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NC Gen Stat § 95-98.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 12 - Units of Government and Labor Unions, Trade Unions, and Labor Organizations, and Public Employee Strikes.|§ 95-98.1 - Strikes by public employees prohibited.

 95-98.1. Strikes by public employees prohibited.Strikes by public employees are hereby declared illegal and against the public policy of this State. No person holding a position either full-or part-time by appointment or employment with the State of North Carolina or in any county, city, town or other political subdivision of the State of North Carolina, or in any agency of any of them, shall willfully participate in a strike by public employees. (1981, c. 958, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-98.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 12 - Units of Government and Labor Unions, Trade Unions, and Labor Organizations, and Public Employee Strikes.|§ 95-98.2 - Strike defined.

 95-98.2. Strike defined.The word "strike" as used herein shall mean a cessation or deliberate slowing down of work by a combination of persons as a means of enforcing compliance with a demand upon the employer, but shall not include protected activity under Article 16 of this Chapter: Provided, however, that nothing herein shall limit or impair the right of any public employee to express or communicate a complaint or opinion on any matter related to the conditions of public employment so long as the same is not designed to and does not interfere with the full, faithful, and proper performance of the duties of employment. (1981, c. 958, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-99 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 12 - Units of Government and Labor Unions, Trade Unions, and Labor Organizations, and Public Employee Strikes.|§ 95-99 - Penalty for violation of Article.

 95-99. Penalty for violation of Article.Any violation of the provisions of this Article is hereby declared to be a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1959, c. 742; 1993, c. 539, s. 667; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 95-100 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 12 - Units of Government and Labor Unions, Trade Unions, and Labor Organizations, and Public Employee Strikes.|§ 95-100 - No provisions of Article 10 of Chapter 95 applicable to units of government or their employees.

 95-100. No provisions of Article 10 of Chapter 95 applicable to units of government or their employees.The provisions of Article 10 of Chapter 95 of the General Statutes shall not apply to the State of North Carolina or any agency, institution, or instrumentality thereof or the employees of same nor shall the provisions of Article 10 of Chapter 95 of the General Statutes apply to any public employees or any employees of any town, city, county or other municipality or the agencies or instrumentalities thereof, nor shall said Article apply to employees of the State or any agencies, instrumentalities or institutions thereof or to any public employees whatsoever. (1959, c. 742.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-101 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 13 - Payments to or for Benefit of Labor Organizations.|§ 95-101 - Definition.

 95-101. Definition.As used in this Article, the term "labor organization" means any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employee or employees participate and which exists for the purpose in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work. (1963, c. 244.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-102 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 13 - Payments to or for Benefit of Labor Organizations.|§ 95-102 - Certain payments to and agreements to pay labor organizations unlawful.

 95-102. Certain payments to and agreements to pay labor organizations unlawful.It shall be unlawful for any carrier or shipper of property or any association of such carriers or shippers to agree to pay, or to pay, to or for the benefit of a labor organization, directly or indirectly, any charge by reason of the placing upon, delivery to, or movement by rail, or by a railroad car, of a motor vehicle, trailer, or container which is also capable of being moved or propelled upon the highways and any such agreement shall be void and unenforceable. (1963, c. 244.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-103 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 13 - Payments to or for Benefit of Labor Organizations.|§ 95-103 - Acceptance of such payments unlawful.

 95-103. Acceptance of such payments unlawful.It shall be unlawful for any labor organization to accept or receive from any carrier or shipper of property, or any association of such carriers or shippers, any payment described in G.S. 95-102 above. (1963, c. 244.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-104 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 13 - Payments to or for Benefit of Labor Organizations.|§ 95-104 - Penalty.

 95-104. Penalty.Any person, firm, corporation, association or partnership which or who agrees to pay, or does pay, or agrees to receive, or does receive, any payment described in this Article shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and shall only be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense. Each act of violation, and each day during which such an agreement remains in effect, shall constitute a separate offense. (1963, c. 244; 1993, c. 539, s. 668; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 95-107 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14 - Inspection Service Fees.|§ 95-107 - Assessment and collection of fees; certificates of safe operation.

 95-107. Assessment and collection of fees; certificates of safe operation.The assessment of the fees adopted by the Commissioner pursuant to G.S. 95-69.11, 95-110.5, 95-111.4 and 95-120 shall be made against the owner or operator of the equipment and may be collected at the time of inspection. If the fees are not collected at the time of inspection, the Department must bill the owner or operator of the equipment for the amount of the fee assessed for the inspection of the equipment and the amount assessed is payable by the owner or operator of the equipment upon receipt of the bill. Certificates of safe operation may be withheld by the Department of Labor until such time as the assessed fees are collected. (1975, c. 777, s. 3; 1995, c. 217, s. 1; 2001-427, s. 11(c); 2005-347, s. 6; 2005-453, s. 13.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-108 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14 - Inspection Service Fees.|§ 95-108 - Disposition of fees.

 95-108. Disposition of fees.All fees collected by the Department of Labor pursuant to G.S. 95-69.11, 95-110.5, 95-111.4 and 95-120 shall be deposited with the State Treasurer and shall be used exclusively for inspection and certification purposes. (1975, c. 777, s. 4; 2001-427, s. 11(d); 2005-347, s. 7; 2005-453, s. 14.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-110.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14A - Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina.|§ 95-110.1 - Short title and legislative purpose.

 95-110.1. Short title and legislative purpose. (a) This Article shall be known as the Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina. (b) The General Assembly finds that the use of unsafe and defective lifting devices imposes a substantial probability of serious and preventable injury to employees and the public exposed to unsafe conditions and that prevention of these injuries and protection of employees and the public from unsafe conditions is in the best interests and welfare of the people of the State. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 990, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-110.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14A - Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina.|§ 95-110.2 - Scope.

 95-110.2. Scope.This Article shall govern the design, construction, installation, plans review, testing, inspection, certification, operation, use, maintenance, alteration, relocation and investigation of accidents involving: (1) Elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and moving walks; (2) Personnel hoists; (3) Inclined stairway chair lifts; (4) Inclined and vertical wheelchair lifts; (5) Manlifts; and (6) Special equipment.This Article shall not apply to devices and equipment located and operated in a single family residence, to conveyors and related equipment within the scope of the American National Standard Safety Standard for Conveyors and Related Equipment (ANSI/ASME B20.1) constructed, installed and used exclusively for the movement of materials, or to mining equipment specifically covered by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act or the Mine Safety and Health Act of North Carolina or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 990, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-110.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14A - Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina.|§ 95-110.4 - Elevator and Amusement Device Division established.

 95-110.4. Elevator and Amusement Device Division established.There is hereby created an Elevator and Amusement Device Division within the Department of Labor. The Commissioner shall appoint a director of the Elevator and Amusement Device Division and such other employees as the Commissioner deems necessary to assist the director in administering the provisions of this Article. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 990, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-110.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14A - Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina.|§ 95-110.6 - Noncomplying devices and equipment; appeal.

 95-110.6. Noncomplying devices and equipment; appeal.(a) Whenever the Commissioner determines that a device or equipment is subject to the provisions of this Article, and that the operation of such device or equipment is exposing the public to an unsafe condition likely to result in serious personal injury or property damage, he may immediately order in writing that the use of the device or equipment be stopped or limited until such time as he determines that the device or equipment has been made safe for use by the public.(b) Whenever the Commissioner determines that the provisions of this Article or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder have not been complied with, he may refuse to issue or renew or may revoke, suspend or amend a certificate of operation.(c) Any action taken under this section by the Commissioner shall be final, unless within 15 days after receipt of notice thereof by certified mail with return receipt, by signature confirmation as provided by the U.S. Postal Service, by a designated delivery service authorized pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7502(f)(2) with delivery receipt, or via hand delivery, the person against whom such action was taken takes exception to the determination, in which event the final determination of the action shall be made in an administrative proceeding and in a judicial proceeding pursuant to Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, the Administrative Procedure Act .  (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 990, s. 1; 2015-221, s. 1.5.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-110.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14A - Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina.|§ 95-110.7 - Operation without certificate; operation not in accordance with Article or rules and regulations; operation after refusal to issue or after revocation of certificate.

 95-110.7. Operation without certificate; operation not in accordance with Article or rules and regulations; operation after refusal to issue or after revocation of certificate. (a) No person shall operate or permit to be operated or use any device or equipment subject to the provisions of this Article without a valid certificate of operation unless the absence of a valid certificate is the result of the Commissioner's failure to inspect such device. (b) No person shall operate or permit to be operated or use any device or equipment subject to the provisions of this Article otherwise than in accordance with this Article and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. (c) No person shall operate or permit to be operated or use any device or equipment subject to the provisions of this Article after the Commissioner has refused to issue or has revoked the certificate of operation for such device or equipment. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 990, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-110.8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14A - Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina.|§ 95-110.8 - Operation of unsafe device or equipment.

 95-110.8. Operation of unsafe device or equipment.No person shall operate, permit to be operated or use any device or equipment subject to the provisions of this Article if such person knows or reasonably should know that such operation or use will expose the public to an unsafe condition which is likely to result in personal injury or property damage. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 990, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-110.9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14A - Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina.|§ 95-110.9 - Reports required.

 95-110.9. Reports required. (a) The owner of any device or equipment regulated under the provisions of this Article, or his authorized agent, shall within 24 hours notify the Commissioner of each and every occurrence involving such device or equipment when:(1) The occurrence results in death or injury requiring medical treatment, other than first aid, by a physician. First aid means the one time treatment or observation of scratches, cuts not requiring stitches, burns, splinters and contusions or a diagnostic procedure, including examination and x-rays, which does not ordinarily require medical treatment even though provided by a physician or other licensed personnel; or(2) The occurrence results in damage to the device indicating a substantial defect in design, mechanics, structure or equipment, affecting the future safe operation of the device. No reporting is required in the case of normal wear and tear. (b) The Commissioner, without delay, after notification and determination that an occurrence involving injury or damage as specified in subsection (a) has occurred, shall make a complete and thorough investigation of the occurrence. The report of the investigation shall be placed on file in the office of the division and shall give in detail all facts and information available. The owner may submit for inclusion in the file results of investigations independent of the department's investigation. (c) No person, following an occurrence as specified in subsection (a), shall operate, attempt to operate, use or move or attempt to move such device or equipment, or part thereof, without the approval of the Commissioner, unless so as to prevent injury to any person or persons. (d) No person, following an occurrence as specified in subsection (a), shall remove or attempt to remove from the premises any damaged or undamaged part of such device or equipment or repair or attempt to repair any damaged part necessary to a complete and thorough investigation. The department must initiate its investigation within 24 hours of being notified. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 990, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-110.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14A - Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina.|§ 95-110.10 - Violations; civil penalties; appeals.

 95-110.10. Violations; civil penalties; appeals.(a) Any person who violates G.S. 95-110.7(a) or (b) (Operation without certificate; operation not in accordance with Article or rules and regulations) shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each day each device or equipment is so operated or used.(b) Any person who violates G.S. 95-110.7(c) (Operation after refusal to issue or after revocation of certificate) or G.S. 95-110.9(c) (Reports required) shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each day any such device or equipment is operated or used.(c) Any person who violates the provisions of G.S. 95-110.9(d) (Reports required) shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).(d) In determining the amount of any penalty ordered under authority of this section, the Commissioner shall give due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of the business of the person being charged, the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the person and the record of previous violations.(e) The determination of the amount of the penalty by the Commissioner shall be final, unless within 15 days after receipt of notice thereof by certified mail with return receipt, by signature confirmation as provided by the U.S. Postal Service, by a designated delivery service authorized pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7502(f)(2) with delivery receipt, or via hand delivery, the person charged with the violation takes exception to the determination in which event the final determination of the penalty shall be made in an administrative proceeding and in a judicial proceeding pursuant to Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, the Administrative Procedure Act.(f) The Commissioner may file in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county wherein the person, against whom a civil penalty has been ordered, resides, or if a corporation is involved, in the county wherein the corporation maintains its principal place of business, or in the county wherein the violation occurred, a certified copy of a final order of the Commissioner unappealed from, or of a final order of the Commissioner affirmed upon appeal. Whereupon, the clerk of said court shall enter judgment in accordance therewith and notify the parties. Such judgment shall have the same effect, and all proceedings in relation thereto shall thereafter be the same, as though said judgment had been rendered in a suit duly heard and determined by the superior court of the General Court of Justice. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 990, s. 1; 2003-308, s. 3; 2007-231, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-110.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14A - Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina.|§ 95-110.11 - Violations; criminal penalties.

 95-110.11. Violations; criminal penalties.(a) Any person who violates G.S. 95-110.8 (Operation of unsafe device or equipment) shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.(b) Any person misrepresenting himself as an authorized inspector administering or enforcing the provisions of this Article or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.(c) Any person knowingly making a material and false statement, representation or certification in any application, record, report, plan or any other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this Article or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor which may include a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000). (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 990, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 669; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 95-110.12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14A - Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina.|§ 95-110.12 - Legal representation.

 95-110.12. Legal representation.It shall be the duty of the Attorney General of North Carolina, when requested, to represent the Department of Labor in actions or proceedings in connection with this Article or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 990, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-110.13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14A - Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina.|§ 95-110.13 - Authorization for similar safety and health federal-State programs.

 95-110.13. Authorization for similar safety and health federal-State programs.Consistent with the requirements and conditions provided in this Article and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the State, upon recommendation of the Commissioner of Labor, may enter into agreements or arrangements with appropriate federal agencies for the purpose of administering the enforcement of federal statutes and rules and regulations governing devices and equipment subject to the provisions of this Article. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 990, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-110.14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14A - Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina.|§ 95-110.14 - Confidentiality of trade secrets.

 95-110.14. Confidentiality of trade secrets.All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the Commissioner or his agents or representatives in connection with any inspection or proceeding under this Article or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder which contains or might reveal a trade secret shall be considered confidential, except as to carrying out this Article and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or when it is relevant in any proceeding under the same. In any such proceeding the Commissioner or the court shall issue such orders as may be appropriate to protect the confidentiality of trade secrets. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 990, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-110.15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14A - Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina.|§ 95-110.15 - Construction of Article and rules and regulations and severability.

 95-110.15. Construction of Article and rules and regulations and severability.This Article and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder shall receive a liberal construction to the end that the welfare of the people may be protected. If any provisions of either or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect those provisions or applications which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of this Article are severable. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 990, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-111.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 14B - Amusement Device Safety Act of North Carolina.|§ 95-111.1 - Short title and legislative purpose.

 95-111.1. Short title and legislative purpose. (a) This Article shall be known as the "Amusement Device Safety Act of North Carolina". (b) The General Assembly finds that although most amusement devices are free from defect and operated in a safe manner, those which are not impose a substantial probability of serious and preventable injury to the public. Protection of the public from exposure to such unsafe conditions and the prevention of injuries is in the best interest and welfare of the people of the State. (c) It is the intent of this Article that amusement devices shall be designed, constructed, assembled or disassembled, maintained, and operated so as to prevent injuries. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 990, s. 2.)