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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35B-37 — NC Code / Chapter 35B / Section 35B-37
§ 35B-37. Registration of protective orders and general guardianship orders
Status: in_force

If a guardian of the estate or general guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the adjudication of incompetence or an application for the issuance of a protective order is not pending in this State, the guardian of the estate or general guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the protective order or general guardianship in this State by filing as a foreign judgment in a court of this State, in any county in which property belonging to the protected person is located, certified copies of the order and letters of office and of any bond.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143A-242 — NC Code / Chapter 143A / Section 143A-242
§ 143A-242. State Highway Patrol
Status: reserved

The State Highway Patrol as provided for in Article 4 of Chapter 20 is hereby transferred by a Type I transfer, as defined in G.S. 143A-6 , to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-717 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2-717
§ 25-2-717. Deduction of damages from the price
Status: in_force

The buyer on notifying the seller of his intention to do so may deduct all or any part of the damages resulting from any breach of the contract from any part of the price still due under the same contract.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-394 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-394
§ 130A-394. Coroner to hold inquests
Status: in_force

In every case requiring the medical examiner to be notified, as provided by G.S. 130A-383 , the coroner shall be notified by the medical examiner, and the coroner shall hold an inquest and preliminary hearing in those instances as required in G.S. 152-7 . The coroner shall file a written report of his investigation with the district attorney of the superior court and the medical examiner. The body shall remain in the custody and control of the medical examiner. However, if a county has abolished the office of coroner pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 152A at a time when Chapter 152A was in effect in the county: (i) The provisions of this Article relating to coroner shall not be applicable to the county, (ii) the provisions of G.S. 152A-9 shall remain in full force and effect in the county, and (iii) Chapter 152 of the General Statutes shall not be applicable in the county.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-577 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-577
§ 160A-577. Creation; membership
Status: in_force

A municipality may, by resolution or ordinance, create a transportation authority, hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “authority.” It shall be a body corporate and politic. It shall consist of up to 11 members as determined by the governing body of the municipality.

Members of the authority shall reside within the territorial jurisdiction of the authority as hereinafter set out. They shall be appointed by the governing body of the municipality. The terms of the members shall be fixed by the governing body. Appointments to fill vacancies occurring during the regular terms shall be made by the governing body. The appointments of all members shall run until their successors are appointed and qualified.

The members of the authority shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from the membership of the authority. They shall also elect a secretary who may, or may not, be a member of the authority.

A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present at a meeting of the authority shall be required to constitute action of the authority. Members of the authority shall receive such compensation, if any, as may be fixed by the governing body of the municipality.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-896 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-896
§ 106-896. Forest rangers, deputy rangers, and emergency workers
Status: in_force

The Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee may authorize as many forest rangers, deputy rangers, or emergency workers as the Commissioner deems necessary and available. For purposes of this Article, the following definitions apply:

(1) “ Deputy ranger ” means a highly trained emergency worker hired on a temporary basis to respond to a given emergency or condition. A deputy ranger shall be sworn or affirmed to the terms of “General Oath” as provided in G.S. 11-11 . A deputy ranger shall have the powers and duties as enumerated in G.S. 106-899 .

(2) “ Emergency worker ” means a person who is not an employee of the North Carolina Forest Service but is an individual serving on a temporary basis in case of fire, storm, snow, earthquake, flood, or other similar emergency. Except for a deputy ranger, an emergency worker is not sworn or affirmed to the terms of “General Oath” provided in G.S. 11-11 .

(3) “ Forest ranger ” means an employee of the North Carolina Forest Service who has been sworn or affirmed to the terms of “General Oath” provided in G.S. 11-11 . A forest ranger shall have the powers and duties as enumerated in G.S. 106-898 and G.S. 106-899 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-276 — NC Code / Chapter 54B / Section 54B-276
§ 54B-276. Rules
Status: in_force

The Commission may adopt rules as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-474 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-474
§ 115C-474. Taxes levied and collected for bonds assumed to be paid into school debt service fund of county; discharge of sinking fund custodian
Status: in_force

In any county where the bonds of a local district have been assumed under the provisions of this Article, all taxes levied and collected for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on said bonds, or for creating a sinking fund for the retirement of said bonds, shall be deposited in the school debt service fund of the county. The custodian of all moneys and other assets of a sinking fund created for the retirement of said bonds is hereby authorized to turn over such moneys and assets to the county treasurer, the county sinking fund commissioner or other county officer charged with the custodianship of sinking funds, and such custodian shall thereby be discharged from further responsibility for administration of and accounting for such sinking fund.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143A-64 — NC Code / Chapter 143A / Section 143A-64
§ 143A-64. North Carolina Board of Crop Seed Improvement; transfer
Status: reserved

The North Carolina Board of Crop Seed Improvement, as contained in Article 30 of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes and the laws of this State, is hereby transferred by a Type II transfer to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21-7 — NC Code / Chapter 150B / Section 150B-21-7
§ 150B-21.7. Effect of transfer of duties or termination of agency on rules
Status: reserved

(a) When a law that authorizes an agency to adopt a rule is repealed and another law gives the same or another agency substantially the same authority to adopt a rule, the rule remains in effect until the agency with authority over the rule amends or repeals the rule. When a law that authorizes an agency to adopt a rule is repealed and another law does not give the same or another agency substantially the same authority to adopt a rule, a rule adopted under the repealed law is repealed as of the date the law is repealed. The agency that adopted the rule shall notify the Codifier of Rules that the rule is repealed pursuant to this subsection.

(b) When an executive order abolishes part or all of an agency and transfers a function of that agency to another agency, a rule concerning the transferred function remains in effect until the agency to which the function is transferred amends or repeals the rule. When an executive order abolishes part or all of an agency and does not transfer a function of that agency to another agency, a rule concerning a function abolished by the executive order is repealed as of the effective date of the executive order. The agency that adopted the rule shall notify the Codifier of Rules that the rule is repealed pursuant to this subsection.

(c) When notified of a rule repealed under this section, the Codifier of Rules must enter the repeal of the rule in the North Carolina Administrative Code.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-298 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-298
§ 143-298. Duty of Attorney General; expenses; subpoenas
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to represent all departments, institutions, and agencies of the State in connection with claims asserted against them and to attend all hearings in connection therewith where the amount of the claim, in the opinion of the Attorney General, is of sufficient import to require and justify such appearance. In the event the amount appropriated to the Attorney General's office for travel and subsistence is insufficient to take care of the additional expense incident to attending these hearings, the Governor and Council of State are authorized to pay such additional travel expenses from the Contingency and Emergency Fund.

Subpoenas for any purpose authorized by G.S. 1A-1, Rule 45 may be issued by an Attorney of Record for either party in all proceedings under the State Tort Claims Act and served by the means specified in the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure or served by registered or certified mail, and service shall be proved by filing of the return receipt.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 127A-147 — NC Code / Chapter 127A / Section 127A-147
§ 127A-147. Orders, rules, regulations and Uniform Code of Military Justice applicable to militia when not in service of United States
Status: in_force

The North Carolina National Guard, State defense militia and naval militia, when not in the service of the United States, shall be governed by State law, the orders, rules and regulations of the Adjutant General, regulations promulgated by the secretary of the appropriate service of the Armed Forces of the United States, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, as amended from time to time.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-350 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-350
§ 90-350. Short title
Status: in_force

This Article shall be known as the Dietetics/Nutrition Practice Act.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-208 — NC Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62-208
§ 62-208. Common carriers to settle promptly for cash-on-delivery shipments; penalty
Status: in_force

Every common carrier which shall fail to make settlement with the consignor of a cash-on-delivery shipment, either by payment of the moneys stipulated to be collected upon the delivery of the articles so shipped or by the return to such consignor of the article so shipped, within 20 days after demand made by the consignor and payment or tender of payment by him of the lawful charges for transportation, shall forfeit and pay to such consignor a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), where the value of the shipment is twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or less; and, where the value of the shipment is over twenty-five dollars ($25.00), a penalty equal to the value of the shipment; the penalty not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) in any case: Provided, no penalty shall be collectible where the shipment, through no act of negligence of the common carrier is burned, stolen or otherwise destroyed: Provided further, that the penalties here named shall be cumulative and shall not be in derogation of any right the consignor may have under any other provision of law to recover of the common carrier damages for the loss of any cash-on-delivery shipment or for negligent delay in handling the same. Provided, however, that this section shall not apply to motor carriers of passengers.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215-29 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-215-29
§ 143-215.29. Supervision by qualified engineers; reports and modification during work
Status: in_force

(a) Any project for which the Commission's approval is required under G.S. 143-215.26 , 143-215.27 , and 143-215.28 , and any project undertaken pursuant to an order of the Commission issued pursuant to this section or G.S. 143-215.32 or funded from the Fund established in G.S. 143-215.32A shall be designed and supervised by an engineer legally qualified in the State of North Carolina.

(b) During the construction, enlargement, repair, alteration or removal of a dam, the Commission may require such progress reports from the supervising engineer as it deems necessary.

(c) If during construction, reconstruction, repair, alteration or enlargement of any dam, the Commission finds the work is not being done in accordance with the provisions of the approval and the approved plans and specifications, it shall give written notice by registered mail or personal service to the person who received the approval and to the person in charge of construction at the dam. The notice shall state the particulars in which compliance has not been made, and shall order immediate compliance with the terms of the approval, and the approved plans and specifications. The Commission may order that no further construction work be undertaken until such compliance has been effected and approved by the Commission. A failure to comply with the approval and the approved plans and specifications shall render the approval revocable unless compliance is made after notice as provided in this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-10-260 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-10-260
§ 58-10-260. Exemptions and effective dates
Status: in_force

(a) Upon written application of any insurer, the Commissioner may grant an exemption from compliance with any and all provisions of this Part if the Commissioner finds, upon review of the application, that compliance with this Part would constitute a financial or organizational hardship upon the insurer. An exemption may be granted at anytime and from time to time for a specified period or periods. Within 10 days after a denial of an insurer's written request for an exemption, the insurer may request in writing a hearing on its application for an exemption. The hearing shall be held in accordance with Article 3A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.

(b) Domestic insurers retaining a certified public accountant on July 31, 2009, who qualify as independent shall comply with this Part for the year ending December 31, 2010, and each year thereafter unless the Commissioner permits otherwise.

(c) Foreign insurers shall comply with this Part for the year ending December 31, 2010, and each year thereafter unless the Commissioner permits otherwise.

(d) The requirements of G.S. 58-10-210(d) shall become effective for audits of the year beginning January 1, 2010, and each year thereafter.

(e) The requirements of G.S. 58-10-245 shall become effective on January 1, 2010. An insurer or group of insurers that is not required to have independent audit committee members or only a majority of independent audit committee members, as opposed to a supermajority, because the total written and assumed premium is below the threshold and subsequently becomes subject to one of the independence requirements due to changes in premium shall have one year following the year the threshold is exceeded, but not earlier than January 1, 2010, to comply with the independence requirements. Likewise, an insurer that becomes subject to one of the independence requirements as a result of a business combination shall have one calendar year following the date of acquisition or combination to comply with the independence requirements.

(f) The requirements of G.S. 58-10-255 become effective beginning with the reporting period ending December 31, 2010, and each year thereafter. An insurer or group of insurers that is not required to file a report because the total written premium is below the threshold and subsequently becomes subject to the reporting requirements shall have two years following the year the threshold is exceeded, but not earlier than December 31, 2010, to file a report. An insurer acquired in a business combination shall have two calendar years after the date of acquisition or combination to comply with the reporting requirements.

(g) The requirements of G.S. 58-10-246 become effective January 1, 2020. An insurer or group of insurers exempt from G.S. 58-10-246 that no longer meets the threshold for exemption shall have one calendar year after the year the threshold is exceeded to comply with the requirements of that section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-214-5 — NC Code / Chapter 131E / Section 131E-214-5
§ 131E-214.5. Department's duty to provide limited access to patient data
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Health and Human Services (Department) shall make available, at no charge and in a manner and format of its choosing, to any person or organization under contract with the Department to provide medical care quality improvement services, the minimum necessary data components of compiled patient data prepared for release or dissemination by a statewide data processor to the State Health Director pursuant to G.S. 131E-214.4(a)(7) . The minimum necessary data components of compiled patient data shall be determined by the Department and are subject to any restrictions by the data owner. As used in this section, “ medical care quality improvement services ” means evaluation of medical quality of healthcare performance.

(b) Any person or organization that receives patient data pursuant to this section is subject to the following requirements and limitations:

(1) Is prohibited from using the patient data for any purpose other than to fulfill its performance under the terms of the contract with the Department.

(2) Shall maintain the confidentiality of the data.

(3) Shall not retain the data beyond the term of its contract with the Department.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-40 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-40
§ 7A-40. Composition; judicial powers of clerk
Status: in_force

The Superior Court Division of the General Court of Justice consists of the several superior courts of the State. The clerk of superior court in the exercise of the judicial power conferred upon him as ex officio judge of probate, and in the exercise of other judicial powers conferred upon him by law in respect of special proceedings and the administration of guardianships and trusts, is a judicial officer of the Superior Court Division, and not a separate court.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-388 — NC Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-388
§ 20-388. Willful acts of employees deemed those of motor carrier
Status: in_force

The willful act of any officer, agent, or employee of a motor carrier, acting within the scope of his official duties of employment, shall, for the purpose of this Article, be deemed to be the willful act of the motor carrier.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-247 — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-247
§ 143-247. Transfer of powers, duties, jurisdiction, and responsibilities
Status: reserved

All duties, powers, jurisdiction, and responsibilities now vested by statute in and heretofore exercised by the Department of Conservation and Development, the Board of Conservation and Development, the Director of Conservation and Development, the Division of Game and Inland Fisheries, the Commissioner of Game and Inland Fisheries, or any predecessor organization, board, commission, commissioner or official relating to or pertaining to the wildlife resources of North Carolina, subject to the provisions of Subchapter IV of Chapter 113 of the General Statutes , are hereby transferred to and vested by law in the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission hereby created, subject to the provisions of this Article. The powers, duties, jurisdiction, and responsibilities hereby transferred shall be vested in the Commission immediately upon its organization under the provisions of this Article. Provided however, that no provision of this Article shall be construed as transferring to or conferring upon the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, herein created, jurisdiction over the administration of any laws regulating the pollution of streams or public waters in North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-58-2 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-58-2
§ 14-58.2. Burning of mobile home, manufactured-type house or recreational trailer home
Status: in_force

If any person shall willfully and maliciously burn any mobile home or manufactured-type house or recreational trailer home which is the dwelling house of another and which is occupied at the time of the burning, the same shall constitute the crime of arson in the first degree.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-113-83 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-113-83
§ 105-113.83. Payment of excise taxes
Status: reserved

(a) Liquor.--The excise tax on liquor levied under G.S. 105-113.80(c) is payable monthly by the local ABC board and by a distillery permittee to the Secretary. The tax shall be paid on or before the 15th day of the month following the month in which the tax was collected.

(b) Malt Beverage and Wine.--The excise taxes on malt beverages and wine levied under G.S. 105-113.80(a) and (b) , respectively, are payable to the Secretary by the resident wholesaler or importer who first handles the beverages in this State. The taxes on malt beverages and wine are payable only once on the same beverages. Unless otherwise provided, the tax is due on or before the 15th day of the month following the month in which the beverage is first sold or otherwise disposed of in this State by the wholesaler or importer. When excise taxes are paid on wine or malt beverages, the wholesaler or importer must submit to the Secretary verified reports on forms provided by the Secretary detailing sales records for the month for which the taxes are paid. The report must indicate the amount of excise tax due, contain the information required by the Secretary, and indicate separately any transactions to which the excise tax does not apply.

(b1) Brewery and Winery Option.--A brewery or winery may be relieved of paying the tax levied under G.S. 105-113.80(a) and (b) if all of the following apply:

(1) The brewery or winery holds a permit issued under G.S. 18B-1101 , 18B-1102 , or 18B-1104 .

(2) The brewery or winery transfers malt beverages or wine to a wholesaler permitted under G.S. 18B-1107 or G.S. 18B-1109 .

(3) The wholesaler agrees in writing to be responsible for the tax due on the transferred malt beverages or wine.

(4) The brewery or winery files a report when the tax would otherwise be due reporting the transfer of malt beverages or wine to the wholesaler.

(b2) Backup Tax Liability.--If a brewery or winery is relieved of paying the excise tax as provided under subsection (b1) of this section, the wholesaler receiving the malt beverages or wine is liable for any tax due under this section.

(b3) Wine Shipper Permittee.--A wine shipper permittee must pay the excise tax levied under G.S. 105-113.80(b) on wine shipped directly to consumers in this State pursuant to G.S. 18B-1001.1 . A wine shipper permittee must submit verified reports once a year on forms provided by the Secretary detailing sales records for the year taxes are paid. The verified report is due on or before the fifteenth day of the first month of the following calendar year.

(c) Railroad Sales.--Each person operating a railroad train in this State on which alcoholic beverages are sold must submit monthly reports of the amount of alcoholic beverages sold in this State and must remit the applicable excise tax due on the sale of these beverages when the report is submitted. The report is due on or before the 15th day of the month following the month in which the beverages are sold. The report must be made on a form prescribed by the Secretary.