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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting. › § 58-82A-25 - Qualifications for event employees.

§ 58-82A-25. Qualifications for event employees.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article, the Commissioner or the fire code official for the jurisdiction issuing the pyrotechnics permit under G.S. 14-413 may certify an individual as an event employee if the individual meets the following requirements:
(1) Is at least 18 years of age.
(2) Possesses and provides a valid drivers license or other state-issued identification card.
(3) Correctly passes an on-site examination, administered by the Office of the State Fire Marshal or fire code official for the jurisdiction issuing the permit under G.S. 14-413, of a minimum of five questions to test basic pyrotechnic safety knowledge.
(4) Provides written confirmation from the licensed display operator or proximate audience display operator that the event employee is working under the supervision of the operator and that the event employee will not be in the presence of the pyrotechnic materials without signing a statement provided by the Commissioner affirming that the individual has not been convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40, Section 842(i), or is not otherwise prohibited from possessing pyrotechnic materials by any provision of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40, Section 842(i). The event employee shall not be allowed to discharge or be in the presence of the pyrotechnic materials unless under direct supervision of a licensed pyrotechnic operator or an on-site representative as provided in G.S. 14-410(a1)(2). An event employee certification is valid only for the concert or public exhibition listed on the pyrotechnic permit and cannot be renewed. (2010-22, s. 7; 2013-275, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting. › § 58-82A-30 - Examination fees.

§ 58-82A-30. Examination fees.
(a) Each applicant for a license as a pyrotechnic display operator, a proximate audience display operator, or assistant display operator shall take a written examination approved by the Commissioner. The Commissioner may contract with a person to process, administer, and grade the examination in the same manner as for agent examinations under Article 33 of this Chapter. The Commissioner may charge a fee to offset the costs of the contract for examination services.
(b) The fee for the examination is ten dollars ($10.00). The examination fee is nonrefundable. (2010-22, s. 7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting. › § 58-82A-35 - Renewal fees.

§ 58-82A-35. Renewal fees.
(a) To renew a license as a pyrotechnics display operator, a proximate audience display operator, or an assistant display operator, a licensee shall make application to the Commissioner upon the renewal application form provided by the Commissioner and attest that the statements made in the application are true, correct, and complete to the best of the individual's knowledge and belief. Failure to provide the attestation or providing untrue, incorrect, or incomplete statements shall be grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of the license.
(b) Before approving the application for renewal, the Commissioner shall find that the licensee:
(1) Has not committed any act which is grounds for denial, suspension, nonrenewal, or revocation under this Article.
(2) Has not had administrative action taken against a pyrotechnics display operator's license or the equivalent by this or any other state.
(3) Has on at least three occasions participated in the use, handling, exhibiting, or discharge of pyrotechnics in connection with a concert or public exhibition pursuant to the terms of the license.
(4) Has paid the applicable fees set forth in this Article.
(5) Has completed a minimum of 12 hours of continuing education during the previous three-year period.
(c) The renewal fee for a pyrotechnics display operator license and a proximate audience display operator license is sixty dollars ($60.00) for each license renewed. The renewal fee for an assistant display operator license is thirty dollars ($30.00). (2010-22, s. 7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting. › § 58-82A-40 - Dual license holding.

§ 58-82A-40. Dual license holding.
If any individual holds more than one license issued under this Article simultaneously, all licenses are considered one license for the purpose of disciplinary actions involving suspension, revocation, or nonrenewal under this Article. Separate fees must be paid for each license. (2010-22, s. 7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting. › § 58-82A-45 - Reciprocity.

§ 58-82A-45. Reciprocity.
The Commissioner may issue a license under this Article to an individual who holds a comparable valid permit, license, or certification issued by another state, provided the minimum requirements of that state are at least equal to the minimum requirements under this Article for the specific license issued and the person pays the application fee required under this Article. (2010-22, s. 7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting. › § 58-82A-50 - Discipline.

§ 58-82A-50. Discipline.
The Commissioner may deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any license under this Article if any of the following apply:
(1) The licensee violates any provision of this Article.
(2) The applicant or licensee violates any requirement of a permit issued under G.S. 14-413.
(3) The licensed display operator or proximate audience display operator fails to provide direct supervision and control over individuals who assist the licensee in handling, using, exhibiting, or displaying pyrotechnics.
(4) The licensed display operator, proximate audience display operator, or assistant display operator is convicted of a crime under Article 54 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes.
(5) Another state revokes the permit, license, or certification issued to the licensee by that state.
(6) A material misstatement, misrepresentation, or fraud was committed in obtaining a license under this Article.
(7) Cheating on an examination required by this Article.
(8) Knowingly aiding or abetting others to evade or violate the provisions of this Article.
(9) Any existing cause for which the issuance of the license could have been denied had it been known to the Commissioner at the time of issuance. (2010-22, s. 7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting. › § 58-82A-55 - License sanction and denial procedures.

§ 58-82A-55. License sanction and denial procedures.
(a) The suspension or revocation of, or refusal to renew, any license under this Article may be contested in accordance with the provisions of Article 3A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.
(b) Whenever the Commissioner denies an initial application for a license or an application for a reissuance of a license, the Commissioner shall notify the applicant and advise the applicant, in writing, of the reasons for the denial of the license. The application may also be denied for any reason for which a license may be suspended or revoked or not renewed under this Article. In order for an applicant to be entitled to a review of the Commissioner's action, the applicant must make a written demand upon the Commissioner for a review no later than 30 days after the service of the notification upon the applicant. The review shall be completed without undue delay, and the applicant shall be notified promptly in writing of the outcome of the review. In order for an applicant who disagrees with the outcome of the review to be entitled to a hearing under Article 3A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, the applicant must make a written demand upon the Commissioner for a hearing no later 30 days after service upon the applicant of the Commissioner's decision. (2010-22, s. 7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 82B - Management of Aqueous Film-Forming Foams. › § 58-82B-1 - Findings.

§ 58-82B-1. Findings.
The General Assembly finds that certain firefighting foams used to fight Class B fires, often referred to as Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF), are critical for fire suppression and public safety. However, because many AFFF could contain per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, certain foams may require additional research, oversight, and management. The General Assembly further finds that accurate and comprehensive reporting of the use of AFFF by fire departments throughout the State is essential in order to appropriately manage the potential impacts of AFFF on the environment and public health. (2021-180, s. 8.10(h).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 82B - Management of Aqueous Film-Forming Foams. › § 58-82B-5 - Reporting requirement.

§ 58-82B-5. Reporting requirement.
Fire departments operated, regulated, or managed by one or more units of State and local government, including those located at or serving public airports, in partnership with the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM), shall, no later than July 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, do all of the following:
(1) Provide an inventory of all AFFF at each department.
(2) Identify all AFFF no longer utilized at each department that should be properly disposed of.
(3) Report annually in summary form and within 15 days individually every incident where AFFF were deployed. Both the annual summary report and the individual incident reports shall utilize the online portal created as directed by G.S. 58-82B-10. (2021-180, s. 8.10(h).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 82B - Management of Aqueous Film-Forming Foams. › § 58-82B-10 - Duties of Office of the State Fire Marshal.

§ 58-82B-10. Duties of Office of the State Fire Marshal.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) shall do all of the following:
(1) Educate and inform every fire department it regulates of the reporting requirements imposed by this Article.
(2) Assist the North Carolina Collaboratory, established under G.S. 116-255, in the development of an online reporting portal for fire departments operated, regulated, or managed by one or more units of State and local government, including those located at or serving public airports, with the requirements of this Article.
(3) Adopt rules to implement the requirements of this Article. OSFM may adopt temporary rules and shall adopt permanent rules no later than January 1, 2023. (2021-180, s 8.10(h).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 82B - Management of Aqueous Film-Forming Foams. › § 58-82B-15 - Report.

§ 58-82B-15. Report.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) shall report annually to the Environmental Review Commission no later than September 1 of each year on the utilization and inventory of AFFF by fire departments across the State during the previous fiscal year based on the reporting requirements of this Article. (2021-180, s. 8.10(h).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 83 - Mutual Aid between Fire Departments. › § 58-83-1 - Authority to send firemen and apparatus beyond territorial limits; privileges and immunities.

§ 58-83-1. Authority to send firemen and apparatus beyond territorial limits; privileges and immunities.
A county, municipal corporation, fire protection district, sanitary district or incorporated fire department shall have full authority to send, or to decline to send, firemen and apparatus beyond the territorial limits which it normally serves.
When responding to a call and while working at a fire or other emergency outside the territorial limits which it normally serves, members and employees of county, municipal corporation, fire protection district, sanitary district and incorporated fire departments shall have all authority, rights, privileges and immunities including coverage under the Workers' Compensation Laws, as they have when responding to a call and while working at a fire or other emergency inside the territorial limits normally served.
A county, municipal corporation, fire protection district, sanitary district, or incorporated fire department, in attending an emergency or answering a call outside the limits of the county, municipal corporation, fire protection district, sanitary district, or other area normally served, shall have all authority, rights, privileges, and immunities that it would have in attending an emergency or answering a call inside the territorial limits normally served. (1965, c. 707; 1991, c. 636, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 84 - Local Firefighters' Relief Funds. › § 58-84-5 - Definitions.

§ 58-84-5. Definitions.
The following definitions apply in Articles 84, 85, 85A, 87, and 88 of this Chapter:
(1) City. – A fire district.
(2) Clerk. – The clerk of a fire district or, if there is no clerk, the person so designated by the governing body of the fire district.
(3) Fire district. – Any political subdivision of the State or federally recognized Native American tribe within the State that meets all of the following conditions:
a. It has an organized fire department under the control of its governing body.
b. Its fire department has apparatus and equipment that is in serviceable condition for fire duty and is valued at one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more.
c. It is rated and certified by the Commissioner.
d. Its response area has been approved by the local municipal government or, if there is no local municipal government, by the local board of county commissioners.
(3a) Firefighter. – Any person who meets all of the following requirements:
a. Is a volunteer, employee, contractor, or member of a rated and certified fire department, or employee of a County Fire Marshal's Office whose sole duty is to act as fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, or firefighter of the county.
b. Performs work or training connected with fire protection, fire prevention, fire control, fire education, fire inspection, fire investigation, rescue, Emergency Medical Services, special operations, or performs the statutory duties and responsibilities of the fire chief as set forth in G.S. 160A-292.
c. Performs work or training at the direction of the fire chief.
d. Is included on the certified roster submitted to the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association pursuant to G.S. 58-86-25.
(4) Town. – A fire district. (1951, c. 1032, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 747, s. 5; 2014-64, s. 1(a); 2015-88, s. 1; 2016-51, ss. 1, 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 84 - Local Firefighters' Relief Funds. › § 58-84-30 - Trustees appointed; organization.

§ 58-84-30. Trustees appointed; organization.
For each county, town or city complying with and deriving benefits from the provisions of this Article, there shall be appointed a local board of trustees, known as the trustees of the local Firefighters' Relief Fund, to be composed of five members, two of whom shall be elected by the members of the local fire department who are qualified as beneficiaries of such fund, two of whom shall be elected by the mayor and board of aldermen or other local governing body, and one of whom shall be named by the Commissioner of Insurance. Their selection and term of office shall be as follows:
(1) The members of the fire department shall hold an election to elect two representatives to the board to serve at the pleasure of the members of the department. The elected representatives may serve until their resignation or until the department holds an election to replace them. Board members elected pursuant to this subdivision shall be either (i) residents of the fire district or (ii) active or retired members of the fire department.
(2) The mayor and board of aldermen or other local governing body shall appoint two representatives to the board to serve at the pleasure of the governing body. Board members appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall be residents of the fire district.
(3) The Commissioner of Insurance shall appoint one representative to serve as trustee who shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner. The member appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall be either (i) a resident of the fire district or (ii) an active or retired member of the fire department.
All of the above trustees shall hold office for their elected or appointed time, or until their successors are elected or appointed, and shall serve without pay for their services. They shall immediately after election and appointment organize by electing from their members a chairman and a secretary and treasurer, which two last positions may be held by the same person. The treasurer of said board of trustees shall give a good and sufficient surety bond in a sum equal to the amount of moneys in his hand, to be approved by the Commissioner of Insurance. The cost of this bond may be deducted by the Insurance Commissioner from the receipts collected pursuant to G.S. 58-84-10 before distribution is made to local relief funds. If the chief or chiefs of the local fire departments are not named on the board of trustees as above provided, then they shall serve as ex officio members without privilege of voting on matters before the board. (1907, c. 831, s. 6; C.S., s. 6068; 1925, c. 41; 1945, c. 74, s. 1; 1947, c. 720; 1949, c. 1054; 1973, c. 1365; 1985, c. 666, s. 64; 1987, c. 174, ss. 1, 5; 2007-246, s. 3; 2012-45, s. 2; 2014-64, s. 1(a); 2016-51, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 84 - Local Firefighters' Relief Funds. › § 58-84-32 - Prudent management of funds.

§ 58-84-32. Prudent management of funds.
Local boards of trustees shall manage local relief funds as prudent trustees of the funds, subject to Chapter 36E of the General Statutes. (2014-64, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 84 - Local Firefighters' Relief Funds. › § 58-84-33 - Maximum fund balances.

§ 58-84-33. Maximum fund balances.
(a) The balance of a local fire department's Firefighters' Relief Fund for a given year shall not exceed the product of multiplying the number of members on the department's roster as of January 1 for that year by the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(b) The North Carolina State Firefighters' Association shall annually calculate and notify each local department of its relief fund's maximum allowable balance.
(c) A local fire department whose relief fund balance, at the time of annual distribution by the Insurance Commissioner, exceeds the amount allowable under subsection (a) of this section shall not be entitled to receive a distribution for that year, and the Commissioner shall redistribute the funds that the department would have received, as provided under G.S. 58-84-25(c1).
(d) A board of trustees of a local Firefighters' Relief Fund may, with the authorization of and under guidelines provided by the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, dedicate a portion of the local Firefighters' Relief Fund towards providing supplemental retirement. Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, if such dedicated amounts are used solely for supplemental retirement within the guidelines provided by the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, then such dedicated amounts shall not count towards the maximum allowable balance under subsection (a) of this section. (2014-64, s. 1(d); 2016-51, ss. 4, 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 84 - Local Firefighters' Relief Funds. › § 58-84-41 - Commissioner of Insurance to maintain database of reports; fire department identification numbers.

§ 58-84-41. Commissioner of Insurance to maintain database of reports; fire department identification numbers.
(a) Working with the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, the Commissioner of Insurance shall develop and maintain a database of the information reported under G.S. 58-84-40(b) and the certifications filed under G.S. 58-84-46.
(b) The Commissioner of Insurance shall issue to each fire department within the State a unique fire department identification number (FDID) that shall be used by the Commissioner and the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association to coordinate database records and reports. (2014-64, s. 1(a); 2016-51, s. 6; 2017-99, s. 2(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 84 - Local Firefighters' Relief Funds. › § 58-84-46 - Certification to Commissioner.

§ 58-84-46. Certification to Commissioner.
On or before October 31 of each year, the fire chief of each city or county that has a local board of trustees under G.S. 58-84-30 shall file a certificate of eligibility with the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association on a form prescribed by the Association. If the certificate is not filed with the Association on or before January 31 in the ensuing year:
(1) The Local Firefighters' Relief Fund for that fire department shall forfeit the payment next due to be paid to the Fund's board of trustees, if the fire chief fails to file the certificate required by this section.
(2) The Association shall inform the Commissioner of the local Firefighters' Relief Funds that have not filed the certificate required by this section, and the Commissioner shall pay over that amount otherwise due to those local Funds to the treasurer of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association.
(3) That amount shall constitute a part of the Statewide Firefighters' Relief Fund. (2000-67, s. 26.21(b); 2001-421, s. 3; 2007-246, s. 6; 2014-64, s. 1(a); 2016-51, s. 6; 2017-99, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 84 - Local Firefighters' Relief Funds. › § 58-84-50 - Fire departments to be members of North Carolina State Firefighters' Association.

§ 58-84-50. Fire departments to be members of North Carolina State Firefighters' Association.
For the purpose of supervision and as a guaranty that provisions of this Article shall be honestly administered in a businesslike manner, it is provided that every department enjoying the benefits of this law shall be a member of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association and comply with its constitution and bylaws. If the fire department of any city, town or village shall fail to comply with the constitution and bylaws of said Association, said city, town or village shall forfeit its right to the next annual payment due from the funds mentioned in this Article, and the Commissioner of Insurance shall pay over said amount to the treasurer of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association and same shall constitute a part of the Statewide Firefighters' Relief Fund. (1907, c. 831, s. 9; 1919, c. 180; C.S., s. 6072; 1925, c. 41; c. 309, s. 2; 1965, c. 624; 2007-246, s. 7; 2014-64, s. 1(a); 2016-51, s. 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 84 - Local Firefighters' Relief Funds. › § 58-84-52 - Benefits available to individual firefighters whose departments are not members of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association.

§ 58-84-52. Benefits available to individual firefighters whose departments are not members of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association.
(a) Individual firefighters whose departments are not members of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association shall be covered under the line of duty coverage offered by the Association.
(b) Benefits under this section shall be paid from the funds that are forfeited from local departments to the Statewide Firefighters' Relief Fund. (2014-64, s. 1(a); 2016-51, s. 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 84 - Local Firefighters' Relief Funds. › § 58-84-55 - No discrimination on account of race.

§ 58-84-55. No discrimination on account of race.
The local boards of trustees of the local Firefighters' Relief Funds shall make no discrimination based upon race in the payment of benefits. (1907, c. 831, s. 10; C.S., s. 6073; 1985, c. 666, s. 62; 2007-246, s. 8; 2014-64, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 84 - Local Firefighters' Relief Funds. › § 58-84-60 - Immunity.

§ 58-84-60. Immunity.
A person serving on a local board of trustees of a local Firefighters' Relief Fund shall be immune individually from civil liability for monetary damages, except to the extent covered by insurance, for any act or failure to act arising out of this service, except where the person:
(1) Was not acting within the scope of that person's official duties;
(2) Was not acting in good faith;
(3) Committed gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct that resulted in the damages or injury;
(4) Derived an improper personal financial benefit, either directly or indirectly, from the transaction; or
(5) Incurred the liability from the operation of a motor vehicle. (2007-54, s. 1; 2007-246, s. 8.1; 2014-64, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 84 - Local Firefighters' Relief Funds. › § 58-84-65 - Repeal of certain local laws inconsistent with this Article.

§ 58-84-65. Repeal of certain local laws inconsistent with this Article.
The following provisions contained within any local act enacted or amended prior to January 1, 2014, are hereby repealed:
(1) Any redirection, at the time of receipt, of funds directed to a fire district under G.S. 58-84-25(c) to a fund other than a local relief fund.
(2) Any restriction that would be inconsistent with G.S. 58-84-35(d).
(3) Any transfer of interest earned on a local relief fund from the local relief fund to another fund.
(4) Any transfer of funds from a local relief fund to a supplemental retirement fund based on the local relief fund exceeding a certain amount.
(5) Any allowable expenditures that are not within the scope of the list provided in G.S. 58-84-35(a).
(6) Any variation from the certification requirement under G.S. 58-84-35(b). (2014-64, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 85 - Statewide Firefighters' Relief Fund. › § 58-85-1 - Application of fund.

§ 58-85-1. Application of fund.
The money paid into the hands of the treasurer of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association shall be known and remain as the "Firefighters' Relief Fund" of North Carolina, and shall be used as a fund for the relief of firefighters and county fire marshals, who are members of this Association, who may be injured or rendered sick by disease contracted in the actual discharge of duty as firefighters or county fire marshals, and for the relief of surviving spouses, children, and if there be no surviving spouse or children, then dependent mothers of the firefighters and county fire marshals killed or dying from disease so contracted in the discharge of duty; to be paid in the manner and in the sums to the individuals of the classes herein named and described as may be provided for and determined upon in accordance with the constitution and bylaws of the Association, and any provisions and determinations made under the constitution and bylaws shall be final and conclusive as to the persons entitled to benefits and as to the amount of benefit to be received, and no action at law shall be maintained against the Association to enforce any claim or recover any benefit under this Article or under the constitution and bylaws of the Association; but if any officer or committee of the Association omit or refuse to perform any duty imposed upon the officer or them, nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent any proceedings against that officer or committee to compel the officer or them to perform that duty. Notwithstanding the above provisions, the Executive Board of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association is hereby authorized to grant educational scholarships to members and the children of members, to subsidize premium payments of members over 65 years of age to the Firemen's Fraternal Insurance Fund of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, and to provide accidental death and dismemberment insurance for members of fire departments. (1891, c. 468, s. 3; Rev., s. 4393; C.S., s. 6058; 1925, c. 41; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1215; 1987, c. 174, s. 4; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 678, s. 33; 2004-199, s. 22(a); 2007-246, s. 1; 2014-64, s. 1(e); 2016-51, s. 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 85 - Statewide Firefighters' Relief Fund. › § 58-85-10 - Treasurer to file report and give bond.

§ 58-85-10. Treasurer to file report and give bond.
The treasurer of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association shall make a detailed report to the State Treasurer and the Commissioner of Insurance of the yearly expenditures of the appropriation under Articles 84 through 88 of this Chapter on or before the end of the fiscal year, showing the total amount of money in his hands at the time of the filing of the report, and shall give a bond to the State of North Carolina with good and sufficient sureties to the satisfaction of the Treasurer of the State of North Carolina in a sum not less than the amount of money on hand as shown by said report. (1891, c. 468, s. 4; Rev., s. 4394; C.S., s. 6059; 1925, c. 41; 2014-64, s. 1(e); 2016-51, s. 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 85 - Statewide Firefighters' Relief Fund. › § 58-85-15 - Who shall participate in the fund.

§ 58-85-15. Who shall participate in the fund.
The line of duty entitling one to participate in the fund shall be so construed as to mean actual fire duty only, and any actual duty connected with the fire department or county fire marshal office when directed to perform the same by an officer in charge. (1891, c. 468, s. 5; Rev., s. 4395; C.S., s. 6060; 1925, c. 41; 2004-199, s. 22(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 85 - Statewide Firefighters' Relief Fund. › § 58-85-20 - Who may become members.

§ 58-85-20. Who may become members.
Any organized fire company in North Carolina, holding itself ready for duty, may, upon compliance with the requirements of its constitution and bylaws, become a member of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, and any firefighter of good moral character in North Carolina, and belonging to an organized fire company, who complies with the requirements of the constitution and bylaws of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, may become a member of the Association. Any county fire marshal office may, upon compliance with the requirements of its constitution and bylaws, become a member of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, and any employee of a county fire marshal office of good moral character whose sole duty is to act as a fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, or firefighter of the county, who complies with the requirements of its constitution and bylaws, may become a member of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association. (1891, c. 468, s. 6; Rev., s. 4396; C.S., s. 6061; 1925, c. 41; 2004-199, s. 22(c); 2014-64, s. 1(e); 2016-51, s. 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 85 - Statewide Firefighters' Relief Fund. › § 58-85-25 - Applied to members of regular fire company.

§ 58-85-25. Applied to members of regular fire company.
G.S. 58-85-1, 58-85-10, 58-85-15, 58-85-20, and 58-85-25 shall apply to any firefighter or fire marshal who is a member of a regularly organized fire company or county fire marshal office, and is a member in good standing of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association. (1891, c. 468, s. 7; Rev., s. 4397; C.S., s. 6062; 1925, c. 41; 2004-199, s. 22(d); 2014-64, s. 1(e); 2016-51, s. 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 85 - Statewide Firefighters' Relief Fund. › § 58-85-30 - Treasurer to pay fund to Volunteer Firemen's Association.

§ 58-85-30. Treasurer to pay fund to Volunteer Firemen's Association.
(a) The treasurer of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association shall pay to the treasurer of the North Carolina State Volunteer Firemen's Association one sixth of the funds arising from the three percent (3%) paid the treasurer of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association by the Commissioner each year to be used by the North Carolina State Volunteer Firemen's Association for the purposes set forth in G.S. 58-84-35.
(b) Local units of the North Carolina State Volunteer Firemen's Association shall maintain records and report to the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association in accordance with G.S. 58-84-40, and shall be subject to the sanctions in G.S. 58-84-40. (1925, c. 41; 1985, c. 666, s. 65; 2003-221, s. 11; 2016-51, s. 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 85 - Statewide Firefighters' Relief Fund. › § 58-85-35 - Prudent management of Firefighters' Relief Fund.

§ 58-85-35. Prudent management of Firefighters' Relief Fund.
The North Carolina State Firefighters' Association shall manage the Firefighters' Relief Fund as a prudent trustee of the funds, subject to Chapter 36E of the General Statutes. (2014-64, s. 1(e); 2016-51, s. 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 85A - State Fire Protection Grant Fund. › § 58-85A-1 - Creation of Fund; allocation to local fire districts and political subdivisions of the State.

§ 58-85A-1. Creation of Fund; allocation to local fire districts and political subdivisions of the State.
(a) There is created in the Department of Insurance the State Fire Protection Grant Fund. The purpose of the Fund is to compensate local fire districts and political subdivisions of the State for providing local fire protection to State-owned buildings and their contents.
(b) The Department of Insurance shall develop and implement an equitable and uniform statewide method for distributing any funds to the State's local fire districts and political subdivisions.
(c) It is the intent of the General Assembly to appropriate annually to the State Fire Protection Grant Fund up to four million one hundred eighty thousand dollars ($4,180,000) from the General Fund, one hundred fifty-eight thousand dollars ($158,000) from the Highway Fund, and one million three hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($1,345,000) from University of North Carolina receipts. Funds received from the General Fund shall be allocated only for providing local fire protection for State-owned property supported by the General Fund; funds received from the Highway Fund shall be allocated only for providing local fire protection for State-owned property supported by the Highway Fund; and funds received from University of North Carolina receipts shall be allocated only for providing local fire protection for State-owned property supported by University of North Carolina receipts. (1997-443, s. 23(a); 2000-140, s. 93.1(a); 2001-424, s. 12.2(b); 2007-323, ss. 23.4(a), 23.4(b); 2008-107, s. 22.2; 2011-145, s. 25.1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 86 - North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund. › § 58-86-1 - Fund established; administration by board of trustees; rules and regulations.

§ 58-86-1. Fund established; administration by board of trustees; rules and regulations.
For the purpose of furthering the general welfare and police powers and obligations of the State with respect to the protection of all its citizens from the consequences of loss or damage by fire and of injury by serious accident or illness, of increasing the protection of life and property against loss or damage by fire, of improving firefighting and life saving techniques, of increasing the potential of fire departments, rescue squads, organizations and groups, of fostering increased and more widely spread training of personnel of these organizations and groups, and of providing incentive and inducement to participate in fire prevention, firefighting and rescue squad activities and for the establishment of new, improved or extended fire departments, rescue squads, organizations and groups to the end that ultimately all areas of the State and all of its citizens will receive the benefits of fire protection and rescue squads' activity and a resulting reduction of loss or damage to life and property by fire hazard or injury by serious accident or illness, and in recognition of the public service rendered to the State of North Carolina and its citizens by "eligible firefighters and rescue squad workers," as defined by this Article, there is created in this State a fund to be known, and designated as "The North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund" to be administered as provided in this Article.
The North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund is established to provide pension allowances and other benefits for eligible firefighters and rescue squad workers in the State who elect to become members of the fund. The board of trustees created by this Article shall have authority to administer the fund and shall make necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Article. (1957, c. 1420, s. 1; 1959, c. 1212, s. 1; 1961, c. 980; 1981, c. 1029, s. 1; 2013-284, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 86 - North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund. › § 58-86-6 - Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund Advisory Panel.

§ 58-86-6. Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund Advisory Panel.
There is created an advisory panel to be known as the Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund Advisory Panel, hereinafter referred to as "the advisory panel."
The advisory panel shall consist of seven persons:
(1) The Director of the Retirement Systems Division of the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer or his or her designee, who shall act as chair.
(2) A designee of the State Insurance Commissioner.
(3) Five members to be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System: one paid firefighter, one volunteer firefighter, one paid rescue squad worker, one volunteer rescue squad worker, and one representing the public at large, for terms of four years each. One member of the advisory panel appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System must be a member of that Board. Members of the advisory panel may succeed themselves if reappointed by the Board of Trustees of the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System.
The persons serving on the Board of Trustees of the Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund on June 30, 2013, may serve as members of the advisory panel until the expiration of their current terms. No member of the advisory panel shall receive any salary, compensation, or expenses other than that provided in G.S. 138-6 for each day's attendance at duly and regularly called and held meetings of the advisory panel. (2013-284, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 86 - North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund. › § 58-86-10 - Powers and duties of the board.

§ 58-86-10. Powers and duties of the board.
The Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System shall administer the Pension Fund. The board shall request appropriations out of the general fund for administrative expenses and to provide for the financing of this pension fund, employ necessary clerical assistance, determine all applications for pensions, provide for the payment of pensions, make all necessary rules and regulations not inconsistent with law for the governance of this fund, prescribe rules and regulations of eligibility of persons to receive pensions, expend funds in accordance with the provisions of this Article, and generally exercise all other powers necessary for the administration of the fund created by this Article. Should any change or error due to the submission of fraudulent or incorrect information result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the Retirement System more or less than he or she would have been entitled to receive had their records been correct, the Board of Trustees shall correct such error, and as far as practicable, shall adjust the payment in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was correctly entitled shall be paid. (1957, c. 1420, s. 1; 1959, c. 1212, s. 1; 1981, c. 1029, s. 1; 2013-284, s. 1(a); 2015-88, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 86 - North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund. › § 58-86-11 - Powers and duties of the advisory panel.

§ 58-86-11. Powers and duties of the advisory panel.
The advisory panel shall meet at least once annually upon call of the chair. The advisory panel shall have no administrative authority but shall prepare an annual report to the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System regarding the status and needs of the North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund. (2013-284, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 86 - North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund. › § 58-86-20 - State Treasurer to be custodian of fund; appropriations; contributions to fund; expenditures.

§ 58-86-20. State Treasurer to be custodian of fund; appropriations; contributions to fund; expenditures.
The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of the North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund and shall invest its assets in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 147-69.2 and G.S. 147-69.3. The appropriations made by the General Assembly out of the general fund to provide money for administrative expenses shall be handled in the same manner as any other general fund appropriation. One-fourth of the appropriation made out of the general fund to provide for the financing of the pension fund shall be transferred quarterly to a special fund to be known as the North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund. There shall be set up in the State Treasurer's office a special fund to be known as the North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund, and all contributions made by the members of this pension fund shall be deposited in the special fund. All expenditures for refunds, investments or benefits shall be in the same manner as expenditures of other special funds. (1957, c. 1420, s. 1; 1959, c. 1212, s. 1; 1961, c. 980; 1971, c. 30; 1979, c. 467, s. 10; 1981, c. 1029, s. 1; 2013-284, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 86 - North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund. › § 58-86-25 - Determination and certification of eligible firefighters.

§ 58-86-25. Determination and certification of eligible firefighters.
For purposes of this Article, eligible firefighters must attend 36 hours of training sessions in each calendar year. Each eligible fire department shall annually determine and report a certified roster of the names of those firefighters meeting the eligibility qualifications of this Article to its respective governing body, which upon determination of the validity and accuracy of the qualification, the department shall promptly submit the list to the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association. Submission of such information by a department to the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association constitutes a certification of its accuracy under accounting standards set forth by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board of the Financial Accounting Foundation. The North Carolina State Firefighters' Association shall provide a list of those persons meeting the eligibility requirements of this Article to the State Treasurer by January 31 of each year. For the purposes of the preceding sentences, the governing body of a fire department operated: by a county is the county board of commissioners; by a city is the city council; by a sanitary district is the sanitary district board; by a corporation, whether profit or nonprofit, is the corporation's board of directors; and by any other entity is that group designated by the board. An "eligible firefighter" may not also qualify as an "eligible rescue squad worker" in order to receive double benefits available under this Article. (1957, c. 1420, s. 1; 1959, c. 1212, s. 1; 1981, c. 1029, s. 1; 1983, c. 416, s. 7; 1985, c. 241; 2000-67, s. 26.22; 2001-222, s. 1; 2003-362, s. 1; 2009-66, s. 2(b); 2013-284, s. 1(a); 2015-88, s. 3; 2016-51, s. 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 86 - North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund. › § 58-86-30 - Determination and certification of "eligible rescue squad worker."

§ 58-86-30. Determination and certification of "eligible rescue squad worker."
Eligible rescue squad workers must attend at least 36 hours of training sessions in each calendar year. Each rescue or emergency medical services squad eligible for membership in the North Carolina Association of Rescue and Emergency Medical Services, Inc., must file a roster certified by the secretary of the association of those rescue or emergency medical services squad workers meeting the requirements of this section with the State Treasurer by January 31 of each calendar year. Submission of such information by a department to the North Carolina Association of Rescue and Emergency Medical Services, Inc., constitutes a certification of its accuracy under accounting standards set forth by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board of the Financial Accounting Foundation.
An "eligible rescue squad worker" may not qualify also as an "eligible firefighter" in order to receive double benefits available under this Article. (1981, c. 1029, s. 1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 833, s. 3; 1995, c. 507, s. 7.21A(h); 2009-66, s. 2(c); 2013-284, s. 1(a); 2015-88, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 58 - Insurance › Article 86 - North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund. › § 58-86-35 - Firefighters' application for membership in fund; monthly payments by members; payments credited to separate accounts of members; termination of membership.

§ 58-86-35. Firefighters' application for membership in fund; monthly payments by members; payments credited to separate accounts of members; termination of membership.
Those firefighters who are eligible pursuant to G.S. 58-86-25 may apply to the board for membership. Each firefighter upon becoming a member of the fund shall pay the director of the fund the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) per month; each payment shall be made no later than March 31 subsequent to the end of the calendar year in which the month occurred. The Pension Fund shall not award fully credited service based on payments received later than March 31 subsequent to the end of the calendar year in which the month occurred unless the payment is applied as provided in G.S. 58-86-45(a1). The monthly payments shall be credited to the separate account of the member and shall be kept by the custodian so it is available for payment on withdrawal from membership or retirement.
A member may elect to terminate membership in the fund at any time and request the refund of payments previously made to the fund. However, a member's delinquency in making the monthly payments required by this section does not result in the termination of membership without such an election by the member. (1957, c. 1420, s. 1; 1959, c. 1212, s. 1; 1981, c. 1029, s. 1; 1995, c. 507, s. 7.21A(d); 2005-91, s. 14; 2005-281, s. 1.2; 2009-66, s. 2(d); 2013-284, s. 1(a).)