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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Commissioner. › § 81A-16 - Police powers.

§ 81A-16. Police powers.
When necessary for the enforcement of this Chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto the Commissioner or his authorized agent is:
(1) Authorized to enter any commercial premises during normal business hours, except that in the event such premises are not open to the public, he shall first present his credentials and obtain consent before making entry thereto, unless a search warrant has previously been obtained.
(2) Empowered to issue stop-use, hold, and removal orders with respect to any weights and measures commercially used, and stop-sale, hold, and removal orders with respect to any packaged commodities or bulk commodities kept, offered, or exposed for sale.
(3) Empowered to seize, for use as evidence, without warrant or other legal writ, any incorrect or unapproved weight, measure, package, or commodity found to be used, retained, offered, or exposed for sale or sold in violation of the provisions of this Chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
(4) Empowered to stop any commercial vehicle wherever found in the State and, after presentment of his credentials, inspect the contents, require that the person in charge of that vehicle produce any documents in his possession concerning the contents, and require him to proceed with the vehicle to some specified place for inspection.
(5) Authorized to arrest, without warrant, any violator of this Chapter. Such authorized agent shall proceed forthwith with such person before a magistrate or other person authorized to issue arrest warrants. (1927, c. 261, ss. 11-13; 1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 3 - Violations. › § 81A-22 - Misrepresentation of quantity.

§ 81A-22. Misrepresentation of quantity.
No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale less than the quantity he represents. No buyer shall take more than the quantity he represents when he furnishes the weight or measure by means of which the quantity of any commodity, thing or service is determined. (1927, c. 261, s. 19; 1945, c. 280, s. 1; 1949, c. 984; 1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 3 - Violations. › § 81A-23 - Misrepresentation of pricing.

§ 81A-23. Misrepresentation of pricing.
No person shall misrepresent the price of any commodity or service sold, offered, exposed, or advertised for sale by weight, measure, or count, nor represent the price in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or in any way deceive a person. (1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 3 - Violations. › § 81A-24 - Commodities to be sold by weight, measure or numerical count.

§ 81A-24. Commodities to be sold by weight, measure or numerical count.
It shall be unlawful to sell, except for immediate consumption by the purchaser, on the premises of the seller, liquid commodities in any other manner than by weight or liquid measure, or commodities not liquid in any other manner than by measure of time, by length, by volume, by weight or by numerical count. When a commodity is sold by numerical count in excess of one unit, the units which constitute said numerical count shall be uniform in size and/or weight, and be so exposed as to be readily observed by the purchaser. (1945, c. 280, s. 1; 1949, c. 973; 1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 3 - Violations. › § 81A-25 - Unlawful for package to mislead purchaser.

§ 81A-25. Unlawful for package to mislead purchaser.
It shall be unlawful to keep for the purpose of sale, offer or expose for sale, or sell, any commodity in package form when said package is so made, or formed, or filled, or wrapped, or exposed, or marked, or labeled as to mislead or deceive the purchaser as to the quantity of its contents. (1945, c. 280, s. 1; 1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 3 - Violations. › § 81A-26 - Sale from bulk.

§ 81A-26. Sale from bulk.
(a) Whenever the quantity is determined by the seller, bulk sales in excess of twenty dollars ($20.00) and all bulk deliveries of heating fuel shall be accompanied by a delivery ticket containing the following information:
(1) The name and address of the vendor and the name of the purchaser,
(2) The date delivered,
(3) The quantity delivered and the quantity upon which the price is based, if this differs from the delivered quantity,
(4) The identity of the commodity in the most descriptive terms commercially practicable, including any quality representation made in connection with the sale,
(5) The count of individually wrapped packages, if more than one, and
(6) For heating fuels which are liquids and gases, the price per gallon and any other charges associated with the delivery. This subdivision applies only to residential, retail deliveries.
(b) Any invoice corresponding to the delivery ticket required under the preceding subsection (a) shall contain the information set forth in the preceding subdivisions (a)(1) through (6), and shall also state the amount of sales tax, if any, and the grand total. This subsection does not apply to any subsequent billing when the seller has previously complied with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
(c) Whenever a seller quotes a price or other terms and conditions to a potential purchaser under this section, if those terms and conditions include a low, introductory price, other reduced charges, or other special conditions not representative of the prices or terms and conditions that apply to existing customers of the same type or class, the seller shall clearly and conspicuously disclose: (i) those facts, (ii) the price and terms and conditions that would on that date apply to existing customers of the same type or class as the potential purchaser, and (iii) the amount of time that the introductory or unrepresentative price or terms and conditions will remain in effect. (1975, c. 544; 1991, c. 642, s. 1; 1997-456, s. 11.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 3 - Violations. › § 81A-27 - Information required on packages.

§ 81A-27. Information required on packages.
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter or by regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, any package kept for the purpose of sale or offered or exposed for sale shall bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain, and conspicuous declaration of:
(1) The identity of the commodity in the package, unless the same can easily be identified through the wrapper or container,
(2) The quantity of contents in terms of weight, measure, or count, and
(3) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor, in the case of any package kept, offered, or exposed for sale, or sold in any place other than on the premises where packed. (1927, c. 261, s. 16; 1945, c. 280, s. 1; 1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 3 - Violations. › § 81A-28 - Declarations of unit price on random packages.

§ 81A-28. Declarations of unit price on random packages.
In addition to the declarations required by G.S. 81A-27, any package being one of a lot containing random weights of the same commodity and bearing the total selling price of the package shall bear on the outside of the package a plain and conspicuous declaration of the price per single unit of weight at the time it is offered for retail sale. (1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 3 - Violations. › § 81A-29 - Offenses and penalties.

§ 81A-29. Offenses and penalties.
Any person who violates any provision of this section or any provision of this Chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto for which a specific penalty has not been prescribed shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor upon a first conviction. Upon a subsequent conviction thereof, said person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. No person shall:
(1) Use or have in possession for use in commerce any incorrect weight or measure.
(2) Remove any tag, seal, or mark from any weight or measure without specific written authorization from the Commissioner or his authorized agent.
(3) Hinder or obstruct any weights-and-measures official in the performance of his duties.
(4) Impersonate in any way any employee of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services designated by the Commissioner to enforce any part of this Chapter.
(5) Use in retail trade, except in the preparation of packages put up in advance of sale, a weighing or measuring device which is not so positioned so that its indications may be accurately read and the weighing or measuring operation observed from some position which may be reasonably assumed by a customer.
(6) Manufacture, use or possess a counterfeit seal, tag, mark, certificate, label or decal representing, imitating or copying the same issued by the Commissioner under this Chapter. (1927, c. 261, ss. 14, 15, 19; 1945, c. 280, s. 1; 1949, c. 984; 1975, c. 544; 1981, c. 607, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 593; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997-261, s. 8.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 3 - Violations. › § 81A-30 - Injunction.

§ 81A-30. Injunction.
The Commissioner or his authorized agent is authorized to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of this Chapter. (1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 3 - Violations. › § 81A-30.1 - Civil penalties.

§ 81A-30.1. Civil penalties.
A civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation may be assessed by the Commissioner against any person who willfully violates this Chapter. In determining the amount of the penalty, the Commissioner shall consider the degree and extent of harm caused by the violation. No civil penalty shall be assessed under this section unless the person has been given an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. If not paid within 30 days after the effective date of a final decision by the Commissioner, the penalty may be collected by any lawful manner for the collection of a debt.
The clear proceeds of civil penalties assessed pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund in accordance with G.S. 115C-457.2. (1991, c. 642, s. 2; 1998-215, s. 4(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 3 - Violations. › § 81A-31 - Presumptive evidence.

§ 81A-31. Presumptive evidence.
Whenever there shall exist a weight or measure or weighing or measuring device in or about any place in which or from which buying or selling is commonly carried on, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such weight or measure or weighing or measuring device is regularly used for the business purposes of that place. (1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 4 - Uniform Weights and Measures. › § 81A-42 - Standard weights and measures.

§ 81A-42. Standard weights and measures.
Whenever any commodity named in this section shall be quoted or sold by the bushel, the bushel shall be the number of pounds stated in this section and whenever quoted or sold in subdivisions of the bushel, the number of pounds shall be the fractional part of the number of pounds as set forth herein for the bushel, and when sold by the barrel shall consist of the number of pounds constituting 3.281 bushels.
Lbs. Lbs.
Commodity per bu. Commodity per bu.
Alfalfa 60 Hemp seed 44
Apples, dried 24 Hominy 62
Apple seed 40 Horseradish 50
Barley 48 Land plaster 100
Beans, castor 46 Lime, unslaked 80
Beans, dry lima 60 Lime, slaked 40
Beans, green in-pod lima 30 Meal, corn, whether
Beans, soy 60 bolted or unbolted 48
Beef, net (per bbl.) 200 Melon, canteloupe 50
Beets 50 Millet 50
Blackberries 48 Mustard 58
Blackberries, dried 28 Nuts, chestnuts 50
Bran 20 Nuts, hickory, without
Broomcorn 44 hulls 50
Buckwheat 50 Nuts, walnut, without
Cabbage 50 hulls 50
Canary seed 60 Oats, seed 32
Carrots 50 Onions, button sets 32
Cement 80 Onions, top buttons 28
Charcoal 22 Onions, matured 57
Cherries, with stems 56 Osage orange seed 33
Cherries, without stems 64 Parsnips 50
Clover seed, red and white 60 Peaches, matured 50
Clover, Burr 8 Peaches, dried 25
Clover, German 60 Peach seed 50
Clover, Japan, Lespedeza 25 Peanuts, Spanish 30
Coal, stone 80 Peanuts 22
Coke 40 Pears, matured 56
Corn, shelled 56 Pears, dried 26
Corn, Kaffir 50 Peas, dried field 60
Corn, pop 70 Peas, green in hull field 30
Cotton seed 30 Pieplant 50
Cotton seed, Sea Island 44 Plums 64
Cucumbers 48 Pork net (per bbl.) 200
Fish 100 Potatoes, Irish 56
Flax seed 56 Potatoes, sweet green 56
Grapes, with stems 48 Potatoes, sweet, dry weight 47
Grapes, without stems 60 Quinces, matured 48
Gooseberries 48 Raspberries 48
Grass seed, Bermuda 14 Rice, rough 44
Grass seed, blue 14 Rye seed 56
Grass seed, Hungarian 48 Sage 4
Grass seed, Johnson 25 Salads, mustard, spinach,
Grass seed, Italian rye 20 turnips, and kale 10
Grass seed, orchard 14 Salt 50
Grass seed, tall meadow Sorghum molasses (per
and fescue 24 gal.) 12
Grass seed, all meadow Sorghum seed 50
and fescue except tall 14 Strawberries 48
Grass seed, perennial rye 14 Sunflower seed 24
Grass seed, timothy 45 Teosinte 59
Grass [seed], redtop 14 Tomatoes 56
Grass seed, velvet 7 Turnips 50
Hair, plaster 8 Wheat 60
It shall be unlawful to purchase or sell, or barter or exchange, any article named in this section on any other basis than as stated herein; provided, however, that any such articles may be sold by weight. (Code, ss. 3849, 3850; 1885, c. 26; 1905, c. 126; Rev., s. 3066; 1909, c. 555, s. 1; c. 835; 1915, c. 230, s. 1; 1917, c. 34; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 87; 1931, c. 76; 1933, c. 523, s. 3; 1937, c. 354; 1949, c. 984; 1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 5 - Public Weighmasters. › § 81A-50.1 - Purpose.

§ 81A-50.1. Purpose.
This Article licenses and regulates public weighmasters in order to ensure accurate quantities of products upon sale to purchasers. (1981, c. 607, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 5 - Public Weighmasters. › § 81A-51 - Definitions.

§ 81A-51. Definitions.
For purposes of this Article, the following words, terms and phrases are defined as follows:
(1) "Board" means North Carolina Board of Agriculture.
(2) "Commissioner" means the North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture or his designated agent.
(3) "Department" means the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
(4) "Product" means any product, commodity or article.
(5) "Public weighmaster" means any person who shall weigh, measure or count, or who shall ascertain from a weighing, measuring or recording device for any other person and declare the weight to be the accurate weight of the product upon which the purchase, sale or exchange is based, and receive compensation for the act.
(6) "Weigh" means weigh, measure, count, read or record.
(7) "Weight" means weight, measure, count, reading or recording. (1939, c. 285, s. 1; 1945, c. 1067; 1971, c. 1085, s. 1; 1975, c. 544; 1981, c. 607, s. 4; 1997-261, s. 9.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 5 - Public Weighmasters. › § 81A-52 - License.

§ 81A-52. License.
All public weighmasters shall be licensed. Any person not less than 18 years of age who wishes to be a public weighmaster shall apply to the Department on a form provided by the Department. A person operating as a public weighmaster outside of this State shall include with the person's application for licensure in this State a copy of the most recent weighing device inspection report performed by the person's local or state weights and measures officials within the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application. The Board may adopt rules for determining the qualifications of the applicant for a license. Public weighmasters shall be licensed for a period of one year beginning the first day of July and ending on the thirtieth day of June, and a fee of nineteen dollars ($19.00) shall be paid for each person licensed at the time of the filing of the application. (1939, c. 285, s. 2; 1949, c. 983, s. 1; 1975, c. 544; 1981, c. 607, s. 4; 1989, c. 544, s. 20; 2005-276, s. 42.1(f); 2009-87, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 5 - Public Weighmasters. › § 81A-53 - Certificates of weight.

§ 81A-53. Certificates of weight.
All public weighmasters shall issue certificates of weight, measure, count, reading or recording on forms approved by the Commissioner and shall enforce the provisions of this Chapter and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder without compensation from the State. Each certificate issued shall indicate the date on which a product is weighed, counted, read or recorded. A certificate issued by a public weighmaster shall be considered the accurate weight of a product at the time the product is put into the natural channels of trade, with the qualification that reasonable variations or tolerances shall be permitted as established by rules and regulations enacted pursuant to this Chapter. If any person questions the accuracy of the weight of any product for which a certificate has been issued, a complaint shall be made to the public weighmaster who issued the certificate or to the Commissioner before the product is moved from the city, town or community where the certificate was issued. The product shall be reweighed by the public weighmaster issuing the certificate or by the Commissioner, if the product is kept in accordance with G.S. 81A-58. If, upon reweighing, a difference in excess of the tolerance allowed by the Chapter is found in the original weight, the cost of reweighing shall be borne by the public weighmaster responsible for issuing the faulty certificate. Otherwise, the cost shall be borne by the complainant. (1939, c. 285, s. 3; 1975, c. 544; 1981, c. 607, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 5 - Public Weighmasters. › § 81A-54 - Official seal of the public weighmaster.

§ 81A-54. Official seal of the public weighmaster.
It shall be the duty of every public weighmaster to obtain from the Department an official seal for the sum of six dollars ($6.00), inscribed with the following words: "North Carolina Public Weighmaster" and any other design or legend the Commissioner considers necessary. The seal shall be stamped or impressed on every certificate issued pursuant to this Article. The weighers of tobacco in leaf tobacco warehouses may use, instead of the seal, their signatures in ink or other indelible substance posted in a conspicuous and accessible place in the warehouse. All seals remain the property of the State and shall be returned to the Commissioner upon termination of duties as a public weighmaster. (1939, c. 285, s. 4; 1941, c. 317, s. 1; 1975, c. 544; 1981, c. 607, s. 4; 1989, c. 544, s. 21.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 5 - Public Weighmasters. › § 81A-55 - Violations by public weighmasters; by others; penalties.

§ 81A-55. Violations by public weighmasters; by others; penalties.
(a) Any public weighmaster who refuses to issue a certificate as prescribed by this Article, or who issues a certificate giving a false weight, or who misrepresents the weight to any person, or who otherwise violates any provisions of this Article or the rules and regulations pursuant to this Article, may have his license revoked, suspended or terminated by the Commissioner.
(b) The following acts by other persons are also violations of this Article:
(1) Requesting a public weighmaster to weigh a product inaccurately;
(2) Requesting an inaccurate certificate prescribed by this Article;
(3) Impersonating a public weighmaster;
(4) Erasing, changing or altering any certificate issued by a public weighmaster;
(5) Increasing or decreasing the weight of a product for the purpose of deception; or
(6) Violating any other provision of this Article. (1939, c. 285, s. 5; 1975, c. 544; 1981, c. 607, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 5 - Public Weighmasters. › § 81A-58 - Duty of custodian of product.

§ 81A-58. Duty of custodian of product.
If any product is to be offered for sale, or is sold, and is weighed or measured or counted by any public weighmaster and a certificate is issued prior to sale or acceptance of the product by the purchaser, or if any product is offered for sale, sold or delivered pending the weighing, measuring or counting of the product by any public weighmaster and the issuance of a certificate, the person who is in custody of the product shall keep, protect and prevent any increase or decrease in weight in the time intervening between the weighing and the issuance of the certificate and the sale, and the time intervening between the sale and the presentation of the product to the weighmaster for weighing, measuring or counting and the issuance of a certificate. Any loss sustained in the weight of the product while in custody shall be borne by the custodian. (1939, c. 285, s. 8; 1975, c. 544; 1981, c. 607, s. 5.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 5 - Public Weighmasters. › § 81A-59 - Weighing tobacco.

§ 81A-59. Weighing tobacco.
All leaf tobacco offered for sale in a leaf tobacco warehouse in North Carolina shall remain in the custody of the warehouse operator from and after the time it is weighed by the public weighmaster until it is sold or the bid is rejected by the owner. (1945, c. 1067; 1975, c. 544; 1981, c. 607, s. 5.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 5 - Public Weighmasters. › § 81A-61 - Approval of devices used.

§ 81A-61. Approval of devices used.
When making a weight determination, a public weighmaster shall use a weighing device that is of a type suitable for the weighing of the product to be weighed and that has been tested and approved for use by the Commissioner or by the public weighmaster's local or state weights and measures officials within the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the weighing. (1939, c. 285, s. 10; 1975, c. 544; 1981, c. 607, s. 6; 2009-87, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 6 - Scale Technician. › § 81A-70 - Purpose of Article.

§ 81A-70. Purpose of Article.
The purpose of this Article shall be to protect the owners and users of scales and weighing devices in their needs for scale repair and service, and to provide for scale technician registration. (1941, c. 237, s. 1; 1947, c. 380; 1975, c. 544; 1983, c. 111, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 6 - Scale Technician. › § 81A-71 - Prerequisites for scale technician.

§ 81A-71. Prerequisites for scale technician.
It shall be unlawful for any scale technician to render service as a scale technician until after he or she has compiled with the following requirements:
(1) Obtained from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services a copy of this Article, a copy of regulations pertinent to said Article, and an application form for registration.
(2) to (4) Repealed by Session Laws 1983, c. 111, s. 2.
(5) Obtained a registration card or certificate from the Commissioner or his authorized agent and a model form of service certificate.
(6) Obtained from the Department an annual certification of the standards of weight which will be used by the scale technician.
The provisions of this Article shall not apply to a full-time employee who renders service only on a scale or weighing device, or on scales or weighing devices, owned solely by his or her employer unless additional pay or compensation is received for such service. (1941, c. 237, s. 3; 1947, c. 380; 1975, c. 544; 1983, c. 111, s. 2; 1997-261, s. 10.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 6 - Scale Technician. › § 81A-72 - Registration; certificate of registration; annual renewal.

§ 81A-72. Registration; certificate of registration; annual renewal.
The Commissioner or his authorized agent shall register any person who has complied with the requirements of this Article by making a record of receipt of application, and the issuing of a certificate or card of registration to applicant, whereupon the applicant becomes a registered scale technician and shall be known thereafter as such. Such registration shall be in effect from date of registration until July 1 next and shall be renewed on the first day of July of each year thereafter. A fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) shall accompany each application for registration and each annual registration renewal. (1941, c. 237, ss. 4, 5; 1943, c. 543; 1947, c. 380; 1975, c. 544; 1983, c. 111, s. 3; 2005-276, s. 42.1(g).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 6 - Scale Technician. › § 81A-73 - Service certificate.

§ 81A-73. Service certificate.
Whenever any service is rendered on any scale or weighing device used or intended to be used in this State by a scale technician, a certificate shall be issued by such scale technician who rendered said service, which shall be known as a "service certificate." The size and form of said service certificate shall be determined by the Commissioner or his authorized agent. Inclusive of other pertinent information or statements, the said certificate shall bear a statement expressed in ink or other indelible substance naming the kind of service rendered, whether adjustment, installation, repair, or maintenance, and stating that a service test as defined under the term "service" has been made, and that the service rendered is guaranteed to be as represented. The service certificate shall be made out in triplicate, with original going to the owner of such scale of weighing device or his agent, and a duplicate shall be sent to the Commissioner or his authorized agent and the triplicate copy shall be retained by the scale technician issuing such certificate. (1947, c. 380; 1975, c. 544; 1983, c. 111, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 6 - Scale Technician. › § 81A-75 - Scale removal.

§ 81A-75. Scale removal.
When a scale or weighing device is removed from the premises where located by a scale technician, the scale technician or his servant or agent shall issue a receipt for said scale or weighing device, on which shall be written in ink or other indelible substance the name and address of the owner, the name and address of receiving agent, date of receipt, anticipated date of return, name or make of scale, and such other information pertinent to its identification. The form of receipt shall be approved by the Commissioner or his authorized agent. (1947, c. 380; 1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 6 - Scale Technician. › § 81A-76 - Control of condemned or rejected scale.

§ 81A-76. Control of condemned or rejected scale.
It shall be unlawful for any owner of a scale or weighing device which has been condemned or rejected by the Commissioner or his authorized agent to either use or dispose of same in any manner other than at the direction of the Commissioner or his authorized agent; provided, however, said rejected scale or weighing device may be removed from the premises temporarily for repairs or service only. (1947, c. 380; 1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 6 - Scale Technician. › § 81A-77 - Secondhand scale.

§ 81A-77. Secondhand scale.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, or offer for sale, or put into use, a secondhand or rebuilt or reconditioned scale or weighing device unless said scale shall have been tested and approved by the Commissioner or his authorized agent, or shall be accompanied by a service certificate as provided for in this Article. Said service certificate shall be retained by the purchaser or user of said scale until an inspector of weights and measures has tested and approved such secondhand scale. The said certificate shall serve as proof of the accuracy of scale at the time scale was purchased or put into service. A secondhand or rebuilt or reconditioned scale or weighing device as referred to in this section shall be considered as being a scale or weighing device in the channels of trade which does not belong to the previous user. (1947, c. 380; 1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 6 - Scale Technician. › § 81A-78 - Scale location.

§ 81A-78. Scale location.
It shall be unlawful for any scale or weighing device to be installed, set up, put into service, or used on a foundation or support that aids in giving false indication of weight values applied to platter, platform, or other load receiving element. (1947, c. 380; 1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 6 - Scale Technician. › § 81A-79 - Exemption.

§ 81A-79. Exemption.
The provisions of this Article shall not prohibit the user of a scale or weighing device from employing some person other than a scale technician to render service as defined by this Article upon his or her scale or weighing device, nor apply to the person so employed, who does not solicit such employment, provided that said user shall not be relieved of his or her responsibility or liability concerning the accuracy of the scale or weighing device after service has been rendered. (1947, c. 380; 1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 6 - Scale Technician. › § 81A-80 - Suspension or revocation of registration; penalty.

§ 81A-80. Suspension or revocation of registration; penalty.
(a) The Commissioner may suspend or revoke the registration of any scale technician who violates any provisions of this Article or regulations adopted thereunder or who shall fail to issue a service certificate or who shall issue a service certificate bearing false statements regarding service rendered.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1941, c. 237, s. 7; 1947, c. 380; 1949, c. 983, s. 2; 1975, c. 544; 1983, c. 111, s. 6; 1993, c. 539, s. 594; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 7 - General Provisions. › § 81A-86 - Regulations to be unaffected by repeal of prior enabling statute.

§ 81A-86. Regulations to be unaffected by repeal of prior enabling statute.
The adoption of this Chapter or any of its provisions shall not affect any regulations promulgated pursuant to the authority of any earlier enabling statute unless inconsistent with this Chapter or modified or revoked. (1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 7 - General Provisions. › § 81A-87 - Severability provision.

§ 81A-87. Severability provision.
If any provision of this Chapter is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of the Chapter and the applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. (1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975 › Article 7 - General Provisions. › § 81A-88 - Repeal of conflicting laws.

§ 81A-88. Repeal of conflicting laws.
All laws and parts of laws contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter are repealed except as to offenses committed, liabilities incurred, and claims made thereunder prior to July 1, 1976. (1975, c. 544.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 83A - Architects and Registered Interior Designers › § 83A-2 - North Carolina Board of Architecture and Registered Interior Designers; creation; appointment, terms and oath of members; vacancies; officers; bond of treasurer; notice of meetings; quorum.

§ 83A-2. North Carolina Board of Architecture and Registered Interior Designers; creation; appointment, terms and oath of members; vacancies; officers; bond of treasurer; notice of meetings; quorum.
(a) Powers; Duties. – The North Carolina Board of Architecture and Registered Interior Designers shall have the power and responsibility to administer the provisions of this Chapter in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
(b) Composition. – The Board shall consist of 10 members appointed by the Governor, as follows:
(1) Five of the members of the Board shall be licensed architects appointed for five-year terms. The terms shall be staggered so that the term of one architect member expires each year. No architect member shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms.
(2) Three of the members of the Board shall be registered interior designers appointed for five-year terms. The terms shall be staggered so that the term of one registered interior designer member expires each year. No registered interior designer member shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms.
(3) Two of the members of the Board shall be persons who are not licensed architects or registered interior designers, and who represent the interest of the public at large. The public members shall have full voting powers and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
(b1) Oath. – Each Board member shall file with the Secretary of State an oath faithfully to perform duties as a member of the Board, and to uphold the Constitution of North Carolina and the Constitution of the United States.
(b2) Vacancies. – If a vacancy occurs during a term, the Governor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy on the Board for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(c) Officers; Meetings; Quorum. – Officers of the Board shall include a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer elected at the annual meeting for terms of one year. The treasurer shall give bond in such sum as the Board shall determine, with such security as shall be approved by the Board, said bond to be conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the faithful accounting of all moneys and other property as shall come into his hands. Notice of the annual meeting, and the time and place of the annual meeting shall be given each member by letter at least 10 days prior to such meeting and public notice of annual meetings shall be published at least for two weeks preceding such meetings on the website of the Board. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. (1915, c. 270, ss. 1, 2; C.S., ss. 4986-4988, 4990; 1957, c. 794, ss. 3, 4, 6; 1979, c. 871, s. 1; 2020-74, s. 29(a); 2021-81, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 83A - Architects and Registered Interior Designers › § 83A-3 - Expenses of Board members; Board finances.

§ 83A-3. Expenses of Board members; Board finances.
(a) Each member of the Board shall be entitled to receive travel and expense reimbursement as authorized by G.S. 93B-5 for similar boards.
(b) All funds received by the Board under the provisions of this Chapter shall be deposited by the treasurer or such other officer or staff employee as the Board may designate in such depository and under such security as the Board may direct. All expenses incurred by the Board shall be paid out of funds derived from examination, licensing, renewal or other fees herein provided and shall be paid by the treasurer upon vouchers drawn by the secretary and approved by the president. The Board shall have the power to determine necessary expenses, and to fix the compensation for board employees and for professional services. The State of North Carolina shall not be liable for the compensation of any Board members or officers. Payment of expenses and salaries pursuant to administration of this Chapter may not exceed available funds of the Board. All Board receipts and disbursements shall be subject to audit and accounting procedures established by the State for similar boards.
(c) The Board shall have the power to acquire, hold, rent, encumber, alienate, and otherwise deal with real property in the same manner as a private person or corporation, subject only to approval of the Governor and the Council of State. Collateral pledged by the Board for an encumbrance shall be limited to the assets, income, and revenues of the Board. (1915, c. 270, s. 6; C.S., s. 4994; 1957, c. 794, s. 9; 1979, c. 871, s. 1; 2013-410, s. 31.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 83A - Architects and Registered Interior Designers › § 83A-4 - Fees.

§ 83A-4. Fees.
(a) All fees and charges by the Board shall be established by Board rule subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.
(b) Fees set by the Board shall not exceed the following amounts:
Initial Application for Licensure to Practice Architecture by Exam
Individual $100.00
Firm $150.00
Annual License to Practice Architecture Renewal
Individual $150.00
Firm $200.00
Late Renewal Penalty for Individual Architects and Firms
Up-to-30 days $100.00
30 days to 1 year $100.00
Reciprocal License $300.00
Reinstatement of Expired License
Architect $500.00
Firm $500.00
Initial Application for Registration to Practice Interior Design
Individual $100.00
Firm $150.00
Annual Registration to Practice Interior Design Renewal
Individual $150.00
Firm $200.00
Late Renewal Penalty for Interior Designers and Interior Design Firms
Up-to-30 days $100.00
30 days to 1 year $100.00
Reciprocal Registration $300.00
Reinstatement of Expired Registration
Interior Designer $500.00
Interior Design Firm $500.00
The above fees are provided in addition to any other fees prescribed by law. Reasonable fees for examination materials, certificates, rosters and other published materials shall be established by the Board, but the Board shall not collect any fees not authorized by this Chapter. (1915, c. 270, ss. 3, 6; 1919, c. 336, ss. 1, 2; C.S., ss. 4992, 4994, 4995; 1951, c. 1130, s. 2; 1957, c. 794, ss. 7, 9, 10; 1971, c. 1231, s. 1; 1979, c. 871, s. 1; 1985, c. 364; 2021-81, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 83A - Architects and Registered Interior Designers › § 83A-5 - Board records; rosters; seal.

§ 83A-5. Board records; rosters; seal.
(a) The Board shall maintain records of board meetings, of applications for individual or firm registration and the action taken thereon, of the results of examinations, of all disciplinary proceedings, and of such other information as deemed necessary by the Board or required by the Administrative Procedure Act or other provisions of the General Statutes.
(b) A complete roster showing the name and last known address of all resident and nonresident architects and architectural firms holding current licenses and interior designers holding current registrations from the Board shall be maintained and published by the Board, and shall include each registrant's authorization or registration number. Copies of the roster shall be filed with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, and may be made available on the Web site of the Board.
(c) The Board shall adopt a seal containing the name of the Board for use on its official records and reports. (1915, c. 270, ss. 1, 5; C.S., ss. 4989, 4991; 1957, c. 794, s. 5; 1979, c. 871, s. 1; 2020-74, s. 29(b); 2021-81, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 83A - Architects and Registered Interior Designers › § 83A-6 - Board rules; bylaws; standards of professional conduct.

§ 83A-6. Board rules; bylaws; standards of professional conduct.
(a) The Board shall have the power to adopt bylaws, rules, and standards of professional conduct to carry out the purposes of this Chapter, including, but not limited to:
(1) The adoption of bylaws governing its meetings and proceedings.
(2) The establishment of qualification requirements for admission to examinations, and for individual or firm licensure and individual or firm registration as provided in G.S. 83A-7 and G.S. 83A-8.
(3) The establishment of the types and contents of examinations, their conduct, and the minimum scores or other criteria for passing such examinations.
(4) The adoption of mandatory standards of professional conduct concerning misrepresentations, conflicts of interest, incompetence, disability, violations of law, dishonest conduct, or other unprofessional conduct for those persons or corporations regulated by this Chapter, which standards shall be enforceable under the disciplinary procedures of the Board.
(5) The establishment or approval of requirements for renewal of licenses and registrations designed to promote the continued professional development and competence of licensees and registered interior designers. Such requirements shall be designed solely to improve the professional knowledge and skills of a licensee or a registered interior designer directly related to the current and emerging bodies of knowledge and skills of the licensee's or registered interior designer's profession.
When necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, the Board shall require such evidence as it deems necessary to establish the continuing competency of architects and interior designers as a condition of renewal of licenses and registrations.
(b) The Board shall not adopt any rule or regulation which prohibits advertising.
(c) The adoption, amendment or revocation of rules, regulations, and standards of professional conduct, and the publication and distribution of the same shall be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.
(d) In reviewing disciplinary actions and continuing education decisions, the Board shall be organized into committees, and by rules, shall list the responsibilities of an architect committee, an interior design committee, and a continuing professional education (CE) committee. The president of the Board shall appoint the chairs and members of each committee. (1979, c. 871, s. 1; 2021-81, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 83A - Architects and Registered Interior Designers › § 83A-8 - Qualification for firm practice.

§ 83A-8. Qualification for firm practice.
(a) Any architectural firm desiring to practice architecture in this State shall file a firm application on forms provided by the Board, accompanied by the required application fee. To be eligible for a firm certificate to practice architecture, the firm must meet all requirements of the Professional Corporation Act.
(b) Architectural firms from other states may be granted firm certificates to practice architecture in this State upon filing application with the Board and satisfying the Board that they meet the requirements of subsection (a) above. Those firms shall designate the individual or individuals licensed to practice architecture in this State who shall be in responsible control of all architectural work offered or performed by that firm in this State. Those firms shall notify the Board of changes in such designation.
(b1) Any interior design firm desiring to practice interior design in this State shall file a firm application on forms provided by the Board, accompanied by the required application fee. To be eligible for a firm registration, the firm must meet all requirements of the Business Corporation Act.
(b2) Interior design firms from other states may be granted firm registration for practice of interior design in this State upon filing an application with the Board and satisfying the Board that they meet the requirements of subsection (b1) of this section. Those firms shall designate the individual or individuals registered to practice interior design in this State who shall be in responsible control of all interior design work offered or performed by that firm in this State. Those firms shall notify the Board of changes in such designation.
(c) All firms holding firm certificates of licensure to practice architecture or certificates of registration to practice interior design from the Board shall be subject to the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Board, and to all the disciplinary powers applicable to individual licensees or registered interior designers who are officers or employees of the firm. Firms may perform no acts or things forbidden to officers or employees as licensees or registered interior designers. (1979, c. 871, s. 1; 2021-81, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 83A - Architects and Registered Interior Designers › § 83A-9 - Partnership practice.

§ 83A-9. Partnership practice.
This Chapter neither prevents practice of architecture or interior design as defined in this Chapter by a partnership nor requires partnership seals or certificates of practice provided that the members of the partnership are duly licensed to practice architecture or are registered interior designers for any partnership that wishes to hold itself out as a registered interior design entity, and, provided that the partnership files with the Board and keeps current a list of the partners, their license identifications, and the types of services offered by the partnership. (1979, c. 871, s. 1; 2021-81, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 83A - Architects and Registered Interior Designers › § 83A-10 - Professional seals.

§ 83A-10. Professional seals.
(a) Architects. – Every licensed architect shall have a seal of a design authorized by the Board, and shall imprint all drawings and sets of specifications prepared for use in this State with an impression of such seal. Licensed architectural firms shall employ firm professional seals, of a design approved by the Board, for use in identifying plans, specifications and other professional documents issued by the firm, but use of such firm seals shall be in addition to and not in substitution for the requirement that the individual seal of the author of such plans and professional documents be affixed.
(b) Interior Designers. – Each registered interior designer shall obtain a seal as prescribed by the Board. A document issued by the registered interior designer and being filed for public record shall bear the signature and seal of the interior designer who prepared or approved the document and the date on which it was sealed. The signature, date, and seal shall be evidence of the authenticity of the document. No registered interior designer shall affix, or permit to be affixed, his or her seal or signature to any plan, specification, drawing, or other document that depicts work that he or she is not competent or certified to perform. (1915, c. 270, s. 7; C.S., s. 4997; 1979, c. 871, s. 1; 2021-81, s. 1.)