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NC Gen Stat § 138A-21 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138A - State Government Ethics Act|Article 3 - Public Disclosure of Economic Interests.|§ 138A-21 - Purpose.

 138A-21. Purpose.The purpose of disclosure of the financial and personal interests by covered persons is to assist covered persons and those who appoint, elect, hire, supervise, or advise them identify and avoid conflicts of interest and potential conflicts of interest between the covered person's private interests and the covered person's public duties. It is critical to this process that current and prospective covered persons examine, evaluate, and disclose those personal and financial interests that could be or cause a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest between the covered person's private interests and the covered person's public duties. Covered persons must take an active, thorough, and conscientious role in the disclosure and review process, including having a complete knowledge of how the covered person's public position or duties might impact the covered person's private interests. Covered persons have an affirmative duty to provide any and all information that a reasonable person would conclude is necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter and to fully disclose any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest between the covered person's public and private interests, but the disclosure, review, and evaluation process is not intended to result in the disclosure of unnecessary or irrelevant personal information.  (2006-201, s. 1; 2008-213, s. 63; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 138A-23 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138A - State Government Ethics Act|Article 3 - Public Disclosure of Economic Interests.|§ 138A-23 - Statements of economic interest as public records.

 138A-23. Statements of economic interest as public records.(a) The statements of economic interest filed by prospective public servants under this Article for appointed or employed positions and written evaluations by the Commission of these statements are not public records until the prospective public servant is appointed or employed by the State. All other statements of economic interest and all other written evaluations by the Commission of those statements are public records.(b) The statements of economic interest filed by prospective public servants, and the written evaluations by the Commission of those statements, for individuals elected by the General Assembly shall be provided to the chair of the standing committee handling the legislation regarding the election and made available to all members of the General Assembly. The statements of economic interest filed by public servants elected to positions by the General Assembly, and written evaluations by the Commission of those statements, are not public records until the prospective public servant is sworn into office.(c) The statements of economic interest filed by prospective public servants, and the written evaluations by the Commission of those statements, for individuals confirmed for appointment as a public servant by the General Assembly shall be provided to the chair of the standing committee handling the legislation regarding the appointment. The statements of economic interest filed by prospective public servants for confirmation for appointment by the General Assembly, and written evaluations by the Commission of those statements, are public records at the time of the announcement of the appointment.  (2006-201, s. 1; 2007-347, s. 10; 2008-213, ss. 65, 66; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 138A-26 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138A - State Government Ethics Act|Article 3 - Public Disclosure of Economic Interests.|§ 138A-26 - Concealing or failing to disclose material information.

 138A-26. Concealing or failing to disclose material information.A filing person who knowingly conceals or knowingly fails to disclose information that is required to be disclosed on a statement of economic interest under this Article shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and shall be subject to disciplinary action under G.S. 138A-45.  (2006-201, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 138A-27 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138A - State Government Ethics Act|Article 3 - Public Disclosure of Economic Interests.|§ 138A-27 - Penalty for false information.

 138A-27. Penalty for false information.A filing person who provides false information on a statement of economic interest as required under this Article knowing that the information is false is guilty of a Class H felony and shall be subject to disciplinary action under G.S. 138A-45.  (2006-201, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 138A-28 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138A - State Government Ethics Act|Article 3 - Public Disclosure of Economic Interests.|§ 138A-28 - Review and evaluation of statements of economic interest.

 138A-28. Review and evaluation of statements of economic interest.(a) The Commission shall receive and review all statements of economic interest pursuant to G.S. 138A-10(a)(4) and shall evaluate whether (i) the statements conform to the law and the rules of the commission, and (ii) the financial interests and other information reported by prospective and actual covered persons reveal actual or potential conflicts of interest.(b) Beginning July 1, 2013, the Commission shall establish a biennial cycle for evaluating statements of economic interest. The Commission shall evaluate each initial filing as provided in subsection (a) of this section.(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, statements filed by the following prospective and actual public servants shall be evaluated on an annual basis:(1) The University of North Carolina Board of Governors, subject to G.S. 138A-24(f).(2) The State Board of Community Colleges, subject to G.S. 138A-124(f).(3) The North Carolina Utilities Commission.(4) The North Carolina Industrial Commission.(5) Supplemental statements filed pursuant to Chapter 136 of the General Statutes.(6) Any other board or commission whose members are elected or confirmed by the General Assembly.(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, statements of economic interest filed by Constitutional officers of the State and individuals elected or appointed as Constitutional officers of the State prior to taking office shall be evaluated every four years upon election or appointment to office.(e) A public servant who simultaneously serves on more than one covered board may file one statement of economic interest and that statement shall serve as disclosure for all the covered boards. If, during the biennial cycle, a public servant leaves one covered board and begins membership on another covered board, the public servant is not required to file another statement of economic interest, and the State Board is not required to evaluate the statement again in light of the subsequent appointment. The public servant must make subsequent filings pursuant to G.S. 138A-22(a) upon the expiration of the biennial cycle.(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair the State Board's duties and authority under G.S. 138A-25 and G.S. 138A-26.  (2013-360, s. 30.4(b); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 138A-33 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138A - State Government Ethics Act|Article 4 - Ethical Standards for Covered Persons.|§ 138A-33 - Other compensation.

 138A-33. Other compensation.A public servant or legislative employee shall not solicit or receive personal financial gain, other than that received by the public servant or legislative employee from the State, or with the approval of the employing entity, for acting in the public servant's or legislative employee's official capacity, or for advice or assistance given in the course of carrying out the public servant's or legislative employee's duties.  (2006-201, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 138A-34 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138A - State Government Ethics Act|Article 4 - Ethical Standards for Covered Persons.|§ 138A-34 - Use of information for private gain.

 138A-34. Use of information for private gain.A public servant or legislative employee shall not use or disclose nonpublic information gained in the course of, or by reason of, the public servant's or legislative employee's official responsibilities in a way that would affect a personal financial interest of the public servant or legislative employee, a member of the public servant's or legislative employee's extended family, or a person or governmental unit with whom or business with which the public servant or legislative employee is associated. A public servant or legislative employee shall not improperly use or improperly disclose any confidential information.  (2006-201, s. 1; 2008-213, s. 83; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 138A-35 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138A - State Government Ethics Act|Article 4 - Ethical Standards for Covered Persons.|§ 138A-35 - Other rules of conduct.

 138A-35. Other rules of conduct.(a) A public servant shall make a due and diligent effort before taking any action, including voting or participating in discussions with other public servants on a board on which the public servant also serves, to determine whether the public servant has a conflict of interest. If the public servant is unable to determine whether or not a conflict of interest may exist, the public servant has a duty to inquire of the Commission as to that conflict.(b) A public servant shall continually monitor, evaluate, and manage the public servant's personal, financial, and professional affairs to ensure the absence of conflicts of interest.(c) A public servant shall obey all other civil laws, administrative requirements, and criminal statutes governing conduct of State government applicable to appointees and employees.  (2006-201, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 138A-37 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138A - State Government Ethics Act|Article 4 - Ethical Standards for Covered Persons.|§ 138A-37 - Legislator participation in legislative actions.

 138A-37. Legislator participation in legislative actions.(a) Except as permitted under G.S. 138A-38, no legislator shall participate in a legislative action if the legislator knows the legislator or a person with which the legislator is associated may incur a reasonably foreseeable financial benefit from the action, and if after considering whether the legislator's judgment would be substantially influenced by the financial benefit and considering the need for the legislator's particular contribution, including special knowledge of the subject matter to the effective functioning of the legislature, the legislator concludes that an actual financial benefit does exist which would impair the legislator's independence of judgment.(b) The legislator shall submit in writing to the principal clerk of the house of which the legislator is a member the reasons for the abstention from participation in the legislative matter.(c) If the legislator has a material doubt as to whether the legislator should act, the legislator may submit the question for an advisory opinion to the State Ethics Commission Board in accordance with G.S. 138A-13 or the Legislative Ethics Committee in accordance with G.S. 120-104.  (2006-201, s. 1; 2007-347, s. 13; 2008-213, s. 84(b); 2010-169, s. 22(c); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 138A-39 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138A - State Government Ethics Act|Article 4 - Ethical Standards for Covered Persons.|§ 138A-39 - Disqualification to serve.

 138A-39. Disqualification to serve.(a) Within 30 days of notice of the Commission's determination that a public servant has a disqualifying conflict of interest, the public servant shall eliminate the interest that constitutes the disqualifying conflict of interest or resign from the public position.(b) Failure by a public servant to comply with subsection (a) of this section is a violation of this Chapter for purposes of G.S. 138A-45.(c) A decision under this section shall be considered a final decision for contested case purposes under Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.(d) As used in this section, a disqualifying conflict of interest is a conflict of interest of such significance that the conflict of interest would prevent a public servant from fulfilling a substantial function or portion of the public servant's public duties.  (2006-201, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 138A-40 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138A - State Government Ethics Act|Article 4 - Ethical Standards for Covered Persons.|§ 138A-40 - Employment and supervision of members of covered person's or legislative employee's extended family.

 138A-40. Employment and supervision of members of covered person's or legislative employee's extended family.A covered person or legislative employee shall not cause the employment, appointment, promotion, transfer, or advancement of an extended family member of the covered person or legislative employee to a State office, or a position to which the covered person or legislative employee supervises or manages, except for positions at the General Assembly as permitted under G.S. 120-32(2). A public servant or legislative employee shall not supervise, manage, or participate in an action relating to the discipline of a member of the public servant's or legislative employee's extended family, except as specifically authorized by the public servant's or legislative employee's employing entity.  (2006-201, s. 1; 2007-347, s. 15; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 138A-41 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138A - State Government Ethics Act|Article 4 - Ethical Standards for Covered Persons.|§ 138A-41 - Other ethics standards.

 138A-41. Other ethics standards.(a) Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent the Supreme Court, the Committee, the Legislative Services Commission, constitutional officers of the State, heads of principal departments, the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, the State Board of Community Colleges, or other boards from adopting additional or supplemental ethics standards applicable to that public agency's operations.(b) The Governor, as a constitutional officer of the State, shall have the authority to adopt additional and supplemental ethics standards applicable to any appointee of the Governor to any State board, commission, council, committee, task force, authority, or similar public body, however denominated, created by statute or executive order, whether advisory or nonadvisory in authority. If the Governor adopts such ethics standards, the standards shall be published in the North Carolina Register and made available to each appointee subject to the ethics standards.(c) The Governor, as a constitutional officer of the State, shall have the authority to adopt minimum ethics standards applicable to any employee of a State agency. If the Governor adopts such standards, the ethics standards shall be published in the North Carolina Register and made available to each employee subject to the ethics standards.  (2006-201, s. 1; 2010-169, s. 14; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 139-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 139-1 - Title of Chapter.

 139-1. Title of Chapter.This Chapter may be known and cited as the Soil Conservation Districts Law. (1937, c. 393, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-7.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 139-7.2 - Training of elective and appointive district supervisors.

 139-7.2. Training of elective and appointive district supervisors.(a) All district supervisors, whether elected or appointed, shall complete a minimum of six clock hours of training per term of service.(b) The training shall include soil, water, and natural resources conservation and the duties and responsibilities of district supervisors.(c) The training may be provided by the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, or other qualified sources as approved by the Soil and Water Conservation Commission.  (2016-113, s. 5(b); 2018-113, s. 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-8.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 139-8.1 - Purposes of Chapter.

 139-8.1. Purposes of Chapter.(a) It is hereby declared that the provisions of General Statutes Chapter 139 were intended to authorize the maintenance of watershed improvement works and projects, as well as watershed improvement structures. All expenditures heretofore incurred by any local watershed sponsor for any such maintenance of works, projects, or structures are hereby validated and confirmed.(b) The proceeds of any tax heretofore approved by the voters of a county for a county watershed improvement program, or authorized by special or local act for a county watershed improvement program, may be expended for such maintenance of works and projects, as well as structures, if the board of county commissioners or other watershed governing body after a public hearing determines that the proceeds should be so expended. Notice of such hearing shall be published as provided for notices under Article 2 of General Statutes Chapter 139.(c) The proceeds of any tax hereafter approved by the voters of a county for a watershed improvement program may be expended for such maintenance of works and projects, as well as structures, with or without the holding of a public hearing as designated by subsection (b) of this section, even though any election procedures preliminary to the vote approving the tax may have been initiated prior to the ratification of this section.(d) No action based on the alleged invalidity of the expenditures herein confirmed or of the use of tax proceeds herein authorized shall lie after January 1, 1970, to enjoin or contest any such expenditure or any such use of tax proceeds. (1969, c. 711, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-8.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 139-8.2 - Certain information confidential.

 139-8.2. Certain information confidential.(a) All information that is collected by soil and water conservation districts from farm owners, animal owners, agricultural producers or owners of agricultural land that is confidential under federal or State law shall be held confidential by the soil and water conservation districts, including:(1) Information provided by an agricultural producer or owner of agricultural land concerning the agricultural operation, farming or conservation practices, or the land itself, in order to participate in soil and water conservation programs.(2) Geospatial information otherwise maintained by the district about agricultural lands or operations for which information described in subdivision (1) of this subsection is provided.(b) This section shall not include applications for cost-share assistance and associated contract documents that require the approval of the soil and water conservation district or the Soil and Water Conservation Commission.  (2020-18, s. 10(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 139-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 139-10 - Enforcement of land-use regulations.

 139-10. Enforcement of land-use regulations.The supervisors shall have authority to go upon any lands within the district to determine whether land-use regulations adopted under the provisions of G.S. 139-9 are being observed. The supervisors are further authorized to provide by ordinance that any land occupier who shall sustain damages from any violation of such regulations by any other land occupier may recover damages at law from such other land occupier for such violation. (1937, c. 393, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 139-12 - Cooperation between districts.

 139-12. Cooperation between districts.The supervisors of any two or more districts organized under the provisions of this Chapter may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this Chapter. (1937, c. 393, s. 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 139-14 - Dividing large districts.

 139-14. Dividing large districts.Whenever the Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall receive a petition from any board of district supervisors signed by all supervisors of such district, the Commission shall have the authority to divide such district into two or more districts. The governing bodies of the resulting districts shall be composed of supervisors in the same manner and in the same number as is provided in G.S. 139-6 and 139-7. Upon the creating of new districts through dividing an existing district under the provisions of this section, the Commission shall appoint all district supervisors necessary to give such district its full quota of supervisors who shall serve until regular supervisors are elected or appointed, as the case may be, at the time of the next regular election of supervisors. The Commission shall assign a name to each district resulting from the division of the district under the provisions of this section and do all other things necessary to complete the organization of such new districts and place them on an operating basis. (1947, c. 131, s. 8; 1973, c. 1262, s. 38.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 139-15 - "County committeeman" construed to mean "county supervisor"; powers and duties.

 139-15. "County committeeman" construed to mean "county supervisor"; powers and duties.Wherever the words "county committeeman" or "county committeemen" appear in this Chapter, the same shall be construed to mean "county supervisor" or "county supervisors"; and each such county committeeman or county supervisor shall receive the same compensation and have and exercise the same rights, powers, duties, responsibilities and voting privileges granted to or imposed upon district supervisors in respect to soil conservation activities under the provisions of this Chapter. (1949, c. 268, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-20.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 2 - Watershed Improvement Districts.|§ 139-20.1 - Validation of creation of certain districts.

 139-20.1. Validation of creation of certain districts.All actions had and taken prior to March 1, 1963, by supervisors of soil and water conservation districts, boards of county commissioners, boards of election, registrars, or other officials in the course of attempting to form and create watershed improvement districts, are hereby ratified, approved, validated and confirmed, as if accomplished in full and complete compliance with the law, and any watershed improvement district with respect to which formation may have been attempted and completed prior to March 1, 1963, is hereby declared to be lawfully formed, created, and in all respects constituted a legal and valid watershed improvement district. (1963, c. 918, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-37 through 139-37.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 2 - Watershed Improvement Districts.|§ 139-37 through 139-37.1 - through 139-37.1: Recodified as §§ 139-48, 139-49 by Session Laws 1993, c. 391, ss. 22, 23.

 139-37 through 139-37.1: Recodified as 139-48, 139-49 by Session Laws 1993, c. 391, ss. 22, 23.