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NC Gen Stat § 95-69.14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 7A - Uniform Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act.|§ 95-69.14 - Rules and regulations governing the construction, operation and use of boilers and pressure vessels.

 95-69.14. Rules and regulations governing the construction, operation and use of boilers and pressure vessels.The Commissioner may adopt, modify, or revoke any rules and regulations governing the construction, installation, repair, alteration, inspection, use, and operation of boilers and pressure vessels as the Commissioner deems appropriate to insure the safe operation and avoidance of injury to person or property from boilers and pressure vessels. The rules and regulations will conform as nearly as possible to the standards of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the amendments and interpretations of those engineering standards.The procedure for the adoption, modification, or revocation of the rules and regulations shall be in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, the Administrative Procedure Act.  (1975, c. 895, s. 7; 1985, c. 620, s. 4; 1987, c. 827, s. 1; 2005-453, s. 6; 2015-221, s. 2.8.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-69.15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 7A - Uniform Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act.|§ 95-69.15 - Classification of inspectors; qualifications; examinations; inspector's commission.

 95-69.15. Classification of inspectors; qualifications; examinations; inspector's commission.(a) There shall be three types of inspectors authorized to conduct inspections and report their findings to the Chief Inspector under this Article:(1) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspector or Deputy Inspector. - Shall be a qualified individual, employed by the Department of Labor and appointed by the Commissioner, to assist in conducting inspections under this Article and report on the suitability of boilers and pressure vessels so inspected.(2) Special Inspector or Insurance Inspector. - Shall be a qualified individual regularly employed by an insurance company authorized to insure in this State against injury to person or property or both from explosions and accidents involving boilers and pressure vessels. Special Inspectors shall not include employees of private contract inspection agencies.(3) Owner-User Inspectors. - Shall be a qualified individual employed on a full-time basis by a company operating pressure vessels for its own use and not for resale, and maintains an established inspection program for periodic inspection of pressure vessels owned or used by that company and where such inspection program is under the supervision of one or more engineers having qualifications satisfactory to the Commissioner.(b) Inspector's Commission. - Any company authorized to insure in this State against loss to person or property as a result of an explosion or accident involving boilers and pressure vessels or operating boilers or pressure vessels or both for its own use and not for resale, may apply for the issuance of an inspector's commission for an individual within its employ who has a commission from the National Board.A North Carolina commission authorizes an inspector to make inspections on boilers and pressure vessels and report on the suitability of said boilers and pressure vessels to the Chief Inspector. Those inspectors holding commissions as special inspectors shall be limited to making inspections on boilers and pressure vessels insured by their employer. Owner-user inspectors shall be limited to conducting inspections on boilers and pressure vessels operated by their respective employers.A person seeking a commission from this State to conduct in-service inspections of boilers and pressure vessels must take and pass an examination on this Article and the rules adopted pursuant to this Article prior to receiving the commission. Any person who has had a commission in this State but who has been inactive for more than one year must take or retake and pass the State examination before conducting further in-service inspections of boilers and pressure vessels.(c) Repealed by Session Laws 2007, c. 231, s. 2, effective July 18, 2007. (1975, c. 895, s. 8; 2005-453, s. 7; 2007-231, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-69.16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 7A - Uniform Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act.|§ 95-69.16 - Inspection certificate required.

 95-69.16. Inspection certificate required.All boilers and pressure vessels subject to the provisions of this Article shall be inspected by a commissioned inspector. The Commissioner may determine both the frequency and the method of inspection. In determining the frequency of inspection, the Commissioner shall give due consideration to the hazard involved and the need for the protection of the public. The method of inspection must provide an adequate procedure to insure the safety of individuals likely to be injured by an explosion or accident involving a boiler or pressure vessel.No boiler or pressure vessel may be operated without an inspection certificate, except pressure vessels being operated under an owner-user provision where administrative procedures of equal safety and competency have been approved by the Commissioner. No more than 60 days grace period may be granted beyond the certificate expiration date.  (1975, c. 895, s. 9; 1993, c. 351, s. 4; 2005-453, s. 8; 2007-231, s. 3; 2015-221, s. 2.9.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-69.17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 7A - Uniform Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act.|§ 95-69.17 - Noncomplying devices; appeal.

 95-69.17. Noncomplying devices; appeal.(a) If the Commissioner determines that a boiler or pressure vessel is subject to the provisions of this Article and that the operation of the boiler or pressure vessel is exposing the public to an unsafe condition likely to result in serious personal injury or property damage, the Commissioner may immediately order in writing that the use of the boiler or pressure vessel be stopped or limited until the Commissioner determines that the boiler or pressure vessel has been made safe for operation.(b) If the Commissioner determines that the provisions of this Article or the rules adopted pursuant to this Article have not been complied with, the Commissioner may refuse to issue or renew or may revoke, suspend, or amend an inspection certificate.(c) Any action taken under this section by the Commissioner shall be final, unless within 15 days after receipt of notice thereof by certified mail with return receipt, by signature confirmation as provided by the U.S. Postal Service, by a designated delivery service authorized pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7502(f)(2) with delivery receipt, or via hand delivery, the person against whom such action was taken takes exception to the determination, in which event the final determination of the action shall be made in an administrative proceeding and in a judicial proceeding pursuant to Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, the Administrative Procedure Act.  (1975, c. 895, s. 10; 1987, c. 827, s. 263; 1993, c. 351, s. 5; 2005-453, s. 9; 2015-221, s. 1.4.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-69.18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 7A - Uniform Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act.|§ 95-69.18 - Operation without inspection certificate; operation not in compliance with this Article; operation after nonissuance or revocation of certificate.

 95-69.18. Operation without inspection certificate; operation not in compliance with this Article; operation after nonissuance or revocation of certificate.(a) No person may operate or permit to be operated any boiler or pressure vessel subject to the provisions of this Article without a valid inspection certificate unless the absence of a valid inspection certificate is the result of the Commissioner's failure to inspect the device.(b) No person may operate or permit to be operated any boiler or pressure vessel subject to the provisions of this Article other than in accordance with this Article and the rules adopted pursuant to this Article.(c) No person may operate or permit to be operated any boiler or pressure vessel subject to the provisions of this Article after the Commissioner has refused to issue or has revoked the inspection certificate for the boiler or pressure vessel. (1975, c. 895, s. 11; 1993, c. 539, s. 665; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005-453, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-69.19 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 7A - Uniform Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act.|§ 95-69.19 - Violations; civil penalties; appeals.

 95-69.19. Violations; civil penalties; appeals.(a) Any person who violates G.S. 95-69.18(a) or (b) (operation without inspection certificate; operation not in accordance with Article or rules and regulations) shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each day each boiler or pressure vessel is so operated or used.(b) Any person who violates G.S. 95-69.18(c) (operation after refusal to issue or after revocation of inspection certificate) shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each day any such boiler or pressure vessel is so operated or used.(c) In determining the amount of any penalty ordered under authority of this section, the Commissioner shall give due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of the business of the person being charged, the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the person, and the record of previous violations.(d) The determination of the amount of the penalty by the Commissioner shall be final, unless within 15 days after receipt of notice thereof by certified mail with return receipt, by signature confirmation as provided by the U.S. Postal Service, by a designated delivery service authorized pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7502(f)(2) with delivery receipt, or via hand delivery, the person charged with the violation takes exception to the determination in which event the final determination of the penalty shall be made in an administrative proceeding and in a judicial proceeding pursuant to Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, the Administrative Procedure Act.(e) The Commissioner may file in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county where the violation occurred or where the person against whom a civil penalty has been ordered resides, or if a corporation is involved in the county where the corporation maintains its principal place of business, a certified copy of a final order of the Commissioner unappealed from, or of a final order of the Commissioner affirmed upon appeal. Upon filing of the final order, the clerk of superior court shall enter judgment in accordance with the order and notify the parties. The judgment shall have the same force and effect as a judgment by the superior court of the General Court of Justice. (2005-453, s. 11; 2007-231, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-69.20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 7A - Uniform Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act.|§ 95-69.20 - Violations; criminal penalties.

 95-69.20. Violations; criminal penalties.(a) Any person who knowingly and willfully misrepresents himself as an authorized inspector administering or enforcing the provisions of this Article or the rules adopted pursuant to this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.(b) Any person knowingly making a material and false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or any other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this Article or the rules adopted pursuant to this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (2005-453, s. 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-69.30 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 7B - Historical Boilers.|§ 95-69.30 - Safety Program for Operators and Apprentices.

 95-69.30. Safety Program for Operators and Apprentices.The Department of Labor shall create and conduct a safety program for the purpose of providing instruction on how to properly care, maintain, operate, and exhibit historical boilers. The program shall also include instruction on how to train an apprentice to properly care, maintain, operate, and exhibit historical boilers. For purposes of this section, the term "historical boiler" means a steam boiler of riveted construction that is preserved, restored, or maintained for hobby or demonstration.  (2013-360, s. 13.10(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 95-73 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 9 - Earnings of Employees in Interstate Commerce.|§ 95-73 - Collections out of State to avoid exemptions forbidden.

 95-73. Collections out of State to avoid exemptions forbidden.No resident creditor or other holder of any book account, negotiable instrument, duebill or other monetary demand arising out of contract, due by or chargeable against any resident wage earner or other salaried employee of any railway corporation or other corporation, firm, or individual engaged in interstate business shall send out of the State, assign, or transfer the same, for value or otherwise, with intent to thereby deprive such debtor of his personal earnings and property exempt by law from application to the payment of his debts under the laws of the State of North Carolina, by instituting or causing to be instituted thereon against such debtor, in any court outside of this State, in such creditor's own name or in the name of any other person, any action, suit, or proceeding for the attachment or garnishment of such debtor's earnings in the hands of his employer, when such creditor and debtor and the railway corporation or other corporation, firm, or individual owing the wages or salary intended to be reached are under the jurisdiction of the courts of this State. (1909, c. 504, s. 1; C.S., s. 6568.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-74 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 9 - Earnings of Employees in Interstate Commerce.|§ 95-74 - Resident not to abet collection out of State.

 95-74. Resident not to abet collection out of State.No person residing or sojourning in this State shall counsel, aid, or abet any violation of the provisions of G.S. 95-73. (1909, c. 504, s. 2; C.S., s. 6569.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-75 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 9 - Earnings of Employees in Interstate Commerce.|§ 95-75 - Remedies for violation of § 95-73 or 95-74; damages; indictment.

 95-75. Remedies for violation of 95-73 or 95-74; damages; indictment.Any person violating any provisions of G.S. 95-73 or 95-74 shall be answerable in damages to any debtor from whom any book account, negotiable instrument, duebill, or other monetary demand arising out of contract shall be collected, or against whose earnings any warrant of attachment or notice of garnishment shall be issued, in violation of the provisions of G.S. 95-73, to the full amount of the debt thus collected, attached, or garnisheed, to be recovered by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State; and any person so offending shall likewise be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). (1909, c. 504, s. 3; C.S., s. 6570; 1993, c. 539, s. 666; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 95-76 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 9 - Earnings of Employees in Interstate Commerce.|§ 95-76 - Institution of foreign suit, etc., evidence of intent to violate.

 95-76. Institution of foreign suit, etc., evidence of intent to violate.In any civil or criminal action instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State for any violation of the provisions of G.S. 95-73 and 95-74, proof of the institution or prosecution of any action, suit, or proceeding in violation of the provisions of G.S. 95-73, or the issuance of service therein of any warrant of attachment, notice, or garnishment or other like writ for the garnishment of earnings of the defendant therein, or of the payment by the garnishee therein of any final judgment rendered in any such action, suit, or proceeding shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the intent of the creditor or other holder of the debt sued upon to deprive such debtor of his personal earnings and property exempt from application to the payment of his debts under the laws of this State, in violation of the provisions of this Article. (1909, c. 504, s. 4; C.S., s. 6571.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-77 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 9 - Earnings of Employees in Interstate Commerce.|§ 95-77 - Construction of Article.

 95-77. Construction of Article.No provision of this Article shall be so construed as to deprive any person entitled to its benefits of any legal or equitable remedy already possessed under the laws of this State. (1909, c. 504, s. 5; C.S., s. 6572.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-78 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 10 - Declaration of Policy as to Labor Organizations.|§ 95-78 - Declaration of public policy.

 95-78. Declaration of public policy.The right to live includes the right to work. The exercise of the right to work must be protected and maintained free from undue restraints and coercion. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of North Carolina that the right of persons to work shall not be denied or abridged on account of membership or nonmembership in any labor union or labor organization or association. (1947, c. 328, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-79 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 10 - Declaration of Policy as to Labor Organizations.|§ 95-79 - Certain agreements declared illegal.

 95-79. Certain agreements declared illegal.(a) Any agreement or combination between any employer and any labor union or labor organization whereby persons not members of such union or organization shall be denied the right to work for said employer, or whereby such membership is made a condition of employment or continuation of employment by such employer, or whereby any such union or organization acquires an employment monopoly in any enterprise, is hereby declared to be against the public policy and an illegal combination or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce in the State of North Carolina.(b) Any provision that directly or indirectly conditions the purchase of agricultural products, the terms of an agreement for the purchase of agricultural products, or the terms of an agreement not to sue or settle litigation upon an agricultural producer's status as a union or nonunion employer or entry into or refusal to enter into an agreement with a labor union or labor organization is invalid and unenforceable as against public policy in restraint of trade or commerce in the State of North Carolina. Further, notwithstanding G.S. 95-25.8, an agreement requiring an agricultural producer to transfer funds to a labor union or labor organization for the purpose of paying an employee's membership fee or dues is invalid and unenforceable against public policy in restraint of trade or commerce in the State of North Carolina. For purposes of this subsection, the term "agricultural producer" means any producer engaged in any service or activity included within the provisions of section 3(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. 203, or section 3121(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 3121.  (1947, c. 328, s. 2; 2013-413, s. 15; 2014-115, s. 17; 2017-108, s. 20.5(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 95-80 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 10 - Declaration of Policy as to Labor Organizations.|§ 95-80 - Membership in labor organization as condition of employment prohibited.

 95-80. Membership in labor organization as condition of employment prohibited.No person shall be required by an employer to become or remain a member of any labor union or labor organization as a condition of employment or continuation of employment by such employer. (1947, c. 328, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-81 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 10 - Declaration of Policy as to Labor Organizations.|§ 95-81 - Nonmembership as condition of employment prohibited.

 95-81. Nonmembership as condition of employment prohibited.No person shall be required by an employer to abstain or refrain from membership in any labor union or labor organization as a condition of employment or continuation of employment. (1947, c. 328, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-82 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 10 - Declaration of Policy as to Labor Organizations.|§ 95-82 - Payment of dues as condition of employment prohibited.

 95-82. Payment of dues as condition of employment prohibited.No employer shall require any person, as a condition of employment or continuation of employment, to pay any dues, fees, or other charges of any kind to any labor union or labor organization. (1947, c. 328, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-83 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 10 - Declaration of Policy as to Labor Organizations.|§ 95-83 - Recovery of damages by persons denied employment.

 95-83. Recovery of damages by persons denied employment.Any person who may be denied employment or be deprived of continuation of his employment in violation of G.S. 95-80, 95-81 and 95-82 or of one or more of such sections, shall be entitled to recover from such employer and from any other person, firm, corporation, or association acting in concert with him by appropriate action in the courts of this State such damages as he may have sustained by reason of such denial or deprivation of employment. (1947, c. 328, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-84 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 10 - Declaration of Policy as to Labor Organizations.|§ 95-84 - Application of Article.

 95-84. Application of Article.The provisions of this Article shall not apply to any lawful contract in force on the effective date hereof but they shall apply in all respects to contracts entered into thereafter and to any renewal or extension of any existing contract. (1947, c. 328, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-98 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 12 - Units of Government and Labor Unions, Trade Unions, and Labor Organizations, and Public Employee Strikes.|§ 95-98 - Contracts between units of government and labor unions, trade unions or labor organizations concerning public employees declared to be illegal.

 95-98. Contracts between units of government and labor unions, trade unions or labor organizations concerning public employees declared to be illegal.Any agreement, or contract, between the governing authority of any city, town, county, or other municipality, or between any agency, unit, or instrumentality thereof, or between any agency, instrumentality, or institution of the State of North Carolina, and any labor union, trade union, or labor organization, as bargaining agent for any public employees of such city, town, county or other municipality, or agency or instrumentality of government, is hereby declared to be against the public policy of the State, illegal, unlawful, void and of no effect. (1959, c. 742.)