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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 146-55 — NC Code / Chapter 146 / Section 146-55
§ 146-55. Registration of grants
Status: in_force

Every person obtaining a grant shall, within two years after such grant is perfected, cause the same to be registered in the county where the land lies; and any person may cause to be there registered any certified copy of a grant from the office of the Secretary of State, which shall have the same effect as if the original had been registered.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-124-1 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-124-1
§ 66-124.1. Record keeping; provision of records to the Attorney General
Status: reserved

(a) Any person or business bonded under this Article shall maintain accurate records of the bond and of premium payments on it. These records shall be open to inspection by the Attorney General at any time during normal business hours.

(b) Any person who sells prepaid entertainment contracts shall maintain accurate records, updated as necessary, of the name, address, contract terms, and payments of each buyer of services. These records shall be open to inspection by the Attorney General, upon reasonable notice not to exceed 72 hours, at any time during normal business hours.

(c) On the permanent closing of a facility, the seller of the services shall provide the following information to the Attorney General within 15 business days:

(1) A list of the names and addresses of all buyers holding unexpired contracts;

(2) The original or a copy of all buyers' contracts; and

(3) A record of all payments received under buyers' agreements.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-237 — NC Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-237
§ 66-237. Registration of salespersons
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any salesperson to offer to sell any membership camping contract in this State unless he is registered with the Secretary of State. The application of a salesperson for registration shall be on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State and shall include the following:

(1) A statement detailing whether the applicant within the past five years has been convicted of any misdemeanor or felony involving theft, fraud, dishonesty, or moral turpitude, or whether the applicant has been enjoined from, had any civil penalty assessed for, or been found to have engaged in any violation of any law designed to protect consumers, and

(2) A statement describing the applicant's employment history for the past five years and whether any termination of employment during the last five years was occasioned by any theft, fraud, or act of dishonesty.

(b) Registration shall be effective for a period of one year. Registration shall be renewed annually by the filing of a form prescribed by the Secretary of State for such purpose. The registration application or the renewal application shall automatically become effective upon the expiration of seven business days following the filing with the Secretary of State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-210-29A — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-210-29A
§ 90-210.29A. Identification of bodies before burial or cremation
Status: in_force

The funeral director or person otherwise responsible for the final disposition of a dead body shall, prior to the interment or entombment of the dead body, affix on the ankle or wrist of the dead body, or, if cremated, on the inside of the temporary container or urn containing the remains of the dead body, a tag of durable, noncorroding material permanently marked with the name of the deceased, the date of death, the social security number of the deceased, the county and state of death, and the site of interment or entombment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-26 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-26
§ 153A-26. Oath of office
Status: in_force

Each person elected by the people or appointed to a county office shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed in Article VI, Sec. 7 of the Constitution . The oath of office shall be administered by some person authorized by law to administer oaths and shall be filed with the clerk to the board of commissioners.

On the first Monday in December following each general election at which county officers are elected, the persons who have been elected to county office in that election shall assemble at the regular meeting place of the board of commissioners. At that time each such officer shall take and subscribe the oath of office. An officer not present at this time may take and subscribe the oath at a later time.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-165-4B — NC Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163-165-4B
§ 163-165.4B. Butterfly ballots
Status: in_force

No butterfly ballot may be used as an official ballot in any referendum, primary, or other election. The term “ butterfly ballot ” means a ballot having more than one column listing ballot choices that share a common column for designating those choices.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-143-21B — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-143-21B
§ 143-143.21B. Dealer cancellation; deposit refund
Status: in_force

A dealer shall refund to a buyer the full amount of a deposit on the purchase of a manufactured home if the buyer has fulfilled his obligations under the purchase agreement and the dealer cancels the purchase at any time.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-415 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-415
§ 53-415. Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this Article, or its application, is found by any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States to be invalid as to any trust institution or other person or circumstance, or to be superseded by federal law, the provision shall be deemed modified only to the extent and only in the particular circumstances necessary to render the provision valid, and the remaining provisions of this Article shall not be affected and shall continue to apply to any trust institution or other person or circumstance.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 78A-8 — NC Code / Chapter 78A / Section 78A-8
§ 78A-8. Sales and purchases
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly:

(1) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud,

(2) To make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading or,

(3) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-407 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-407
§ 1-407. Commissioner holding proceeds of land sold for reinvestment to give bond
Status: in_force

Whenever in any cause of special proceeding there is a sale of real estate for the purpose of a reinvestment of the money arising from such sale, and the proceeds of such sale are held by a commissioner or other officer designated by the court to receive such money for purposes of reinvestment, the commissioner or officer so receiving same shall execute a good and sufficient bond, to be approved by the court, in an amount at least equal to the corpus of the fund, and payable to the State of North Carolina for the protection of the fund and the parties interested therein, and conditioned that such custodian of the money shall faithfully comply with all the orders of the court made or to be thereafter made concerning the handling and reinvestment of said funds and for the faithful and final accounting of the same to the parties interested.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-316 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2-316
§ 25-2-316. Exclusion or modification of warranties
Status: in_force

(1) Words or conduct relevant to the creation of an express warranty and words or conduct tending to negate or limit warranty shall be construed wherever reasonable as consistent with each other; but subject to the provisions of this article on parol or extrinsic evidence ( G.S. 25-2-202 ) negation or limitation is inoperative to the extent that such construction is unreasonable.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), to exclude or modify the implied warranty of merchantability or any part of it the language must mention merchantability and in case of a writing must be conspicuous, and to exclude or modify any implied warranty of fitness the exclusion must be by a writing and conspicuous. Language to exclude all implied warranties of fitness is sufficient if it states, for example, that “There are no warranties which extend beyond the description on the face hereof.”

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2)

(a) unless the circumstances indicate otherwise, all implied warranties are excluded by expressions like “as is,” “with all faults” or other language which in common understanding calls the buyer's attention to the exclusion of warranties and makes plain that there is no implied warranty; and

(b) when the buyer before entering into the contract has examined the goods or the sample or model as fully as he desired or has refused to examine the goods there is no implied warranty with regard to defects which an examination ought in the circumstances to have revealed to him; and

(c) an implied warranty can also be excluded or modified by course of dealing or course of performance or usage of trade.

(4) Remedies for breach of warranty can be limited in accordance with the provisions of this article on liquidation or limitation of damages and on contractual modification of remedy ( G.S. 25-2-718 and 25-2-719 ).
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1025 — NC Code / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-1025
§ 15A-1025. Plea discussion and arrangement inadmissible
Status: in_force

The fact that the defendant or his counsel and the prosecutor engaged in plea discussions or made a plea arrangement may not be received in evidence against or in favor of the defendant in any criminal or civil action or administrative proceedings.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8A-3 — NC Code / Chapter 36C / Section 36C-8A-3
§ 36C-8A-3. Duty and liability of power holder
Status: reserved

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of this section, a power holder is a fiduciary with respect to the exercise or nonexercise of a power and has the same duty and liability as the following:

(1) If the power is not held jointly with the trustee or another power holder, as a sole trustee in a like position and under similar circumstances.

(2) If the power is held jointly with the trustee or another power holder, as a cotrustee in a like position and under similar circumstances.

(b) Repealed by S.L. 2021-85, § 2(c), eff. July 8, 2021 .

(c) The provisions regarding the same duty and liability of a power holder as a trustee in a like position and under similar circumstances include all of the following:

(1) The provisions of Article 8 of this Chapter regarding the duties of a trustee.

(2) The provisions of G.S. 36C-10-1001 through G.S. 36C-10-1012 regarding liability of trustees and rights of third persons dealing with trustees.

(3) The provisions of Article 9 of this Chapter regarding the uniform prudent investor rule.

(4) The provisions of G.S. 36C-7-703 regarding cotrustees.

(d) Subject to subsection (e) of this section, a power holder shall provide information to a trustee or another power holder to the extent the information is reasonably related both to the powers and duties of a power holder and the powers and duties of the trustee or the other power holder. A trustee or other power holder that acts in reliance on information provided by the power holder is not liable for breach of trust to the extent the breach resulted from the reliance, unless by so acting the trustee or the other power holder engages in intentional misconduct.

(e) A power holder does not have a duty to monitor a trustee or another power holder or inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or another power holder concerning an instance in which the power holder might have acted differently than a trustee or another power holder. By taking the action described in this subsection, the power holder does not assume the duty excluded under this subsection.

(f) The terms of a trust may provide that a power holder is a nonfiduciary with respect to the exercise or nonexercise of a power, including the power to achieve the settlor's tax objectives under the Internal Revenue Code. Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, the power to remove and appoint a trustee or power holder shall be deemed to be held in a nonfiduciary capacity.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-44 — NC Code / Chapter 148 / Section 148-44
§ 148-44. Separation as to sex
Status: in_force

The Department shall provide quarters for female prisoners separate from those for male prisoners.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-187-1 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-187-1
§ 105-187.1. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) The following definitions and the definitions in G.S. 105-164.3 apply to this Article:

(1) Commissioner.--The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.

(2) Division.--The Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of Transportation.

(2a) Limited possession commitment.--Long-term lease or rental, short-term lease or rental, and vehicle subscriptions.

(3) Long-term lease or rental.--A lease or rental made under a written agreement to lease or rent one or more vehicles to the same person for a period of at least 365 continuous days and that is not a vehicle subscription.

(3a) Park model RV.--A vehicle that meets all of the following conditions:

a. Is designed and marketed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.

b. Is certified by the manufacturer as complying with ANSI A119.5.

c. Is built on a single chassis mounted on wheels with a gross trailer area not exceeding 400 square feet in the setup mode.

(4) Recreational vehicle.--Defined in G.S. 20-4.01 . The term also includes a park model RV.

(5) Rescue squad.--An organization that provides rescue services, emergency medical services, or both.

(6) Retailer.--A retailer as defined in G.S. 105-164.3 who is engaged in the business of selling, leasing, renting, or offering vehicle subscriptions for motor vehicles.

(7) Short-term lease or rental.--A lease or rental of a motor vehicle or motor vehicles, including a vehicle sharing service, that is not a long-term lease or rental or a vehicle subscription.

(8) Vehicle sharing service.--A service for which a person pays a membership fee for the right to use a motor vehicle or motor vehicles upon payment of an additional time-based or mileage-based fee.

(9) Vehicle subscription.--A written agreement that grants a person the right to use and exchange motor vehicles owned, directly or indirectly, by the person offering the agreement upon payment of a subscription fee, but it does not include a vehicle sharing service. The subscription fee must provide a person exclusive use of an agreed-upon number of motor vehicles at any given time during the full term of the subscription.

(b) This section does not apply to Chapter 20 of the General Statutes , including the licensing requirements, restrictions, limitations, and prohibitions on unfair methods of competition contained in Article 12 of that Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-326 — NC Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62-326
§ 62-326. Furnishing false information to the Commission; withholding information from the Commission
Status: in_force

(a) Every person, firm or corporation operating under the jurisdiction of the Utilities Commission or who is required by law to file reports with the Commission who shall knowingly or willfully file or give false information to the Utilities Commission in any report, reply, response, or other statement or document furnished to the Commission shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(b) Every person, firm, or corporation operating under the jurisdiction of the Utilities Commission or who is required by law to file reports with the Commission who shall willfully withhold clearly specified and reasonably obtainable information from the Commission in any report, response, reply or statement filed with the Commission in the performance of the duties of the Commission or who shall fail or refuse to file any report, response, reply or statement required by the Commission in the performance of the duties of the Commission shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21-1 — NC Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45-21-1
§ 45-21.1. Definitions; construction
Status: in_force

(a) The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) “Resale” means a resale of real property or a resale of any leasehold interest created by a lease of real property held pursuant to G.S. 45-21.30 .

(2) “Sale” means a sale of real property or a sale of any leasehold interest created by a lease of real property pursuant to (i) an express power of sale contained in a mortgage, deed of trust, leasehold mortgage, or leasehold deed of trust or (ii) a “power of sale”, under this Article, authorized by other statutory provisions.

(b) The following constructions apply in this Article:

(1) The terms “mortgage” or “deed of trust” include leasehold mortgages or leasehold deeds of trust.

(2) The terms “mortgagee” or “trustee” include any person or entity exercising a power of sale pursuant to this Article.

(3) The terms “real property” or “property” include any leasehold interest created by a lease of real property.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 22C-1 — NC Code / Chapter 22C / Section 22C-1
§ 22C-1. Definitions
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires in this Chapter:

(1) “Contractor” means a person who contracts with an owner to improve real property.

(2) “Improve” means to build, effect, alter, repair, or demolish any improvement upon, connected with, or on or beneath the surface of any real property, or to excavate, clear, grade, fill or landscape any real property, or to construct driveways and private roadways, or to furnish materials, including trees and shrubbery, for any of such purposes, or to perform any labor upon such improvements, and shall also mean and include any design or other professional or skilled services furnished by architects, engineers, land surveyors and landscape architects registered under Chapters 83A, 89C or 89A of the General Statutes.

(3) “Improvement” means all or any part of any building, structure, erection, alteration, demolition, excavation, clearing, grading, filling, or landscaping, including trees and shrubbery, driveways, and private roadways, on real property.

(4) An “owner” is a person who has an interest in the real property improved and for whom an improvement is made and who ordered the improvement to be made. “Owner” includes successors in interest of the owner and agents of the owner acting within their authority.

(5) “Real property” means the real estate that is improved, including lands, leaseholds, tenements and hereditaments, and improvements placed thereon.

(6) “Subcontractor” means any person who has contracted to furnish labor or materials to, or has performed labor for, a contractor or another subcontractor in connection with a contract to improve real property.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-239-2 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-239-2
§ 160A-239.2. Assessments
Status: in_force

(a) Projects.--The council of a city may make special assessments as provided in this Article against benefited property within the city for the purpose of assisting in arranging for payment of the capital costs of projects (i) for which project development financing debt instruments may be issued under G.S. 159-103 or (ii) for the purpose of the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements that are permanently fixed to residential, commercial, industrial, or other real property.

(b) Costs.--The city council must determine a project's total estimated cost and the amount of costs to be paid from assessments. In addition to the costs allowed under G.S. 160A-226 , the costs may include any expenses allowed under G.S. 159-84 and expenses for the administration of the assessments. A preliminary assessment roll may be prepared before the costs are incurred based on the estimated cost of the project.

(c) Method.--The city council must establish an assessment method that will, in the city council's judgment, accurately assess each lot or parcel of land subject to the assessments according to the benefits conferred upon it by the project for which the assessment is made. In addition to other bases upon which assessments may be made under G.S. 160A-218 , the council may select any other method designed to allocate the costs in accordance with benefits conferred. In doing so, the council may provide that the benefits conferred are measured on the basis of use being made on the lot or parcel of land and provide for adjustments of assessments upon a change in use, provided that the total amount of all assessments is sufficient to pay the portion of the costs of the project to be funded from assessments after the adjustments have been made.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-76-1 — NC Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136-76-1
§ 136-76.1. Bridge replacement program
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Transportation is hereby directed to replace all bridges on the State highway system containing long through truss spans over 125 feet long with less than a 12 feet clear roadway width. The Department shall initiate a bridge replacement program as soon as possible and shall complete the replacement program of all such bridges by June 30, 1980. All such bridges now on the State highway system shall be replaced except those on roads where the traffic volume is low and the elimination of the bridge would be a minimum inconvenience to the public and the replacement cannot be justified. Such bridges not replaced shall be removed and taken off the State highway system. Provided, that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any bridge which has not been removed and replaced by June 30, 1980; these bridges shall continue to be included in the State Highway System, and shall be examined, repaired if necessary, updated and put into usable condition with weight limitations as safety may require.

(b) The Environment [Environmental] Policy Act contained in Article 1 of Chapter 113A shall not apply to the bridge replacement program provided for by this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-480-12 — NC Code / Chapter 160A / Section 160A-480-12
§ 160A-480.12. Revenue refunding bonds
Status: in_force

The Authority may issue refunding bonds or notes for one or more of the following purposes:

(1) Refunding any outstanding bonds or notes issued under this Part, including any redemption premium on the bonds or notes and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption.

(2) Constructing improvements, additions, extensions or enlargements of the project, or projects in connection with which the bonds or notes to be refunded have been issued.

(3) Paying all or any part of the cost of any additional project or projects.

Refunding bonds or notes shall be issued in accordance with the same procedures and requirements as bonds or notes. Refunding bonds issued under this section may be sold or exchanged for outstanding bonds or notes issued under this Part and, if sold, the proceeds of the refunding bonds may be applied, in addition to any authorized purposes, to the purchase, redemption, or payment of outstanding bonds or notes.

Pending the application of the proceeds of refunding bonds, with any other available funds, to the payment of the principal of and accrued interest and any redemption premium on the bonds or notes being refunded, and, if so provided or permitted in securing the same, to the payment of any interest on such refunding bonds and any expenses in connection with such refunding, such proceeds may be invested in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and the interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America which shall mature or which shall be subject to redemption by the holder thereof, at the option of such holder, not later than the respective dates when the proceeds, together with the interest accruing thereon, will be required for the purposes intended.