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NC Gen Stat § 132-8.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 132 - Public Records|§ 132-8.1 - Records management program administered by Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; establishment of standards, procedures, etc.; surveys.

 132-8.1. Records management program administered by Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; establishment of standards, procedures, etc.; surveys.A records management program for the application of efficient and economical management methods to the creation, utilization, maintenance, retention, preservation, and disposal of official records shall be administered by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. It shall be the duty of that Department, in cooperation with and with the approval of the Department of Administration, to establish standards, procedures, and techniques for effective management of public records, to make continuing surveys of paper work operations, and to recommend improvements in current records management practices including the use of space, equipment, and supplies employed in creating, maintaining, and servicing records. It shall be the duty of the head of each State agency and the governing body of each county, municipality and other subdivision of government to cooperate with the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources in conducting surveys and to establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the records of said agency, county, municipality, or other subdivision of government.  (1961, c. 1041; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 132-8.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 132 - Public Records|§ 132-8.2 - Selection and preservation of records considered essential; making or designation of preservation duplicates; force and effect of duplicates or copies thereof.

 132-8.2. Selection and preservation of records considered essential; making or designation of preservation duplicates; force and effect of duplicates or copies thereof.In cooperation with the head of each State agency and the governing body of each county, municipality, and other subdivision of government, the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall establish and maintain a program for the selection and preservation of public records considered essential to the operation of government and to the protection of the rights and interests of persons, and, within the limitations of funds available for the purpose, shall make or cause to be made preservation duplicates or designate as preservation duplicates existing copies of such essential public records. Preservation duplicates shall be durable, accurate, complete and clear, and such duplicates made by a photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro card, miniature photographic, or other process which accurately reproduces and forms a durable medium for so reproducing the original shall have the same force and effect for all purposes as the original record whether the original record is in existence or not. A transcript, exemplification, or certified copy of such preservation duplicate shall be deemed for all purposes to be a transcript, exemplification, or certified copy of the original record. Such preservation duplicates shall be preserved in the place and manner of safekeeping prescribed by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.  (1961, c. 1041; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 132-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 132 - Public Records|§ 132-10 - Qualified exception for geographical information systems.

 132-10. Qualified exception for geographical information systems.Geographical information systems databases and data files developed and operated by counties and cities are public records within the meaning of this Chapter. The county or city shall provide public access to such systems by public access terminals or other output devices. Upon request, the county or city shall furnish copies, in documentary or electronic form, to anyone requesting them at reasonable cost. As a condition of furnishing an electronic copy, whether on magnetic tape, magnetic disk, compact disk, or photo-optical device, a county or city may require that the person obtaining the copy agree in writing that the copy will not be resold or otherwise used for trade or commercial purposes. For purposes of this section, publication or broadcast by the news media, real estate trade associations, or Multiple Listing Services operated by real estate trade associations shall not constitute a resale or use of the data for trade or commercial purposes and use of information without resale by a licensed professional in the course of practicing the professional's profession shall not constitute use for a commercial purpose. For purposes of this section, resale at cost by a real estate trade association or Multiple Listing Services operated by a real estate trade association shall not constitute a resale or use of the data for trade or commercial purposes. (1995, c. 388, s. 5; 1997-193, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 132-11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 132 - Public Records|§ 132-11 - Time limitation on confidentiality of records.

 132-11. Time limitation on confidentiality of records.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all restrictions on access to public records shall expire 100 years after the creation of the record.(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall apply to any public record in existence at the time of, or created after, August 18, 2015.(c) No provision of this section shall be construed to authorize or require the opening of any record that meets any of the following criteria:(1) Is ordered to be sealed by any state or federal court, except as provided by that court.(2) Is prohibited from being disclosed under federal law, rule, or regulation.(3) Contains federal Social Security numbers.(4) Is a juvenile, probationer, parolee, post-releasee, or prison inmate record, including medical and mental health records.(5) Contains detailed plans and drawings of public buildings and infrastructure facilities.(d) For purposes of this section, the custodian of the record shall be the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources or other agency in actual possession of the record.  (2015-218, s. 3; 2015-241, s. 14.30(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 134-1 through 134-39 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 134 - Youth Development|§ 134-1 through 134-39 - Recodified as §§ 134A-1 to 134A-39.

 134-1 through 134-39. Recodified as 134A-1 to 134A-39.
NC Gen Stat § 138-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138 - Salaries, Fees and Allowances|§ 138-1 - Annual salaries payable at periodic intervals.

 138-1. Annual salaries payable at periodic intervals.All annual salaries shall be paid at least monthly and may be paid twice a month, every two weeks, or weekly. A unit of State government whose payroll is processed through the central payroll disbursing account of the Office of the State Controller must obtain the approval of the State Controller to pay annual salaries on any basis other than a monthly basis. (Code, s. 3731; 1893, c. 54; Rev., s. 2772; C.S., s. 3847; 1925, c. 230; 1928, c. 100; 1973, c. 1430; 1991, c. 542, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 138-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138 - Salaries, Fees and Allowances|§ 138-2 - Payment of fees; when to be paid in advance.

 138-2. Payment of fees; when to be paid in advance.All public officers shall receive the fees prescribed for them respectively, from the persons for whom, or at whose instance, the service shall be performed, except persons suing as paupers, and no officer shall be compelled to perform any service, unless his fee be paid or tendered, except in criminal actions. The said officers shall receive no extra allowance or other compensation whatever, unless the same shall be expressly authorized by statute. In case the service shall be ordered by any proper officer of the State, or of a county, for the benefit of the State or county, the fees need not be paid in advance; but if for the State, shall be paid by the State, as other claims against it are; if for a county, by the board of commissioners, out of the county funds. The fees in criminal cases are not demandable in advance. (Code, ss. 1173, 3758; Rev., s. 2804; C.S., s. 3849.)
NC Gen Stat § 138-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138 - Salaries, Fees and Allowances|§ 138-3 - Compensation limited to that fixed by law.

 138-3. Compensation limited to that fixed by law.No officer or employee of the State shall receive any compensation other than the salaries fixed by law, except as provided by way of fees or by special appropriation or from any departmental funds. (1907, c. 830, s. 1; c. 994, s. 1; C.S., s. 3850; 1925, c. 128, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 138-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138 - Salaries, Fees and Allowances|§ 138-4 - Governor to set salaries of administrative officers; exceptions; longevity pay.

 138-4. Governor to set salaries of administrative officers; exceptions; longevity pay.The salaries of all State administrative officers not subject to the North Carolina Human Resources Act shall be set by the Governor, unless a law provides otherwise.Whenever by law it is provided that a salary shall be fixed or set by the General Assembly in the Current Operations Appropriations Act, and that office or position is filled by appointment of the Governor, or the appointment is subject to the approval of the Governor, or is made by a commission a majority of whose members are appointed by the Governor, then the Governor may, increase or decrease the salary of a new appointee by a maximum of ten percent (10%) over or under the salary of that position as provided in the Current Operations Appropriations Act, such increased or decreased salary to remain in effect until changed by the General Assembly or until the end of the fiscal year, whichever occurs first. The Governor under this paragraph may not increase the salary of any nonelected official above the level set in the Current Operations Appropriations Act for any member of the Council of State. This section does not apply to any office filled by election by the people, and does not apply to any office in the legislative or judicial branches.Officials whose salaries are covered by the provisions of this section shall be eligible for longevity pay on the same basis as is provided to employees of the State who are subject to the State Personnel Act.  (1947, c. 898; 1957, c. 541, s. 1; 1983, c. 717, s. 49; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, ss. 164, 216; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 955, ss. 51-53; 1987, c. 738, s. 32(a); 1991, c. 542, s. 4; 2006-203, s. 79; 2013-382, s. 9.1(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 138-7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138 - Salaries, Fees and Allowances|§ 138-7 - Exceptions to §§ 138-5 and 138-6.

 138-7. Exceptions to 138-5 and 138-6.Expenditures in excess of the maximum amounts set forth in G.S. 138-5 and 138-6 for travel and subsistence may be reimbursed if the prior approval of the department head is obtained. The Director of the Budget shall establish and publish uniform standards and criteria under which actual expenses in excess of the travel and subsistence allowances and convention registration fees as prescribed in G.S. 138-5 and 138-6 may be authorized by department heads for extraordinary charges for hotel, meals, and registration, whenever such charges are the result of required official business. (1961, c. 833, s. 6.1; 1965, c. 1089; 1969, c. 1153; 1971, c. 881, s. 3; 1973, c. 595, s. 2; 1979, c. 838, s. 17.)
NC Gen Stat § 138-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 138 - Salaries, Fees and Allowances|§ 138-8 - Moving expenses of State employees.

 138-8. Moving expenses of State employees.Subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Office of State Budget and Management and approved by the Director of the Budget, any department, institution or agency of the State is hereby authorized to pay, from funds available to it, reasonable expenses for transporting the household goods of an employee and members of his household when the transfer of the employee is considered by the Director of the Budget to be in the best interests of the State. (1977, c. 802, s. 15; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1137, s. 27; 2000-140, s. 93.1(a); 2001-424, s. 12.2(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 140A-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 140A - State Awards System|§ 140A-1 - Annual awards established; form and design.

 140A-1. Annual awards established; form and design.The State of North Carolina hereby establishes annual awards, not to exceed six in number, each bearing the name of the recipient, with an appropriate inscription reciting the reason for the award, which form and design shall be approved by the Governor and Council of State. (1961, c. 1143, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 140A-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 140A - State Awards System|§ 140A-2 - Fields of recognition; periods covered.

 140A-2. Fields of recognition; periods covered.These recognitions shall be known as the North Carolina Awards for Literature, Science, the Fine Arts and Public Service, and shall be conferred upon citizens of North Carolina for the most notable attainments in these respective fields during the current year, terminating four months before the date of award, though such distinctions can be exceptionally conferred, with the approval of the Governor and the Council of State, for eminence achieved during years prior to the award. (1961, c. 1143, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 140A-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 140A - State Awards System|§ 140A-3 - Annual awards to natives living outside State.

 140A-3. Annual awards to natives living outside State.Awards may be made annually to native-born North Carolinians, living outside of North Carolina, for preeminent accomplishment in not more than two of the above fields of creative endeavor. (1961, c. 1143, s. 3; 1991, c. 131, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 140A-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 140A - State Awards System|§ 140A-5 - Selection of recipients for awards.

 140A-5. Selection of recipients for awards.The recipients of the awards shall be chosen by a committee named by the North Carolina Awards Committee, for each category of achievement, but no award shall be made in any field unless the committee of awards deems the recognized accomplishment to be outstanding in merit, value, and distinction. (1961, c. 1143, s. 5; 1973, c. 476, s. 73.)
NC Gen Stat § 140A-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 140A - State Awards System|§ 140A-6 - Administration expense.

 140A-6. Administration expense.The expense of administering this Chapter shall be paid out of the Contingency and Emergency Fund subject to the approval of the Governor and Council of State. (1961, c. 1143, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 141-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 141 - State Boundaries|§ 141-1 - Governor to cause boundaries to be established and protected.

 141-1. Governor to cause boundaries to be established and protected.The Governor of North Carolina is hereby authorized to appoint two competent commissioners and a surveyor and a sufficient number of chainbearers, on the part of the State of North Carolina, to act with the commissioners or surveyors appointed or to be appointed by any of the contiguous states of Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia, to return and remark, by some permanent monuments at convenient intervals, not greater than five miles, the boundary lines between this State and any of the said states.The Governor is also authorized, whenever in his judgment it shall be deemed necessary to protect or establish the boundary lines between this State and any other state, to institute and prosecute in the name of the State of North Carolina any and all such actions, suits, or proceedings at law or in equity, and to direct the Attorney General or such other person as he may designate to conduct and prosecute such actions, suits, or proceedings. (1881, c. 347, s. 1; Code, s. 2289; 1889, c. 475, s. 1; Rev., s. 5315; 1909, c. 51, s. 1; C.S., s. 7396.)
NC Gen Stat § 141-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 141 - State Boundaries|§ 141-2 - Payment of expenses of establishing boundaries.

 141-2. Payment of expenses of establishing boundaries.When the line has been rerun and remarked as above provided between this State and any of the contiguous states, or such portion of said lines as shall be mutually agreed by the commissioners, the Governor is authorized to issue his warrant upon the State Treasurer for such portion of the expenses as shall fall to the share of this State. (1881, c. 347, s. 2; Code, s. 2290; 1889, c. 475, s. 2; Rev., s. 5316; C.S., s. 7397.)
NC Gen Stat § 141-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 141 - State Boundaries|§ 141-3 - Appointment of arbitrators.

 141-3. Appointment of arbitrators.If any disagreement shall arise between the commissioners, the Governor of this State is hereby authorized to appoint arbitrators to act with similar officers to be appointed by the other states in the settlement of the exact boundary. (1881, c. 347, s. 3; Code, s. 2291; 1889, c. 475, s. 3; Rev., s. 5317; C.S., s. 7398.)
NC Gen Stat § 141-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 141 - State Boundaries|§ 141-4 - Disagreement of arbitrators reported to General Assembly.

 141-4. Disagreement of arbitrators reported to General Assembly.In case of any serious disagreement and inability on the part of the said arbitrators to agree upon said boundary, such fact shall be reported by the Governor to the next General Assembly for their action. (1881, c. 347, s. 4; Code, s. 2292; 1889, c. 475, s. 4; Rev., s. 5318; C.S., s. 7399.)
NC Gen Stat § 141-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 141 - State Boundaries|§ 141-5 - Approval of survey.

 141-5. Approval of survey.When the commissioners shall have completed the survey, or so much as shall be necessary, they shall report the same to the Governor, who shall lay the same before the Council of State; and when the Governor and the Council of State shall have approved the same the Governor shall issue his proclamation, declaring said lines to be the true boundary line or lines, and the same shall be the true boundary line or lines between this and the states above referred to. (1881, c. 347, s. 5; Code, s. 2293; 1889, c. 475, s. 5; Rev., s. 5319; C.S., s. 7400.)
NC Gen Stat § 141-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 141 - State Boundaries|§ 141-6 - Eastern boundary of State; jurisdiction over territory within littoral waters and lands under same.

 141-6. Eastern boundary of State; jurisdiction over territory within littoral waters and lands under same.(a) The Constitution of the State of North Carolina, adopted in 1868, having provided in Article I, Sec. 34, that the "limits and boundaries of the State shall be and remain as they now are," and the eastern limit and boundary of the State of North Carolina on the Atlantic seaboard having always been, since the Treaty of Peace with Great Britain in 1783 and the Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, one marine league eastward from the Atlantic seashore, measured from the extreme low-water mark, the eastern boundary of the State of North Carolina is hereby declared to be fixed as it has always been at one marine league eastward from the seashore of the Atlantic Ocean bordering the State of North Carolina, measured from the extreme low-water mark of the Atlantic Ocean seashore aforesaid.(b) The State of North Carolina shall continue as it always has to exercise jurisdiction over the territory within the littoral waters and ownership of the lands under the same within the boundaries of the State, subject only to the jurisdiction of the federal government over navigation within such territorial waters.(c) The Governor and the Attorney General are hereby directed to take all such action as may be found appropriate to defend the jurisdiction of the State over its littoral waters and the ownership of the lands beneath the same. (1947, c. 1031, ss. 1-3; 1969, c. 541, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 141-7.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 141 - State Boundaries|§ 141-7.1 - Southern lateral seaward boundary.

 141-7.1. Southern lateral seaward boundary.The lateral seaward boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina from the low-water mark of the Atlantic Ocean shall be and is hereby designated as a continuation of the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary line as described by monuments located at Latitude 33 51' 50.7214" North, Longitude 78 33' 22.9448" West, at Latitude 33 51' 36.4626" North, Longitude 78 33' 06.1937" West, and at Latitude 33 51' 07.8792" North, Longitude 78 32' 32.6210" West, in a straight line projection of said line to the seaward limits of the States' territorial jurisdiction, such line to be extended on the same bearing insofar as a need for further delimitation may arise. (1979, c. 894; 1981, c. 744.)
NC Gen Stat § 141-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 141 - State Boundaries|§ 141-8 - Northern lateral seaward boundary.

 141-8. Northern lateral seaward boundary.The lateral seaward boundary between North Carolina and Virginia eastward from the low-water mark of the Atlantic Ocean shall be and is hereby designated as a line beginning at the intersection of the low-water mark of the Atlantic Ocean and the existing North Carolina-Virginia boundary line; thence due east on a true 90 degree bearing to the seaward jurisdictional limit of North Carolina; such boundary line to be extended on the true 90 degree bearing as far as a need for further delineation may arise. (1969, c. 841; 1971, c. 452, s. 1.)