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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 89E-22 — NC Code / Chapter 89E / Section 89E-22
§ 89E-22. Misdemeanor
Status: reserved

Any person who shall willfully practice publicly, or offer to practice publicly, geology for other natural or corporate persons in this State without being licensed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, or any person presenting or attempting to use as his own the license or the seal of another, or any person who shall give any false or forged evidence of any kind in obtaining a license, or any person who shall falsely impersonate any other licensee of like or different name, or any person who shall attempt to use an expired or revoked license or practice at any time during a period the Board has suspended or revoked the license, or any person who shall violate the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-3-307 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-3-307
§ 25-3-307. Notice of breach of fiduciary duty
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) “Fiduciary” means an agent, trustee, partner, corporate officer or director, or other representative owing a fiduciary duty with respect to an instrument.

(2) “Represented person” means the principal, beneficiary, partnership, corporation, or other person to whom the duty stated in subdivision (1) is owed.

(b) If (i) an instrument is taken from a fiduciary for payment or collection or for value, (ii) the taker has knowledge of the fiduciary status of the fiduciary, and (iii) the represented person makes a claim to the instrument or its proceeds on the basis that the transaction of the fiduciary is a breach of fiduciary duty, the following rules apply:

(1) Notice of breach of fiduciary duty by the fiduciary is notice of the claim of the represented person.

(2) In the case of an instrument payable to the represented person or the fiduciary as such, the taker has notice of the breach of fiduciary duty if the instrument is (i) taken in payment of or as security for a debt known by the taker to be the personal debt of the fiduciary, (ii) taken in a transaction known by the taker to be for the personal benefit of the fiduciary, or (iii) deposited to an account other than an account of the fiduciary, as such, or an account of the represented person.

(3) If an instrument is issued by the represented person or the fiduciary as such, and made payable to the fiduciary personally, the taker does not have notice of the breach of fiduciary duty unless the taker knows of the breach of fiduciary duty or knows such facts that his action in taking the instrument is not in good faith.

(4) If an instrument is issued by the represented person or the fiduciary as such, to the taker as payee, the taker has notice of the breach of fiduciary duty if the instrument is (i) taken in payment of or as security for a debt known by the taker to be the personal debt of the fiduciary, (ii) taken in a transaction known by the taker to be for the personal benefit of the fiduciary, or (iii) deposited to an account other than an account of the fiduciary, as such, or an account of the represented person.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 146-17 — NC Code / Chapter 146 / Section 146-17
§ 146-17. Mapping and discovery agreements
Status: in_force

The Department of Administration, acting on behalf of the State, for the purpose of discovering State lands, may, with the approval of the Governor and Council of State, enter into agreements with counties, municipalities, persons, firms, and corporations providing for the discovery of State land by the systematic mapping of the counties of the State and by other appropriate means. All expenses incurred by the Department incident to such mapping and discovery agreements shall be paid from the State Land Fund, unless otherwise provided by the General Assembly.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-24-7 — NC Code / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-24-7
§ 44A-24.7. Lien claimant to mail copy of notice of lien to owner by certified mail
Status: in_force

Any lien claimant who files a lien on commercial real estate pursuant to the provisions of this Part shall mail a copy of the notice of the lien to the owner of the commercial real estate by certified mail, return receipt requested, or shall serve a copy of the notice of the lien in accordance with any of the provisions for service of process set forth in G.S. 1A-1, Rule 4 . The lien claimant shall file proof of service with the clerk of the superior court. The lien is void if the lien claimant does not file and serve the lien as provided in this Part.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-17-7 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-17-7
§ 20-17.7. Commercial motor vehicle out-of-service fines authorized
Status: in_force

The Secretary of Public Safety may adopt rules implementing fines for violation of out-of-service criteria as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 390.5 . These fines may not exceed the schedule of fines adopted by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Alliance that is in effect on the date of the violations.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54-109-47 — NC Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54-109-47
§ 54-109.47. Loan officers
Status: in_force

(a) The credit committee may appoint one or more loan officers and delegate the power to approve loans, subject to such limitations or conditions as the credit committee prescribes.

(b) Loan applications not approved by a loan officer shall be reviewed and acted upon by the credit committee.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-101 — NC Code / Chapter 18C / Section 18C-101
§ 18C-101. Citation
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the North Carolina State Lottery Act.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-48-51 — NC Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135-48-51
§ 135-48.51. Coverage and operational mandates related to Chapter 58 of the General Statutes
Status: in_force

The following provisions of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes apply to the State Health Plan:

(1) G.S. 58-3-191 , Managed care reporting and disclosure requirements.

(2) G.S. 58-3-221 , Access to nonformulary and restricted access prescription drugs.

(3) G.S. 58-3-223 , Managed care access to specialist care.

(4) G.S. 58-3-225 , Prompt claim payments under health benefit plans.

(5) G.S. 58-3-235 , Selection of specialist as primary care provider.

(6) G.S. 58-3-240 , Direct access to pediatrician for minors.

(7) G.S. 58-3-245 , Provider directories.

(7a) G.S. 58-3-247 , Insurance identification card.

(8) G.S. 58-3-250 , Payment obligations for covered services.

(9) G.S. 58-3-265 , Prohibition on managed care provider incentives.

(10) G.S. 58-3-280 , Coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema.

(11) G.S. 58-3-285 , Coverage for hearing aids.

(12) G.S. 58-50-30 , Right to choose services of certain providers.

(13) G.S. 58-67-88 , Continuity of care.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-220 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-220
§ 160A-220. Lands exempt from assessment
Status: in_force

No lands within a city, except as herein provided, shall be exempt from special assessments except lands belonging to the United States that are exempt under the provisions of federal statutes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-111 — NC Code / Chapter 108A / Section 108A-111
§ 108A-111. Adoption of standards
Status: in_force

The Department and the administrative office of the court shall adopt standards and other procedures and guidelines with forms to insure the effective implementation of the provisions of this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-449-66 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-449-66
§ 105-449.66. Importer licensing
Status: in_force

An applicant for a license as an importer must indicate on the application the type of importer license sought. The types of importers are bonded importer, occasional importer, and tank wagon importer.

A person may not be licensed as more than one type of importer. A bulk end-user that imports motor fuel from a terminal of a supplier that is not an elective or a permissive supplier must be licensed as a bonded importer. A bulk end-user that imports motor fuel from a bulk plant and is not required to be licensed as a bonded importer must be licensed as an occasional importer. A bulk end-user that imports motor fuel only from a terminal of an elective or a permissive supplier is not required to be licensed as an importer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 43-30 — NC Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-30
§ 43-30. Correction of registered title; limitation of adverse claims
Status: in_force

Any registered owner or other claimant under the registered title may at any time apply to the court in which the original decree was entered, by petition, setting out that registered interests of any description, whether vested, contingent, expectant or inchoate, have terminated and ceased, or that new interests have arisen or been created which do not appear upon the certificate, or that any error or omission was made in entering or issuing the certificate or any duplicate thereof, or that the name of any person on the certificate has been changed, or that the registered owner had married or, if registered as married, that the marriage has been terminated, or that a corporation which owned registered lands has been dissolved, without conveying the same or transferring its certificate within three years after the dissolution, or any other reasonable and proper ground of correction or relief; and such court may hear and determine the petition after notice to all parties in interest, and may make such order or decree as may be appropriate and lawful in the premises; but nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any such court to open any original decree of registration which was entered more than 12 months prior to the filing of such petition, and nothing shall be done or ordered by the court to divest or impair the title or other interest of a purchaser who holds a transfer or certificate of title for value and in good faith. No action or proceeding shall be commenced or maintained to set up or establish any right, claim, interest or estate adverse to the order or decree or certificate of title issued thereon made or entered upon any petition or other proceeding authorized by this section, unless the same shall be brought and instituted within six months from the date of such order or decree authorized by this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-71-2 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-71-2
§ 14-71.2. Receiving or transferring stolen vehicles
Status: in_force

Any person who, with intent to procure or pass title to a vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen or unlawfully taken, receives or transfers possession of the same from or to another, or who has in his possession any vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen or unlawfully taken, and who is not an officer of the law engaged at the time in the performance of his duty as such officer shall be punished as a Class H felon.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-37-30 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-37-30
§ 58-37-30. General obligations of insurance producers
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, no licensed insurance producer of an insurer authorized to solicit and accept premiums for motor vehicle insurance or any component thereof by the company he represents shall refuse on behalf of said company to accept any application from an eligible risk for such insurance and to immediately bind the coverage applied for and for a period of not less than six months if cession of the particular coverage and coverage limits applied for are permitted in the Facility, provided the application is submitted during the insurance producer's normal business hours, at his customary place of business and in accordance with the insurance producer's customary practices and procedures. The commission paid on the insurance coverages provided in this Article shall not be less than the commission on insurance coverage written through the North Carolina Insurance Plan on May 1, 1973. The same commission shall apply uniformly statewide.

(b) It shall be the responsibility of the insurance producer to write the coverage applied for at what he believes to be the appropriate rate level. If coverage is written at the Facility rate level and the company elects not to cede, the policy shall be rated at a rate under Article 36 of this Chapter. Coverage written at a rate under Article 36 of this Chapter that is not acceptable to the company must either be placed with another company or rated at the Facility rate level by the insurance producer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115D-89 — NC Code / Chapter 115D / Section 115D-89
§ 115D-89. State Board of Community Colleges to administer Article; issuance of diplomas by schools; investigation and inspection; rules
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Community Colleges, acting by and through the State Board of Proprietary Schools, shall have authority to administer and enforce this Article and to grant and issue licenses to proprietary schools whose sustained curriculum is of a grade equal to that prescribed for similar public schools and educational institutions of the State and which have met the standards set forth by the Board, including but not limited to course offerings, adequate facilities, financial stability, competent personnel and legitimate operating practices.

(b) Any such proprietary school may by and with the approval of the State Board of Community Colleges issue certificates and diplomas.

(c) The State Board, acting by and through the State Board of Proprietary Schools, shall formulate the criteria and the standards evolved thereunder for the approval of such schools or educational institutions, provide for adequate investigations of all schools applying for a license and issue licenses to those applicants meeting the standards fixed by the State Board, maintain a list of schools approved under the provisions of this Article which list shall be available for the information of the public, and provide for periodic inspection of all schools licensed under the provisions of this Article. Through periodic reports required of licensed schools and by inspections made by authorized representatives, the State Board of Community Colleges, acting by and through the State Board of Proprietary Schools, shall have general supervision over proprietary schools in the State, the object of said supervision being to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public by having the proprietary schools maintain adequate, safe and sanitary school quarters, sufficient and proper facilities and equipment, sufficient and qualified teaching and administrative staff, and satisfactory programs of operation and instruction, and to have the school carry out its advertised promises and contracts made with its students and patrons. To this end, the State Board of Community Colleges, acting by and through the State Board of Proprietary Schools, is authorized to issue such rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article as are necessary to administer the provisions of this Article.

The State Board, acting by and through the State Board of Proprietary Schools, may request any occupational licensing or approving board or agency in this State to adopt rules requiring the approval of that board or agency for a course of study. Under these rules, the board or agency shall pass on the adequacy of equipment, curricula, and instructional personnel. The State Board of Community Colleges may deny approval to a course of study that is not approved by such board or agency.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-9-342 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-9-342
§ 25-9-342. Bank's right to refuse to enter into or disclose existence of control agreement
Status: in_force

This Article does not require a bank to enter into an agreement of the kind described in G.S. 25-9-104(a)(2) , even if its customer so requests or directs. A bank that has entered into such an agreement is not required to confirm the existence of the agreement to another person unless requested to do so by its customer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 81A-55 — NC Code / Chapter 81A / Section 81A-55
§ 81A-55. Violations by public weighmasters; by others; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) Any public weighmaster who refuses to issue a certificate as prescribed by this Article, or who issues a certificate giving a false weight, or who misrepresents the weight to any person, or who otherwise violates any provisions of this Article or the rules and regulations pursuant to this Article, may have his license revoked, suspended or terminated by the Commissioner.

(b) The following acts by other persons are also violations of this Article:

(1) Requesting a public weighmaster to weigh a product inaccurately;

(2) Requesting an inaccurate certificate prescribed by this Article;

(3) Impersonating a public weighmaster;

(4) Erasing, changing or altering any certificate issued by a public weighmaster;

(5) Increasing or decreasing the weight of a product for the purpose of deception; or

(6) Violating any other provision of this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-471 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-471
§ 105-471. Retailer to collect sales tax
Status: in_force

Every person liable for tax in a taxing county shall on and after the levy of the tax herein authorized collect the one percent (1%) local sales tax provided by this Article. A person is required to collect a local use tax on a transaction if a local sales tax does not apply to the transaction in accordance with G.S. 105-164.8(c) .

The tax to be collected under this Article shall be collected as a part of the sales price of an item or transaction subject to tax in accordance with G.S. 105-467 . The tax shall be stated and charged separately from the sales price or purchase price and shall be shown separately on the sales record, except as provided in G.S. 105-164.7 , and shall be paid by the purchaser to the person liable for the tax as trustee for and on account of the State or county wherein the tax is imposed. It is the intent and purpose of this Article that the local sales and use tax herein authorized to be imposed and levied by a taxing county shall be added to the sales price and that the tax shall be passed on to the purchaser instead of being borne by the person liable for the tax. The Secretary of Revenue shall design the necessary forms for filing returns and instructions to insure the full collection from a person liable for this tax, and the Secretary may adapt the present form used for the reporting and collecting of the State sales and use tax to this purpose.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-318-5 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-318-5
§ 14-318.5. Failure to report the disappearance of a child to law enforcement; immunity of person reporting in good faith
Status: in_force

(a) The following definitions apply in this section:

(1) Child.--Any person who is less than 16 years of age.

(2) Disappearance of a child.--When the parent or other person providing supervision of a child does not know the location of the child and has not had contact with the child for a 24-hour period.

(b) A parent or any other person providing care to or supervision of a child who knowingly or wantonly fails to report the disappearance of a child to law enforcement is in violation of this subsection. Unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, a violation of this subsection is punishable as a Class I felony.

(c) Any person who reasonably suspects the disappearance of a child and who reasonably suspects that the child may be in danger shall report those suspicions to law enforcement within a reasonable time. Unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, a violation of this subsection is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(d) This section does not apply if G.S. 110-102.1 is applicable.

(e) Notwithstanding subsection (b) or (c) of this section, if a child is absent from school, a teacher is not required to report the child's absence to law enforcement officers under this section, provided the teacher reports the child's absence from school pursuant to Article 26 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes.

(f) The felony of failure to report the disappearance of a child as required by subsection (b) of this section is an offense additional to other civil and criminal provisions and is not intended to repeal or preclude any other sanctions or remedies.

(g) Any person who reports the disappearance of a child as required by this section is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed for that action, provided that the person was acting in good faith. In any proceeding involving liability, good faith is presumed.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-113-53 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-113-53
§ 90-113.53. Pseudoephedrine transaction limits
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall deliver to any one person, attempt to deliver to any one person, purchase, or attempt to purchase at retail more than 3.6 grams of any pseudoephedrine products per calendar day. This limit does not apply if the product is dispensed under a valid prescription.

(b) No person shall purchase at retail more than 9 grams of pseudoephedrine products within any 30-day period. This limit does not apply if the product is dispensed under a valid prescription.

(c) This section does not apply to any pseudoephedrine products that are in the form of liquids, liquid capsules, gel capsules, or pediatric products labeled pursuant to federal regulation primarily intended for administration to children under 12 years of age according to label instruction, except as to those specific products for which the Commission issues an order pursuant to G.S. 90-113.58 subjecting the product to requirements under this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162A-31 — NC Code / Chapter 162A / Section 162A-31
§ 162A-31. Short title
Status: in_force

This Article shall be known and may be cited as the Metropolitan Water Districts Act.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-210 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-210
§ 136-210. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Article, “ Rural Transportation Planning Organization ” means a voluntary organization of local elected officials or their designees and representatives of local transportation systems formed by a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Transportation to work cooperatively with the Department to plan rural transportation systems and to advise the Department on rural transportation policy.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-67-45 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-67-45
§ 58-67-45. Fiduciary responsibilities
Status: in_force

Any director, officer or partner of a health maintenance organization who receives, collects, disburses, or invests funds in connection with the activities of such organization shall be responsible for such funds in a fiduciary relationship to the enrollees.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-192 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-192
§ 143-192. Fund to be invested by Governor and Council of State; State Treasurer custodian
Status: in_force

The Governor and Council of State are hereby fully authorized and directed to invest the said fund exclusively in bonds of the United States of America, of such series as may be readily converted into money and notes or certificates of indebtedness of the United States of America, or in bonds, notes or other obligations of any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, when the payment of principal and interest thereof is fully guaranteed by the United States of America, and in bonds or notes of the State of North Carolina. The interest and revenues received from such investments, or profits realized in the sale thereof, shall become a part of the said State Post-War Reserve Fund and shall be likewise invested. Bonds of the State of North Carolina purchased for the said fund shall not be cancelled or retired but shall remain in full force and the income therefrom reinvested as hereinbefore provided. The State Treasurer shall be custodian of all securities and investments made under authority of this Article.