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NC Gen Stat § 47H-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47H - Contracts for Deed|§ 47H-8 - Remedies.

 47H-8. Remedies.A purchaser may bring an action for the recovery of damages, to rescind a transaction, as well as for declaratory or equitable relief, for a violation of this Chapter. The rights and remedies provided herein are cumulative to, and not a limitation of, any other rights and remedies provided by law or equity. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to subject an individual homeowner selling his or her primary residence directly to a buyer to liability under G.S. 75-1.1.  (2010-164, s. 4; 2015-178, s. 4(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 50B-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50B - Domestic Violence|§ 50B-1 - Domestic violence; definition.

 50B-1. Domestic violence; definition.(a) Domestic violence means the commission of one or more of the following acts upon an aggrieved party or upon a minor child residing with or in the custody of the aggrieved party by a person with whom the aggrieved party has or has had a personal relationship, but does not include acts of self-defense:(1) Attempting to cause bodily injury, or intentionally causing bodily injury; or(2) Placing the aggrieved party or a member of the aggrieved party's family or household in fear of imminent serious bodily injury or continued harassment, as defined in G.S. 14-277.3A, that rises to such a level as to inflict substantial emotional distress; or(3) Committing any act defined in G.S. 14-27.21 through G.S. 14-27.33.(b) For purposes of this section, the term "personal relationship" means a relationship wherein the parties involved:(1) Are current or former spouses;(2) Are persons of opposite sex who live together or have lived together;(3) Are related as parents and children, including others acting in loco parentis to a minor child, or as grandparents and grandchildren. For purposes of this subdivision, an aggrieved party may not obtain an order of protection against a child or grandchild under the age of 16;(4) Have a child in common;(5) Are current or former household members;(6) Are persons of the opposite sex who are in a dating relationship or have been in a dating relationship. For purposes of this subdivision, a dating relationship is one wherein the parties are romantically involved over time and on a continuous basis during the course of the relationship. A casual acquaintance or ordinary fraternization between persons in a business or social context is not a dating relationship.(c) As used in this Chapter, the term "protective order" includes any order entered pursuant to this Chapter upon hearing by the court or consent of the parties.  (1979, c. 561, s. 1; 1985, c. 113, s. 1; 1987, c. 828; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 893, ss. 1, 3; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 591, s. 1; 1997-471, s. 1; 2001-518, s. 3; 2003-107, s. 1; 2009-58, s. 5; 2015-181, s. 36.)
NC Gen Stat § 50B-4.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50B - Domestic Violence|§ 50B-4.2 - False statement regarding protective order a misdemeanor.

 50B-4.2. False statement regarding protective order a misdemeanor.A person who knowingly makes a false statement to a law enforcement agency or officer that a protective order entered pursuant to this Chapter or by the courts of another state or Indian tribe remains in effect shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1999-23, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 50B-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50B - Domestic Violence|§ 50B-5 - Emergency assistance.

 50B-5. Emergency assistance.(a) A person who alleges that he or she or a minor child has been the victim of domestic violence may request the assistance of a local law enforcement agency. The local law enforcement agency shall respond to the request for assistance as soon as practicable. The local law enforcement officer responding to the request for assistance may take whatever steps are reasonably necessary to protect the complainant from harm and may advise the complainant of sources of shelter, medical care, counseling and other services. Upon request by the complainant and where feasible, the law enforcement officer may transport the complainant to appropriate facilities such as hospitals, magistrates' offices, or public or private facilities for shelter and accompany the complainant to his or her residence, within the jurisdiction in which the request for assistance was made, so that the complainant may remove food, clothing, medication and such other personal property as is reasonably necessary to enable the complainant and any minor children who are presently in the care of the complainant to remain elsewhere pending further proceedings.(b) In providing the assistance authorized by subsection (a), no officer may be held criminally or civilly liable on account of reasonable measures taken under authority of subsection (a). (1979, c. 561, s. 1; 1985, c. 113, s. 5; 1999-23, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 50B-5.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50B - Domestic Violence|§ 50B-5.5 - Employment discrimination unlawful.

 50B-5.5. Employment discrimination unlawful.(a) No employer shall discharge, demote, deny a promotion, or discipline an employee because the employee took reasonable time off from work to obtain or attempt to obtain relief under this Chapter. An employee who is absent from the workplace shall follow the employer's usual time-off policy or procedure, including advance notice to the employer, when required by the employer's usual procedures, unless an emergency prevents the employee from doing so. An employer may require documentation of any emergency that prevented the employee from complying in advance with the employer's usual time-off policy or procedure, or any other information available to the employee which supports the employee's reason for being absent from the workplace.(b) The Commissioner of Labor shall enforce the provisions of this section according to Article 21 of Chapter 95 of the General Statutes, including the rules and regulations issued pursuant to the Article. (2004-186, s. 18.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 50B-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50B - Domestic Violence|§ 50B-6 - Construction of Chapter.

 50B-6. Construction of Chapter.This Chapter shall not be construed as granting a status to any person for any purpose other than those expressly stated herein. This Chapter shall not be construed as relieving any person or institution of the duty to report to the department of social services, as required by G.S. 7B-301, if the person or institution has cause to suspect that a juvenile is abused or neglected. (1979, c. 561, s. 1; 1985, c. 113, s. 6; 1998-202, s. 13(r).)
NC Gen Stat § 50B-7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50B - Domestic Violence|§ 50B-7 - Remedies not exclusive.

 50B-7. Remedies not exclusive.(a) The remedies provided by this Chapter are not exclusive but are additional to remedies provided under Chapter 50 and elsewhere in the General Statutes.(b) Any subsequent court order entered supersedes similar provisions in protective orders issued pursuant to this Chapter.  (1979, c. 561, s. 1; 2019-168, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 50B-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50B - Domestic Violence|§ 50B-8 - Effect upon prosecution for violation of § 14-184 or other offense against public morals.

 50B-8. Effect upon prosecution for violation of 14-184 or other offense against public morals.The granting of a protective order, prosecution for violation of this Chapter, or the granting of any other relief or the institution of any other enforcement proceedings under this Chapter shall not be construed to afford a defense to any person or persons charged with fornication and adultery under G.S. 14-184 or charged with any other offense against the public morals; and prosecution, conviction, or prosecution and conviction for violation of any provision of this Chapter shall not be a bar to prosecution for violation of G.S. 14-184 or of any other statute defining an offense or offenses against the public morals. (1979, c. 561, s. 1; 2003-107, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 50B-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50B - Domestic Violence|§ 50B-9 - Domestic Violence Center Fund.

 50B-9. Domestic Violence Center Fund.(a) The Domestic Violence Center Fund is established within the State Treasury. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Administration, North Carolina Council for Women, and shall be used to make grants to centers for victims of domestic violence and to The North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc. This fund shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of the Executive Budget Act. The Department of Administration shall make quarterly grants to each eligible domestic violence center and to The North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc. Effective July 1, 2017, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Administration shall send the contracts to grantees within 10 business days of the date the Current Operations Appropriations Act, as defined in G.S. 143C-1-1, is certified for that fiscal year.(b) Each grant recipient shall receive the same amount. To be eligible to receive funds under this section, a domestic violence center must meet the following requirements:(1) It shall have been in operation on the preceding July 1 and shall continue to be in operation.(2) It shall offer all of the following services: a hotline, transportation services, community education programs, daytime services, and call forwarding during the night and it shall fulfill other criteria established by the Department of Administration.(3) It shall be a nonprofit corporation or a local governmental entity.(c) The North Carolina Council for Women shall report on the quarterly distributions of the grants from the Domestic Violence Center Fund to the House and Senate chairs of the General Government Appropriations Committee within five business days of distribution. The report shall include the date, amount, and recipients of the fund disbursements. The report shall also include any eligible programs which are ineligible to receive funding during the relative reporting cycle as well as the reason of the ineligibility for that relative reporting cycle.  (1991, c. 693, s. 3; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 988, s. 1; 2017-57, s. 31.2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 50C-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50C - Civil No-Contact Orders|§ 50C-1 - Definitions.

 50C-1. Definitions.The following definitions apply in this Chapter:(1) Abuse. - To physically or mentally harm, harass, intimidate, or interfere with the personal liberty of another.(2) Civil no-contact order. - An order granted under this Chapter, which includes a remedy authorized by G.S. 50C-5.(3) Nonconsensual. - A lack of freely given consent.(4) Sexual conduct. - Any intentional or knowing touching, fondling, or sexual penetration by a person, either directly or through clothing, of the sexual organs, anus, or breast of another, whether an adult or a minor, for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal. For purposes of this subdivision, the term shall include the transfer or transmission of semen.(5) Repealed by Session Laws 2004-199, s. 50, effective August 17, 2004.(6) Stalking. - On more than one occasion, following or otherwise harassing, as defined in G.S. 14-277.3A(b)(2), another person without legal purpose with the intent to do any of the following:a. Place the person in reasonable fear either for the person's safety or the safety of the person's immediate family or close personal associates.b. Cause that person to suffer substantial emotional distress by placing that person in fear of death, bodily injury, or continued harassment and that in fact causes that person substantial emotional distress.(7) Unlawful conduct. - The commission of one or more of the following acts by a person 16 years of age or older upon a person, but does not include acts of self-defense or defense of others:a. Nonconsensual sexual conduct, including single incidences of nonconsensual sexual conduct.b. Stalking.(8) Victim. - A person against whom an act of unlawful conduct has been committed by another person not involved in a personal relationship with the person as defined in G.S. 50B-1(b).  (2004-194, s. 1; 2004-199, s. 50; 2007-199, s. 1; 2009-58, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 50C-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50C - Civil No-Contact Orders|§ 50C-2 - Commencement of action; filing fees not permitted; assistance.

 50C-2. Commencement of action; filing fees not permitted; assistance.(a) An action is commenced under this Chapter by filing a verified complaint for a civil no-contact order in district court or by filing a motion in any existing civil action, by any of the following:(1) A person who is a victim of unlawful conduct that occurs in this State.(2) A competent adult who resides in this State on behalf of a minor child or an incompetent adult who is a victim of unlawful conduct that occurs in this State.(b) No court costs or attorneys' fees shall be assessed for the filing or service of the complaint, or the service of any orders, except as provided in G.S. 1A-1, Rule 11.(c) An action commenced under this Chapter may be filed in any county permitted under G.S. 1-82 or where the unlawful conduct took place.(d) If the victim states that disclosure of the victim's address would place the victim or any member of the victim's family or household at risk for further unlawful conduct, the victim's address may be omitted from all documents filed with the court. If the victim has not disclosed an address under this subsection, the victim shall designate an alternative address to receive notice of any motions or pleadings from the opposing party.(e) All documents filed, issued, registered, or served in an action under this Chapter relating to an ex parte, emergency, or permanent civil no-contact order may be filed electronically.  (2004-194, s. 1; 2013-390, s. 2; 2015-62, s. 3(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 50C-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50C - Civil No-Contact Orders|§ 50C-3 - Process for action for no-contact order.

 50C-3. Process for action for no-contact order.(a) Any action for a civil no-contact order requires that a summons be issued and served. The summons issued pursuant to this Chapter shall require the respondent to answer within 10 days of the date of service. Attachments to the summons shall include the complaint for the civil no-contact order, and any temporary civil no-contact order that has been issued and the notice of hearing on the temporary civil no-contact order.(b) Service of the summons and attachments shall be by the sheriff by personal delivery in accordance with Rule 4 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, and if the respondent cannot with due diligence be served by the sheriff by personal delivery, the respondent may be served by publication by the complainant in accordance with Rule 4(j1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure.(c) The court may enter a civil no-contact order by default for the remedy sought in the complaint if the respondent has been served in accordance with this section and fails to answer as directed, or fails to appear on any subsequent appearance or hearing date agreed to by the parties or set by the court.  (2004-194, s. 1; 2009-342, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 50C-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50C - Civil No-Contact Orders|§ 50C-4 - Hearsay exception.

 50C-4. Hearsay exception.In proceedings for an order or prosecutions for violation of an order under this Chapter, the prior sexual activity or the reputation of the victim is inadmissible except when it would be admissible in a criminal prosecution under G.S. 8C, Rule 412. (2004-194, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 50C-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50C - Civil No-Contact Orders|§ 50C-5 - Civil no-contact order; remedy.

 50C-5. Civil no-contact order; remedy.(a) Upon a finding that the victim has suffered unlawful conduct committed by the respondent, the court may issue temporary or permanent civil no-contact orders as authorized in this Chapter. In determining whether or not to issue a civil no-contact order, the court shall not require physical injury to the victim.(b) The court may grant one or more of the following forms of relief in its orders under this Chapter:(1) Order the respondent not to visit, assault, molest, or otherwise interfere with the victim.(2) Order the respondent to cease stalking the victim, including at the victim's workplace.(3) Order the respondent to cease harassment of the victim.(4) Order the respondent not to abuse or injure the victim.(5) Order the respondent not to contact the victim by telephone, written communication, or electronic means.(6) Order the respondent to refrain from entering or remaining present at the victim's residence, school, place of employment, or other specified places at times when the victim is present.(7) Order other relief deemed necessary and appropriate by the court, including assessing attorneys' fees to either party.(c) A civil no-contact order shall include the following notice, printed in conspicuous type: "A knowing violation of a civil no-contact order shall be punishable as contempt of court which may result in a fine or imprisonment."  (2004-194, s. 1; 2013-390, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 50C-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50C - Civil No-Contact Orders|§ 50C-6 - Temporary civil no-contact order; court holidays and evenings.

 50C-6. Temporary civil no-contact order; court holidays and evenings.(a) A temporary civil no-contact order may be granted ex parte, without evidence of service of process or notice, only if both of the following are shown:(1) It clearly appears from specific facts shown by a verified complaint or affidavit that immediate injury, loss, or damage will result to the victim before the respondent can be heard in opposition.(2) Either one of the following:a. The complainant certifies to the court in writing the efforts, if any, that have been made to give the notice and the reasons supporting the claim that notice should not be required.b. The complainant certified to the court that there is good cause to grant the remedy because the harm that the remedy is intended to prevent would likely occur if the respondent were given any prior notice of the complainant's efforts to obtain judicial relief.(b) Every temporary civil no-contact order granted without notice shall:(1) Be endorsed with the date and hour of issuance.(2) Be filed immediately in the clerk's office and entered of record.(3) Define the injury, state why it is irreparable and why the order was granted without notice.(4) Expire by its terms within such time after entry, not to exceed 10 days.(5) Give notice of the date of hearing on the temporary order as provided in G.S. 50C-8(a).(c) If the respondent appears in court for a hearing on a temporary order, the respondent may elect to file a general appearance and testify. Any resulting order may be a temporary order, governed by this section. Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, if all requirements of G.S. 50C-7 have been met, the court may issue a permanent order.(d) When the court is not in session, the complainant may file for a temporary order before any judge or magistrate designated to grant relief under this Chapter. If the judge or magistrate finds that there is an immediate and present danger of harm to the victim and that the requirements of subsection (a) of this section have been met, the judge or magistrate may issue a temporary civil no-contact order. The chief district court judge may designate for each county at least one judge or magistrate to be reasonably available to issue temporary civil no-contact orders when the court is not in session.(e) Repealed by Session Laws 2021-47, s. 10(j), effective June 18, 2021, and applicable to proceedings occurring on or after that date.  (2004-194, s. 1; 2015-62, s. 3(d); 2021-47, s. 10(j).)
NC Gen Stat § 50C-7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50C - Civil No-Contact Orders|§ 50C-7 - Permanent civil no-contact order.

 50C-7. Permanent civil no-contact order.Upon a finding that the victim has suffered an act of unlawful conduct committed by the respondent, a permanent civil no-contact order may issue if the court additionally finds that process was properly served on the respondent, the respondent has answered the complaint and notice of hearing was given, or the respondent is in default. No permanent civil no-contact order shall be issued without notice to the respondent.  (2004-194, s. 1; 2013-390, s. 3; 2015-62, s. 3(e); 2021-47, s. 10(k).)
NC Gen Stat § 50C-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 50C - Civil No-Contact Orders|§ 50C-8 - Duration; extension of orders.

 50C-8. Duration; extension of orders.(a) A temporary civil no-contact order shall be effective for not more than 10 days as the court fixes, unless within the time so fixed the temporary civil no-contact order, for good cause shown, is extended for a like period or a longer period if the respondent consents. The reasons for the extension shall be stated in the temporary order. If a temporary ex parte civil no-contact order:(1) Is granted without notice and a motion for a permanent civil no-contact order is made, it shall be set down for hearing within 10 days from the date of the motion.(2) Is denied, the trial on the plaintiff's motion for a civil no-contact order shall be set for hearing within 30 days from the date of the denial.When the motion for a permanent civil no-contact order comes on for hearing, the complainant may proceed with a motion for a permanent civil no-contact order, and, if the complainant fails to do so, the judge shall dissolve the temporary civil no-contact order. On two days' notice to the complainant or on such shorter notice to that party as the judge may prescribe, the respondent may appear and move its dissolution or modification. In that event the judge shall proceed to hear and determine such motion as expeditiously as the ends of justice require.(b) A permanent civil no-contact order shall be effective for a fixed period of time not to exceed one year.(c) Any order may be extended one or more times, as required, provided that the requirements of G.S. 50C-6 or G.S. 50C-7, as appropriate, are satisfied. The court may renew an order, including an order that previously has been renewed, upon a motion by the complainant filed before the expiration of the current order. The court may renew the order for good cause. The commission of an act of unlawful conduct by the respondent after entry of the current order is not required for an order to be renewed. If the motion for extension is uncontested and the complainant seeks no modification of the order, the order may be extended if the complainant's motion or affidavit states that there has been no material change in relevant circumstances since entry of the order and states the reason for the requested extension. Extensions may be granted only in open court and not under the provisions of G.S. 50C-6(d).(d) Any civil no-contact order expiring on a day the court is not open for business shall expire at the close of the next court business day.  (2004-194, s. 1; 2006-264, s. 41; 2013-390, s. 4.)