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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270-70 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-270-70
§ 90-270.70. Requirements for licensure
Status: in_force

(a) Any individual who desires to be licensed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall file a written application with the Board on forms provided by the Board, showing to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant:

(1) Is of good moral character; and

(2) Has passed an examination approved by the Board as provided in this Article.

Applicants for licensure as an occupational therapist must also have successfully completed an accredited occupational therapy educational curriculum and the required supervised fieldwork as determined by the Board. Applicants for licensure as an occupational therapy assistant must also have successfully completed an accredited occupational therapy assistant educational curriculum and the required supervised fieldwork as determined by the Board.

(b) Occupational therapists who are trained outside of the United States and its territories shall satisfy the examination and educational requirements as stated in subsection (a) of this section. The Board shall require these applicants to meet examination eligibility requirements as established by the credentialing body recognized by the Board before taking the examination.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-418-13 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-418-13
§ 106-418.13. Maintenance of records
Status: in_force

Every livestock dealer shall keep complete records for at least one year of all transactions involving livestock and permit any authorized agent of the Commissioner to have access to and to copy all records relating to such transactions. Such records shall consist of the approximate age, breed and species of the livestock, the date of sale, name and address of persons from whom and to whom livestock are sold and traded.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-142 — NC Code / Chapter 122C / Section 122C-142
§ 122C-142. Contract for services
Status: in_force

(a) When the area authority contracts with persons for the provision of services, it shall use the standard contract adopted by the Secretary and shall assure that these contracted services meet the requirements of applicable State statutes and the rules of the Commission and the Secretary. However, an area authority may amend the contract to comply with any court-imposed duty or responsibility. An area authority that is operating under a Medicaid waiver may amend the contract subject to the approval of the Secretary. Terms of the standard contract shall require the area authority to monitor the contract to assure that rules and State statutes are met. It shall also place an obligation upon the entity providing services to provide to the area authority timely data regarding the clients being served, the services provided, and the client outcomes. The Secretary may also monitor contracted services to assure that rules and State statutes are met.

(b) When the area authority contracts for services, it may provide funds to purchase liability insurance, to provide legal representation, and to pay any claim with respect to liability for acts, omissions, or decisions by members of the boards or employees of the persons with whom the area authority contracts. These acts, omissions, and decisions shall be ones that arise out of the performance of the contract and may not result from actual fraud, corruption, or actual malice on the part of the board members or employees.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 89E-24 — NC Code / Chapter 89E / Section 89E-24
§ 89E-24. Attorney General as legal advisor
Status: in_force

The Attorney General or any assistant or associate in the Department of Justice selected by him shall act as legal advisor to the Board.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-37 — NC Code / Chapter 97 / Section 97-37
§ 97-37. Where injured employee dies before total compensation is paid
Status: in_force

When an employee receives or is entitled to compensation under this Article for an injury covered by G.S. 97-31 and dies from any other cause than the injury for which he was entitled to compensation, payment of the unpaid balance of compensation shall be made: First, to the surviving whole dependents; second, to partial dependents, and, if no dependents, to the next of kin as defined in the Article; if there are no whole or partial dependents or next of kin as defined in the Article, then to the personal representative, in lieu of the compensation the employee would have been entitled to had he lived.

Provided, however, that if the death is due to a cause that is compensable under this Article, and the dependents of such employee are awarded compensation therefor, all right to unpaid compensation provided by this section shall cease and determine.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-43 — NC Code / Chapter 42 / Section 42-43
§ 42-43. Tenant to maintain dwelling unit
Status: in_force

(a) The tenant shall:

(1) Keep that part of the premises that the tenant occupies and uses as clean and safe as the conditions of the premises permit and cause no unsafe or unsanitary conditions in the common areas and remainder of the premises that the tenant uses.

(2) Dispose of all ashes, rubbish, garbage, and other waste in a clean and safe manner.

(3) Keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by the tenant as clean as their condition permits.

(4) Not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, or remove any part of the premises, nor render inoperable the smoke alarm or carbon monoxide alarm provided by the landlord, or knowingly permit any person to do so.

(5) Comply with any and all obligations imposed upon the tenant by current applicable building and housing codes.

(6) Be responsible for all damage, defacement, or removal of any property inside a dwelling unit in the tenant's exclusive control unless the damage, defacement or removal was due to ordinary wear and tear, acts of the landlord or the landlord's agent, defective products supplied or repairs authorized by the landlord, acts of third parties not invitees of the tenant, or natural forces.

(7) Notify the landlord, in writing, of the need for replacement of or repairs to a smoke alarm or carbon monoxide alarm. The landlord shall ensure that a smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm are operable and in good repair at the beginning of each tenancy. Unless the landlord and the tenant have a written agreement to the contrary, the landlord shall place new batteries in a battery-operated smoke alarm and battery-operated carbon monoxide alarm at the beginning of a tenancy and the tenant shall replace the batteries as needed during the tenancy, except where the smoke alarm is a tamper-resistant, 10-year lithium battery smoke alarm as required by G.S. 42-42(a)(5a) . Failure of the tenant to replace the batteries as needed shall not be considered as negligence on the part of the tenant or the landlord.

(b) The landlord shall notify the tenant in writing of any breaches of the tenant's obligations under this section except in emergency situations.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159-5 — NC Code / Chapter 159 / Section 159-5
§ 159-5. Secretary and staff of the Commission
Status: in_force

The chairman shall appoint a secretary of the Commission, and may appoint such other deputies and assistants as may be necessary, who shall be responsible to the chairman through the secretary. The secretary and his deputies and assistants shall have and may exercise any power that the chairman himself may exercise. All actions taken by the secretary, including the signing of any documents and papers provided for in this Chapter, shall be effective as though the chairman himself had taken such action or signed such documents or papers.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-14-04 — NC Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-14-04
§ 55-14-04. Revocation of dissolution
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may revoke its dissolution within 120 days after its effective date.

(b) Revocation of dissolution must be authorized in the same manner as the dissolution was authorized unless an authorization under G.S. 55-14-02 permitted revocation by action of the board of directors alone, in which event the board of directors may revoke the dissolution without shareholder action.

(c) After the revocation of dissolution is authorized, the corporation may revoke the dissolution by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing articles of revocation of dissolution, together with a copy of its articles of dissolution, that set forth:

(1) The name of the corporation;

(2) The effective date of the dissolution that was revoked;

(3) The date that the revocation of dissolution was authorized;

(4) If the corporation's board of directors (or incorporators) revoked the dissolution, a statement to that effect;

(5) If the corporation's board of directors revoked a dissolution authorized by the shareholders, a statement that revocation was permitted by action by the board of directors alone pursuant to that authorization; and

(6) If shareholder action was required to revoke the dissolution, the information required by G.S. 55-14-03(a)(3) or (4) with respect to the revocation.

(d) Revocation of dissolution is effective upon the effective date of the articles of revocation of dissolution.

(e) When the revocation of dissolution is effective, it relates back to and takes effect as of the effective date of the dissolution and the corporation resumes carrying on its business as if dissolution had never occurred, subject to the rights of any person who reasonably relied to his prejudice upon the filing of the articles of dissolution.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75B-5 — NC Code / Chapter 75B / Section 75B-5
§ 75B-5. Remedies cumulative
Status: in_force

The remedies provided in this Chapter are cumulative.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 52B-8 — NC Code / Chapter 52B / Section 52B-8
§ 52B-8. Enforcement: void marriage
Status: in_force

If a marriage is determined to be void, an agreement that would otherwise have been a premarital agreement is enforceable only to the extent necessary to avoid an inequitable result.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 128-22 — NC Code / Chapter 128 / Section 128-22
§ 128-22. Name and date of establishment
Status: in_force

A Retirement System is hereby established and placed under the management of the Board of Trustees for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other benefits under the provisions of this Article for employees of those counties, cities and towns or other eligible employers participating in the said Retirement System. Following the filing of the application as provided in G.S. 128-23(c) , the Board shall set a date, effective the first day of a calendar quarter, not more than 90 days thereafter, as of which date participation of the employer may begin, which date shall be known as the date of participation for such employer: Provided, that in the judgment of the Board of Trustees an adequate number of persons have indicated their intention to participate; otherwise at such later date as the Board of Trustees may set.

This Retirement System is a governmental plan, within the meaning of Section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code . Therefore, the nondiscrimination rules of Sections 401(a)(5) and 401(a)(26) of the Code do not apply. This System shall have the power and privileges of a corporation and shall be known as the “North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System,” and by such name all of its business shall be transacted, all of its funds invested, and all of its cash and securities and other property held.

Consistent with Section 401(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code , all contributions from participating employers and participating employees to this Retirement System shall be made to funds held in trust through trust instruments that have the purposes of distributing trust principal and income to retired members and their beneficiaries and of paying other definitely determinable benefits under this Chapter, after meeting the necessary expenses of administering this Retirement System. Neither the trust corpus nor income from this trust can be used for purposes other than the exclusive benefit of members or their beneficiaries, except that employer contributions made to the trust under a good faith mistake of fact may be returned to an employer, where the refund can occur within less than one year after the mistaken contribution was made, consistent with the rule adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Retirement System shall have a consolidated Plan document, consisting of Article V, Section 6(2) of the North Carolina Constitution , relevant statutory provisions in this Chapter, associated regulations in the North Carolina Administrative Code, substantive and procedural information on the official forms used by the Retirement System, and policies and minutes of the Board of Trustees.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-59 — NC Code / Chapter 116B / Section 116B-59
§ 116B-59. Notice by holders to apparent owners
Status: reserved

(a) Repealed by S.L. 2017-134, § 2(a), eff. Oct. 1, 2017 .

(a1) A holder of property that is presumed abandoned and that is either (i) a security or other equity interest in a business association, including a security entitlement under Article 8 of Chapter 25 of the General Statutes , that is valued at twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more or (ii) property, other than a security or other equity interest in a business association, including a security entitlement under Article 8 of Chapter 25 of the General Statutes , that is valued at fifty dollars ($50.00) or more shall send written notice by first-class mail to the apparent owner not more than 120 days or less than 60 days before filing the report required by G.S. 116B-60 . The holder shall exercise reasonable care to ascertain that it is sending the written notice to the apparent owner's correct address.

(b) Repealed by S.L. 2017-134, § 2(a), eff. Oct. 1, 2017 .

(c) The written notice to apparent owners required under this section must contain all of the following:

(1) A statement that, according to the records of the holder, property is being held to which the addressee appears entitled and the amount or description of the property.

(2) The name, address, and contact information of the person holding the property and any necessary information regarding changes of name and address of the holder.

(3) A statement that, if satisfactory proof of claim is not presented by the owner to the holder by the following October 1 or, if the holder is an insurance company, by the following April 1, the property will be placed in the custody of the Treasurer, to whom all further claims shall be directed.

(4) A statement that, once property is placed in the custody of the Treasurer, all interest, dividends, income, and gains earned on the property will remain with the Treasurer, even if the owner subsequently reclaims the property from the Treasurer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 146-20-1 — NC Code / Chapter 146 / Section 146-20-1
§ 146-20.1. Conveyance of certain marshlands validated; public trust rights reserved
Status: reserved

(a) Validation.--All conveyances of swamplands, including regularly flooded estuarine marshlands, that have previously been made by the Literary Fund, the North Carolina Literary Board, or the State Board of Education are declared valid, and the person to whom the conveyance was made or his successor in title is declared to have title to the marshland.

(b) Reservation.--Areas of regularly flooded estuarine marshlands within conveyances validated by subsection (a) remain subject to all public trust rights.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-113-110A — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-113-110A
§ 105-113.110A. Administration
Status: in_force

Article 9 of this Chapter applies to this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-136 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-136
§ 66-136. Remedies
Status: in_force

(a) Any person injured by a violation of this Article, or breach of any obligation created by this Article or contract subject thereto, may bring an action for recovery of damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees.

(b) The violation of any provision of this Article shall constitute an unfair act or practice under G.S. 75-1.1 .

(c) The remedies provided herein shall be in addition to any other remedies provided by law or equity.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-65-42 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-65-42
§ 106-65.42. Short title
Status: in_force

This Article shall be known as the “North Carolina Biological Organism Act.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 77-118 — NC Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77-118
§ 77-118. Termination
Status: in_force

The General Assembly of North Carolina may terminate the commissions by repealing this Article. The commissions shall terminate if the General Assembly of South Carolina repeals the provisions of the South Carolina Code of Laws that are comparable to this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-449-46 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-449-46
§ 105-449.46. Inspection of books and records
Status: in_force

The Secretary and his authorized agents and representatives shall have the right at any reasonable time to inspect the books and records of any motor carrier subject to the tax imposed by this Article or to the registration fee imposed by Article 3 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 152-5 — NC Code / Chapter 152 / Section 152-5
§ 152-5. Fees of coroners
Status: in_force

Fees of coroners shall be the same as are or may be allowed sheriffs in similar cases:

For holding an inquest over a dead body, five dollars ($5.00); if necessarily engaged more than one day, for each additional day, five dollars ($5.00).

For burying a pauper over whom an inquest has been held, all necessary and actual expenses, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, and paid by the county.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-89A-95 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-89A-95
§ 58-89A-95. Agreement
Status: reserved

(a) A licensee shall establish the terms of a PEO agreement by a written contract between the licensee and the client company.

(b) The licensee shall give written notice of the agreement, by agreement or otherwise, as it affects assigned employees to each employee assigned to a client company work site.

(c) Repealed by S.L. 2013-413, § 11.1(e), eff. Oct. 1, 2013 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-601 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-601
§ 160A-601. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Authority” means a Regional Public Transportation Authority as defined by subdivision (6) of this section.

(2) “Board of Trustees” means the governing board of the Authority, in which the general legislative powers of the Authority are vested.

(3) “Population” means the number of persons residing in respective areas as defined and enumerated in the most recent decennial federal census.

(4) “Public transportation” means transportation of passengers whether or not for hire by any means of conveyance, including but not limited to a street or elevated railway or guideway, subway, motor vehicle or motor bus, carpool or vanpool, either publicly or privately owned and operated, holding itself out to the general public for the transportation of persons within or working within the territorial jurisdiction of the Authority, excluding charter, tour, or sight-seeing service.

(5) “Public transportation system” means, without limitation, a combination of real and personal property, structures, improvements, buildings, equipment, vehicle parking or other facilities, railroads and railroad rights-of-way whether held in fee simple by quitclaim or easement, and rights-of-way, or any combination thereof, used or useful for the purposes of public transportation. “Public transportation system” however, does not include streets, roads, or highways except those for ingress and egress to vehicle parking.

(6) “Regional Public Transportation Authority,” means a body corporate and politic organized in accordance with the provisions of this Article for the purposes, with the powers and subject to the restrictions hereinafter set forth.

(7) “Unit of local government” means any county, city, town or municipality of this State, and any other political subdivision, public corporation, Authority, or district in this State, which is or may be authorized by law to acquire, establish, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, own, and operate public transportation systems.

(8) “Unit of local government's chief administrative official” means the county manager, city manager, town manager, or other person, by whatever title he shall be known, in whom the responsibility for the unit of local government's administrative duties is vested.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-549-69 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-549-69
§ 106-549.69. Inspection costs
Status: in_force

The cost of inspection rendered under the requirements of this Article, shall be borne by this State, except as provided in G.S. 106-549.52 and except that the cost of overtime and holiday work performed in establishments subject to the provisions of this Article, at such rates as the Commissioner may determine shall be borne by such establishments. Sums received by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in reimbursement for sums paid out for such premium pay work shall be available without fiscal year limitation to carry out the purposes of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-18-10A — NC Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135-18-10A
§ 135-18.10A. Forfeiture of retirement benefits for certain felonies related to employment or holding office
Status: reserved

(a) Except as provided in G.S. 135-4(ii) , the Board of Trustees shall not pay any retirement benefits or allowances, except for a return of member contributions plus interest, to any member who is convicted of any felony under federal law or the laws of this State if all of the following apply:

(1) The offense is committed while the member is in service.

(2) The conduct resulting in the member's conviction is directly related to the member's office or employment.

(b) Repealed by S.L. 2020-48, § 4.3(a), eff. June 26, 2020 .

(c) If a member or former member whose benefits under the System were forfeited under this section, except for the return of member contributions plus interest, subsequently receives an unconditional pardon of innocence, or the conviction is vacated or set aside for any reason, then the member or former member may seek a reversal of the benefit forfeiture by presenting sufficient evidence to the State Treasurer. If the State Treasurer determines a reversal of the benefit forfeiture is appropriate, then all benefits will be restored upon repayment of all accumulated contributions plus interest. Repayment of all accumulated contributions that have been received by the individual under the forfeiture provisions of this section must be made in a total lump-sum payment with interest compounded annually at a rate of six and one-half percent (6.5%) for each calendar year from the year of forfeiture to the year of repayment. An individual receiving a reversal of benefit forfeiture must receive reinstatement of the service credit forfeited.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-32-25 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-32-25
§ 58-32-25. Contract conditions
Status: in_force

The Commission, in procuring and negotiating for the contract of insurance herein described shall include in any procurement document the following conditions, which are not subject to negotiation and which are deemed a part of the said contract when entered into:

(1) The master policy shall be issued in the name of the Commission and shall include all governmental entities for which coverage was requested in the procurement document.

(2) The company or companies selected must name a servicing agent resident in North Carolina who shall issue all certificates, collect all premiums, process all claims, and be responsible for all processing, service and administration of the program of insurance provided.