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NC Gen Stat § 1-539.2B (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 43 - Nuisance and Other Wrongs.|§ 1-539.2B - Triple damages for injury to agricultural commodities or production systems; define value of agricultural commodities grown for educational, testing, or research purposes.

 1-539.2B. Triple damages for injury to agricultural commodities or production systems; define value of agricultural commodities grown for educational, testing, or research purposes.(a) Any person who unlawfully and willfully injures or destroys any other person's agricultural commodities or production system is liable to the owner for triple the value of the commodities or production system injured or destroyed.(b) For purposes of this section, the value of agricultural commodities that are grown for educational, testing, or research purposes includes all of the following:(1) The diminution in market value of the commodities when the commodities were grown for sale and the plaintiff is the entity who sold the commodities or would have sold the commodities but for their injury or destruction.(2) Costs to the plaintiff for research and development of the injured or destroyed commodities.(3) Other incidental and consequential damages proven to have been incurred by the plaintiff.(c) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) "Agricultural commodities" means:a. Commodities produced for individual and public use, consumption, and marketing from one of the following:1. The cultivation of soil or hydroponics or any other method of production for crops, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants.2. The planting and production of trees, timber, forests, or forest products.3. The raising of livestock, poultry, and eggs.4. Aquaculture as defined in G.S. 106-758.b. Seed, genetic material, tissue cultures, and any research and development materials, information, and records related to items included in subdivision (1)a. of this subsection developed or used for educational, testing, or research purposes.(2) "Production systems" means land, buildings, and equipment used in the production of agricultural commodities, including aquaculture facilities as defined in G.S. 106-758.  (2001-290, s. 1; 2021-78, s. 5(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 1-539.2C (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 43 - Nuisance and Other Wrongs.|§ 1-539.2C - Damages for identity theft.

 1-539.2C. Damages for identity theft.(a) Any person whose property or person is injured by reason of an act made unlawful by Article 19C of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes, or a violation of G.S. 75-66, may sue for civil damages. For each unlawful act, or each violation of G.S. 75-66, damages may be(1) In an amount of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000), but no less than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or(2) Three times the amount of actual damages,whichever amount is greater. A person seeking damages as set forth in this section may also institute a civil action to enjoin and restrain future acts that would constitute a violation of this section. The court, in an action brought under this section, may award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party.  (b) If the identifying information of a deceased person is used in a manner made unlawful by Article 19C of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes, or by a violation of G.S. 75-66, the deceased person's estate shall have the right to recover damages pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.(c) The venue for any civil action brought under this section shall be the county in which the plaintiff resides or any county in which any part of the alleged violation of G.S. 75-66, G.S. 14-113.20 or G.S. 14-113.20A took place, regardless of whether the defendant was ever actually present in that county. Civil actions under this section must be brought within three years from the date on which the identity of the wrongdoer was discovered or reasonably should have been discovered.(d) Civil action under this section does not depend on whether or not a criminal prosecution has been or will be instituted under Article 19C of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes for the acts which are the subject of the civil action. The rights and remedies provided by this section are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law. (2002-175, s. 8; 2005-414, s. 9; 2007-534, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-539.2D (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 43 - Nuisance and Other Wrongs.|§ 1-539.2D - Civil liability for acts of terror.

 1-539.2D. Civil liability for acts of terror.(a) The following definitions apply in this section:(1) Act of terror. - An activity with all of the following characteristics:a. Involves violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that violate federal or State law.b. Appears to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.c. Occurs primarily within this State.(2) Terrorist. - A person who commits an act of terror, including a person who acts as an accessory before or after the fact, aids or abets, solicits, or conspires to commit an act of terror or who lends material support to an act of terror.(b) Any person whose property or person is injured by a terrorist may sue for and recover damages from the terrorist.(c) Any person who files an action under this section is entitled to recover three times the actual damages sustained or fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), whichever is greater, as well as court costs and attorneys' fees in the trial and appellate courts if the person prevails in the claim.(d) The rights and remedies provided by this section are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law.  (2015-215, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-539.9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 43B - Defense of Charitable Immunity Abolished; and Qualified Immunity for Volunteers.|§ 1-539.9 - Defense abolished as to actions arising after September 1, 1967.

 1-539.9. Defense abolished as to actions arising after September 1, 1967.The common-law defense of charitable immunity is abolished and shall not constitute a valid defense to any action or cause of action arising subsequent to September 1, 1967. (1967, c. 856.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-539.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 43B - Defense of Charitable Immunity Abolished; and Qualified Immunity for Volunteers.|§ 1-539.10 - Immunity from civil liability for volunteers.

 1-539.10. Immunity from civil liability for volunteers.(a) A volunteer who performs services for a charitable organization or a volunteer engaged in providing emergency services is not liable in civil damages for any acts or omissions resulting in any injury, death, or loss to person or property arising from the volunteer services rendered if:(1) The volunteer was acting in good faith and the services rendered were reasonable under the circumstances; and(2) The acts or omissions do not amount to gross negligence, wanton conduct, or intentional wrongdoing.(3) The acts or omissions did not occur while the volunteer was operating or responsible for the operation of a motor vehicle.(b) To the extent that any charitable organization or volunteer has liability insurance, that charitable organization or volunteer shall be deemed to have waived the qualified immunity herein to the extent of indemnification by insurance for the negligence by any volunteer.(c) Nothing herein shall be construed to alter the standard of care requirement or liability of persons rendering professional services. (1987, c. 505, s. 1(2); 2005-273, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-539.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 43B - Defense of Charitable Immunity Abolished; and Qualified Immunity for Volunteers.|§ 1-539.11 - Definitions.

 1-539.11. Definitions.As used in this Article:(1) "Charitable Organization" means an organization that has humane and philanthropic objectives, whose activities benefit humanity or a significant rather than limited segment of the community without expectation of pecuniary profit or reward and is exempt from taxation under either G.S. 105-130.11(a)(3) or G.S. 105-130.11(a)(5) or Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.(1a) "Emergency services" means the preparation for and the carrying out of functions to prevent, minimize, and repair injury and damage resulting from natural or man-made disasters and all other activities necessary or incidental to the preparation for and carrying out of these functions. These functions include firefighting services, police services, medical and health services, rescue services, engineering services, land surveying services, warning services and communications, radiological, chemical and other special weapons defense services, evacuation of persons from stricken areas, emergency welfare services, including providing emergency shelter, emergency transportation, and emergency resource management services, existing or properly assigned plant protection services, temporary restoration of public utility services, services performed as a function of a Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) unit or a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and other functions related to civilian protection, including the administration of approved State and federal disaster recovery and assistance programs.(2) "Volunteer" means an individual, serving as a direct service volunteer performing services for a charitable, nonprofit organization, who does not receive compensation, or anything of value in lieu of compensation, for the services, other than reimbursement for expenses actually incurred or any person providing emergency services without any financial gain. (1987, c. 505, s. 1(2); 2005-273, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-539.12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 43B - Defense of Charitable Immunity Abolished; and Qualified Immunity for Volunteers.|§ 1-539.12 - Immunity from civil liability for employers disclosing information.

 1-539.12. Immunity from civil liability for employers disclosing information.(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.  (1997-478, s. 1; 2021-82, s. 4(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 1-539.16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 43C - Actions Pertaining to Local Units of Government.|§ 1-539.16 - Notice of claims against local units of government.

 1-539.16. Notice of claims against local units of government.No local act, including city charters, shall require a notice to a local unit of government of any claim against it and prohibit suit against the local unit if notice is not given or limit the period during which an action may be brought on such a claim after notice has been given. (1981, c. 777, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-539.21 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 43D - Abolition of Parent-Child Immunity in Motor Vehicle Cases.|§ 1-539.21 - Abolition of parent-child immunity in motor vehicle cases.

 1-539.21. Abolition of parent-child immunity in motor vehicle cases.The relationship of parent and child shall not bar the right of action by a person or his estate against his parent or child for wrongful death, personal injury, or property damage arising out of operation of a motor vehicle owned or operated by the parent or child. (1975, c. 685, s. 1; 1985, c. 201; 1989, c. 782, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-539.25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 43E - Affirmative Defense Based on Year 2000 Failure.|§ 1-539.25 - Expired October 1, 2000 (see previous document versions for former law).

 1-539.25. Expired October 1, 2000 (see previous document versions for former law).
NC Gen Stat § 1-539.26 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 43E - Affirmative Defense Based on Year 2000 Failure.|§ 1-539.26 - Expired October 1, (see previous document versions for former law)

 1-539.26. Expired October 1, 2000. (see previous document versions for former law)
NC Gen Stat § 1-539.27 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 43F - Immunity for Damage to Vehicle.|§ 1-539.27 - Immunity from civil liability for damage to railroad car, motor vehicle, trailer, aircraft, boat, or other watercraft necessary for assistance.

 1-539.27. Immunity from civil liability for damage to railroad car, motor vehicle, trailer, aircraft, boat, or other watercraft necessary for assistance.Any person who enters or attempts to enter any railroad car, motor vehicle, trailer, aircraft, boat, or other watercraft of any kind shall not be liable in civil damages for any damage to the railroad car, motor vehicle, trailer, aircraft, boat, or other watercraft of any kind if one or more of the following circumstances exist:(1) The person acts in good faith to access a person inside the railroad car, motor vehicle, trailer, aircraft, boat, or watercraft of any kind in order to provide first aid or emergency health care treatment or because the person inside is, or is in imminent danger of becoming unconscious, ill, or injured.(2) It is reasonably apparent that the circumstances require prompt decisions and actions in medical care, other health care, or other assistance.(3) The necessity of immediate health care treatment or removal of the person from the railroad car, motor vehicle, trailer, aircraft, boat, or other watercraft of any kind is so reasonably apparent that any delay in the rendering of treatment or removal would seriously worsen the physical condition or endanger the life of the person.This section shall not apply to any acts of gross negligence, wanton conduct, or intentional wrongdoing.  (2015-286, s. 3.4(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 1-540 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 44 - Compromise.|§ 1-540 - By agreement receipt of less sum is discharge.

 1-540. By agreement receipt of less sum is discharge.In all claims, or money demands, of whatever kind, and howsoever due, where an agreement is made and accepted for a less amount than that demanded or claimed to be due, in satisfaction thereof, the payment of the less amount according to such agreement in compromise of the whole is a full and complete discharge of the same. (1874-5, c. 178; Code, s. 574; Rev., s. 859; C.S., s. 895.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-540.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 44 - Compromise.|§ 1-540.1 - Effect of release of original wrongdoer on liability of physicians and surgeons for malpractice.

 1-540.1. Effect of release of original wrongdoer on liability of physicians and surgeons for malpractice.The compromise settlement or release of a cause of action against a person responsible for a personal injury to another shall not operate as a bar to an action by the injured party against a physician or surgeon or other professional practitioner treating such injury for the negligent treatment thereof, unless the express terms of the compromise, settlement or release agreement given by the injured party to the person responsible for the initial injury provide otherwise. (1961, c. 212.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-540.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 44 - Compromise.|§ 1-540.2 - Settlement of property damage claims arising from motor vehicle collisions or accidents; same not to constitute admission of liability, nor bar party seeking damages for bodily injury or death.

 1-540.2. Settlement of property damage claims arising from motor vehicle collisions or accidents; same not to constitute admission of liability, nor bar party seeking damages for bodily injury or death.In any claim, civil action, or potential civil action which arises out of a motor vehicle collision or accident, settlement of any property damage claim arising from such collision or accident, whether such settlement be made by an individual, a self-insurer, or by an insurance carrier under a policy of insurance, shall not constitute an admission of liability on the part of the person, self-insurer or insurance carrier making such settlement, which arises out of the same motor vehicle collision or accident. It shall be incompetent for any claimant or party plaintiff in the said civil action to offer into evidence, either by oral testimony or paper writing, the fact that a settlement of the property damage claim arising from such collision or accident has been made; provided further, that settlement made of such property damage claim arising out of a motor vehicle collision or accident shall not in and of itself act as a bar, release, accord and satisfaction, or discharge of any claims other than the property damage claim, unless by the written terms of a properly executed settlement agreement it is specifically stated that the acceptance of said settlement constitutes full settlement of all claims and causes of action arising out of the said motor vehicle collision or accident. (1967, c. 662, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-543.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 44A - Tender.|§ 1-543.1 - Service of order of tender; return.

 1-543.1. Service of order of tender; return.In all matters in which it is proper or necessary to make or serve a tender, the clerk of the superior court in the county in which the tender is to be made shall, upon request of the tendering party, direct the sheriff of said county to serve an order of tender, together with the property to be tendered, upon the party or parties upon whom said tender is to be made. In the event said property is incapable of being manually tendered, said order of tender shall so state and service of said order tendering same shall have the same legal effect as if the property had been manually tendered. Within five days after receipt of the order, the sheriff shall make his return thereon, showing upon whom the same was served, the date and hour of service, the property tendered, and whether or not said tender was accepted, or that, after due diligence, the party or parties upon whom service was to be made could not be found within the county. He shall then return said order of tender to the clerk who issued it, and this shall constitute proper tender. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent other methods of tender or tender by any party to an action in open court upon any other party to said action. (1965, c. 699.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-543.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 44B - Structured Settlement Protection Act.|§ 1-543.10 - Title.

 1-543.10. Title.This Article may be cited as the North Carolina Structured Settlement Protection Act. (1999-367, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-543.13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 44B - Structured Settlement Protection Act.|§ 1-543.13 - Jurisdiction.

 1-543.13. Jurisdiction.(a) Where the structured settlement agreement was entered into after commencement of litigation or administrative proceedings in this State, the court or administrative agency where the action was pending shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any application for authorization under this Article of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights.(b) Where the structured settlement agreement was entered into prior to the commencement of litigation or administrative proceedings, or after the commencement of litigation outside this State, the Superior Court Division of the General Court of Justice shall have nonexclusive original jurisdiction over any application for authorization under this Article of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights. (1999-367, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-543.14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 44B - Structured Settlement Protection Act.|§ 1-543.14 - Procedure for approval of transfers.

 1-543.14. Procedure for approval of transfers.(a) Where the structured settlement agreement was entered into after the commencement of litigation or administrative proceedings in this State, the application for authorization of a transfer of structured settlement rights shall be filed with the court or administrative agency where the settled claim was pending as a motion in the cause.(b) Where the structured settlement agreement was entered into prior to the commencement of litigation or administrative proceedings, or after the commencement of litigation or administrative proceedings outside this State, the application for authorization of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall be filed in the superior court with proper venue pursuant to Article 7 of this Chapter. The nature of the action shall be a special proceeding governed by the provisions of Article 33 of this Chapter.(c) Not less than 30 days prior to the scheduled hearing on any application for authorization of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights under this Article, the transferee shall file with the proper court or responsible administrative authority and serve on any other government authority which previously approved the structured settlement, on all interested parties as defined in G.S. 1-543.11(4), and on the Attorney General, a notice of the proposed transfer and the application for its authorization, including in such notice:(1) A copy of the transferee's application;(2) A copy of the transfer agreement;(3) A copy of the disclosure statement required under G.S. 1-543.12(a)(2);(4) Notification that any interested party is entitled to support, oppose, or otherwise respond to the transferee's application, either in person or by counsel, by submitting written comments to the court or responsible administrative authority or by participating in the hearing; and(5) Notification of the time and place of the hearing and notification of the manner in which and the time by which written responses to the application must be filed in order to be considered by the court or responsible administrative authority.(d) The Attorney General shall have standing to raise, appear, and be heard on any matter relating to an application for authorization of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights under this Article. (1999-367, s. 1.)