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NC Gen Stat § 128-37.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-37.1 - Membership of employees of county social services department.

 128-37.1. Membership of employees of county social services department.Under such rules and regulations as the Board of Trustees shall establish and promulgate, the board of county commissioners of any county may elect that employees of the county social services department may be members of the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System; provided, that such membership may be elected jointly with such county health department employees as provided under G.S. 128-37. (1959, c. 1179; 1969, c. 982.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-37.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-37.2 - Continued membership for certain fire departments.

 128-37.2. Continued membership for certain fire departments.(a) In order to participate in the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System after October 1, 2015, the charter or articles of incorporation of fire departments must include a provision that provides that the governing body of the local government entity that holds the contract with the highest dollar value to the fire department for provision of fire services shall have the authority to remove from office up to fifty percent (50%) plus one member of the Board of Trustees or Board of Directors of the fire department. Before exercising this authority, the local government entity shall notify the affected fire department and give the fire department the opportunity to be heard in a public meeting. When any fire department board member is removed, the resulting vacancy shall be filled pursuant to the bylaws of the fire department.(b) This section only applies to fire departments that commenced participation in the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System between 1977 and 1992 pursuant to Chapter 316 of the Session Laws of 1977 and have contracts to provide fire protection to a city, county, or instrumentality of the State.  (2015-88, ss. 10(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 128-38 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-38 - Reservation of power to change.

 128-38. Reservation of power to change.The General Assembly reserves the right at any time and from time to time, and if deemed necessary or appropriate by said General Assembly in order to coordinate with any changes in the benefit and other provisions of the Social Security Act made after January 1, 1955, to modify or amend in whole or in part any or all of the provisions of the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System. (1955, c. 1153, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-38.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-38.1 - Termination or partial termination; discontinuance of contributions.

 128-38.1. Termination or partial termination; discontinuance of contributions.In the event of the termination or partial termination of the Retirement System or in the event of complete discontinuance of contributions under the Retirement System, the rights of all affected members to benefits accrued to the date of such termination, partial termination, or discontinuance, to the extent funded as of such date, or the amounts credited to the members' accounts, shall be nonforfeitable and fully vested. (1987, c. 177, s. 1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 128-38.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-38.3 - Deduction for payments allowed.

 128-38.3. Deduction for payments allowed.(a) Any beneficiary who is a member of a domiciled employees' or retirees' association that has at least 2,000 members, the majority of whom are active or retired employees of employers as defined in G.S. 128-21(11), may authorize, in writing, the periodic deduction from the beneficiary's retirement benefits a designated lump sum to be paid to the employees' or retirees' association. The authorization shall remain in effect until revoked by the beneficiary. A plan of deductions pursuant to this section shall become void if the employees' or retirees' association engages in collective bargaining with the State, any political subdivision of the State, or any local school administrative unit.(b) Any beneficiary eligible for coverage under the State Health Plan may also authorize, in writing, the monthly deduction from the beneficiary's retirement benefits of a designated lump sum to be paid to the State Health Plan for any dependent whom the beneficiary wishes to cover under the State Health Plan. In the event that the beneficiary's own State Health Plan coverage is contributory, in whole or in part, the beneficiary may also authorize a designated lump sum to be paid to the State Health Plan on behalf of the beneficiary. In addition, a beneficiary may similarly authorize the deduction for supplemental voluntary insurance benefits, provided that the deduction is authorized by the Department of State Treasurer and is payable to a company with which the Department of State Treasurer has or had an exclusive contractual relationship. Any such authorization shall remain in effect until revoked by the beneficiary.(c) For local employers who made arrangements with the Retirement System prior to January 1, 2017, any beneficiary who is a retiree from an employer in the Retirement System under this Article may authorize the periodic deduction from the beneficiary's retirement benefits as designated lump sum to be paid to the beneficiary's former employer for the purpose of providing health benefits. The authorization shall remain in effect until revoked by the beneficiary, and proof of the authorization must be available on request of the Department of the State Treasurer. The Department of State Treasurer is prohibited from making any arrangements to deduct from a beneficiary's retirement benefits an amount to be paid to the beneficiary's former employer for the purpose of providing health benefits.  (2001-424, s. 32.31; 2002-126, s. 6.4(b); 2012-178, s. 4(b); 2017-128, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-38.4A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-38.4A - Forfeiture of retirement benefits for certain felonies related to employment or holding office.

 128-38.4A. Forfeiture of retirement benefits for certain felonies related to employment or holding office.(a) Except as provided in G.S. 128-26(x), the Board of Trustees shall not pay any retirement benefits or allowances, except for a return of member contributions plus interest, to any member who is convicted of any felony under federal law or the laws of this State if all of the following apply:(1) The offense is committed while the member is in service.(2) The conduct resulting in the member's conviction is directly related to the member's office or employment.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2020-48, s. 4.3(b), effective June 26, 2020.(c) If a member or former member whose benefits under the System were forfeited under this section, except for the return of member contributions plus interest, subsequently receives an unconditional pardon of innocence, or the conviction is vacated or set aside for any reason, then the member or former member may seek a reversal of the benefit forfeiture by presenting sufficient evidence to the State Treasurer. If the State Treasurer determines a reversal of the benefit forfeiture is appropriate, then all benefits will be restored upon repayment of all accumulated contributions plus interest. Repayment of all accumulated contributions that have been received by the individual under the forfeiture provisions of this section must be made in a total lump-sum payment with interest compounded annually at a rate of six and one-half percent (6.5%) for each calendar year from the year of forfeiture to the year of repayment. An individual receiving a reversal of benefit forfeiture must receive reinstatement of the service credit forfeited.  (2012-193, s. 3; 2020-48, s. 4.3(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 128-38.4B (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-38.4B - Prohibition on purchase of forfeited service.

 128-38.4B. Prohibition on purchase of forfeited service.Any member whose retirement benefits have been forfeited under G.S. 128-38.4 or G.S. 128-38.4A is prohibited from subsequently purchasing or repurchasing either those forfeited benefits or any creditable membership service associated with those forfeited benefits and that service may not be used for the purposes of eligibility for benefits in any retirement system that provides reciprocal benefits.  (2018-52, s. 6(b); 2020-48, s. 4.5(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 128-38.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-38.5 - Improper receipt of decedent's retirement allowance.

 128-38.5. Improper receipt of decedent's retirement allowance.A person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the person, with the intent to defraud, receives money as a result of cashing, depositing, or receiving a direct deposit of a decedent's retirement allowance and the person (i) knows that he or she is not entitled to the decedent's retirement allowance, (ii) receives the benefit at least two months after the date of the retiree's or beneficiary's death, and (iii) does not attempt to inform this Retirement System of the retiree's or beneficiary's death.  (2011-232, s. 10(b); 2013-288, s. 9(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 128-38.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-38.6 - Employee protection and remedies against unlawful retaliation for furnishing information to the Retirement Systems Division.

 128-38.6. Employee protection and remedies against unlawful retaliation for furnishing information to the Retirement Systems Division.(a) In the absence of fraud or malice, no person who furnishes information to the staff of the Retirement Systems Division relating to the investigation of possible violations of retirement law shall be liable for damages in a civil action for any oral or written statement made or any other action that is necessary to supply such information to the Division.(b) Any employee of a participating local employer who is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment by the employee's employer because of lawful acts done by the employee in furtherance of the Retirement Systems Division's receipt of information concerning possible violations of retirement law, including cooperation with the Division's investigation of possible violations, shall be entitled to all relief necessary to make the employee whole. Relief shall include reinstatement with the same seniority status as the employee would have had but for the discrimination or retaliation by the employing unit, two times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay, and compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discrimination or retaliation, including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. An employee may bring an action in superior court for the relief provided in this section.  (2012-185, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-39 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 4 - Leaves of Absence.|§ 128-39 - Leaves of absence for State officials for protracted illness or other reason.

 128-39. Leaves of absence for State officials for protracted illness or other reason.Any elective or appointive State official may obtain leave of absence from the official's duties for protracted illness or other reason satisfactory to the Governor, for such period as the Governor may designate. The leave shall be obtained only upon application by the official and with the consent of the Governor. The official shall receive no salary during the period of leave unless the leave of absence is granted by reason of protracted illness, in which event the granting of a leave of absence shall not deprive the official of the benefits of cumulative sick leave to which the official may be entitled under rules and regulations adopted pursuant to G.S. 143-37 or to which he may otherwise be entitled by law. The period of leave may be extended upon application to and with the approval of the Governor if the reason for the original leave still exists, and it may be shortened if the reason shall unexpectedly terminate: Provided, that no leave or extension thereof shall operate to extend the term of office of any official beyond the period for which the official was elected or appointed. If, by reason of the length of the period of absence or the nature of the duties of the official, the Governor deems it necessary, the Governor may appoint any citizen of the State, without regard to residence or district, as a temporary replacement for the period of the official's leave of absence. This appointee shall have all the authority, duties, perquisites, and emoluments of the official temporarily replaced. The appointee shall possess all the qualifications required by law for holding the office for which the temporary replacement official is appointed. (1941, c. 121, s. 1; 2007-432, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-40 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 4 - Leaves of Absence.|§ 128-40 - Leaves of absence for county officials for protracted illness or other reason.

 128-40. Leaves of absence for county officials for protracted illness or other reason.Any elective or appointive county official may obtain leave of absence from the official's duties for protracted illness or other reason satisfactory to the board of county commissioners of his county, for such period as the board of county commissioners may designate. The leave shall be obtained only upon application by the official and with the consent of the board of county commissioners. The official shall receive no salary during the period of leave unless the leave of absence is granted by reason of protracted illness, in which event the granting of a leave of absence shall not deprive the official of the benefits of any sick leave to which the official may be entitled by law. The period of leave may be extended upon application to and with the approval of the board of county commissioners if the reason for the original leave still exists, and it may be shortened if the reason shall unexpectedly terminate: Provided, that no leave or extension thereof shall operate to extend the term of office of any official beyond the period for which the official was elected or appointed. If, by reason of the length of the period of absence or the nature of the duties of the official, the board of county commissioners deems it necessary, the board may appoint any qualified citizen of the county as a temporary replacement for the period of the official's leave of absence. This appointee shall have all the authority, duties, perquisites, and emoluments of the official temporarily replaced. The appointee shall possess all the qualifications required by law for holding the office for which the temporary replacement official is appointed. (1941, c. 121, s. 2; 2007-432, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-41 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 4 - Leaves of Absence.|§ 128-41 - Leaves of absence for municipal officials for protracted illness or other reason.

 128-41. Leaves of absence for municipal officials for protracted illness or other reason.Any elective or appointive municipal official may obtain leave of absence from the official's duties for protracted illness or other reason satisfactory to the governing body of the municipality, for such period as the governing body may designate. The leave shall be obtained only upon application by the official and with the consent of the governing body. The official shall receive no salary during the period of leave unless the leave of absence is granted by reason of protracted illness, in which event the granting of a leave of absence shall not deprive the official of the benefits of any sick leave to which the official may be entitled by law. The period of leave may be extended upon application to and with the approval of the governing body of the municipality if the reason for the original leave still exists, and it may be shortened if the reason shall unexpectedly terminate: Provided, that no leave or extension thereof shall operate to extend the term of office of any official beyond the period for which the official was elected or appointed. If, by reason of the length of the period of absence or the nature of the duties of the official, the governing body deems it necessary, it may appoint any qualified citizen of the municipality as a temporary replacement for the period of the official's leave of absence. This appointee shall have all the authority, duties, perquisites, and emoluments of the official temporarily replaced. The appointee shall possess all the qualifications required by law for holding the office for which the temporary replacement official is appointed. (1941, c. 121, s. 3; 2007-432, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-42 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 4 - Leaves of Absence.|§ 128-42 - Leaves of absence for county or municipal officials for military or naval service.

 128-42. Leaves of absence for county or municipal officials for military or naval service.(a) Any elective or appointive county or municipal official may obtain leave of absence from the official's duties when the official enters active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States or the North Carolina National Guard as a result of being voluntarily or involuntarily activated, drafted, or otherwise called to duty. The official shall receive no salary during the period of leave. No vacancy is created by a county or municipal official obtaining a leave of absence under this section.(b) If the official will be on active duty for a period of at least 30 days, a leave of absence may be obtained, and a temporary replacement for the official may be appointed in the following manner:(1) Leave of absence shall be obtained by placing a copy of the official's active duty orders with the clerk.(2) G.S. 128-41 shall govern the procedure for selecting a temporary replacement official if the official being temporarily replaced is a municipal official; otherwise, G.S. 128-40 shall govern.(c) If the official will be on active duty for a period of less than 30 days, a temporary replacement official shall not be appointed, even if a leave of absence is obtained.(d) The appropriate authority under G.S. 128-40 or G.S. 128-41 shall appoint the temporary replacement to begin service on the date specified in writing by the official being temporarily replaced as the date the official will enter active military service, or as soon as practicable thereafter. A temporary replacement official shall have all the authority, duties, perquisites, and emoluments of the official temporarily replaced. The appointee shall possess all the qualifications required by law for holding the office for which the temporary replacement official is appointed.(e) The term of the temporary replacement official appointed under this section shall terminate as soon as any of the following occurs:(1) On the third day after the last day of active duty status of the official who is temporarily replaced.(2) The clerk receives written notice from the official who is temporarily replaced that the official is ready and able to resume the duties of his or her office.(3) The term of office of the official who is temporarily replaced expires.(f) As used in this section, the term "clerk" means the city clerk as defined in G.S. 160A-171 if the official being temporarily replaced is a municipal official and means the clerk to the board of county commissioners as defined in G.S. 153A-1(2) if the official being temporarily replaced is a county official.  (2007-432, s. 5; 2011-183, s. 99.)
NC Gen Stat § 129-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 129 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Article 1 - General Services Division.|§ 129-4 - Transferred to G.S. 143-340 by Session Laws 1971, c. 1097, s. 2.

 129-4. Transferred to G.S. 143-340 by Session Laws 1971, c. 1097, s. 2.
NC Gen Stat § 129-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 129 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Article 1 - General Services Division.|§ 129-5 - Transferred to G.S. 143-341 by Session Laws 1971, c. 1097, s. 3.

 129-5. Transferred to G.S. 143-341 by Session Laws 1971, c. 1097, s. 3.
NC Gen Stat § 129-6 through 129-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 129 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Article 1 - General Services Division.|§ 129-6 through 129-9 - Transferred to G.S. 143-345.1 to 143-345.4 by Session Laws 1971, c. 1097, s. 4.

 129-6 through 129-9. Transferred to G.S. 143-345.1 to 143-345.4 by Session Laws 1971, c. 1097, s. 4.
NC Gen Stat § 129-12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 129 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Article 2 - Building Program.|§ 129-12 - Transferred to G.S. 143-345.5 by Session Laws 1971, c. 1097, s. 4.

 129-12: Transferred to G.S. 143-345.5 by Session Laws 1971, c. 1097, s. 4.
NC Gen Stat § 129-12.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 129 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Article 2A - State Legislative Building.|§ 129-12.1 - Official name.

 129-12.1. Official name.The building constructed under the direction of the State Legislative Building Commission in Raleigh, and which is used to house the legislative branch of the State government is officially designated as the State Legislative Building, and all references in publications issued by the State of North Carolina or any agency, department or institution thereof shall refer to the building as the State Legislative Building. (1963, c. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 129-26 through 129-30 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 129 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Article 5 - State Capital Planning Commission.|§ 129-26 through 129-30 - to 129-Expired.

 129-26 to 129-30. Expired.
NC Gen Stat § 130A-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 1 - Definitions, General Provisions and Remedies.|§ 130A-1 - Title.

 130A-1. Title.This Chapter shall be known as the Public Health Law of North Carolina. (1983, c. 891, s. 2.)