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NC Gen Stat § 15C-7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15C - Address Confidentiality Program|§ 15C-7 - Certification cancellation; records.

 15C-7. Certification cancellation; records.(a) The Attorney General shall cancel the certification of a program participant under any of the following circumstances:(1) The program participant files a request for withdrawal of the certification pursuant to G.S. 15C-4.(2) The program participant fails to notify the Attorney General of a change in the program participant's name, address, or telephone number listed on the application pursuant to G.S. 15C-5.(3) The program participant submitted false information in applying for certification to the Program in violation of G.S. 15C-6.(4) Mail forwarded to the program participant by the Attorney General is returned as undeliverable.(b) The provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes shall not apply to any cancellation of certification by the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.(c) The Attorney General shall send notice of cancellation to the program participant. Notice of cancellation shall set out the reasons for cancellation. The program participant shall have 30 days to appeal the cancellation decision under procedures developed by the Attorney General.(d) Any records or documents pertaining to a program participant shall be maintained in accordance with The General Schedule for State Agencies as established by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.(e) An individual who ceases to be a program participant is responsible for notifying persons who use the substitute address designated by the Attorney General as the program participant's address that the designated substitute address is no longer the individual's address.  (2002-171, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 15C-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15C - Address Confidentiality Program|§ 15C-10 - Assistance for program applicants.

 15C-10. Assistance for program applicants.(a) The Attorney General shall designate agencies of North Carolina and nonprofit organizations that provide counseling and shelter services to victims of domestic violence, sexual offense, stalking, or human trafficking to assist individuals applying to be program participants. Any assistance and counseling rendered by the Office of the Attorney General or its designee to applicants shall in no way be construed as legal advice.(b) The Attorney General, upon receiving notification pursuant to G.S. 15A-832(h), shall, within 96 hours of receiving the notification, issue the victim a letter of certification of eligibility or other relevant document entitling the person to have access to State benefits and services. (2002-171, s. 1; 2007-547, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 15C-11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15C - Address Confidentiality Program|§ 15C-11 - Limited liability.

 15C-11. Limited liability.The State, agencies of North Carolina, and their officers, officials, employees, and agents, both past and present, in their official and individual capacities, shall be immune and held harmless from any liability in any action brought by or on behalf of any person injured or harmed by the actions or inactions of these entities and individuals in implementing this Chapter. However, if an employee's actions resulting in harm were not within the course and scope of the employee's duties, then that employee may be subject to suit as an individual to the extent permitted by the laws of the State of North Carolina. (2002-159, s. 28.5; 2002-171, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 15C-12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15C - Address Confidentiality Program|§ 15C-12 - Rule-making authority.

 15C-12. Rule-making authority.The Attorney General is authorized to adopt any rules deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. (2002-171, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 15C-13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15C - Address Confidentiality Program|§ 15C-13 - Additional time for action.

 15C-13. Additional time for action.Whenever the laws of this State provide a program participant a legal right to act within a prescribed period of 10 days or less after the service of a notice or other paper upon the program participant, and the notice or paper is served upon the program participant by mail pursuant to this Chapter, five days shall be added to the prescribed period. (2002-171, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 17A-1 through 17A-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 17A - Law-Enforcement Officers|§ 17A-1 through 17A-9 - Recodified as §§ 17C-1 through 17C-12.

 17A-1 through 17A-9. Recodified as 17C-1 through 17C-12.
NC Gen Stat § 17B-1 through 17B-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 17B - North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training System|§ 17B-1 through 17B-6 - Recodified as §§ 17D-1 through 17D-4.

 17B-1 through 17B-6. Recodified as 17D-1 through 17D-4.
NC Gen Stat § 17D-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 17D - North Carolina Justice Academy|§ 17D-1 - Definitions.

 17D-1. Definitions.As used in this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) "Academy" means the North Carolina Justice Academy.(2) "Academy property" means property that is owned or leased in whole or in part by the State of North Carolina and which is subject to the general management and control of the Department of Justice and is located in Salemburg, North Carolina, or at any other locations within the State which are dedicated to the use of the North Carolina Justice Academy subsequent to this Chapter being enacted.(3) "The Commission" means the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission.(4) "Criminal justice agencies" means the State and local law enforcement agencies, the State and local police traffic service agencies, the State correctional agencies, the jails and other correctional agencies maintained by local governments, the courts of the State and the juvenile justice agencies.(5) "Criminal justice personnel" means any person who serves or assists any State or local agency engaged in crime prevention, crime reduction, crime investigation, training or educating of persons employed by criminal justice agencies, or enforcement of the criminal law; or any person employed by a criminal justice agency.(6) "Department" means the Department of Justice. (1973, c. 749; 1977, c. 831, s. 1; 1979, c. 763, s. 2; 1997-456, s. 27.)
NC Gen Stat § 17D-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 17D - North Carolina Justice Academy|§ 17D-2 - Academy established; duties.

 17D-2. Academy established; duties.(a) The North Carolina Department of Justice shall establish a North Carolina Justice Academy.(b) The Department of Justice shall employ the staff of the academy and direct its operations.(c) Duties of the academy. The North Carolina Justice Academy shall have, but is not limited to, the following functions:(1) It may provide training programs for criminal justice personnel.(2) It may provide technical assistance upon request to criminal justice agencies to aid them in the discharge of their responsibilities.(3) It may develop, publish, and distribute educational and training materials.(4) It may take such other actions as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to carry out its assigned duties and responsibilities. (1973, c. 749; 1979, c. 763, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 17D-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 17D - North Carolina Justice Academy|§ 17D-3 - Donations.

 17D-3. Donations.The Department of Justice may accept for any of its purposes and functions under this Article any and all donations, both real and personal, and grants of money from any governmental unit or public agency, or from any institution, person, firm or corporation. Any arrangements pursuant to this section shall be detailed in an annual report of the academy. Such reports shall include the identity of the donor, the nature of the transaction, and the conditions, if any. Any money received by the Department of Justice pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the account of the academy. All moneys involved shall be subject to audit by the State Auditor. (1979, c. 763, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 17F-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 17F|§ 17F-10 - Development of law enforcement early warning system.

 17F-10. Development of law enforcement early warning system.(a) Every agency in the State that employs personnel certified by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission or the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission shall develop and implement an early warning system to document and track the actions and behaviors of law enforcement officers for the purpose of intervening and improving performance. The early warning system required by this section shall include information, at a minimum, regarding the following:(1) Instances of the discharge of a firearm.(2) Instances of use of force.(3) Vehicle collisions.(4) Citizen complaints.(b) Information collected under this section that is confidential under State or federal law shall remain confidential.(c) For purposes of this section, "law enforcement officer" means any sworn law enforcement officers with the power of arrest, both State and local.  (2021-138, s. 8(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 22-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 22 - Contracts Requiring Writing|§ 22-1 - Contracts charging representative personally; promise to answer for debt of another.

 22-1. Contracts charging representative personally; promise to answer for debt of another.No action shall be brought whereby to charge an executor, administrator or collector upon a special promise to answer damages out of his own estate or to charge any defendant upon a special promise to answer the debt, default or miscarriage of another person, unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party charged therewith or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized. (29 Charles II, c. 3, s. 4; 1826, c. 10; R.C., c. 50, s. 15; Code, s. 1552; Rev., s. 974; C.S., s. 987.)
NC Gen Stat § 22-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 22 - Contracts Requiring Writing|§ 22-2 - Contract for sale of land; leases.

 22-2. Contract for sale of land; leases.All contracts to sell or convey any lands, tenements or hereditaments, or any interest in or concerning them, and all leases and contracts for leasing land for the purpose of digging for gold or other minerals, or for mining generally, of whatever duration; and all other leases and contracts for leasing lands exceeding in duration three years from the making thereof, shall be void unless said contract, or some memorandum or note thereof, be put in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or by some other person by him thereto lawfully authorized. (29 Charles II, c. 3, ss. 1, 2, 3; 1819, c. 1016, P.R.; 1844, c. 44; R.C., c. 50, s. 11; 1868, c. 156, ss. 2, 33; Code, ss. 1554, 1743; Rev., s. 976; C.S., s. 988.)
NC Gen Stat § 22-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 22 - Contracts Requiring Writing|§ 22-4 - Promise to revive debt of bankrupt.

 22-4. Promise to revive debt of bankrupt.No promise to pay a debt discharged by any decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, in any proceeding in bankruptcy, shall be received in evidence unless such promise is in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith. (1899, c. 57; Rev., s. 978; C.S., s. 990.)
NC Gen Stat § 22-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 22 - Contracts Requiring Writing|§ 22-5 - Commercial loan commitments.

 22-5. Commercial loan commitments.No commercial loan commitment by a bank, savings and loan association, or credit union for a loan in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall be binding unless the commitment is in writing and signed by the party to be bound. As used in this section, the term "commercial loan commitment" means an offer, agreement, commitment, or contract to extend credit primarily for business or commercial purposes and does not include charge or credit card accounts, personal lines of credit, overdrafts, or any other consumer account. Offers, agreements, commitments, or contracts to extend credit primarily for aquaculture, agricultural, or farming purposes are specifically exempted from the provisions of this section. (1989, c. 678.)
NC Gen Stat § 22A-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 22A - Signatures|§ 22A-1 - Use of a signature facsimile by a person with a disability.

 22A-1. Use of a signature facsimile by a person with a disability.A person with a disability, as defined in G.S. 168A-3(7a), may use a registered signature facsimile as a proper mark of the person's legal signature. An example of the signature facsimile shall be registered by the person with a disability with the clerk of the superior court in the county where the person lives. The registered signature facsimile may be revoked at any time in writing by the person with a disability.  (1973, c. 878; 1997-208, s. 1; 2009-570, s. 34.)
NC Gen Stat § 22C-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 22C - Payments to Subcontractors|§ 22C-1 - Definitions.

 22C-1. Definitions.Unless the context otherwise requires in this Chapter:(1) "Contractor" means a person who contracts with an owner to improve real property.(2) "Improve" means to build, effect, alter, repair, or demolish any improvement upon, connected with, or on or beneath the surface of any real property, or to excavate, clear, grade, fill or landscape any real property, or to construct driveways and private roadways, or to furnish materials, including trees and shrubbery, for any of such purposes, or to perform any labor upon such improvements, and shall also mean and include any design or other professional or skilled services furnished by architects, engineers, land surveyors and landscape architects registered under Chapters 83A, 89C or 89A of the General Statutes.(3) "Improvement" means all or any part of any building, structure, erection, alteration, demolition, excavation, clearing, grading, filling, or landscaping, including trees and shrubbery, driveways, and private roadways, on real property.(4) An "owner" is a person who has an interest in the real property improved and for whom an improvement is made and who ordered the improvement to be made. "Owner" includes successors in interest of the owner and agents of the owner acting within their authority.(5) "Real property" means the real estate that is improved, including lands, leaseholds, tenements and hereditaments, and improvements placed thereon.(6) "Subcontractor" means any person who has contracted to furnish labor or materials to, or has performed labor for, a contractor or another subcontractor in connection with a contract to improve real property. (1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 946, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 22C-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 22C - Payments to Subcontractors|§ 22C-2 - Performance by subcontractor.

 22C-2. Performance by subcontractor.Performance by a subcontractor in accordance with the provisions of its contract shall entitle it to payment from the party with whom it contracts. Payment by the owner to a contractor is not a condition precedent for payment to a subcontractor and payment by a contractor to a subcontractor is not a condition precedent for payment to any other subcontractor, and an agreement to the contrary is unenforceable. (1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 946; 1991, c. 620.)
NC Gen Stat § 22C-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 22C - Payments to Subcontractors|§ 22C-3 - Time of payment to subcontractors after contractor or other subcontractor has been paid.

 22C-3. Time of payment to subcontractors after contractor or other subcontractor has been paid.When a subcontractor has performed in accordance with the provisions of his contract, the contractor shall pay to his subcontractor and each subcontractor shall pay to his subcontractor, within seven days of receipt by the contractor or subcontractor of each periodic or final payment, the full amount received for such subcontractor's work and materials based on work completed or service provided under the subcontract. (1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 946.)
NC Gen Stat § 22C-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 22C - Payments to Subcontractors|§ 22C-4 - Conditions of payment.

 22C-4. Conditions of payment.Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent the contractor, at the time of application and certification to the owner, from withholding such application and certification to the owner for payment to the subcontractor for: unsatisfactory job progress; defective construction not remedied; disputed work; third party claims filed or reasonable evidence that claim will be filed; failure of subcontractor to make timely payments for labor, equipment, and materials; damage to contractor or another subcontractor; reasonable evidence that subcontract cannot be completed for the unpaid balance of the subcontract sum; or a reasonable amount for retainage not to exceed the initial percentage retained by the owner. (1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 946.)
NC Gen Stat § 22C-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 22C - Payments to Subcontractors|§ 22C-5 - Late payments to bear interest.

 22C-5. Late payments to bear interest.Should any periodic or final payment to a subcontractor be delayed by more than seven days after receipt of periodic or final payment by the contractor or subcontractor, the contractor or subcontractor shall pay his subcontractor interest, beginning on the eighth day, at the rate of one percent (1%) per month or a fraction thereof on such unpaid balance as may be due. (1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 946.)
NC Gen Stat § 22C-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 22C - Payments to Subcontractors|§ 22C-6 - Applicability of this Chapter.

 22C-6. Applicability of this Chapter.The provisions of this Chapter shall not be applicable to residential contractors as defined in G.S. 87 10(1a), or to improvements to real property intended for residential purposes which are exempted from the application of Chapter 83A of the General Statutes pursuant to G.S. 83A-13(c)(1), or to improvements to real property intended for residential purposes which consist of 12 or fewer residential units. (1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 946.)
NC Gen Stat § 25A-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 25A - Retail Installment Sales Act|§ 25A-1 - Scope of act.

 25A-1. Scope of act.This Chapter applies only to consumer credit sales as hereinafter defined, except that G.S. 25A-37, referral sales, applies to all sales of goods or services as provided therein. This Chapter does not apply to a bona fide direct loan transaction in which a lender makes a direct loan to a borrower, and such lender is not regularly engaged, directly or indirectly, in the sale of goods or the furnishing of services as defined in this Chapter.Except for G.S. 25A-37, referral sales, those sales defined in G.S. 25A-2(b), and those sales with amounts financed in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) under G.S. 25A-2(a)(5), this Chapter does not apply to any party or transaction that is not also subject to the provisions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (Federal Truth-in-Lending Act). (1971, c. 796, s. 1; 1983, c. 686, s. 1; 2005-338, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 25A-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 25A - Retail Installment Sales Act|§ 25A-3 - "Payable in installments" defined.

 25A-3. "Payable in installments" defined.A debt is "payable in installments" when the buyer is required or permitted by agreement to make payment in more than four installments, excluding a down payment, and whether or not a finance charge is imposed by the seller. (1971, c. 796, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 25A-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 25A - Retail Installment Sales Act|§ 25A-4 - "Goods" defined.

 25A-4. "Goods" defined.(a) "Goods" means all things which are moveable at the time of the sale or at the time the buyer takes possession, including goods not in existence at the time the transaction is entered into and goods which are furnished or used at the time of sale or subsequently in modernization, rehabilitation, repair, alteration, improvement or construction on real property so as to become a part thereof whether or not they are severable therefrom. "Goods" also includes merchandise certificates.(b) "Merchandise certificate" means a writing issued by a seller not redeemable in cash and usable in its face amount in lieu of cash in exchange for goods and services. (1971, c. 796, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 25A-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 25A - Retail Installment Sales Act|§ 25A-5 - "Services" defined.

 25A-5. "Services" defined.(a) "Services" includes:(1) Work, labor, and other personal services; and(2) Privileges with respect to transportation, hotel and restaurant accommodations, education, entertainment, recreation, physical culture, hospital accommodations, funerals and other similar services.(b) "Services" does not include:(1) Services for which the cost is by law fixed or approved by or filed with or subject to approval or disapproval by the United States or the State of North Carolina or any agency, instrumentality or subdivision thereof;(2) Insurance premiums financing covered by G.S. 58-35-1 through G.S. 58-35-95 and 58-3-145; or(3) Insurance provided by an insurer that is licensed to do business in this State. (1971, c. 796, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 25A-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 25A - Retail Installment Sales Act|§ 25A-6 - "Seller" defined.

 25A-6. "Seller" defined."Seller" means one regularly engaged in the business of selling goods or services. Unless otherwise provided, "seller" also means and includes an assignee of the seller's right to payment but use of the term does not itself impose on an assignee any obligation of the seller with respect to events occurring before the assignment. (1971, c. 796, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 25A-7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 25A - Retail Installment Sales Act|§ 25A-7 - "Cash price" defined.

 25A-7. "Cash price" defined."Cash price" of goods and services means the price at which the goods or services are offered for sale by the seller to cash buyers in the ordinary course of business and may include:(1) Applicable sales, use, and excise and documentary stamp taxes; and(2) The cash price of accessories or related services such as installation, delivery, servicing, repairs or alterations. (1971, c. 796, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 25A-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 25A - Retail Installment Sales Act|§ 25A-8 - "Finance charge" defined.

 25A-8. "Finance charge" defined.(a) "Finance charge" means the sum of all charges payable directly or indirectly by the buyer and imposed by the seller as an incident to the extension of credit, including any of the following types of charges which are applicable:(1) Interest, time price differential, service, carrying or other similar charge however denominated;(2) Premium or other charges for any guarantee or insurance protecting the seller against the buyer's default or other credit loss;(3) Loan fee, finder's fee or similar charge; and(4) Fee for an appraisal, investigation or credit report.(b) Finance charge does not include transfer of equity fees, substitution of collateral fees, default or deferment charges, or additional charges for insurance as permitted by G.S. 25A-17 or charges for insurance excluded by Section 226.4(a) of Regulation Z promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Consumer Credit Protection Act.(c) With respect to a transaction in which the seller acquires a security interest in real property, finance charge does not include charges excluded by section 226.4(e) of Regulation Z promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. (1971, c. 796, s. 1.)