hour training program developed by the Department that includes training and instruction in all of the following:

1. The key principles of medication administration.

2. The federal Centers of Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on infection control and, if applicable, safe injection practices and procedures for monitoring or testing in which bleeding occurs or the potential for bleeding exists.

b. An examination developed and administered by the Division of Health Service Regulation in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.

(c) By October 1, 2012, the Division of Health Service Regulation shall develop and administer an examination for individuals seeking employment as a medication aide in an adult care home.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 127A-50-1 — NC Code / Chapter 127A / Section 127A-50-1
§ 127A-50.1. Military judges
Status: in_force

The Adjutant General shall appoint military judges to preside over courts-martial of the North Carolina National Guard not in federal service. Minimum requirements for appointment as a military judge are:

(1) Certification as a military judge by the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, or Coast Guard.

(2) Designation as a judge advocate by the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard.

(3) Membership in the North Carolina National Guard, the National Guard of another state, or the active or reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-300 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-300
§ 105-300. Tax commission
Status: in_force

In all counties having a tax commission or comparable agency, the commission or agency shall, except for levying taxes, perform all the duties required by this Subchapter to be performed by the board of equalization and review and the board of county commissioners. All expenses incurred by the tax commission or agency or its appointees in accordance with this Subchapter shall be paid by the county. Pursuant to Article VI, Sec. 9, of the North Carolina Constitution , the office of member of a tax commission or comparable agency is hereby declared to be an office that may not be held concurrently with any other elective or appointive office.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-164-12A — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-164-12A
§ 105-164.12A. Electric golf cart and battery charger considered a single article
Status: in_force

The sale of an electric golf cart and a battery charger that is not physically attached to the golf cart is considered the sale of a single article of tangible personal property in imposing tax under this Article if the battery charger is designed to recharge the golf cart and is sold to the purchaser of the golf cart when the golf cart is sold.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122D-20 — NC Code / Chapter 122D / Section 122D-20
§ 122D-20. Construction of Chapter
Status: in_force

This Chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the State and its residents, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-316-5 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-316-5
§ 105-316.5. Form of permit
Status: in_force

The permit shall be in substantially the following form:

TAX PERMIT

County of_________________

Permit Number____________________________________________________

State of North Carolina

Date of Issuance_________________________________________________

Permission is hereby granted to: __________________________________________________________________

(Name & address of owner)

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Name & address of carrier)

to remove the following described mobile home:

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Make, model, size, serial number, etc.)

From:______________________________________________________________________________________________

(Address)

To: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

(Address)

This permit is issued in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 105-316.1 through G.S. 105-316.8 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.

(Signed)

______________________________________________

Tax Collector

(or Deputy Tax Collector)

County of ____________________________________
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-288-12 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-288-12
§ 90-288.12. Certification required; exemptions
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall perform or offer to perform services as an assisted living administrator unless the person has been certified under the provisions of this Article. A certificate granted under this Article shall be valid throughout the State.

(b) The provisions of this Article shall not apply to:

(1) Combination homes as defined in G.S. 131E-101 and hospitals that contain adult care beds.

(2) Family care homes as defined in G.S. 131D-2.1(9) .

(3) Continuing care facilities, as defined in Article 64 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes , if adult care beds are housed in the same facility as nursing home beds.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-541 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-541
§ 106-541. Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this Article, the following definitions apply:

(1) “ Hatchery ” means any establishment that operates hatchery equipment for the production of baby chicks or poults.

(2) “ Hatching egg dealer, chick dealer, or jobber ” means any person, firm, or corporation that buys hatching eggs, baby chicks, or turkey poults and sells or offers them for sale.

(3) “ Live poultry or ratite dealer ” means a person who sells or offers for sale to the general public live poultry or ratites. Live poultry or ratite dealer does not include persons who sell on their own premises live poultry or ratites that were raised on the same premises.

(4) “ Mixed chicks ” or “ assorted chicks ” means chicks produced from eggs from purebred females of a distinct breed mated to a purebred male of a distinct breed.

(5) “ Poultry ” means live chickens, doves, ducks, geese, grouse, guinea fowl, partridges, pea fowl, pheasants, pigeons, quail, swans, or turkeys other than chicks or poults.

(6) “Ratite” has the same meaning as in G.S. 106-549.15 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-7-36 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-7-36
§ 14-7.36. Armed habitual felon
Status: in_force

Any person who has been convicted of or pled guilty to one or more prior firearm-related felony offenses in any federal court or state court in the United States, or combination thereof, is guilty of the status offense of armed habitual felon and may be charged with that status offense pursuant to this Article.

This Article does not apply to a second firearm-related felony unless it is committed after the conviction of a firearm-related felony in which evidence of the person's use, display, or threatened use or display of a firearm was needed to prove an element of the felony or was needed to establish the requirement for an enhanced or aggravated sentence. For purposes of this Article, firearm-related felonies committed before the person is 18 years of age shall not constitute more than one firearm-related felony. Any firearm-related felony to which a pardon has been extended shall not, for the purposes of this Article, constitute a firearm-related felony.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-48-8 — NC Code / Chapter 54B / Section 54B-48-8
§ 54B-48.8. Periodic reports; interstate agreements
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner of Banks may from time to time require reports under oath in such scope and detail as he may reasonably determine of each Southern Region savings and loan holding company or Southern Region association subject to this Article for the purpose of assuring continuing compliance with the provisions of this Article.

(b) The Commissioner of Banks may enter into cooperative agreements with other savings and loan regulatory authorities for the periodic examination of any Southern Region savings and loan holding company or Southern Region association that has a North Carolina association subsidiary and may accept reports of examination and other records from such authorities in lieu of conducting its own examinations. The Commissioner of Banks may enter into joint actions with other savings and loan regulatory authorities having concurrent jurisdiction over any Southern Region savings and loan holding company or Southern Region association that has a North Carolina association subsidiary or may take such actions independently to carry out his responsibilities under this Chapter and assure compliance with the provisions of this Article and the applicable laws of this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-546-1 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-546-1
§ 143-546.1. Duties of Secretary; cooperation with federal rehabilitation services administration or successor
Status: in_force

(a) [Duties of Secretary].--In carrying out the purposes of this Article, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services shall:

(1) Ensure the cooperation of other divisions in the Department of Health and Human Services in implementing the provisions of this Article;

(2) Cooperate with other departments, agencies, and institutions, both public and private, in providing for the vocational rehabilitation and independent living of individuals with disabilities, in studying the problems involved, and in establishing, developing, and providing the programs, facilities, and services necessary to implement this Article;

(3) Conduct research and gather statistical data related to the vocational rehabilitation and independent living needs of individuals with disabilities; and

(4) Administer the expenditure of funds made available by appropriations by the General Assembly by grants from the federal government, and by gifts, grants, or reimbursements from private or public sources, or other sources, and any combination thereof for vocational rehabilitation and independent living services. Gifts or donations, from either public or private sources, as may be offered unconditionally or under conditions that are proper and consistent with this Article, shall be deposited in the State treasury in a fund to be known as the “Vocational Rehabilitation and Independent Living State Program Fund”.

(b) Federal Funds.--In accepting federal funds provided under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the State accepts all of the provisions and benefits of the Act. The Department of Health and Human Services shall:

(1) Cooperate with the Federal Rehabilitation Services Administration or its successor agency in the administration of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended;

(2) Administer vocational rehabilitation and independent living services provided in cooperation with the Federal Rehabilitation Services Administration or its successor agency through an approved State plan;

(3) Adopt rules as required by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and federal regulations promulgated pursuant to it.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-1206 — NC Code / Chapter 18B / Section 18B-1206
§ 18B-1206. Transfer of business
Status: in_force

(a) No winery may unreasonably withhold or delay consent to any transfer of the wholesaler's business or transfer of the stock or other interest in the wholesaleship whenever the wholesaler to be substituted meets the material and reasonable qualifications and standards required of the winery's wholesalers.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), no winery may withhold consent to, or in any manner retain a right of prior approval of, the transfer of the wholesaler's business to a member or members of the family of the wholesaler. Subsequent to such a transfer, the rights and obligations of the wholesaleship and its owners are in all respects governed by the provisions of this Chapter. As used in this subsection, “family” means the spouse, parents, siblings, and lineal descendants, including those by adoption, of the wholesaler.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-92-2 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-92-2
§ 106-92.2. Purpose of Article
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Article shall be to assure the manufacturer, distributor, and consumer of the correct quality and quantity of all agricultural liming materials and landplaster sold in this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 127B-34 — NC Code / Chapter 127B / Section 127B-34
§ 127B-34. Violation is unfair or deceptive trade practice
Status: in_force

A knowing violation of this Article is an unfair or deceptive trade practice for purposes of Chapter 75 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-81-1 — NC Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-81-1
§ 47-81.1. Before commissioner of oaths
Status: in_force

All deeds, mortgages or other instruments required to be registered, which prior to March 5, 1943, have been probated by a commissioner of oaths and ordered registered, are hereby validated and confirmed as properly probated and registered instruments.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208-42 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-208-42
§ 14-208.42. Offenders required to submit to satellite-based monitoring required to cooperate with Division of Prisons upon completion of sentence
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when an offender is required to enroll in satellite-based monitoring pursuant to G.S. 14-208.40A or G.S. 14-208.40B , upon completion of the offender's sentence and any term of parole, post-release supervision, intermediate punishment, or supervised probation that follows the sentence, the offender shall continue to be enrolled in the satellite-based monitoring program for the period required by G.S. 14-208.40A or G.S. 14-208.40B unless the requirement that the person enroll in a satellite-based monitoring program is terminated or modified pursuant to G.S. 14-208.43 .

The Division of Prisons shall have the authority to have contact with the offender at the offender's residence or to require the offender to appear at a specific location as needed for the purpose of enrollment, to receive monitoring equipment, to have equipment examined or maintained, and for any other purpose necessary to complete the requirements of the satellite-based monitoring program. The offender shall cooperate with the Division of Prisons and the requirements of the satellite-based monitoring program until the offender's requirement to enroll is terminated and the offender has returned all monitoring equipment to the Division of Prisons.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-150 — NC Code / Chapter 54B / Section 54B-150
§ 54B-150. Manner of making loans
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors shall establish procedures by which loans are to be considered, approved, and made by the association.

(b) All actions on loan applications to the association shall be reported to the board of directors at its next meeting.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-19-1 — NC Code / Chapter 97 / Section 97-19-1
§ 97-19.1. Truck, tractor, or truck tractor trailer driver's status as employee or independent contractor
Status: in_force

(a) An individual in the interstate or intrastate carrier industry who operates a truck, tractor, or truck tractor trailer licensed by a governmental motor vehicle regulatory agency may be an employee or an independent contractor under this Article dependent upon the application of the common law test for determining employment status.

Any principal contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor, irrespective of whether such contractor regularly employs three or more employees, who contracts with an individual in the interstate or intrastate carrier industry who operates a truck, tractor, or truck tractor trailer licensed by the United States Department of Transportation and who has not secured the payment of compensation in the manner provided for employers set forth in G.S. 97-93 for himself personally and for his employees and subcontractors, if any, shall be liable as an employer under this Article for the payment of compensation and other benefits on account of the injury or death of the independent contractor and his employees or subcontractors due to an accident arising out of and in the course of the performance of the work covered by such contract.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a principal contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor shall not be liable as an employer under this Article for the payment of compensation on account of the injury or death of the independent contractor if the principal contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor (i) contracts with an independent contractor who is an individual licensed by the United States Department of Transportation and (ii) the independent contractor personally is operating the vehicle solely pursuant to that license.

(c) The principal contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor may insure any and all of his independent contractors and their employees or subcontractors in a blanket policy, and when insured, the independent contractors, subcontractors, and employees will be entitled to compensation benefits under the blanket policy.

A principal contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor may include in the governing contract with an independent contractor in the interstate or intrastate carrier industry who operates a truck, tractor, or truck tractor trailer licensed by a governmental motor vehicle regulatory agency an agreement for the independent contractor to reimburse the cost of covering that independent contractor under the principal contractor's, intermediate contractor's, or subcontractor's coverage of his business.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45A-9 — NC Code / Chapter 45A / Section 45A-9
§ 45A-9. Interest on settlement agent's real estate trust and escrow accounts
Status: in_force

(a) A settlement agent who maintains a trust or escrow account for purposes of receiving and disbursing closing funds and loan funds shall pay any interest earned on funds held in those accounts to the North Carolina State Bar to be used for the purposes authorized by the North Carolina State Bar under the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Account Program.

(b) The North Carolina State Bar shall adopt rules for the collection and disbursement of funds required to be paid to the North Carolina State Bar under subsection (a) of this section.