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NC Gen Stat § 150B-21.17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 2A - Rules.|§ 150B-21.17 - North Carolina Register.

 150B-21.17. North Carolina Register.(a) Content. - The Codifier of Rules must publish the North Carolina Register. The North Carolina Register must be published at least two times a month and must contain the following:(1) Temporary rules entered in the North Carolina Administrative Code.(1a) The text of proposed rules and the text of permanent rules approved by the Commission.(1b) Emergency rules entered into the North Carolina Administrative Code.(2) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-398, s. 10, effective October 1, 2011, and applicable to rules adopted on or after that date(3) Executive orders of the Governor.(4) Final decision letters from the United States Attorney General concerning changes in laws that affect voting in a jurisdiction subject to section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as required by G.S. 120-30.9H.(5) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-330, s. 33(c), effective June 27, 2011, and by Session Laws 2011-398, s. 10, effective October 1, 2011, and applicable to rules adopted on or after that date.(6) Other information the Codifier determines to be helpful to the public.(b) Form. - When an agency publishes notice in the North Carolina Register of the proposed text of a new rule, the Codifier of Rules must publish the complete text of the proposed new rule. In publishing the text of a proposed new rule, the Codifier must indicate the rule is new by underlining the proposed text of the rule.When an agency publishes notice in the North Carolina Register of the proposed text of an amendment to an existing rule, the Codifier must publish the complete text of the rule that is being amended unless the Codifier determines that publication of the complete text of the rule being amended is not necessary to enable the reader to understand the proposed amendment. In publishing the text of a proposed amendment to a rule, the Codifier must indicate deleted text with overstrikes and added text with underlines.When an agency publishes notice in the North Carolina Register of the proposed repeal of an existing rule, the Codifier must publish the complete text of the rule the agency proposes to repeal unless the Codifier determines that publication of the complete text is impractical. In publishing the text of a rule the agency proposes to repeal, the Codifier must indicate the rule is to be repealed.(c) The Codifier may authorize and license the private indexing, marketing, sales, reproduction, and distribution of the Register.  (1991, c. 418, s. 1; 1995, c. 507, s. 27.8(k); 2001-141, s. 6; 2001-421, s. 1.4; 2003-229, s. 11; 2006-66, s. 18.1; 2011-330, s. 33(c); 2011-398, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-21.18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 2A - Rules.|§ 150B-21.18 - North Carolina Administrative Code.

 150B-21.18. North Carolina Administrative Code.The Codifier of Rules must compile all rules into a Code known as the North Carolina Administrative Code. The format and indexing of the Code must conform as nearly as practical to the format and indexing of the North Carolina General Statutes. The Codifier must publish printed copies of the Code and may publish the Code in other forms. The Codifier may authorize and license the private indexing, marketing, sales, reproduction, and distribution of the Code. The Codifier must keep superseded rules.  (1973, c. 1331, s. 1; 1979, c. 69, ss. 3, 7; c. 541, s. 2; c. 688, s. 1; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1266, ss. 1-3; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1359, s. 6; 1983, c. 641, s. 6; 1985, c. 746, s. 1; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 2; c. 1022, s. 1(1), (19); c. 1032, s. 12; 1987, c. 774, ss. 2-4; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1111, s. 3; 1989, c. 500, s. 43(a); 1991, c. 418, s. 1; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 777, s. 2; 2011-398, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-21.19 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 2A - Rules.|§ 150B-21.19 - Requirements for including rule in Code.

 150B-21.19. Requirements for including rule in Code.To be acceptable for inclusion in the North Carolina Administrative Code, a rule must:(1) Cite the law under which the rule is adopted.(2) Be signed by the head of the agency or the rule-making coordinator for the agency that adopted the rule.(3) Be in the physical form specified by the Codifier of Rules.(4) Have been approved by the Commission, if the rule is a permanent rule.(5) Have complied with the provisions of G.S. 12-3.1, if the rule establishes a new fee or increases an existing fee. (1973, c. 1331, s. 1; 1979, c. 571, s. 1; 1981, c. 688, s. 14; 1983, c. 927, ss. 6, 9; 1985, c. 746, s. 1; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1022, s. 1(1); c. 1028, s. 35; 1987, c. 285, s. 16; 1991, c. 418, s. 1; 1995, c. 507, s. 27.8(l ); 2002-97, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-21.20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 2A - Rules.|§ 150B-21.20 - Codifier's authority to revise rules.

 150B-21.20. Codifier's authority to revise rules.(a) Authority. - After consulting with the agency that adopted the rule, the Codifier of Rules may revise a rule to do one or more of the following:(1) Rearrange the order of the rule in the Code or the order of the subsections, subdivisions, or other subparts of the rule.(2) Provide a catch line or heading for the rule or revise the catch line or heading of the rule.(3) Reletter or renumber the rule or the subparts of the rule in accordance with a uniform system.(4) Rearrange definitions and lists.(5) Make other changes in arrangement or in form that do not change the substance of the rule and are necessary or desirable for a clear and orderly arrangement of the rule.(6) Omit from the published rule a map, a diagram, an illustration, a chart, or other graphic material, if the Codifier of Rules determines that the Office of Administrative Hearings does not have the capability to publish the material or that publication of the material is not practicable. When the Codifier of Rules omits graphic material from the published rule, the Codifier must insert a reference to the omitted material and information on how to obtain a copy of the omitted material.(7) Substitute one name for another when an organization or position is renamed.(8) Correct a citation in the rule to another rule or law when the citation has become inaccurate since the rule was adopted because of the repeal or renumbering of the cited rule or law.(9) Change information that is readily available to the public, such as an address, email address, a telephone number, or a Web site.(10) Correct a typographical error.(b) Effect. - Revision of a rule by the Codifier of Rules under this section does not affect the effective date of the rule or require the agency to readopt or resubmit the rule. When the Codifier of Rules revises the form of a rule, the Codifier of Rules must send the agency that adopted the rule a copy of the revised rule. The revised rule is the official rule, unless the rule was revised under subdivision (a)(6) of this section to omit graphic material. When a rule is revised under that subdivision, the official rule is the published text of the rule plus the graphic material that was not published.  (1973, c. 1331, s. 1; 1979, c. 571, s. 1; 1981, c. 688, s. 14; 1983, c. 927, ss. 6, 9; 1985, c. 746, s. 1; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1022, s. 1(1); c. 1028, s. 35; 1987, c. 285, s. 16; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1111, s. 23; 1991, c. 418, s. 1; 1997-34, s. 6; 2013-143, s. 3; 2019-140, s. 1(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-21.21 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 2A - Rules.|§ 150B-21.21 - Publication of rules of North Carolina State Bar, Building Code Council, and exempt agencies.

 150B-21.21. Publication of rules of North Carolina State Bar, Building Code Council, and exempt agencies.(a) State Bar. - The North Carolina State Bar must submit a rule adopted or approved by it and entered in the minutes of the North Carolina Supreme Court to the Codifier of Rules for inclusion in the North Carolina Administrative Code. The State Bar must submit a rule within 30 days after it is entered in the minutes of the Supreme Court. The Codifier of Rules must compile, make available for public inspection, and publish a rule included in the North Carolina Administrative Code under this subsection in the same manner as other rules in the Code.(a1) Building Code Council. - The Building Code Council shall publish the North Carolina State Building Code as provided in G.S. 143-138(g). The Codifier of Rules is not required to publish the North Carolina State Building Code in the North Carolina Administrative Code.(b) Exempt Agencies. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an agency that is exempted from this Article by G.S. 150B-1 or any other statute must submit a temporary or permanent rule adopted by it to the Codifier of Rules for inclusion in the North Carolina Administrative Code. These exempt agencies must submit a rule to the Codifier of Rules within 30 days after adopting the rule.(c) Publication. - A rule submitted to the Codifier of Rules under this section must be in the physical form specified by the Codifier of Rules. The Codifier of Rules must compile, make available for public inspection, and publish a rule submitted under this section in the same manner as other rules in the North Carolina Administrative Code.  (1991, c. 418, s. 1; 1997-34, s. 7; 2001-141, s. 7; 2011-398, s. 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-21.22 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 2A - Rules.|§ 150B-21.22 - Effect of inclusion in Code.

 150B-21.22. Effect of inclusion in Code.Official or judicial notice can be taken of a rule in the North Carolina Administrative Code and shall be taken when appropriate. (1973, c. 1331, s. 1; 1985, c. 746, s. 1; 1991, c. 418, s. 1; 1997-34, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-21.24 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 2A - Rules.|§ 150B-21.24 - Access to Register and Code.

 150B-21.24. Access to Register and Code.(a) Register. - The Codifier of Rules shall make available the North Carolina Register on the Internet at no charge.(b) Code. - The Codifier of Rules shall make available the North Carolina Administrative Code on the Internet at no charge.  (1973, c. 1331, s. 1; c. 69, ss. 3, 7; c. 688, s. 1; 1979, c. 541, s. 2; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1266, ss. 1-3; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1359, s. 6; 1983, c. 641, s. 6; 1985, c. 746, s. 1; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 2; c. 1022, s. 1(1), (19); c. 1032, s. 12; 1987, c. 774, ss. 2-4; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1111, s. 3; 1989, c. 500, s. 43(a); 1991, c. 418, s. 1; 2002-97, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 24.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-21.25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 2A - Rules.|§ 150B-21.25 - Paid copies of Register and Code.

 150B-21.25. Paid copies of Register and Code.A person who is not entitled to a free copy of the North Carolina Administrative Code or North Carolina Register may obtain a copy by paying a fee set by the Codifier of Rules. The Codifier must set separate fees for the North Carolina Register and the North Carolina Administrative Code in amounts that cover publication, copying, and mailing costs. All monies received under this section must be credited to the General Fund. (1991, c. 418, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-21.26 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 2A - Rules.|§ 150B-21.26 - Office of State Budget and Management to conduct preliminary review of certain administrative rules.

 150B-21.26. Office of State Budget and Management to conduct preliminary review of certain administrative rules.(a) Preliminary Review. - At least 60 days before an agency publishes in the North Carolina Register the proposed text of a permanent rule change that would affect the expenditures or revenues of a unit of local government, the agency must submit all of the following to the Office of State Budget and Management for preliminary review:(1) The text of the proposed rule change.(2) A short explanation of the reason for the proposed change.(3) A fiscal note stating the amount by which the proposed rule change would increase or decrease expenditures or revenues of a unit of local government and explaining how the amount was computed.(b) Scope. - The preliminary review of a proposed permanent rule change that would affect the expenditures or revenues of a unit of local government shall include consideration of the following:(1) The agency's explanation of the reason for the proposed change.(2) Any unanticipated effects of the proposed change on local government budgets.(3) The potential costs of the proposed change weighed against the potential risks to the public of not taking the proposed change.  (1995, c. 415, s. 3; c. 507, s. 27.8(w); 2011-398, s. 14.)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-21.27 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 2A - Rules.|§ 150B-21.27 - Minimizing the effects of rules on local budgets.

 150B-21.27. Minimizing the effects of rules on local budgets.In adopting permanent rules that would increase or decrease the expenditures or revenues of a unit of local government, the agency shall consider the timing for implementation of the proposed rule as part of the preparation of the fiscal note required by G.S. 150B-21.4(b). If the computation of costs in a fiscal note indicates that the proposed rule change will disrupt the budget process as set out in the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act, Article 3 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes, the agency shall specify the effective date of the change as July 1 following the date the change would otherwise become effective under G.S. 150B-21.3. (1995, c. 415, s. 3; c. 507, s. 27.8(x).)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-21.28 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 2A - Rules.|§ 150B-21.28 - Role of the Office of State Budget and Management.

 150B-21.28. Role of the Office of State Budget and Management.The Office of State Budget and Management shall:(1) Compile an annual summary of the projected fiscal impact on units of local government of State administrative rules adopted during the preceding fiscal year.(2) Compile from information provided by each agency schedules of anticipated rule actions for the upcoming fiscal year.(3) Provide the Governor, the General Assembly, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, and the North Carolina League of Municipalities with a copy of the annual summary and schedules by no later than March 1 of each year. (1995, c. 415, s. 3; 2000-140, s. 93.1(a); 2001-424, s. 12.2(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-22 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 3 - Administrative Hearings.|§ 150B-22 - Settlement; contested case.

 150B-22. Settlement; contested case.(a) It is the policy of this State that any dispute between an agency and another person that involves the person's rights, duties, or privileges, including licensing or the levy of a monetary penalty, should be settled through informal procedures. In trying to reach a settlement through informal procedures, the agency may not conduct a proceeding at which sworn testimony is taken and witnesses may be cross-examined.(b) If the agency and the other person do not agree to a resolution of the dispute through informal procedures, either the agency or the person may commence an administrative proceeding to determine the person's rights, duties, or privileges, at which time the dispute becomes a "contested case." A party or person aggrieved shall not be required to petition an agency for rule making or to seek or obtain a declaratory ruling before commencing a contested case pursuant to G.S. 150B-23.  (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1022, s. 1(11); 1991, c. 418, s. 16; 2019-140, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-22.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 3 - Administrative Hearings.|§ 150B-22.1 - Special education petitions.

 150B-22.1. Special education petitions.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, timelines and other procedural safeguards required to be provided under IDEA and Article 9 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes must be followed in an impartial due process hearing initiated when a petition is filed under G.S. 115C-109.6 with the Office of Administrative Hearings.(b) The administrative law judge who conducts a hearing under G.S. 115C-109.6 shall not be a person who has a personal or professional interest that conflicts with the judge's objectivity in the hearing. Furthermore, the judge must possess knowledge of, and the ability to understand, IDEA and legal interpretations of IDEA by federal and State courts. The judges are encouraged to participate in training developed and provided by the State Board of Education under G.S. 115C-107.2(h)[(g)].(c) For the purpose of this section, the term "IDEA" means The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400, et seq., (2004), as amended, and its regulations. (2006-69, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-23.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 3 - Administrative Hearings.|§ 150B-23.2 - Fee for filing a contested case hearing.

 150B-23.2. Fee for filing a contested case hearing.(a) Filing Fee. - In every contested case commenced in the Office of Administrative Hearings by a person aggrieved, the petitioner shall pay a filing fee, and the administrative law judge shall have the authority to assess that filing fee against the losing party, in the amount of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00), unless the Office of Administrative Hearings establishes a lesser filing fee by rule.(b) Time of Collection. - All fees that are required to be assessed, collected, and remitted under subsection (a) of this section shall be collected by the Office of Administrative Hearings at the time of commencement of the contested case except as may be allowed by rule to permit or complete late payment or in suits in forma pauperis.(c) Forms of Payment. - The Office of Administrative Hearings may by rule provide for the acceptable forms for payment and transmission of the filing fee.(d) Waiver or Refund. - The Office of Administrative Hearings shall by rule provide for the fee to be waived in a contested case in which the petition is filed in forma pauperis and supported by such proofs as are required in G.S. 1-110 and in a contested case involving a mandated federal cause of action. The Office of Administrative Hearings shall by rule provide for the fee to be refunded in a contested case in which the losing party is the State.  (2009-451, s. 21A.1(b); 2012-187, s. 5; 2015-264, s. 24.)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-23.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 3 - Administrative Hearings.|§ 150B-23.3 - Electronic filing.

 150B-23.3. Electronic filing.In addition to any other method specified in G.S. 150B-23, documents filed and served in a contested case may be filed and served electronically by means of an Electronic Filing Service Provider. For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) "Electronic filing" means the electronic transmission of the petition, notice of hearing, pleadings, or any other documents filed in a contested case with the Office of Administrative Hearings, as further defined by rules adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings.(2) "Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP)" means the service provided by the Office of Administrative Hearings for e-filing and e-service of documents via the Internet.(3) "Electronic service" means the electronic transmission of the petition, notice of hearing, pleadings, or any other documents in a contested case, as further defined by rules adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings.  (2014-120, s. 5(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-24 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 3 - Administrative Hearings.|§ 150B-24 - Venue of hearing.

 150B-24. Venue of hearing.(a) The hearing of a contested case shall be conducted:(1) In the county in this State in which any person whose property or rights are the subject matter of the hearing maintains his residence;(2) In the county where the agency maintains its principal office if the property or rights that are the subject matter of the hearing do not affect any person or if the subject matter of the hearing is the property or rights of residents of more than one county; or(3) In any county determined by the administrative law judge in his discretion to promote the ends of justice or better serve the convenience of witnesses.(b) Any person whose property or rights are the subject matter of the hearing waives his objection to venue by proceeding in the hearing. (1973, c. 1331, s. 1; 1985, c. 746, s. 1; 1987, c. 878, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 3 - Administrative Hearings.|§ 150B-25 - Conduct of hearing; answer.

 150B-25. Conduct of hearing; answer.(a) If a party fails to appear in a contested case after proper service of notice, and if no adjournment or continuance is granted, the administrative law judge may proceed with the hearing in the absence of the party.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 1991, c. 35, s. 2.(c) The parties shall be given an opportunity to present arguments on issues of law and policy and an opportunity to present evidence on issues of fact.(d) A party may cross-examine any witness, including the author of a document prepared by, on behalf of, or for use of the agency and offered in evidence. Any party may submit rebuttal evidence. (1973, c. 1331, s. 1; 1985, c. 746, s. 1; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1022, s. 1(13); 1987, c. 878, s. 6; 1991, c. 35, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-25.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 3 - Administrative Hearings.|§ 150B-25.1 - Burden of proof.

 150B-25.1. Burden of proof.(a) Except as otherwise provided by law or by this section, the petitioner in a contested case has the burden of proving the facts alleged in the petition by a preponderance of the evidence.(b) In a contested case involving the imposition of civil fines or penalties by a State agency for violation of the law, the burden of showing by clear and convincing evidence that the person who was fined actually committed the act for which the fine or penalty was imposed rests with the State agency.(c) The burden of showing by a preponderance of the evidence that a career State employee subject to Chapter 126 of the General Statutes was discharged, suspended, or demoted for just cause rests with the agency employer.  (2015-286, s. 1.2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 150B-26 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 150B - Administrative Procedure Act|Article 3 - Administrative Hearings.|§ 150B-26 - Consolidation.

 150B-26. Consolidation.When contested cases involving a common question of law or fact or multiple proceedings involving the same or related parties are pending, the Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings may order a joint hearing of any matters at issue in the cases, order the cases consolidated, or make other orders to reduce costs or delay in the proceedings. (1973, c. 1331, s. 1; 1985, c. 746, s. 1; 1985, (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1022, s. 1(1), 1(14).)