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NC Gen Stat § 153A-229.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 10 - Law Enforcement and Confinement Facilities.|§ 153A-229.3 - Inspection by facility employees.

 153A-229.3. Inspection by facility employees.(a) Inspections When a Female Incarcerated Person is in the State of Undress. - To the greatest extent practicable and consistent with safety and order in a local confinement facility, there shall be a limitation on inspections by male facility employees when a female incarcerated person is in a state of undress. Nothing in this section shall limit the ability of a male facility employee from conducting inspections when a female incarcerated person may be in a state of undress if no female facility employees are available within a reasonable period of time.(b) Documentation Requirement. - If a male facility employee deems it is appropriate to conduct an inspection or search while a female incarcerated person is in a clear state of undress in an area such as the shower, the medical examination room, toilet areas, or while a female incarcerated person is having a body cavity search, the male local confinement facility employee shall submit a written report to the sheriff or administrator of the local confinement facility within five days following the inspection or search, containing the justification for a male facility employee to inspect the female incarcerated person while in a state of undress.  (2021-143, s. 3(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-229.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 10 - Law Enforcement and Confinement Facilities.|§ 153A-229.4 - Access to menstrual products.

 153A-229.4. Access to menstrual products.Access to Menstrual Products. - The sheriff or the administrator of the local confinement facility shall ensure that sufficient menstrual products are available at the local confinement facility for all female incarcerated persons who have an active menstrual cycle. Female incarcerated persons who menstruate shall be provided menstrual products as needed at no cost to the female incarcerated person.  (2021-143, s. 3(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-230 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 10 - Law Enforcement and Confinement Facilities.|§ 153A-230 - Legislative policy.

 153A-230. Legislative policy.The policy of the General Assembly with respect to satellite jail/work release units is:(1) To encourage counties to accept responsibility for incarcerated misdemeanants thereby relieving the State prison system of its misdemeanant population;(2) To assist counties in providing suitable facilities for certain misdemeanants who receive active sentences;(3) To allow more misdemeanants who are employed at the time of sentencing to retain their jobs by eliminating the time involved in processing persons through the State system;(4) To enable misdemeanants to pay for their upkeep while serving time, to pay restitution, to continue to support their dependents, and to remain near the communities and families to which they will return after serving their time;(5) To provide more appropriate, cost effective housing for certain minimum custody misdemeanants and to utilize vacant buildings where possible and suitable for renovation;(6) To provide a rehabilitative atmosphere for non-violent misdemeanants who otherwise would face a substantial threat of imprisonment; and(7) To encourage the use of alternative to incarceration programs. (1987, c. 207, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-230.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 10 - Law Enforcement and Confinement Facilities.|§ 153A-230.1 - Definitions.

 153A-230.1. Definitions.Unless otherwise clearly required by the context, the words and phrases defined in this section have the meanings indicated when used in this Part:(1) "Office" means the Office of State Budget and Management.(2) "Satellite Jail/Work Release Unit" means a building or designated portion of a building primarily designed, staffed, and used for the housing of misdemeanants participating in a work release program. These units shall house misdemeanants only, except that, if he so chooses, the Sheriff may accept responsibility from the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety for the housing of felons who do not present security risks, who have achieved work release status, and who will be employed on work release, or for felons committed directly to his custody pursuant to G.S. 15A-1352(b). These units shall be operated on a full time basis, i.e., seven days/nights a week.  (1987, c. 207, s. 1; 1987, (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1106, s. 1; 2000-140, s. 93.1(a); 2001-424, s. 12.2(b); 2011-145, s. 19.1(h); 2017-186, s. 2(ggggggggg).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-230.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 10 - Law Enforcement and Confinement Facilities.|§ 153A-230.4 - Standards.

 153A-230.4. Standards.The county satellite jail/work release units for misdemeanants shall not be subject to the standards promulgated for local confinement facilities pursuant to G.S. 153A-221. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop and enforce standards for satellite/work release units. The Secretary shall take into consideration that they are to house only screened misdemeanants most of whom are on work release and therefore occupy the premises only in their off-work hours. After consultation with the North Carolina Sheriff's Association, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, and the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate standards suitable for these units by January 1, 1988, and shall include these units in the Department's monitoring and inspection responsibilities. Further, the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission shall include appropriate training for Sheriffs and other county law enforcement personnel in regard to the operation, management and guidelines for county work release centers pursuant to its authority under G.S. 17E-4. (1987, c. 207, s. 1; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1106, s. 6; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-230.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 10 - Law Enforcement and Confinement Facilities.|§ 153A-230.5 - Satellite jails/work release units built with non-State funds.

 153A-230.5. Satellite jails/work release units built with non-State funds.(a) If a county is operating a satellite jail/work release unit prior to the enactment of this act, the county may apply to the Office of State Budget and Management for grant funds to recover any verifiable construction or renovation costs for those units and for improvement funds except that the total for reimbursement and improvement shall not exceed seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000). Any county accepting such a grant or any other State monies for county satellite jails must agree to all of the basic requirements listed in G.S. 153A-230.2 and G.S. 153A-230.3.(b) If a county operates a non-State funded satellite jail/work release unit that does not comply with the basic requirements listed in G.S. 153A-230.2 and G.S. 153A-230.3, then the satellite jail shall be subject to the standards, rules, and regulations to be promulgated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to Part 2 of Article 10 of Chapter 153A. If a county is reimbursed for the cost of a prisoner's keep from an inmate's work release earnings in an amount equal to or greater than that paid by the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety to local confinement facilities under G.S. 148-32.1, the county may not receive additional payments from the Division for the cost of a prisoner's keep. However, if reimbursement to the county for the cost of a prisoner's keep is less than the amount allowed under G.S. 148-32.1, the county may receive from the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety the difference in the amount received from work release earnings and the amount paid by the Division to local confinement facilities. The Division may promulgate rules regarding such payment arrangements.  (1987, c. 207, s. 1; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1106, s. 7; 1989, c. 761, s. 5; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 2000-140, s. 93.1(a); 2001-424, s. 12.2(b); 2011-145, s. 19.1(h); 2017-186, s. 2(jjjjjjjjj).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-233 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 11 - Fire Protection.|§ 153A-233 - Fire-fighting and prevention services.

 153A-233. Fire-fighting and prevention services.A county may establish, organize, equip, support, and maintain a fire department; may prescribe the duties of the fire department; may provide financial assistance to incorporated volunteer fire departments; may contract for fire-fighting or prevention services with one or more counties, cities, or other units of local government or with an agency of the State government, or with one or more incorporated volunteer fire departments; and may for these purposes appropriate funds not otherwise limited as to use by law. The county may also designate fire districts or parts of existing districts and prescribe the boundaries thereof for insurance grading purposes. (1945, c. 244; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1977, c. 158.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-234 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 11 - Fire Protection.|§ 153A-234 - Fire marshal.

 153A-234. Fire marshal.A county may appoint a fire marshal and employ persons as his assistants. A county may also impose any duty that might be imposed on a fire marshal on any other officer or employee of the county. The board of commissioners shall set the duties of the fire marshal, which may include but are not limited to:(1) Advising the board on improvements in the fire-fighting or fire prevention activities under the county's supervision or control.(2) Coordinating fire-fighting and training activities under the county's supervision or control.(3) Coordinating fire prevention activities under the county's supervision or control.(4) Assisting incorporated volunteer fire departments in developing and improving their fire-fighting or fire prevention capabilities.(5) Making fire prevention inspections, including the periodic inspections and reports of school buildings required by Chapter 115 and the inspections of child care facilities required by Chapter 110. A fire marshal shall not make electrical inspections unless he is qualified to do so under G.S. 153A-351. (1959, c. 290; 1969, c. 1064, s. 2; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1997-506, s. 62.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-236 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 11 - Fire Protection.|§ 153A-236 - Honoring deceased or retiring firefighters.

 153A-236. Honoring deceased or retiring firefighters.A fire department established by a county pursuant to this Article may, in the discretion of the board of commissioners, award to a retiring firefighter or a surviving relative of a deceased firefighter, upon request, the fire helmet of the deceased or retiring firefighter, at a price determined in a manner authorized by the board. The price may be less than the fair market value of the helmet. (2003-145, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-238 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 12 - Roads and Bridges.|§ 153A-238 - Public road defined for counties.

 153A-238. Public road defined for counties.(a) In this Article "public road" or "road" means any road, street, highway, thoroughfare, or other way of passage that has been irrevocably dedicated to the public or in which the public has acquired rights by prescription, without regard to whether it is open for travel, except that in G.S. 153A-239.1, the word "road" means both private roads and public roads.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 1993, c. 62, s. 1. (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1319, s. 1; 1981, c. 568; 1983, cc. 98, 299; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), cc. 900, 906; 1989, c. 335, s. 1; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), cc. 836, 854, 911; 1991, c. 9, s. 1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 778, s. 1, c. 849, ss. 1, 2.1, c. 936, s. 1; 1993, c. 62, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-239.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 12 - Roads and Bridges.|§ 153A-239.1 - Naming roads and assigning street numbers in unincorporated areas for counties.

 153A-239.1. Naming roads and assigning street numbers in unincorporated areas for counties.(a) A county may by ordinance name or rename any road within the county and not within a city, and may pursuant to a procedure established by ordinance assign or reassign street numbers for use on such a road. In naming or renaming a road, a county may not:(1) Change the name, if any, given to the road by the Board of Transportation, unless the Board of Transportation agrees;(2) Change the number assigned to the road by the Board of Transportation, but may give the road a name in addition to its number; or(3) Give the road a name that is deceptively similar to the name of any other public road in the vicinity.A county shall not name or rename a road or adopt an ordinance to establish a procedure to assign or reassign street numbers on a road until it has held a public hearing on the matter. At least 10 days before the day of the hearing to name or rename a road, the board of commissioners shall cause notice of the time, place and subject matter of the hearing to be prominently posted at the county courthouse, in at least two public places in the township or townships where the road is located, and shall publish a notice of such hearing in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county. At least 10 days before the day of the hearing to adopt an ordinance to establish a procedure to assign or reassign street numbers on a road, the board of commissioners shall publish a notice of such hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. After naming or renaming a road, or assigning or reassigning street numbers on a road, a county shall cause notice of its action to be given to the local postmaster with jurisdiction over the road, to the Board of Transportation, and to any city within five miles of the road. Names may be initially assigned to new roads by recordation of an approved subdivision plat without following the procedure established by this section.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 1993, c. 62, s. 3. (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1319, s. 2; 1981, c. 568; 1983, cc. 98, 299; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), cc. 900, 906; 1989, c. 335, s. 1; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), cc. 836, 854, 911; 1991, c. 9, s. 2; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 778, s. 2; c. 849, ss. 2, 2.2; c. 936, s. 2; 1993, c. 62, s. 3; 2001-145, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-242 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 12 - Roads and Bridges.|§ 153A-242 - Regulation or prohibition of fishing from bridges.

 153A-242. Regulation or prohibition of fishing from bridges.A county may by ordinance regulate or prohibit fishing from any bridge within the county and not within a city. In addition, the governing board of a city may by resolution permit a county to regulate or prohibit fishing from any bridge within the city. The city may by resolution withdraw its permission to the county ordinance. If it does so, the city shall give written notice to the county of its withdrawal of permission; 30 days after the date the county receives this notice the county ordinance ceases to be applicable within the city. An ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall provide for signs to be posted on each bridge affected, summarizing the regulation or prohibition pertaining to that bridge.No person may fish from the drawspan of a regularly attended bridge, and no county may permit any person to do so.The authority granted by this section is subject to the authority of the Department of Transportation to prohibit fishing from any bridge on the State highway system. (1971, c. 690, ss. 1, 6; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; c. 822, s. 1; 1977, c. 464, s. 34.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-243 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 12 - Roads and Bridges.|§ 153A-243 - Authorizing bridges over navigable waters.

 153A-243. Authorizing bridges over navigable waters.A county may grant to persons who between them own or occupy real property on both sides of a body of navigable water lying wholly within the county the right to construct and maintain across the body of water a bridge connecting the property. The board of commissioners shall first adopt a resolution declaring its intent to grant the right and calling a public hearing on the question. The board shall cause the resolution to be published once a week for four successive weeks before the hearing. At the hearing the board shall hear all interested persons who appear with respect to whether the grant would be in the public interest. If, after the hearing, the board finds that the grant is not contrary to the public interest, it may adopt an order granting the right to construct the bridge. The board may place reasonable terms and conditions, including time limitations, on the grant.A person aggrieved by a grant may appeal the board of commissioners' order to the appropriate division of the General Court of Justice within 30 days after the day it is adopted. The court shall hear the matter de novo and has jurisdiction to try the issues arising and to grant the right to construct the bridge.Before construction may be commenced on any bridge authorized pursuant to this section, the bridge's location and plans must be submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army and the Secretary of the Army. (Pub. Loc. 1191, c. 227; C.S., s. 1297; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-244 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 12 - Roads and Bridges.|§ 153A-244 - Railroad revitalization programs.

 153A-244. Railroad revitalization programs.Any county is authorized to participate in State and federal railroad revitalization programs necessary to insure continued or improved rail service to the county, as are authorized in Article 2D of Chapter 136 of the General Statutes. County participation includes the authority to enter into contracts with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to provide for the nonfederal matching funds for railroad revitalization programs. Such funds may be comprised of State funds distributed to the counties under the provisions of G.S. 136-44.38 and of county funds. County governments are also authorized to levy local property tax for railroad revitalization programs subject to G.S. 153A-149(d). County funds for any project may not exceed ten percent (10%) of total project costs. (1979, c. 658, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-245 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 12 - Roads and Bridges.|§ 153A-245 - Regulation of golf carts on streets, roads, and highways.

 153A-245. Regulation of golf carts on streets, roads, and highways.(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 20-50 and G.S. 20-54, a county may, by ordinance, regulate the operation of golf carts, as defined in G.S. 20-4.01(12b), on any public street, road, or highway where the speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less within the county that is located in any unincorporated areas of the county or on any property owned or leased by the county.(b) By ordinance, a county may require the registration of golf carts, charge a fee for the registration, specify who is authorized to operate golf carts, and specify the required equipment, load limits, and the hours and methods of operation of golf carts. No person less than 16 years of age may operate a golf cart on a public street, road, or highway.  (2009-459, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-247 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 13 - Health and Social Services.|§ 153A-247 - Provision for public health and mental health.

 153A-247. Provision for public health and mental health.A county may provide for and regulate the public health pursuant to Chapter 130A of the General Statutes and any other law authorizing local public health activities and may provide mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse programs pursuant to Chapter 122C of the General Statutes.  (1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1985, c. 589, s. 58; 2018-47, s. 6(d).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-248 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 13 - Health and Social Services.|§ 153A-248 - Health-related appropriations.

 153A-248. Health-related appropriations.(a) A county may appropriate revenues not otherwise limited as to use by law to any of the following:(1) A licensed facility for individuals with intellectual or other developmental disabilities, whether publicly or privately owned, to assist in maintaining and developing facilities and treatment, if the board of commissioners determines that the care offered by the facility is available to residents of the county. The facility need not be located within the county.(2) A sheltered workshop or other private, nonprofit, charitable organization offering work or training activities to individuals with physical disabilities or intellectual or other developmental disabilities, and may otherwise assist the organization.(3) An orthopedic hospital, whether publicly or privately owned, to assist in maintaining and developing facilities and treatment, if the board of commissioners determines that the care offered by the hospital is available to residents of the county. The hospital need not be located within the county.(4) A training center or other private, nonprofit, charitable organization offering education, treatment, rehabilitation, or developmental programs to individuals with physical disabilities or intellectual or other developmental disabilities, and may otherwise assist the organizations. Such action, however, shall be with the concurrence of the county board of education. Within 30 days after receipt of the request for concurrence, the county board of education shall notify the board of county commissioners whether it concurs, and should it fail to so notify the board of county commissioners within this period, it shall be deemed to have concurred.(b) The ordinance making the appropriation shall state specifically what the appropriation is to be used for, and the board of commissioners shall require that the recipient account for the appropriation at the close of the fiscal year.  (1967, cc. 464, 1074; 1969, c. 802; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1977, c. 474; 1979, c. 1074, s. 2; 2019-76, s. 31.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-249 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 13 - Health and Social Services.|§ 153A-249 - Hospital services.

 153A-249. Hospital services.A county may provide and support hospital services pursuant to Chapters 122C, 131 and 131E of the General Statutes. (1868, c. 20, s. 8; Code, s. 707; Rev., s. 1318; C.S., s. 1297; 1923, c. 81; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1985, c. 589, s. 59.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-255 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 13 - Health and Social Services.|§ 153A-255 - Authority to provide social service programs.

 153A-255. Authority to provide social service programs.Each county shall provide social service programs pursuant to Chapter 108A and Chapter 111 and may otherwise undertake, sponsor, organize, engage in, and support other social service programs intended to further the health, welfare, education, employment, safety, comfort, and convenience of its citizens. (1868, c. 20, s. 8; Code, s. 707; Rev., s. 1318; C.S., s. 1297; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1981, c. 562, s. 12; 1997-443, s. 12.13.)