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NC Gen Stat § 57D-9-42 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 57D - North Carolina Limited Liability Company Act|Article 9 - Conversion and Merger.|§ 57D-9-42 - Articles of merger.

 57D-9-42. Articles of merger.(a) After a plan of merger has been approved by each merging entity as provided in G.S. 57D-9-41, the surviving entity shall deliver articles of merger to the Secretary of State for filing. The articles of merger shall state the following:(1) The name, type of entity, and jurisdiction whose law governs the organization and internal affairs of each merging entity immediately before the merger.(2) The name of the surviving entity.(3) The mailing address of each merging entity immediately before the merger and the mailing address the surviving entity will have when the merger becomes effective.(4) If the surviving entity is an LLC, any amendment to its articles of organization as provided in the plan of merger.(5) A statement that the plan of merger has been approved by each merging entity in the manner required by law.(6) If the surviving entity is not authorized to transact business in this State, a statement that the surviving entity (i) consents to service of process in any proceeding based on any cause of action arising in respect of a merging LLC being made on the surviving entity by service on the Secretary of State and (ii) commits to deliver to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of any change in the surviving entity's mailing address to which the Secretary of State may mail a copy of process served on the Secretary of State.(b) If the plan of merger is amended after the articles of merger have been filed, but before the articles of merger become effective, and any statement in the articles of merger becomes incorrect as a result of the amendment, the surviving entity shall deliver to the Secretary of State for filing prior to the time the articles of merger become effective an amendment to the articles of merger correcting the incorrect statement. If the articles of merger are abandoned after the articles of merger are filed but before the articles of merger become effective, the surviving entity shall deliver to the Secretary of State for filing prior to the time the articles of merger become effective an amendment to the articles of merger stating that they have been abandoned.(c) A merger takes effect when the articles of merger become effective, which in the case of a merging LLC is when the articles of merger filed by the Secretary of State become effective.(d) Certificates of merger must be registered as provided in G.S. 47-18.1.  (2013-157, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 57D-10-01 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 57D - North Carolina Limited Liability Company Act|Article 10 - Miscellaneous.|§ 57D-10-01 - Purpose; public policy.

 57D-10-01. Purpose; public policy.(a) This Chapter is to be applied to promote its purposes and policies.(b) The purpose of this Chapter is to provide a flexible framework under which one or more persons may organize and manage one or more businesses as they determine to be appropriate with minimum prescribed formalities or constraints.(c) It is the policy of this Chapter to give the maximum effect to the principle of freedom of contract and the enforceability of operating agreements.  (2013-157, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 57D-11-01 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 57D - North Carolina Limited Liability Company Act|Article 11 - Transition Provisions.|§ 57D-11-01 - Applicability of act.

 57D-11-01. Applicability of act.The provisions of this Chapter apply to every LLC, whether formed on, before, or after January 1, 2014, and the interest owners of every LLC, except to the extent expressly excepted by this Chapter.  (2013-157, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 57D-11-02 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 57D - North Carolina Limited Liability Company Act|Article 11 - Transition Provisions.|§ 57D-11-02 - Application to qualified foreign LLCs.

 57D-11-02. Application to qualified foreign LLCs.A foreign LLC authorized to transact business in this State immediately before the repeal of Chapter 57C of the General Statutes is subject to this Chapter but is not required to obtain a new certificate of authority to transact business under this Chapter. The certificate of authority of such a foreign LLC issued under former Chapter 57C of the General Statutes before its repeal is to be deemed to have been issued under this Chapter.  (2013-157, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 57D-11-03 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 57D - North Carolina Limited Liability Company Act|Article 11 - Transition Provisions.|§ 57D-11-03 - Saving provisions.

 57D-11-03. Saving provisions.(a) The existence of LLCs formed before January 1, 2014, shall not be impaired by the repeal of Chapter 57C of the General Statutes or the enactment of this Chapter, by any change made by this Chapter in the requirements for the formation of LLCs, nor by any amendment or repeal by this Chapter of the laws under which they were formed or created, and, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Chapter, the repeal of former Chapter 57C of the General Statutes shall not affect any liability or penalty incurred under the provisions of that Chapter prior to its repeal.(b) Any proceeding commenced before January 1, 2014, may be completed in accordance with the law then in effect.(c) An LLC dissolved before January 1, 2014, may wind up or complete its winding up, as the case may be, pursuant to Article 6 and other applicable provisions of this Chapter.(d) A proceeding under G.S. 57D-4-06(a) in respect of an LLC formed before January 1, 2014, will not be barred if it is commenced no later than (i) two years after the distribution or (ii) the earlier of January 1, 2016, or three years after the distribution.(e) References in the articles of organization or operating agreement of an LLC made before January 1, 2014, to provisions of Chapter 57C of the General Statutes are to be deemed, to the extent applicable or the context does not clearly indicate otherwise, to be made to the corresponding provisions of this Chapter.  (2013-157, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-1-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 1 - Title and Definitions.|§ 58-1-1 - Title of the Chapter.

 58-1-1. Title of the Chapter.Articles 1 through 64 of this Chapter may be cited and shall be known as the Insurance Law. (1899, c. 54; Rev., s. 4677; C.S., s. 6260.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-1-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 1 - Title and Definitions.|§ 58-1-2 - Insurance secondary sources not authoritative.

 58-1-2. Insurance secondary sources not authoritative.A secondary source on insurance in any legal treatise, scholarly publication, textbook, or other explanatory text does not constitute the law or public policy of the State and is not authoritative if the secondary source purports to create, eliminate, expand, or restrict a cause of action, right, or remedy or if it conflicts with:(1) The Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of North Carolina;(2) The General Statutes;(3) North Carolina case law precedent; or(4) Other common law that may have been adopted by North Carolina courts.  (2021-117, s. 8A.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-1-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 1 - Title and Definitions.|§ 58-1-5 - Definitions.

 58-1-5. Definitions.In this Chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(1) "Alien company" means a company incorporated or organized under the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States.(1a) "Commercial aircraft" means aircraft used in domestic, flag, supplemental, commuter, or on-demand operations, as defined in Federal Aviation Administration Regulations, 14 C.F.R. 119.3, as amended.(2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Insurance of North Carolina or an authorized designee of the Commissioner.(3) "Company" or "insurance company" or "insurer" includes any corporation, association, partnership, society, order, individual or aggregation of individuals engaging or proposing or attempting to engage as principals in any kind of insurance business, including the exchanging of reciprocal or interinsurance contracts between individuals, partnerships and corporations. "Company" or "insurance company" or "insurer" does not mean the State of North Carolina or any county, city, or other political subdivision of the State of North Carolina.(4) "Department" means the Department of Insurance of North Carolina.(5) "Domestic company" means a company incorporated or organized under the laws of this State.(6) "Foreign company" means a company incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States other than this State.(7) "NAIC" means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.(8) Repealed by Session Laws 1999-219, s. 5.5.(9) "Person" means an individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation, joint-stock company, trust, any similar entity, or any combination of the foregoing acting in concert.(10) The singular form includes the plural, and the masculine form includes the feminine wherever appropriate. (1899, c. 54, s. 1; Rev., s. 4678; C.S., s. 6261; 1945, c. 383; 1971, c. 510, s. 1; 1987, c. 864, s. 34; 1995, c. 193, s. 1; 1999-219, s. 5.5; 2001-334, s. 18.2.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-1-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 1 - Title and Definitions.|§ 58-1-10 - Contract of insurance.

 58-1-10. Contract of insurance.A contract of insurance is an agreement by which the insurer is bound to pay money or its equivalent or to do some act of value to the insured upon, and as an indemnity or reimbursement for the destruction, loss, or injury of something in which the other party has an interest. (1899, c. 54, s. 2; Rev., s. 4679; C.S., s. 6262; 1945, c. 383.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-1-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 1 - Title and Definitions.|§ 58-1-15 - Warranties by manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of goods or services.

 58-1-15. Warranties by manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of goods or services.(a) As used in this section:(1) "Goods" means all things that are moveable at the time of sale or at the time the buyer takes possession. "Goods" includes things not in existence at the time the transaction is entered into; and includes things that 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 of real property whether or not they are severable from real property.(2) "Services" means work, labor, and other personal services.(b) Any warranty, including ancillary anti-theft protection program warranties as defined by G.S. 66-370(b)(1a), made solely by a manufacturer, distributor, or seller of goods or services without charge, or an extended warranty offered as an option and made solely by a manufacturer, distributor, or seller of goods or services for charge, that guarantees indemnity for defective parts, mechanical or electrical breakdown, labor, or any other remedial measure, including replacement of goods or repetition of services, shall not be a contract of insurance under Articles 1 through 64 of this Chapter; however, service agreements on motor vehicles are governed by G.S. 66-370, 66-372, and 66-373. Service agreements on home appliances are governed by G.S. 66-371, 66-372, and 66-373.(b1) Service agreements on home appliances or on motor vehicles offered in compliance with Article 43 of Chapter 66 of the General Statutes shall not be contracts of insurance and shall be exempt from all provisions of this Chapter unless otherwise expressly provided.(c) Nothing in this section affects the provisions of Article 28 of this Chapter. Any warranty or extended warranty made by any person other than the manufacturer, distributor, or seller of the warranted goods or services is a contract of insurance.(d) Repealed by Session Laws 1989 (Regular Session, 1990), c. 1021, s. 3.  (1959, c. 866; 1975, cc. 643, 788; 1977, c. 185; 1987, c. 369; 1989, c. 789, s. 2; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1021, s. 3; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1014, s. 2; 1995, c. 193, s. 2; 2007-95, s. 7; 2015-283, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-1-20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 1 - Title and Definitions.|§ 58-1-20 - Real property warranties.

 58-1-20. Real property warranties.(a) Any warranty relating to fixtures to real property issued by a person is a contract of insurance, except the following:(1) A warranty made by a builder or seller of the real property;(2) A warranty providing for the repair or replacement of the items covered by the warranty for defective parts and mechanical failure or resulting from ordinary wear and tear, and excluding from its coverage damage from recognizable perils, such as fire, flood, and wind, that neither relate to any defect in the items covered nor result from ordinary wear and tear.(b) It is unlawful for any person to issue a warranty specified in subdivision (a)(2) of this section unless that person has posted a surety bond with the Secretary of State in the principal sum of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). The bond must be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in this State and is subject to the approval of the Secretary of State. Any person to whom the warranty is issued may institute an action to recover against the warrantor and the surety bond for any breach of warranty.(c) Persons issuing real property warranties shall comply with the requirements of G.S. 66-373. (1979, c. 773, s. 1; 1987, c. 864, s. 9; 1991, c. 644, s. 43; 2003-290, s. 1(a); 2007-95, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-1-25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 1 - Title and Definitions.|§ 58-1-25 - Recodified as G.S. 66-370 by Session Laws 2007-95, ss. 2-5, effective October 1, 2007.

 58-1-25: Recodified as G.S. 66-370 by Session Laws 2007-95, ss. 2-5, effective October 1, 2007.
NC Gen Stat § 58-1-30 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 1 - Title and Definitions.|§ 58-1-30 - Recodified as G.S. 66-371 by Session Laws 2007-95, ss. 2-5, effective October 1, 2007.

 58-1-30: Recodified as G.S. 66-371 by Session Laws 2007-95, ss. 2-5, effective October 1, 2007.
NC Gen Stat § 58-1-35 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 1 - Title and Definitions.|§ 58-1-35 - Recodified as G.S. 66-372 by Session Laws 2007-95, ss. 2-5, effective October 1, 2007.

 58-1-35: Recodified as G.S. 66-372 by Session Laws 2007-95, ss. 2-5, effective October 1, 2007.
NC Gen Stat § 58-1-36 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 1 - Title and Definitions.|§ 58-1-36 - Recodified as G.S. 66-373 by Session Laws 2007-95, ss. 2-5, effective October 1, 2007.

 58-1-36: Recodified as G.S. 66-373 by Session Laws 2007-95, ss. 2-5, effective October 1, 2007.
NC Gen Stat § 58-1-42 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 1 - Title and Definitions.|§ 58-1-42 - Recodified as G.S. 66-374 by Session Laws 2007-95, s. 6, effective October 1, 2007.

 58-1-42: Recodified as G.S. 66-374 by Session Laws 2007-95, s. 6, effective October 1, 2007.
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-1 - Department established.

 58-2-1. Department established.The Department is hereby established as a separate and distinct department, which is charged with the execution of laws relating to insurance and other subjects placed under the Department. (1899, c. 54, s. 3; 1901, c. 391, s. 1; Rev., s. 4680; C.S., s. 6263; 1991, c. 720, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-5 - Commissioner's election and term of office.

 58-2-5. Commissioner's election and term of office.The chief officer of the Insurance Department shall be called the Commissioner of Insurance; whenever in the statutes of this State the words "Insurance Commissioner" appear, they shall be deemed to refer to and to be synonymous with the term "Commissioner of Insurance." He shall be elected by the people in the manner prescribed for the election of members of the General Assembly and State officers, and the result of the election shall be declared in the same manner and at the same time as the election of State officers is now declared. His term of office begins on the first day of January next after his election, and is for four years or until his successor is elected and qualified. If a vacancy occurs during the term, it shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. (Rev., ss. 4680, 4681; 1907, c. 868; C.S., s. 6264; 1943, c. 170.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-10 - Salary of Commissioner.

 58-2-10. Salary of Commissioner.The salary of the Commissioner shall be set by the General Assembly in the Current Operations Appropriations Act. In addition to the salary set by the General Assembly in the Current Operations Appropriations Act, longevity pay shall be paid on the same basis as is provided to employees of the State who are subject to the North Carolina Human Resources Act.  (1899, c. 54, ss. 3, 8; 1901, c. 710; 1903, c. 42; c. 771, s. 3; Rev., s. 2756; 1907, c. 830, s. 10; c. 994; 1909, c. 839; 1913, c. 194; 1915, cc. 158, 171; 1917, c. 70; 1919, c. 247, s. 4; C.S., s. 3874; 1921, c. 25, s. 1; 1933, c. 282, s. 5; 1935, c. 293; 1937, c. 342; 1945, c. 383; 1947, c. 1041; 1949, c. 1278; 1953, c. 1, s. 2; 1957, c. 1; 1963, c. 1178, s. 6; 1967, c. 1130; c. 1237, s. 6; 1969, c. 1214, s. 6; 1971, c. 912, s. 6; 1973, c. 778, s. 6; 1975, 2nd Sess., c. 983, s. 21; 1977, c. 802, s. 42.12; 1983, c. 761, s. 206; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, s. 164; 1987, c. 738, s. 32(b); 1991, c. 720, s. 4; 2013-382, s. 9.1(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-15 - Chief deputy commissioner.

 58-2-15. Chief deputy commissioner.The Commissioner shall appoint and may remove at his discretion a chief deputy commissioner, who, in the event of the absence, death, resignation, disability or disqualification of the Commissioner, or in case the office of Commissioner shall for any reason become vacant, shall have and exercise all the powers and duties vested by law in the Commissioner. He shall receive such compensation as fixed and provided by the Department of Administration. (1945, c. 383; 1987, c. 864, s. 19(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-20 - Chief actuary.

 58-2-20. Chief actuary.The Commissioner shall appoint and may remove at his discretion a chief actuary, who shall receive such compensation as fixed and provided by the Department of Administration. (1945, c. 383; 1987, c. 864, s. 19(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-25 - Other deputies, actuaries, examiners and employees.

 58-2-25. Other deputies, actuaries, examiners and employees.(a) The Commissioner shall appoint or employ such other deputies, actuaries, economists, financial analysts, financial examiners, licensed attorneys, rate and policy analysts, accountants, fire and rescue training instructors, market conduct analysts, insurance complaint analysts, investigators, engineers, building inspectors, risk managers, clerks and other employees that the Commissioner considers to be necessary for the proper execution of the work of the Department, at the compensation that is fixed and provided by the Department of Administration. If the Commissioner considers it to be necessary for the proper execution of the work of the Department to contract with persons, except to fill authorized employee positions, all of those contracts, except those provided for in Articles 36 and 37 and Part 2 of Article 44 of this Chapter, shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Article 3C of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes.Whenever the Commissioner or any deputy or employee of the Department is requested or subpoenaed to testify as an expert witness in any civil or administrative action, the party making the request or filing the subpoena and on whose behalf the testimony is given shall, upon receiving a statement of the cost from the Commissioner, reimburse the Department for the actual time and expenses incurred by the Department in connection with the testimony.(b) The minimum education requirements for financial analysts and examiners referred to in subsection (a) of this section are a bachelors degree, with the appropriate courses in accounting as defined in 21 NCAC 8A.0309, and other courses that are required to qualify the applicant as a candidate for the uniform certified public accountant examination, based on the examination requirements in effect at the time of graduation by the analyst or examiner from an accredited college or university. (1945, c. 383; 1981, c. 859, s. 94; 1987, c. 864, s. 20; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1069, s. 20; 1991, c. 681, s. 1; 2000-122, s. 4; 2006-145, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-30 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-30 - Appointments of committees or councils.

 58-2-30. Appointments of committees or councils.(a) As used in this section, the term "committee" means a collective body that consults with and advises the Commissioner or his designee in detailed technical areas; and the term "council" means a collective body that consults with and advises the Commissioner or his designee as representative of citizen advice in specific areas of interest.(b) The Commissioner may create and appoint committees and councils, each of which shall consist of no more than 13 members unless otherwise provided by law. The members of any committee or council shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner and may be paid per diem and necessary travel and subsistence expenses within the limits of appropriations and in accordance with G.S. 138-5. Per diem, travel, and subsistence payments to members of committees or councils that are created in connection with federal programs shall be paid from federal funds unless otherwise provided by law. (1985, c. 666, s. 44.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-31 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-31 - Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program.

 58-2-31. Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program.The Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program is established within the Department as a statewide health benefits counseling program to provide the State's Medicare beneficiaries with counseling in Medicare, Medicare supplement insurance, long-term care insurance, and related health care coverage plans.  (2011-196, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-35 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-35 - Seal of Department.

 58-2-35. Seal of Department.The Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, shall devise a seal, with suitable inscription, for his office, a description of which, with the certificate of approval by the Governor, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, with an impression thereof, which seal shall thereupon become the seal of office of the Commissioner of the Department. The seal may be renewed whenever necessary. (1899, c. 54, s. 11; Rev., s. 4682; C.S., s. 6266; 1991, c. 720, ss. 4, 5.)