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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-87-2 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-87-2
§ 143B-87.2. A+ Schools Special Fund
Status: reserved

(a) Fund.--The A+ Schools Special Fund is created as a special interest-bearing revenue fund in the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, North Carolina Arts Council. The Fund shall consist of all receipts derived from donations, gifts, devises, and earned revenue. The revenue in the Fund may be used only for contracted services, conference and meeting expenses, travel, staff salaries, and other administrative costs related to the A+ Schools program. The staff of the North Carolina Arts Council and the Department shall determine how the funds shall be used for the purposes of the A+ Schools program.

(b) Application.--This section applies to the A+ Schools program, which was transferred to the North Carolina Arts Council by Section 9.8 of S.L. 2010-31.

(c) Reports.--The Department shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, the Senate Appropriations Committee on Natural and Economic Resources, and the Fiscal Research Division by September 30 of each year that includes the source and amount of all funds credited to the Fund and the purpose and amount of all expenditures from the Fund during the prior fiscal year.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-171-19 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-171-19
§ 90-171.19. Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The General Assembly of North Carolina finds that mandatory licensure of all who engage in the practice of nursing is necessary to ensure minimum standards of competency and to provide the public safe nursing care.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-18-7 — NC Code / Chapter 28A / Section 28A-18-7
§ 28A-18-7. Execution by successor in office
Status: in_force

Any personal representative or collector may have execution issued on any judgment recovered by any person who preceded the personal representative or collector in the administration of the estate, or by the decedent, in the same cases and the same manner as the original plaintiff might have done.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-675 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-675
§ 160A-675. Tax exemption
Status: in_force

A district, and its property, bonds and notes, and income, are exempt from property taxes and income taxes to the same extent as if it were a city. A district is subject to gross receipts tax under G.S. 105-116 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-879 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-879
§ 106-879. Legislative authority necessary for payment
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Article shall operate or be construed as authority for the payment of any money out of the State treasury for the purchase of lands or for other purposes unless by appropriation for said purpose by the General Assembly.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-3-420 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-3-420
§ 25-3-420. Conversion of instrument
Status: in_force

(a) The law applicable to conversion of personal property applies to instruments. An instrument is also converted if it is taken by transfer, other than a negotiation, from a person not entitled to enforce the instrument or a bank makes or obtains payment with respect to the instrument for a person not entitled to enforce the instrument or receive payment. An action for conversion of an instrument may not be brought by (i) the issuer or acceptor of the instrument, or (ii) a payee or indorsee who did not receive delivery of the instrument either directly or through delivery to an agent or a co-payee.

(b) In an action under subsection (a) of this section, the measure of liability is presumed to be the amount payable on the instrument, but recovery may not exceed the amount of the plaintiff's interest in the instrument.

(c) A representative, other than a depositary bank, who has in good faith dealt with an instrument or its proceeds on behalf of one who was not the person entitled to enforce the instrument is not liable in conversion to that person beyond the amount of any proceeds that it has not paid out.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-64 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-64
§ 7A-64. Temporary assistance for district attorneys
Status: reserved

(a) A district attorney may apply to the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts to:

(1) Temporarily assign an assistant district attorney from another district, after consultation with the district attorney thereof, to assist in the prosecution of cases in the requesting district;

(2) Authorize the temporary appointment, by the requesting district attorney, of a qualified attorney to assist the requesting district attorney; or

(3) Enter into contracts with local governments for the provision of services by the State pursuant to G.S. 153A-212.1 or G.S. 160A-289.1 .

(a1) Repealed by S.L. 2012-7, § 9, eff. June 7, 2012 .

(b) The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts may provide this assistance only upon a showing by the requesting district attorney supported by facts that at least one of the following circumstances apply:

(1) Criminal cases have accumulated on the dockets of the superior or district courts of the district beyond the capacity of the district attorney and the district attorney's full-time assistants to keep the dockets reasonably current.

(2) The overwhelming public interest warrants the use of additional resources for the speedy disposition of cases involving drug offenses, domestic violence, or other offenses involving a threat to public safety.

(3) There is a conflict of interest.

(4) A county within the jurisdiction of the requesting district attorney is subject to a disaster declaration by the Governor pursuant to G.S. 166A-19.3(3) .

(c) The length of service and compensation of any temporary appointee or the terms of any contract entered into with local governments shall be fixed by Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts in each case. Nothing in this section shall be construed to obligate the General Assembly to make any appropriation to implement the provisions of this section or to obligate the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide the administrative costs of establishing or maintaining the positions or services provided for under this section. Further, nothing in this section shall be construed to obligate the Administrative Office of the Courts to maintain positions or services initially provided for under this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-354-7 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-354-7
§ 20-354.7. Required disclosure; signs; notice to customers
Status: in_force

A sign, at least 24 inches on each side, shall be posted in a manner conspicuous to the public. The sign shall contain:

(1) That the consumer has a right to receive a written estimate or to waive receipt of that estimate if the cost of repairs will exceed three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00).

(2) That the consumer may request, at the time the work order is taken, the return or inspection of all parts that have been replaced during the motor vehicle repair.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-89 — NC Code / Chapter 156 / Section 156-89
§ 156-89. Drainage across railroads; procedure
Status: in_force

Whenever the engineer and the viewers in charge shall make a survey for the purpose of locating a public levee or drainage district or changing a natural watercourse, and the same would cross the right-of-way of any railroad company, it shall be the duty of the owner in charge of the work to notify the railroad company, by serving written notice upon the agent of such company or its lessee or receiver, that they will meet the company at the place where the proposed ditch, drain, or watercourse crosses the right-of-way of such company, the notice fixing the time of such meeting, which shall not be less than 10 days after the service of the same, for the purpose of conferring with the railroad company with relation to the place where and the manner in which such improvement shall cross such right-of-way. When the time fixed for such conference shall arrive, unless for good cause more time is agreed upon, it shall be the duty of the viewers in charge and the railroad company to agree, if possible, upon the place where and the manner and method in which such improvement shall cross such right-of-way. If the viewers in charge and the railroad company cannot agree, or if the railroad company shall fail, neglect, or refuse to confer with the viewers, they shall determine the place and manner of crossing the right-of-way of the railroad company, and shall specify the number and size of openings required, and the damages, if any, to the railroad company, and so specify in their report. The fact that the railroad company is required by the construction of the improvement to build a new bridge or culvert or to enlarge or strengthen an old one shall not be considered as damages to the railroad company. The engineer and viewers shall also assess the benefits that will accrue to the right-of-way, roadbed, and other property of the company by affording better drainage or a better outlet for drainage, but no benefits shall be assessed because of the increase in business that may come to the road because of the construction of the improvement. The benefits shall be assessed as a fixed sum, determined solely by the physical benefit that its property will receive by the construction of the improvement, and it shall be reported by the viewers as a special assessment, due personally from the railroad company as a special assessment; it may be collected in the manner of an ordinary debt in any court having jurisdiction.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-130 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-130
§ 14-130. Trespass on public lands
Status: in_force

If any person shall erect a building on any state-owned lands, or cultivate or remove timber from any such lands, without the permission of the State, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Moreover, the State can recover from any person cutting timber on its land three times the value of the timber which is cut.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-189 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-189
§ 153A-189. State participation in improvement projects
Status: in_force

If a county proposes to undertake a project that would benefit land owned by the State of North Carolina or a board, agency, commission, or institution of the State and to finance all or a part of the project by special assessments, the board of commissioners may request the Council of State to authorize the State to pay its ratable part of the cost of the project, and the Council of State may authorize these payments. The Council of State may authorize the Secretary of Administration to approve or disapprove requests from counties for payment pursuant to this section, but a county may appeal to the Council of State if the Secretary disapproves a request. The Council of State may direct that any payment authorized pursuant to this section be made from the Contingency and Emergency Fund of the State of North Carolina or from any other available funds. Except as State payments are authorized pursuant to this section, state-owned property is exempt from assessment under this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-438-12 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-438-12
§ 143B-438.12. Federal Program Administration
Status: in_force

(a) Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.--In accordance with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the NCWorks Commission shall develop a Four-Year Unified State Plan to be submitted to the U.S. Secretary of Labor. The Unified State Plan shall describe the State's strategic vision and goals for preparing an educated and skilled workforce as required in section 102 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

(b) Other Workforce Grant Applications.--The NCWorks Commission may submit grant applications for workforce development initiatives and may manage the initiatives and demonstration projects.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-160 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-160
§ 14-160. Willful and wanton injury to personal property; punishments
Status: in_force

(a) If any person shall wantonly and willfully injure the personal property of another he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), if any person shall wantonly and willfully injure the personal property of another, causing damage in an amount in excess of two hundred dollars ($200.00), he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(c) This section applies to injuries to personal property without regard to whether the property is destroyed or not.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-1-6 — NC Code / Chapter 132 / Section 132-1-6
§ 132-1.6. Emergency response plans
Status: in_force

Emergency response plans adopted by a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina, a community college, or a public hospital as defined in G.S. 159-39 and the records related to the planning and development of these emergency response plans are not public records as defined by G.S. 132-1 and shall not be subject to inspection and examination under G.S. 132-6 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42A-10 — NC Code / Chapter 42A / Section 42A-10
§ 42A-10. Written agreement required
Status: in_force

(a) A landlord or real estate broker and tenant shall execute a vacation rental agreement for all vacation rentals subject to the provisions of this Chapter. No vacation rental agreement shall be valid and enforceable unless the tenant has accepted the agreement as evidenced by one of the following:

(1) The tenant's signature on the agreement.

(2) The tenant's payment of any monies to the landlord or real estate broker after the tenant's receipt of the agreement.

(3) The tenant's taking possession of the property after the tenant's receipt of the agreement.

(b) Any real estate broker who executes a vacation rental agreement that does not conform to the provisions of this Chapter or fails to execute a vacation rental agreement shall be guilty of an unfair trade practice in violation of G.S. 75-1.1 , and shall be prohibited from commencing an expedited eviction proceeding as provided in Article 4 of this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 125-11-10 — NC Code / Chapter 125 / Section 125-11-10
§ 125-11.10. Duties of State agencies
Status: in_force

(a) State agencies shall send the requested number of copies of each of their publications to the Clearinghouse within 10 days of issuance.

(b) The head of each State agency shall designate a publications officer who shall be responsible for supplying the requested number of copies of each State publication of that agency to the Clearinghouse. Each agency shall notify the Clearinghouse of the identity of its publications officer before October 1, 1987, and within 30 days of any change of publications officer. The publications officer shall supply the Clearinghouse semiannually a complete list of the agency's State publications issued within the previous six months and any other information regarding the publications of the agency requested by the Clearinghouse.

(c) State agencies may request permission from the State Library to submit fewer than the requested number of copies of a document. The request shall include information on the cost of the document and the projected public interest in the document.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 166A-19-77 — NC Code / Chapter 166A / Section 166A-19-77
§ 166A-19.77. North Carolina Forest Service designated as emergency response agency
Status: in_force

The North Carolina Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is designated an emergency response agency of the State of North Carolina for purposes of the following:

(1) Supporting the North Carolina Forest Service in responding to all-risk incidents.

(2) Receipt of any applicable State or federal funding.

(3) Training of other State and local agencies in emergency management.

(4) Any other emergency response roles for which the North Carolina Forest Service has special training or qualifications.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 89B-2 — NC Code / Chapter 89B / Section 89B-2
§ 89B-2. Definitions
Status: reserved

As used in this Chapter:

(1) “ Board ” means the State Board of Registration for Foresters, provided for by this Chapter.

(2) “ Forester ” means a person who by reason of special knowledge and training in natural sciences, mathematics, silviculture, forest protection, forest mensuration, forest management, forest economics, and forest utilization is qualified to engage in the practice of forestry.

(2a) “ Forestry ” means the professional practice embracing the science, business, and the art of creating, conserving, and managing forests and forestlands for the sustained use and enjoyment of their resources, material, or other forest produce.

(3) “ Practice of forestry ” means rendering professional forestry services, including but not limited to, consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, or other forestry activities requiring knowledge, training, and experience in forestry principles and techniques.

(4) “ Registered forester ” means a person who has been registered pursuant to this Chapter.

(5) “ Consulting forester ” means a registered forester who:

a. to c. Repealed by S.L. 1998-157, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999 .

d. Is competent to practice forest management, appraisal, development, marketing, protection, and utilization for the benefit of the general public on a fee, contractual, or contingency basis;

e. Has not engaged in any practice that constitutes a conflict of interest or in any way diminishes his ability to represent the best interests of his clients; and

f. Has filed annually an affidavit with the Board in accordance with G.S. 89B-14(b) .

(6) “ Urban forester ” means a person who engages in the practice of forestry in an urban setting that involves municipal ownership, homesteads, parks and woodlots, and similar urban properties.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 34-2 — NC Code / Chapter 34 / Section 34-2
§ 34-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

In this Chapter:

The term “benefits” shall mean all moneys payable by the United States through the Bureau.

The term “Bureau” means the United States Veterans’ Bureau 1 or its successor.

The term “Director” means the Director of the United States Veterans’ Bureau or his successor.

“Estate” means income on hand and assets acquired partially or wholly with “income.”

The term “guardian” as used herein shall mean any person acting as a fiduciary for a ward.

“Income” means moneys received from the Veterans Administration and revenue or profit from any property wholly or partially acquired therewith.

The term “person” includes a partnership, corporation or an association.

The term “ward” means a beneficiary of the Bureau.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-274 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-274
§ 136-274. Liberal construction of Article
Status: in_force

It is intended that the provisions of this Article shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes provided for, or intended to be provided for, herein, and where strict construction would result in the defeat of the accomplishment of any of the acts authorized herein, and a liberal construction would permit or assist in the accomplishment thereof, the liberal construction shall be chosen.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-7-20 — NC Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-7-20
§ 55-7-20. Shareholders' list for meeting
Status: in_force

(a) After fixing a record date for a meeting, a corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all its shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders' meeting. The list shall be arranged by voting group, by class or series of shares within each voting group, and shall show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder.

(b) The shareholders' list shall be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, (i) at the corporation's principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held or (ii) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to the list is provided with the notice of the meeting. In the event that the corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that the information is available only to shareholders of the corporation. A shareholder, personally or by or with the shareholder's representative, is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of G.S. 55-16-02(c) , to copy the list, during regular business hours and at the shareholder's expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

(c) If the meeting is to be held at a place, the corporation shall make the shareholders' list available at the meeting, and any shareholder, personally or by or with the shareholder's representative, is entitled to inspect the list at any time during the meeting or any adjournment. If the meeting is to be held at a place, the corporation is not required to make the list available through electronic or other means of remote communication to a shareholder or proxy attending the meeting by remote communication pursuant to G.S. 55-7-09 . If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to inspection during the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access the list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.

(d) If the corporation refuses to allow a shareholder or the shareholder's representative to inspect the shareholders' list before or at the meeting, or copy the list as permitted by subsection (b) [of this section], the superior court of the county where a corporation's principal office is located, or, if the corporation has no principal office in this State, the superior court of the county where the corporation's registered office is located, on application of the shareholder, after notice is given to the corporation, may summarily order the inspection or copying at the corporation's expense and may postpone the meeting for which the list was prepared until the inspection or copying is complete.

(e) Refusal or failure to prepare or make available the shareholders' list does not affect the validity of action taken at the meeting.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-339-43 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-339-43
§ 1-339.43. Days on which sale may be held
Status: in_force

A sale may be held on any day except Sunday.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 71A-7-2 — NC Code / Chapter 71A / Section 71A-7-2
§ 71A-7.2. Occaneechi Band of Saponi Nation in North Carolina; rights, privileges, immunities, obligations and duties
Status: in_force

The Indians now living primarily in the old settlement of Little Texas in Pleasant Grove Township, Alamance County, who are lineal descendants of the Saponi and related Indians who occupied the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia in precontact times, and specifically of those Saponi and related Indians who formally became tributary to Virginia under the Treaties of Middle Plantation in 1677 and 1680, and who under the subsequent treaty of 1713 with the Colony of Virginia agreed to join together as a single community, shall, from and after July 20, 1971, be designated and officially recognized as the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation of North Carolina, and shall continue to enjoy all their rights, privileges, and immunities as citizens of the State as now or hereafter provided by law, and shall continue to be subject to all the obligations and duties of citizens under the law.