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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75D-2 — NC Code / Chapter 75D / Section 75D-2
§ 75D-2. Findings and intent of General Assembly
Status: in_force

(a) The General Assembly finds that a severe problem is posed in this State by the increasing organization among certain unlawful elements and the increasing extent to which organized unlawful activities and funds acquired as a result of organized unlawful activity are being directed to and against the legitimate economy of the State.

(b) The General Assembly declares that the purpose and intent of this Chapter is: to deter organized unlawful activity by imposing civil equitable sanctions against this subversion of the economy by organized unlawful elements; to prevent the unjust enrichment of those engaged in organized unlawful activity; to restore the general economy of the State all of the proceeds, money, profits, and property, both real and personal of every kind and description which is owned, used or acquired through organized unlawful activity by any person or association of persons whether natural, incorporated or unincorporated in this State; and to provide compensation to private persons injured by organized unlawful activity. It is not the intent of the General Assembly to in any way interfere with the attorney-client relationship.

(c) It is not the intent of the General Assembly that this Chapter apply to isolated and unrelated incidents of unlawful conduct but only to an interrelated pattern of organized unlawful activity, the purpose or effect of which is to derive pecuniary gain. Further, it is not the intent of the General Assembly that legitimate business organizations doing business in this State, having no connection to, or any relationship or involvement with organized unlawful elements, groups or activities be subject to suit under the provisions of this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-345-4 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-345-4
§ 105-345.4. Appeal to Supreme Court
Status: in_force

In all appeals heard in the Court of Appeals, any party may file a motion for review in the Supreme Court of the decision of the Court of Appeals under G.S. 7A-31 , and in cases entitled to be appealed as a matter of right under G.S. 7A-30(3) 1 any party may appeal to the Supreme Court from the decision of the Court of Appeals under the same rules and regulations as are prescribed by law for appeals, and such court may advance the cause on its docket.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-4-3 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-4-3
§ 130A-4.3. State funds for school nurses
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall use State funds appropriated for the School Nurse Funding Initiative to supplement and not supplant other State, local, or federal funds appropriated or allocated for this purpose. The Department shall ensure that communities maintain their current level of effort and funding for school nurses. These funds shall not be used to fund nurses for State agencies. These funds shall be distributed to local health departments according to a formula that includes all of the following:

(1) School nurse-to-student ratio.

(2) Percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

(3) Percentage of children in poverty.

(4) Per capita income.

(5) Eligibility as a low-wealth county.

(6) Mortality rates for children between one and 19 years of age.

(7) Percentage of students with chronic illnesses.

(8) Percentage of county population consisting of minority persons.

(b) The Division of Public Health shall ensure that school nurses funded with State funds (i) do not assist in any instructional or administrative duties associated with a school's curriculum and (ii) perform all of the following with respect to school health programs:

(1) Serve as the coordinator of the health services program and provide nursing care.

(2) Provide health education to students, staff, and parents.

(3) Identify health and safety concerns in the school environment and promote a nurturing school environment.

(4) Support healthy food services programs.

(5) Promote healthy physical education, sports policies, and practices.

(6) Provide health counseling, assess mental health needs, provide interventions, and refer students to appropriate school staff or community agencies.

(7) Promote community involvement in assuring a healthy school and serve as school liaison to a health advisory committee.

(8) Provide health education and counseling and promote healthy activities and a healthy environment for school staff.

(9) Be available to assist the county health department during a public health emergency.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-106 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-106
§ 66-106. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this Article, the following definitions apply:

(1) Loan.--An agreement to advance money or property in return for the promise to make payments therefor, whether the agreement is styled as a loan, credit card, line of credit, lease, or otherwise.

(2) Loan broker.--Any person, firm, or corporation that, in return for any consideration from any person, promises to do any of the following:

a. Procure for the person, or assist the person in procuring, a loan from any third party.

b. Consider whether or not it will make a loan to the person. This sub-subdivision does not apply to a lender whose loans or advances to any person in North Carolina aggregate more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) in the preceding calendar year.

(b) This Article does not apply to any of the following:

(1) A party approved as a mortgagee by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Housing Administration, the Veterans Administration, a National Mortgage Association, or any federal agency.

(2) A party currently designated and compensated by a North Carolina licensed insurance company as its agent to service loans it makes in this State.

(3) An insurance company registered with and licensed by the North Carolina Insurance Commissioner.

(4) With respect to a residential mortgage loan, a mortgage lender or mortgage broker licensed pursuant to Article 19B of Chapter 53 of the General Statutes or exempt from licensure pursuant to G.S. 53-244.040(d) .

(5) An attorney-at-law, public accountant, or dealer registered under the North Carolina Securities Act, acting in the professional capacity for which the attorney-at-law, public accountant, or dealer is registered or licensed under the laws of North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-4000 — NC Code / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-4000
§ 7B-4000. Short title
Status: in_force

This Article may be cited as “The Interstate Compact for Juveniles”.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 57D-2-01 — NC Code / Chapter 57D / Section 57D-2-01
§ 57D-2-01. Nature, purposes, duration, existence
Status: in_force

(a) An LLC is an entity distinct from its interest owners.

(b) An LLC has perpetual duration.

(c) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, an LLC may engage in any lawful business.

(d) A limited liability company engaging in a business that is subject to regulation under another statute of this State may be formed or authorized to transact business under this Chapter if not precluded by the other statute and is otherwise subject to the application of the other statute, which in the case of a limited liability company rendering a professional service requires giving effect to G.S. 57D-2-02 .

(e) After the dissolution of an LLC, the LLC continues its existence but shall wind up pursuant to G.S. 57D-6-07 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-70-85 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-70-85
§ 58-70-85. Application of funds where there is a debtor-creditor relationship
Status: in_force

If a creditor has listed accounts with a permit holder for collection and also has had accounts on which he is debtor listed with the permit holder by any other creditors, collections effected in his behalf as a creditor may not be applied on accounts that he owes unless the permit holder has a written authorization on file as to how the moneys collected are to be applied.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 40A-85 — NC Code / Chapter 40A / Section 40A-85
§ 40A-85. Appeal
Status: in_force

The parties shall have a right of appeal as provided in G.S. 40A-13 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-113-81 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-113-81
§ 90-113.81. Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Article:

(a) “ Glass tube ” means an object which meets all of the following requirements:

(1) A hollow glass cylinder, either open or closed at either end.

(2) No less than two or more than seven inches in length.

(3) No less than one-eighth inch or more than three-fourths inch in diameter.

(4) May be used to facilitate, or intended or designed to facilitate, violations of the Controlled Substances Act, including, but not limited to, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, and concealing controlled substances and injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing controlled substances into the human body.

(5) Sold individually, or in connection with another object such as a novelty holder, flower vase, or pen. The foregoing descriptions are intended to be illustrative and not exclusive.

(b) “ Retailer ” means an individual or entity that is the general owner of an establishment where glass tubes or splitters are available for sale.

(c) “ Splitter ” means a ring-shaped device that does both of the following:

(1) Allows the insertion of a wrapped tobacco product, such as a cigar, so that it can be pulled through the device.

(2) Cuts or slices the wrapping of the tobacco product along the product's length as it is drawn through the device.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-405-4 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-405-4
§ 106-405.4. Revocation of permits
Status: in_force

Upon determination that any person, having a permit issued under this Part or one who has applied for a permit hereunder, has violated or failed to comply with any provisions of this Part, the North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture may revoke such permit or refuse to issue a permit to an applicant therefor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1283 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-1283
§ 143B-1283. Coverage defined
Status: in_force

This Part shall apply to any State agency, department and institution, any county, city, or other political subdivision of the State, any board or commission, and any other public or private recipient which:

(1) Receives federal job training funds provided to the State or job training funds appropriated by the General Assembly; and

(2) Provides employment and job training assistance programs and services, including but not limited to employability assessments, support services referrals, and vocational and educational counseling.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-59 — NC Code / Chapter 148 / Section 148-59
§ 148-59. Duties of clerks of superior courts as to commitments; statements filed with Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety
Status: in_force

The several clerks of the superior courts shall attach to the commitment of each prisoner sentenced in such courts a statement furnishing such information as the Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission shall by regulations prescribe, which information shall contain, among other things, the following:

(1) The court in which the prisoner was tried;

(2) The name of the prisoner and of all codefendants;

(3) The date or session when the prisoner was tried;

(4) The offense with which the prisoner was charged and the offense for which convicted;

(5) The judgment of the court and the date of the beginning of the sentence;

(6) The name and address of the presiding judge;

(7) The name and address of the prosecuting solicitor;

(8) The name and address of private prosecuting attorney, if any;

(9) The name and address of the arresting officer;

(10) All available information of the previous criminal record of the prisoner; and

(11) For all Class G or more serious felonies, the names and addresses of the following persons, where the presiding judge makes a finding of such facts:

a. Any victims of the offense for which the prisoner was convicted;

b. The parent or legal guardian of any minor victims of the offense for which the prisoner was convicted; and

c. The next of kin of any homicide victims of the offense for which the prisoner was convicted.

The prison authorities receiving the prisoner for the beginning of the service of sentence shall detach from the commitment the statement furnishing such information and forward it to the Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction, together with any additional information in the possession of such prison authorities relating to the previous criminal record of such prisoner, and the information thus furnished shall constitute the foundation and file of the prisoner's case. Forms for furnishing the information required by this section shall, upon request, be furnished to the said clerks by the Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction without charge.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-31 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-31
§ 90-31. Annual renewal of licenses
Status: in_force

The laws of North Carolina now in force, having provided for the annual renewal of any license issued by the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners, it is hereby declared to be the policy of this State, that all licenses heretofore issued by the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners or hereafter issued by said Board are subject to annual renewal and the exercise of any privilege granted by any license heretofore issued or hereafter issued by the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners is subject to the issuance on or before the first day of January of each year of a certificate of renewal of license.

On or before the first day of January of each year, each dentist engaged in the practice of dentistry in North Carolina shall make application to the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners and receive from said Board, subject to the further provisions of this section and of this Article, a certificate of renewal of said license.

The application shall show the serial number of the applicant's license, his full name, address and the county in which he has practiced during the preceding year, the date of the original issuance of license to said applicant and such other information as the said Board from time to time may prescribe, at least six months prior to January 1 of any year.

If the application for such renewal certificate, accompanied by the fee required by this Article, is not received by the Board before January 31 of each year, an additional fee shall be charged for renewal certificate. The maximum penalty fee for late renewal is set forth in G.S. 90-39 . If such application, accompanied by the renewal fee, plus the additional fee, is not received by the Board before March 31 of each year, every person thereafter continuing to practice dentistry without having applied for a certificate of renewal shall be guilty of the unauthorized practice of dentistry and shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by G.S. 90-40 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-440-11 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-440-11
§ 1-440.11. Affidavit for attachment; amendment
Status: in_force

(a) To secure an order of attachment, the plaintiff, or his agent or attorney in his behalf, must state by affidavit

(1) In every case:

a. The plaintiff has commenced or is about to commence an action, the purpose of which, in whole or in part, or in the alternative, is to secure a judgment for money, and the amount thereof,

b. The nature of such action, and

c. The ground or grounds for attachment (one or more of those stated in G.S. 1-440.3 ); and

(2) In those cases described below, the additional facts indicated:

a. If the action is based on breach of contract, that the plaintiff is entitled to recover the amount for which judgment is sought over and above all counterclaims known to him;

b. If it is alleged as a ground for attachment that the defendant has done, or is about to do, any act with intent to defraud his creditors, the facts and circumstances supporting such allegation.

(b) A verified complaint may be used as the affidavit required by this section.

(c) The court, in its discretion, at any time before judgment in the principal action, may allow any such affidavit to be amended even though the original affidavit is wholly insufficient.

(d) An amendment of an insufficient affidavit of attachment relates to the beginning of the attachment proceeding, and no rights based on such irregularity can be required by any third party by any subsequent attachment intervening between the original affidavit and the amendment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-89-187 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-89-187
§ 136-89.187. Conversion of free highways prohibited
Status: in_force

The Authority Board is prohibited from converting any segment of the nontolled State Highway System to a toll facility, except for a segment of N.C. 540 under construction as of July 1, 2006, located in Wake County and extending from the N.C. 54 exit on N.C. 540 to the N.C. 55 exit on N.C. 540. No segment may be converted to a toll route pursuant to this section unless first approved by the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) or Rural Planning Organization (RPO) of the area in which that segment is located.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202-4 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-202-4
§ 14-202.4. Taking indecent liberties with a student
Status: in_force

(a) If a defendant, who is a teacher, school administrator, student teacher, school safety officer, or coach, at any age, or who is other school personnel and is at least four years older than the victim, takes indecent liberties with a victim who is a student, at any time during or after the time the defendant and victim were present together in the same school but before the victim ceases to be a student, the defendant is guilty of a Class I felony, unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing for greater punishment. A person is not guilty of taking indecent liberties with a student if the person is lawfully married to the student.

(b) If a defendant, who is school personnel, other than a teacher, school administrator, student teacher, school safety officer, or coach, and who is less than four years older than the victim, takes indecent liberties with a student as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the defendant is guilty of a Class I felony.

(c) Consent is not a defense to a charge under this section.

(d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “ Indecent liberties ” means:

a. Willfully taking or attempting to take any immoral, improper, or indecent liberties with a student for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire; or

b. Willfully committing or attempting to commit any lewd or lascivious act upon or with the body or any part or member of the body of a student.

For purposes of this section, the term indecent liberties does not include vaginal intercourse or a sexual act as defined by G.S. 14-27.20 .

(1a) “ Same school ” means a school at which (i) the student is enrolled or is present for a school-sponsored or school-related activity and (ii) the school personnel is employed, volunteers, or is present for a school-sponsored or school-related activity.

(2) “School” means any public school, charter school, or nonpublic school under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 39 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes.

(3) “ School personnel ” means any person included in the definition contained in G.S. 115C-332(a)(2) , including those employed by a nonpublic, charter, or regional school, and any person who volunteers at a school or a school-sponsored activity.

(3a) “School safety officer” means any other person who is regularly present in a school for the purpose of promoting and maintaining safe and orderly schools and includes a school resource officer.

(4) “Student” means a person enrolled in kindergarten, or in grade one through grade 12 in any school.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 52C-1-100 — NC Code / Chapter 52C / Section 52C-1-100
§ 52C-1-100. Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2600 — NC Code / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-2600
§ 7B-2600. Authority to modify or vacate
Status: in_force

(a) Upon motion in the cause or petition, and after notice, the court may conduct a review hearing to determine whether the order of the court is in the best interests of the juvenile, and the court may modify or vacate the order in light of changes in circumstances or the needs of the juvenile.

(b) In a case of delinquency, the court may reduce the nature or the duration of the disposition on the basis that it was imposed in an illegal manner or is unduly severe with reference to the seriousness of the offense, the culpability of the juvenile, or the dispositions given to juveniles convicted of similar offenses.

(c) In any case where the court finds the juvenile to be undisciplined, the jurisdiction of the court to modify any order or disposition made in the case shall continue during the minority of the juvenile or until terminated by order of the court.

(d) In any case where the court finds the juvenile to be delinquent, the jurisdiction of the court to modify any order or disposition made in the case shall continue until one of the following first occurs:

(1) Unless subdivision (4) of this subsection applies, the juvenile reaches the age of 18 for an offense committed prior to the juvenile reaching the age of 16.

(2) Unless subdivision (4) of this subsection applies, the juvenile reaches the age of 19 for an offense committed while the juvenile was at least 16 years of age but less than 17 years of age.

(3) Unless subdivision (4) of this subsection applies, the juvenile reaches the age of 20 for an offense committed while the juvenile was at least 17 years of age.

(4) The juvenile reaches the maximum term of commitment as authorized pursuant to G.S. 7B-2513(a1) , 7B-2513(a2) , and 7B-2513(a3) , if the juvenile was committed to the Division for placement in a youth development center.

(5) Termination by order of the court.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-54 — NC Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15-54
§ 15-54. Officer entitled to reward
Status: in_force

Any sheriff or other officer who shall make an arrest of any person charged with crime for whose apprehension a reward has been offered is entitled to such reward, and may sue for and recover the same in any court in this State having jurisdiction: Provided, that no reward shall be paid to any sheriff or other officer for any arrest made for a crime committed within the county of such sheriff or officer making such arrest.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21-37 — NC Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45-21-37
§ 45-21.37. Certain sections not applicable to tax suits
Status: in_force

Sections 45-21.34 through 45-21.36 do not apply to tax foreclosure suits or tax sales.