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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-516 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-516
§ 90-516. Unlawful acts
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall practice or offer to practice as a Certified Industrial Hygienist, use any advertisement, business card, or letterhead or make any other verbal or written communication that the person is a Certified Industrial Hygienist or acquiesce in such a representation unless that person is certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.

(b) No person shall practice or offer to practice as an Industrial Hygienist in Training, use any advertisement, business card, or letterhead or make any other verbal or written communication that the person is an Industrial Hygienist in Training or acquiesce in such a representation unless that person is certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.

(c) A violation of this Article shall be punished as a Class 2 misdemeanor.

(d) Any person, including the Attorney General, may apply to the superior court for injunctive relief to restrain a person who has violated this Article from continuing these illegal practices. The court may grant injunctive relief regardless of whether criminal prosecution or other action has been or may be instituted as a result of the violation. In the court's consideration of the issue of whether to grant or continue an injunction sought under this subsection, a showing of conduct in violation of the terms of this Article shall be sufficient to meet any requirement of general North Carolina injunction law for irreparable harm.

(e) The venue for actions brought under this Article is the superior court of any county in which the illegal or unlawful acts are alleged to have been committed or in the county where the defendant resides.

(f) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as authorizing a person certified in accordance with this Article to engage in the practice of engineering, nor to restrict or otherwise affect the rights of any person licensed to practice engineering under Chapter 89C of the General Statutes; provided, however, that no person shall use the title “Certified Industrial Hygienist” unless the person has complied with the provisions of this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-147-12 — NC Code / Chapter 108A / Section 108A-147-12
§ 108A-147.12. Gross premiums tax offset amount
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term “ annualized offset ” means the total paid capitation for all rating groups associated with newly eligible individuals in all capitated contract plan types for the calendar year that was completed immediately prior to the start of the applicable State fiscal year multiplied by one and nine-tenths percent (1.9%) and then multiplied by sixty percent (60%).

(b) The gross premiums tax offset amount is as follows:

(1) For each quarter of the 2022-2023 State fiscal year and the 2023-2024 State fiscal year, the gross premiums tax offset amount is zero.

(2) For the 2024-2025 State fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the gross premiums tax offset amount is the following:

a. For the first quarter of the applicable State fiscal year, the gross premiums tax offset amount is a positive or negative number equal to the annualized offset minus the sum of the gross premiums tax offset amounts for the second, third, and fourth quarters of the previous State fiscal year.

b. For the second, third, and fourth quarters of the applicable State fiscal year, the gross premiums tax offset amount is the annualized offset multiplied by one-third.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 80-44 — NC Code / Chapter 80 / Section 80-44
§ 80-44. Violation of Article misdemeanor
Status: in_force

Every person, firm, corporation or association guilty of a violation of any one of the preceding sections of this Article, and every officer, manager, director or managing agent of any such person, firm, corporation or association directly participating in such violation or consenting thereto, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor: Provided, that if the person charged with violation of this Article shall prove that the article concerning which the charge was made was manufactured prior to June 13, 1907, then the charge shall be dismissed.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-33 — NC Code / Chapter 97 / Section 97-33
§ 97-33. Prorating in event of earlier disability or injury
Status: in_force

If any employee is an epileptic, or has a permanent disability or has sustained a permanent injury in service in the United States Army or Navy, or in another employment other than that in which he received a subsequent permanent injury by accident, such as specified in G.S. 97-31 , he shall be entitled to compensation only for the degree of disability which would have resulted from the later accident if the earlier disability or injury had not existed.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-430-30 — NC Code / Chapter 122C / Section 122C-430-30
§ 122C-430.30. Joint security force
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary may designate one or more special police officers who shall make up a joint security force to enforce the law of North Carolina and any ordinance or regulation adopted pursuant to G.S. 143-116.6 or G.S. 143-116.7 or pursuant to the authority granted the Department by any other law on the territory of the Long Leaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center in Wilson County. After taking the oath of office for law enforcement officers as set out in G.S. 11-11 , these special police officers have the same powers as peace officers now vested in sheriffs within the territory embraced by the Long Leaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center. These special police officers may arrest persons outside the territory of the Long Leaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center, but within the confines of Wilson County when the person arrested has committed a criminal offense within that territory for which the officers could have arrested the person within that territory, and the arrest is made during the person's immediate and continuous flight from that territory.

(b) These special police officers may exercise any and all of the powers enumerated in this Part upon the property of, or in pursuit from, the Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf only by agreement of the Department of Public Instruction and the Department of Health and Human Services.

(c) Upon assignment by the Secretary, or Secretary's designee, to any State-operated facility pursuant to G.S. 122C-183 , these special police officers may exercise the same power enumerated in this Part within the territory of the named facility and within the county in which the facility is located.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-6-30 — NC Code / Chapter 55A / Section 55A-6-30
§ 55A-6-30. Resignation
Status: in_force

(a) Any member may resign at any time.

(b) The resignation of a member does not relieve the member from any obligations incurred or commitments made to the corporation prior to resignation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190-17 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-190-17
§ 14-190.17. Second degree sexual exploitation of a minor
Status: in_force

(a) Offense.--A person commits the offense of second degree sexual exploitation of a minor if, knowing the character or content of the material, he:

(1) Records, photographs, films, develops, or duplicates material that contains a visual representation of a minor engaged in sexual activity; or

(2) Distributes, transports, exhibits, receives, sells, purchases, exchanges, or solicits material that contains a visual representation of a minor engaged in sexual activity.

(b) Inference.--In a prosecution under this section, the trier of fact may infer that a participant in sexual activity whom material through its title, text, visual representations or otherwise represents or depicts as a minor is a minor.

(c) Mistake of Age.--Mistake of age is not a defense to a prosecution under this section.

(d) Punishment and Sentencing.--Violation of this section is a Class E felony.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75C-3 — NC Code / Chapter 75C / Section 75C-3
§ 75C-3. Blind bidding prohibited
Status: in_force

(a) Blind bidding for a first run motion picture is hereby prohibited within the State. No bids shall be returnable, no negotiations for the exhibition or licensing of a first run motion picture shall take place, and no license agreement or any of its terms shall be agreed to for the first run exhibition of any motion picture within the State before the motion picture has been trade screened within the State.

(b) A distributor shall include in each invitation to bid for the first run exhibition of any motion picture within the State the date, time and place of the trade screening of the motion picture within the State.

(c) A distributor shall provide reasonable and uniform notice to exhibitors within the State of all trade screenings within the State of motion pictures he is distributing. Such notice may be provided by mail or by publication in a trade magazine or other publication having general circulation among exhibitors within the State.

(d) No exhibitor may bid, negotiate, or offer terms for the licensing or exhibition of a motion picture that has been trade screened in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 75C-3 herein, unless said exhibitor or his agent has attended the trade screening.

The provisions of this subdivision (d) are subject to waiver by the distributor of a motion picture upon notice of such waiver to an exhibitor prior to the trade screening.

(e) Any purported waiver of the requirements of subdivisions (a) through (c) of this section shall be void and unenforceable.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-407-33 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-407-33
§ 115C-407.33. Limitations of Article
Status: in_force

This Article shall not be construed to direct any local board of education to take any action in violation of the Constitution of North Carolina or the United States. The specification of rights in this Article shall not be construed to exclude or limit religious liberty or free speech rights otherwise protected by federal, State, or local law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-39-1 — NC Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59-39-1
§ 59-39.1. Act, admission or acknowledgment by partner
Status: in_force

After a cause of action has accrued on any obligation of a partnership, any act, admission or acknowledgment by any partner acting in the ordinary course of the business of the partnership or with the authority of his copartners which removes the bar of the statute of limitations or causes the statutes to begin running anew with respect to the partner doing such act or making such admission or acknowledgment has a like effect with respect to all of the partners and with respect to partnership liability, but when any partner is not so acting and does not have the authority of his copartners, any act, admission or acknowledgment by such partner which removes the bar of the statute of limitations or causes the statute to begin running anew has such effect only as to the partner doing such act or making such admission or acknowledgment, and shall not renew, extend or in any manner impose liability of any kind against any partner who has not authorized or ratified the same nor against the partnership.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 77-31 — NC Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77-31
§ 77-31. Authority to create and dissolve commission
Status: in_force

The three counties may by joint ordinance create the Lake Wylie Marine Commission. Upon its creation, the Commission has the powers, duties and responsibilities conferred upon it by joint ordinance subject to the laws of each applicable state. The provisions of any joint ordinance may be modified, amended, or rescinded by a subsequent joint ordinance. A county may unilaterally withdraw from participation as required by any joint ordinance or the provisions of this article, once the commission has been created. Any county may, by ordinance, unilaterally withdraw from the commission at the end of any budget period upon ninety days prior written notice. Upon the effectuation of the withdrawal, the Commission is dissolved and all property of the Commission must be distributed to or divided among the three counties and any other public agency or agencies serving the Lake Wylie area in a manner considered equitable by the Commission by resolution adopted prior to dissolution.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-109 — NC Code / Chapter 156 / Section 156-109
§ 156-109. Receipt books where lands in two or more counties
Status: in_force

Where any drainage district which has been established contains lands located in a county or counties other than the county in which the district was established, the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the district was established shall have prepared annually during the month of August a form of tax bills or receipts, with appropriate stubs attached, covering all the lands in the drainage district located in such other county or counties, and in the form herein provided for the county in which the district has been established, and have the same substantially bound in book form. He shall also fill in the blanks of such tax receipts ready for the signature of the collector. On a page in such bound book after the tax bills or receipts there shall be appended an order directed to the sheriff or tax collector in the county in which such lands are located, which shall be in substantially the following form: State of North Carolina--County of ․․․․․․․․․․ The Sheriff or Tax Collector of ․․․․․․․․․․ County: This is to certify that the foregoing tax bills or blank receipts embrace the drainage assessments made on certain lands in the county of ․․․․․․․․․․, which are located in and are a part of (here insert the name of the drainage district), which district was established in the county of ․․․․․․․․․․. These assessments are due on the first Monday of September, 19․․․, and must be paid and collected within the time required by law. You will make monthly settlements of your collections with the treasurer of ․․․․․․․․․․ County, being the county in which the district was established, and in all other respects you will discharge your duties as sheriff or tax collector as required by law. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal, this ․․․․․․․․․․ day of ․․․․․․․․․․, 19․․․.

Thereupon such drainage assessments in such county shall have the force and effect of a judgment upon the lands so assessed, as in the case of State and county taxes, and shall in all other respects be as valid assessments as those levied upon lands in the county in which the district was established. The auditor for drainage districts herein authorized shall also examine the records and accounts of the sheriff of such county. In the establishment and administration of the drainage districts the clerk of the superior court, the treasurer, and the chairman of the board of drainage commissioners shall have jurisdiction over the lands and the collection of drainage assessments in the county or counties other than the county in which the district was established to the same extent as in the county where such district was established: Provided, that in those counties which do not have a county treasurer, then the auditor provided for in this Subchapter shall perform the duties required by this section for the county treasurer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-539-12 — NC Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-539-12
§ 1-539.12. Immunity from civil liability for employers disclosing information
Status: in_force

(a) An employer who discloses information about a current or former employee's job history or job performance to a prospective employer of the current or former employee upon request of the prospective employer or upon request of the current or former employee is immune from civil liability and is not liable in civil damages for the disclosure or any consequences of the disclosure. This immunity shall not apply when a claimant shows by a preponderance of the evidence both of the following:

(1) The information disclosed by the current or former employer was false.

(2) The employer providing the information knew or reasonably should have known that the information was false.

(b) For purposes of this section, “job performance” includes:

(1) The suitability of the employee for re-employment;

(2) The employee's skills, abilities, and traits as they may relate to suitability for future employment; and

(3) In the case of a former employee, the reason for the employee's separation.

(c) The provisions of this section apply to any employee, agent, or other representative of the current or former employer who is authorized to provide and who provides information in accordance with the provisions of this section. For the purposes of this section, “ employer ” also includes a job placement service but does not include a private personnel service as defined in G.S. 95-47.1 except as provided hereinafter. The provisions of this section apply to a private personnel service as defined in G.S. 95-47.1 only to the extent that the service conveys information derived from credit reports, court records, educational records, and information furnished to it by the employee or prior employers and the service identifies the source of the information.

(d) This section does not affect any privileges or immunities from civil liability established by another section of the General Statutes or available at common law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159E-9 — NC Code / Chapter 159E / Section 159E-9
§ 159E-9. Costs; collection
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer, prior to or at original issuance of registered public obligations, may provide as a part of a system of registration that the transferor or transferee of the registered public obligations pay all or a designated part of the costs of the system as a condition precedent to transfer, that costs be paid out of proceeds of the registered public obligations, or that both methods be used. The portion of the costs of the system not provided to be paid for by the transferor or transferee or out of proceeds shall be the responsibility of the issuer. Moneys for the discharge of this responsibility may be appropriated annually.

(b) The issuer may as a part of the system of registration provide for reimbursement or for satisfaction of its responsibility for costs by others. The issuer may enter into agreements with others respecting such reimbursement or satisfaction, may establish fees and charges pursuant to such agreements or otherwise, and may provide that the amount or estimated amount of such fees and charges shall be reimbursed or satisfied from the same sources and by means of the same collection and enforcement procedures and with the same priority and effect as with respect to the obligation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-94 — NC Code / Chapter 153A / Section 153A-94
§ 153A-94. Personnel rules; office hours, workdays, and holidays
Status: in_force

(a) The board of commissioners may adopt or provide for rules and regulations or ordinances concerning but not limited to annual leave, sick leave, special leave with full pay or with partial pay supplementing workers' compensation payments for employees injured in accidents arising out of and in the course of employment, working conditions, service award and incentive award programs, other personnel policies, and any other measures that promote the hiring and retention of capable, diligent, and honest career employees.

(b) The board of commissioners may prescribe the office hours, workdays, and holidays to be observed by the various offices, departments, boards, commissions, and agencies of the county.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-266-31 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-266-31
§ 106-266.31. Board to adopt rules
Status: in_force

The Board of Agriculture shall adopt rules relating to the sanitary production, transportation, processing and distribution of Grade “A” milk. The rules, in order to protect and promote the public health, shall provide definitions and requirements for: (i) the sanitary production and handling of milk on Grade “A” dairy farms; (ii) the sanitary transportation of Grade “A” raw milk for processing; (iii) the sanitary processing of Grade “A” milk; (iv) the sanitary handling and distribution of Grade “A” milk; (v) the requirements for the issuance, suspension and revocation of permits; and (vi) the establishment of quality standards for Grade “A” milk. The rules shall be no less stringent than the 1978 Pasteurized Milk Ordinance recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration as amended effective January 1, 1982. The Board of Agriculture may adopt by reference the U.S. Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration 1978 Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, as amended.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-12-5 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-12-5
§ 90-12.5. Disasters and emergencies
Status: in_force

In the event of an occurrence which the Governor of the State of North Carolina has declared a state of emergency, or in the event of an occurrence for which a county or municipality has enacted an ordinance to deal with states of emergency under G.S. 166A-19.31 , or to protect the public health, safety, or welfare of its citizens under Article 22 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes, G.S. 160A-174(a) or G.S. 153A-121(a) , as applicable, the Board may waive the requirements of this Article in order to permit the provision of emergency health services to the public.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-89A-175 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-89A-175
§ 58-89A-175. Criminal penalty
Status: in_force

A person who violates G.S. 58-89A-170 commits a Class H felony. Any officer or controlling person who willfully violates any provision of this Article may be subject to any and all criminal penalties available under State law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-408 — NC Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-408
§ 53-408. Payment to creditors
Status: in_force

Payment to a creditor of the selling institution of the amount to be paid under the terms of a contract of agency described in G.S. 53-407 may be made by the purchasing trust company by (i) opening an agency account in the name of the creditor; (ii) crediting the account with the amount to be paid the creditor under the terms of the agency contract; and (iii) mailing or personally delivering a duplicate ticket evidencing the credit to the creditor at the creditor's address shown in the records of the selling institution.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-58-130 — NC Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-58-130
§ 58-58-130. Distribution of surplus in mutual companies
Status: in_force

Every life insurance company doing business in this State upon the principle of mutual insurance, or the members of which are entitled to share in the surplus funds thereof, may distribute the surplus annually, or once in two, three, four, or five years, as its directors determine. No payments shall be made to policyholders by way of dividends unless the company possesses admitted assets in the amount of such payments in excess of its capital and/or minimum required surplus and all other liabilities.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-2-06 — NC Code / Chapter 55A / Section 55A-2-06
§ 55A-2-06. Bylaws
Status: in_force

(a) The incorporators or board of directors of a corporation shall adopt initial bylaws for the corporation.

(b) The bylaws may contain any provision for regulating and managing the affairs of the corporation that is not inconsistent with law or the articles of incorporation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-632-16 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-632-16
§ 90-632.16. Unlicensed massage and bodywork therapy prohibited at massage and bodywork therapy establishments
Status: in_force

A massage and bodywork therapy establishment shall not employ or contract with any person in this State to provide massage and bodywork therapy unless that person holds a current license to practice massage and bodywork therapy issued pursuant to this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-74-49 — NC Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116-74-49
§ 116-74.49. Staff to the Commission
Status: in_force

The Commission shall appoint a director of the North Carolina Principal Fellows Program. The director shall chair and staff the Commission and shall administer the extracurricular enhancement activities of the Program. The University of North Carolina System Office shall provide office space for the Program. The office space shall not be located on the campus of a constituent institution.