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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63 - Aeronautics › Article 9 - Changes in Special Use Airspaces. › § 63-92 - Effect of General Assembly review.

§ 63-92. Effect of General Assembly review.
(a) If the General Assembly or the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations determines that the proposed change is in the best interests of the citizens of this State, then the Division of Aviation of the Department of Transportation shall notify the Federal Aviation Administration of the General Assembly's official position on the pending application or rule change when it submits the State's official position on the pending application or rule change.
(b) If the General Assembly or the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations determines that the proposed change is not in the best interests of the citizens of this State, then the Division of Aviation of the Department of Transportation shall notify the Federal Aviation Administration of the General Assembly's official position opposing the pending application or rule change when it submits the State's official position on the pending application or rule change. (1987, c. 494, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63 - Aeronautics › Article 10 - Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. › § 63-94 - Applicability of Article.

§ 63-94. Applicability of Article.
(a) Applicability. – This Article does not apply to model aircraft, as defined in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Model aircraft. – An aircraft, as defined in G.S. 63-1, that is mechanically driven or launched into flight and that meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Is flown solely for hobby or recreational purposes.
(2) Is not used for payment, consideration, gratuity, or benefit, directly or indirectly charged, demanded, received, or collected, by any person for the use of the aircraft or any photographic or video image produced by the aircraft. (2017-160, s. 5.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63 - Aeronautics › Article 10 - Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. › § 63-95 - Training required for operation of unmanned aircraft systems.

§ 63-95. Training required for operation of unmanned aircraft systems.
(a) As used in this Article, the term "Division" means the Division of Aviation of the Department of Transportation.
(b) The Division shall develop a knowledge test for operating an unmanned aircraft system that complies with all applicable State and federal regulations and shall provide for administration of the test. The test shall ensure that the operator of an unmanned aircraft system is knowledgeable of the State statutes and regulations regarding the operation of unmanned aircraft systems. The Division may permit a person, including an agency of this State, an agency of a political subdivision of this State, an employer, or a private training facility, to administer the test developed pursuant to this subsection, provided the test is the same as that administered by the Division and complies with all applicable State and federal regulations.
(c) No agent or agency of the State, or agent or agency of a political subdivision of the State, may operate an unmanned aircraft system within the State without completion of the test set forth in subsection (b) of this section. (2014-100, s. 34.30(g); 2015-232, s. 2.3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63 - Aeronautics › Article 11 - Marking and Notice of Meteorological Towers. › § 63-110 - Marking of meteorological towers.

§ 63-110. Marking of meteorological towers.
(a) As used in this Article, the term:
(1) "Height" means the distance from the base of a tower to the highest point of the tower.
(2) "Meteorological tower" means a structure that is either self-standing or supported by guy wires and ground anchors and has guy wires and accessory facilities on which equipment used to measure wind speed and direction is mounted. "Meteorological tower" does not include a structure that is affixed or located adjacent to a building, house, or barn.
(b) Except as required by federal law, rule, or regulation, any meteorological tower over 50 feet in height shall be marked and painted or otherwise constructed to be visible in clear air during daylight hours from a distance of not less than 2,000 feet. Meteorological towers shall also comply with the following additional requirements:
(1) A meteorological tower shall be painted in equal alternating bands of aviation orange and white, beginning with orange at the top of the tower.
(2) One marker ball shall be attached to the top third of each outside guy wire.
(3) Guy wires shall have a seven-foot-long safety sleeve at each anchor point that extends from the anchor point along each guy wire attached to the anchor point. (2015-263, s. 10(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63 - Aeronautics › Article 11 - Marking and Notice of Meteorological Towers. › § 63-111 - Registration; notification; tower database; penalty.

§ 63-111. Registration; notification; tower database; penalty.
(a) The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules requiring any person proposing to construct a meteorological tower to register with the Department. The person proposing to construct the tower shall notify the Department of the proposal, the location and height of the proposed tower, and any other information the Department may require to ensure aviation safety and shall pay a registration fee of three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00). The rules shall require the owner of a meteorological tower to notify the Department upon removal or destruction of a tower.
(b) The Department of Transportation shall establish and maintain an electronic database that contains the location of all meteorological towers in the State by January 1, 2017. The Department may contract with a governmental entity or private entity to create and maintain the database. The Department shall make the contents of the database available on its Web site. (2015-263, s. 10(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63 - Aeronautics › Article 11 - Marking and Notice of Meteorological Towers. › § 63-112 - Penalties.

§ 63-112. Penalties.
The Secretary of Transportation may assess a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation against any person who violates any provision of this Article. (2015-263, s. 10(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-1 - Short title and intent.

§ 63A-1. Short title and intent.
This Chapter is the "North Carolina Global TransPark Authority Act." It is enacted in part pursuant to Article V, Section 13, of the North Carolina Constitution with the intent that the body politic and corporate created by this Chapter shall have all power and authority as may be provided to it under that section of the Constitution. (1991, c. 749, s. 1; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 777, s. 4(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-5 - Taxation of property of Authority.

§ 63A-5. Taxation of property of Authority.
Property owned by the Authority is exempt from taxation in accordance with Article V, § 2 of the North Carolina Constitution. Property that is part of or is located on a cargo airport complex site and is not owned by the Authority, including property that is part of a special user project, is not exempt from tax due to its location. (1991, c. 749, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-7 - Police power.

§ 63A-7. Police power.
(a) The Authority has jurisdiction within a cargo airport complex site. The Board may adopt ordinances regulating traffic and parking within the cargo airport complex site and for the safety and welfare of those using the cargo airport complex. An ordinance adopted under this subsection shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board. A copy of the ordinance shall be filed in the office of the Attorney General of North Carolina and shall be posted at appropriate places in the cargo airport complex site. Any person who violates an ordinance of the Authority is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
(b) The executive director of the Authority may designate employees of the Authority as special police officers. A person designated as a special police officer has jurisdiction within the cargo airport complex site to arrest a person who violates any federal or State law or any ordinance of the Authority and has other powers to the same extent as police officers of incorporated municipalities. An employee designated as a special police officer shall take the oath of a law enforcement officer set out in G.S. 11-11. (1991, c. 749, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 499; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-8 - Authority funds.

§ 63A-8. Authority funds.
All Authority funds shall be deposited in one or more banks to be designated by the Board. Funds of the Authority shall be paid out only upon warrants signed by the treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Authority and countersigned by the chair, the acting chair, or the executive director. No warrants shall be drawn or issued disbursing any of the funds of the Authority except for a purpose authorized by this Chapter and only when the account or expenditure has been audited and approved by the Authority or its executive director. (1991, c. 749, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-11 - Special user project bonds or notes.

§ 63A-11. Special user project bonds or notes.
(a) The Authority may, subject to the provisions of this section, G.S. 63A-9, and, if applicable, G.S. 63A-10, issue, at one time or from time to time, bonds and notes to finance or refinance special user projects. Bonds and notes to finance or refinance special user projects may be sold irrespective of the interest limitations in G.S. 24-1.1.
(b) Bonds or notes issued by the Authority under this section are special, limited obligations of the Authority payable solely from the following:
(1) The Authority's revenues, income, or assets that it specifically assigns or pledges for payment.
(2) The funds, collateral, and undertakings of a private party that are assigned or pledged by that party.
(c) Bonds and notes issued under this section may be secured by one or more agreements, including foreclosable deeds of trust and other trust instruments. An agreement may pledge and assign to the trustee or the holders of its obligations the assets, revenues, and income provided for the security of the bonds or notes, including proceeds from the sale of any special user project or part thereof, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, and third-party agreements, and may convey or mortgage the project and other property and collateral to secure a bond issue.
The Authority may subordinate the bonds or notes or its rights, assets, revenues, and income derived from any special user project to any prior, contemporaneous, or future securities or obligations or lien, mortgage, or other security interest.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Authority may agree that all contracts relating to the acquisition, construction, installation, and equipping of the special user project shall be solicited, negotiated, awarded, and executed by the private parties for which the Authority is financing the special user project or any agents of the private parties subject only to approval by the Authority as the Authority may require. The Authority may, out of the proceeds of bonds or notes, make advances to or reimburse the private parties or their agents for all or a portion of the costs incurred in connection with the contracts.
(e) Repealed by Session Laws 2001-218, s. 5. (1991, c. 749, s. 1; 1993, c. 553, s. 23; 2000-169, s. 37; 2001-218, s. 5.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-12 - Public hearing requirements.

§ 63A-12. Public hearing requirements.
To the extent federal tax law requires public hearings to be held with respect to the issuance of bonds to finance projects, the hearings may be called for by the executive director and held before one or more members of the Board of the Authority. The hearings may be held at any place within the State pursuant to public notice given in accordance with current federal tax regulations. To the extent federal tax law requires approval following the hearing of the issuance of bonds to finance a project, the approval shall be sought from the Governor following a report to the Governor of the results of the public hearing accompanied by information relating to the purposes for the proposed bond issue. (1991, c. 749, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-13 - Financing agreements.

§ 63A-13. Financing agreements.
(a) Every financing agreement shall contain provisions ensuring all of the following:
(1) That the amounts payable under the financing agreement are sufficient to pay, when due, the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on the bonds issued to pay the costs of the special user project.
(2) That the operator pays all costs incurred by the Authority in connection with the financing and administration of the special user project, except costs paid out of the proceeds of bonds or otherwise, including, but without limitation, insurance costs, the cost of administering the financing agreement and the security document, and the fees and expenses of the fiscal agent or trustee, paying agents, attorneys, consultants, and others.
(3) That the operator pays all the costs and expenses of operation, maintenance, and upkeep of the special user project.
(4) That the operator's obligation to provide for the payment of the bonds in full is not subject to cancellation, termination, or abatement until the payment of the bonds or provision for their payment is made.
(b) The financing agreement, if in the nature of a lease agreement, shall either provide that the obligor shall have an option to purchase, or require that the obligor purchase, the special user project upon the expiration or termination of the financing agreement subject to the condition that payment in full of the principal of, and the interest and any redemption premium on, the bonds, or provision therefor, shall have been made.
(c) The financing agreement may provide the Authority with rights and remedies in the event of a default by the obligor including, without limitation, any one or more of the following:
(1) Acceleration of all amounts payable under the financing agreement.
(2) Reentry and repossession of the special user project.
(3) Termination of the financing agreement.
(4) Leasing or sale of foreclosure of the special user project to others.
(5) Taking whatever actions at law or in equity may appear necessary or desirable to collect the amounts payable under, and to enforce covenants made in, the financing agreement.
(d) The Authority's interest in a special user project under a financing agreement may be that of owner, lessor, lessee, conditional or installment vendor, mortgagor, mortgagee, secured party, or otherwise, but the Authority need not have any ownership or possessory interest in the special user project.
(e) The Authority may assign all or any of its rights and remedies under the financing agreement to the trustee or the bondholders under a security document.
(f) The financing agreement may contain additional provisions as in the determination of the Board are necessary or convenient to effectuate the purposes of this Chapter. When, as provided in G.S. 63A-9 and G.S. 63A-11, the Local Government Commission approves the issuance of bonds by the Authority, the Commission shall also approve all financing agreements and security documents. (1991, c. 749, s. 1; 1997-456, s. 27.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-15 - County agreements.

§ 63A-15. County agreements.
Any county in which all or part of a cargo airport complex site is located may enter into an agreement with the Authority providing for payments to be made by the county to the Authority. A county may not enter into an agreement to make payments to the Authority until after the Authority designates the cargo airport complex site. The county's obligations under the agreement shall not constitute a pledge of its faith and credit. (1991, c. 749, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-16 - Remedies.

§ 63A-16. Remedies.
Any owner of bonds or notes issued under the provisions of this Chapter or any coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement securing or resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or notes, except to the extent the rights given may be restricted by the trust agreement or resolution, may either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the State or granted hereunder or under the trust agreement or resolution, or under any other contract executed by the Authority pursuant to this Chapter; and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this Chapter or by the trust agreement or resolution by the Authority or by any officer of the Authority. (1991, c. 749, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-17 - Status of bonds and notes under Uniform Commercial Code.

§ 63A-17. Status of bonds and notes under Uniform Commercial Code.
All bonds and notes and interest coupons, if any, issued under this Chapter are made investment securities within the meaning of and for all the purposes of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as enacted in Chapter 25 of the General Statutes. (1991, c. 749, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-18 - Zoning power of Authority.

§ 63A-18. Zoning power of Authority.
(a) The Authority has exclusive zoning jurisdiction within a cargo airport complex site. The Authority has zoning jurisdiction within six miles of the boundaries of a cargo airport complex site.
(b) No State agency and, in accordance with G.S. 63-31, no political subdivision may adopt, without obtaining the approval of the Authority, an airport zoning provision or other land use regulation that affects real property within six miles of any cargo airport complex site if it conflicts with a zoning provision or land use restriction adopted by the Authority.
A zoning provision or land use restriction adopted in violation of this subsection is not effective. (1991, c. 749, s. 1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 900, s. 108(h).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-19 - Goals for participation by minorities, women, and the disabled.

§ 63A-19. Goals for participation by minorities, women, and the disabled.
(a) The Authority shall verify its efforts to achieve the goals established in this section for participation by minority business enterprises, women's business enterprises, and disabled business enterprises in the total value of contracts awarded by the Authority in each of the following categories:
(1) Contracts for capital construction or repair projects.
(2) Contracts for goods.
(3) Contracts for professional and other services.
(b) The goals for the Authority are as follows:
(1) Ten percent (10%) participation by minority business enterprises.
(2) Five percent (5%) participation by women's business enterprises.
(3) Two percent (2%) participation by disabled business enterprises.
In determining participation in contract awards, a contract shall be counted as participation by a minority business enterprise without regard to the gender of the owner, but only if the business does not qualify as a disabled business enterprise. A contract shall be counted as participation by a women's business enterprise only if the business does not also qualify as a disabled business enterprise. A contract shall be counted as participation by a disabled business enterprise without regard to the race or gender of the owner. The goals in this section, instead of any goals in Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, apply to the Authority. With respect to projects for which the Authority would not receive federal funds if it adhered to the goals in this section because the goals are contrary to or are inconsistent with 14 C.F.R. Part 152, Subpart E, Nondiscrimination in Airport Aid Program, the federal law and regulations supersede this section to the extent it is contrary to or inconsistent with the federal law and regulations.
(c) The following definitions apply in this section:
(1) Disabled business enterprise. – A legal entity, other than a joint venture, that is organized to engage in commercial transactions and is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned and controlled by one or more disabled persons.
(2) Disabled person. – A handicapped person as defined in G.S. 168A-3.
(3) Minority business enterprise. – A legal entity, other than a joint venture, that is organized to engage in commercial transactions and is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned and controlled by one or more minority persons.
(4) Minority person. – A member of one of the following groups: African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, American Indians, or Asian-Americans.
(5) Women's business enterprise means a legal entity, other than a joint venture, that is organized to engage in commercial transactions and is at least fifty-one percent owned and controlled by one or more women. (1991, c. 749, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-21 - Conflicts of interest.

§ 63A-21. Conflicts of interest.
If any member, officer, or employee of the Authority shall be interested either directly or indirectly, or shall be an officer or employee of or have an ownership interest in any firm or corporation, not including units of local government, interested directly or indirectly, in any contract with the Authority, the interest shall be disclosed to the Board and shall be set forth in the minutes of the Board. The member, officer, or employee having an interest shall not participate on behalf of the Authority in the authorization of any contract. Other provisions of law notwithstanding, failure to take any or all actions necessary to carry out the purposes of this section may not affect the validity of any bonds or notes issued under this Chapter. (1991, c. 749, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-23 - Annual reports.

§ 63A-23. Annual reports.
The Authority shall, promptly following the close of each fiscal year, submit an annual written report of its activities for the preceding year to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Local Government Commission. Each report shall be accompanied by an audit of its books and accounts, as well as quarterly and annual financial statements. The audit shall be conducted by the State Auditor. The costs of all audits shall be paid from funds of the Authority.
As part of the report, the Authority shall include the following performance measures of the private sector jobs within the Global TransPark:
(1) The number, type, and wage level of jobs created or retained.
(2) The actual full-time equivalent jobs employed, as well as the median and average salaries for those jobs.
The Authority shall submit its annual report to the General Assembly to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations. The Authority shall also submit any information about the Authority’s activities that is requested by the Commission.
The Authority shall also provide a copy of its annual report on its public Web site. (1991, c. 749, s. 1; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 26; 2011-340, s. 1(e); 2021-180, s. 27.2(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-24 - General laws apply to Authority; exceptions.

§ 63A-24. General laws apply to Authority; exceptions.
(a) Except as provided in this section, the general laws that apply to State agencies apply to the Authority. The following general laws, to the extent provided below, do not apply to the Authority:
(1) Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes does not apply to contracts for services listed in 49 U.S.C. § 2210(a)(16) or contracts for special user projects. That Article also does not apply to other contracts for projects, but, with respect to these other contracts, the powers and duties established in that Article shall be exercised by the Authority and the Secretary of Administration, and other State officers, employees, or agencies shall have no duties or responsibilities concerning the contracts. However, the Authority shall: (i) submit all proposed contracts for supplies, materials, printing, equipment, and contractual services that exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) authorized by this subdivision to the Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee for review as provided in G.S. 114-8.3; and (ii) include in all contracts to be awarded by the Authority under this subdivision a standard clause which provides that the State Auditor and internal auditors of the Authority may audit the records of the contractor during and after the term of the contract to verify accounts and data affecting fees and performance. The Authority shall not award a cost plus percentage of cost agreement or contract for any purpose.
(2) Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes does not apply to public building contracts of the Authority, but, with respect to these contracts, the powers and duties established in that Article shall be exercised by the Authority and the Secretary of Administration, and other State officers, employees, or agencies shall have no duties or responsibilities concerning the contracts.
(3) Except for G.S. 146-29.1, 146-79, and 146-80, Chapter 146 of the General Statutes does not apply to the Authority.
(4) Article 31 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes shall not apply to a building located on State lands that is (i) privately owned or privately leased and (ii) located within the North Carolina Global TransPark, provided the requirements of G.S. 58-31-2 are met.
(5) Plan approvals by the Department of Administration for buildings, facilities, or projects located on State lands that are (i) privately owned or privately leased and (ii) located within the North Carolina Global TransPark do not apply, as provided in G.S. 143-341(3)a. and G.S. 143-345.11(a).
(b) Notwithstanding G.S. 126-5(c1)(15), the Secretary of Transportation may designate employees of the Authority as subject to Chapter 126 of the General Statutes. (1991, c. 749, s. 1; 2010-194, s. 11; 2011-326, s. 15(k); 2011-340, s. 1(f); 2012-194, s. 18; 2020-90, s. 2.2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 63A - North Carolina Global TransPark Authority › § 63A-25 - Dissolution.

§ 63A-25. Dissolution.
Whenever the Board shall by resolution determine that the purposes for which the Authority was formed have been substantially fulfilled and that all bonds issued and all other obligations incurred by the Authority have been fully paid or satisfied, the Board may declare the Authority to be dissolved. On the effective date of the resolution, the title to all funds and other property owned by the Authority at the time of the dissolution shall vest in the State and possession of the funds and other property shall be delivered to the State. (1991, c. 749, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 1 - Various Provisions Related to Aliens. › § 64-1 - Rights as to real property.

§ 64-1. Rights as to real property.
It is lawful for aliens to take both by purchase and descent, or other operation of law, any lands, tenements or hereditaments, and to hold and convey the same as fully as citizens of this State can or may do, any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. (1870-1, c. 255; Code, s. 7; Rev., s. 182; C.S., s. 192; 1935, c. 243; 1939, c. 19.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 1 - Various Provisions Related to Aliens. › § 64-2 - Contracts validated.

§ 64-2. Contracts validated.
All contracts to purchase or sell real estate by or with aliens, heretofore made, shall be deemed and taken as valid to all intents and purposes. (1870-1, c. 255, s. 2; Code, s. 8; Rev., s. 183; C.S., s. 193.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 1 - Various Provisions Related to Aliens. › § 64-3 - Nonresident aliens' rights of inheritance.

§ 64-3. Nonresident aliens' rights of inheritance.
No alien residing outside the United States or its territories shall be entitled to take personal property located in this State by succession or testamentary disposition if the laws of the nation of which such alien is a resident prohibit residents of the United States from inheriting personal property located within that nation. Except as hereinabove provided, no alien shall, by reason of his citizenship or place of residence, be disqualified from inheriting property in this State. (1959, c. 1208; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 797, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 1 - Various Provisions Related to Aliens. › § 64-4 - Escheats.

§ 64-4. Escheats.
If a decedent owning personal property located within North Carolina shall leave no heirs, heirs at law or devisees other than persons disqualified from inheritance under G.S. 64-3, then such personal property shall escheat. (1959, c. 1208; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 797, s. 2; 2011-284, s. 60.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 1 - Various Provisions Related to Aliens. › § 64-5 - Burden of proof.

§ 64-5. Burden of proof.
The burden of proof in any action or proceeding to disqualify a nonresident alien from taking personal property located within this State by succession or testamentary disposition by reason of the provisions of G.S. 64-3, shall be upon the person asserting the disqualification. (1959, c. 1208; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 797, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 2 - Verification of Work Authorization. › § 64-25 - Definitions.

§ 64-25. Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) Commissioner. – The North Carolina Commissioner of Labor.
(2) Employ. – Hire an employee.
(3) Employee. – Any individual who provides services or labor for an employer in this State for wages or other remuneration. The term does not include an individual whose term of employment is less than nine months in a calendar year.
(4) Employer. – Any person, business entity, or other organization that transacts business in this State and that employs 25 or more employees in this State. This term does not include State agencies, counties, municipalities, or other governmental bodies.
(5) E-Verify. – The federal E-Verify program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies, or any successor or equivalent program used to verify the work authorization of newly hired employees pursuant to federal law.
(6) Unauthorized alien. – As defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1324a(h)(3). (2011-263, s. 3; 2013-418, s. 2(f).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 2 - Verification of Work Authorization. › § 64-26 - Verification of employee work authorization.

§ 64-26. Verification of employee work authorization.
(a) Employers Must Use E-Verify. – Each employer, after hiring an employee to work in the United States, shall verify the work authorization of the employee through E-Verify.
(b) Employer Preservation of E-Verify Forms. – Each employer shall retain the record of the verification of work authorization required by this section while the employee is employed and for one year thereafter.
(c) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-418, s. 2(g), effective September 4, 2013. (2011-263, s. 3; 2013-418, s. 2(g).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 2 - Verification of Work Authorization. › § 64-27 - Commissioner of Labor to prepare complaint form.

§ 64-27. Commissioner of Labor to prepare complaint form.
(a) Preparation of Form. – The Commissioner shall prescribe a complaint form for a person to allege a violation of G.S. 64-26 or G.S. 143-133.3. The form shall clearly state that completed forms may be sent to the Commissioner.
(b) Certain Information Not Required. – The complainant shall not be required to list the complainant's social security number on the complaint form or to have the complaint notarized. (2011-263, s. 3; 2015-294, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 2 - Verification of Work Authorization. › § 64-28 - Reporting of complaints.

§ 64-28. Reporting of complaints.
(a) Filing of Complaint. – Any person with a good faith belief that a violation of G.S. 64-26 or G.S. 143-133.3 has occurred may file a complaint with the Commissioner setting forth the basis for that belief. The complaint may be on a form prescribed by the Commissioner pursuant to G.S. 64-27 or may be made in any other form that gives the Commissioner information that is sufficient to proceed with an investigation pursuant to G.S. 64-29. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the filing of anonymous complaints that are not submitted on a prescribed complaint form.
(b) False Statements a Misdemeanor. – A person who knowingly files a false or frivolous complaint under this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (2011-263, s. 3; 2015-294, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 2 - Verification of Work Authorization. › § 64-29 - Investigation of complaints.

§ 64-29. Investigation of complaints.
(a) Investigation. – Upon receipt of a complaint filed in accordance with G.S. 64-28, the Commissioner shall investigate whether a violation of G.S. 64-26 or G.S. 143-133.3 has in fact occurred.
(b) Certain Complaints Shall Not Be Investigated. – The Commissioner shall not investigate complaints that are based solely on race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or national origin.
(c) Assistance by Law Enforcement. – The Commissioner may request that the State Bureau of Investigation assist in investigating a complaint under this section.
(d) Subpoena for Production of Documents. – The Commissioner may issue a subpoena for production of employment records that relate to the recruitment, hiring, employment, or termination policies, practices, or acts of employment as part of the investigation of a valid complaint under this section. (2011-263, s. 3; 2015-294, s. 5.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 2 - Verification of Work Authorization. › § 64-30 - Actions to be taken; hearing.

§ 64-30. Actions to be taken; hearing.
If, after an investigation, the Commissioner determines that the complaint is not false or frivolous:
(1) If the alleged violation is of G.S. 64-26:
a. The Commissioner shall hold a hearing to determine if a violation of G.S. 64-26 has occurred and, if appropriate, impose civil penalties in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
b. If, during the course of the hearing required by sub-subdivision a. of this subdivision of this section, the Commissioner concludes that there is a reasonable likelihood that an employee is an unauthorized alien, the Commissioner shall notify the following entities of the possible presence of an unauthorized alien:
1. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
2. Local law enforcement agencies.
(2) If the alleged violation is of G.S. 143-133.3, the Commissioner shall hold a hearing to determine if a violation of the applicable statute has occurred and, if appropriate, shall take action under G.S. 64-33.1. (2011-263, s. 3; 2015-294, s. 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 2 - Verification of Work Authorization. › § 64-31 - Consequences of first violation of G.S64-26.

§ 64-31. Consequences of first violation of G.S. 64-26.
(a) Affidavit Must Be Filed. – For a first violation of G.S. 64-26, the Commissioner shall order the employer to file a signed sworn affidavit with the Commissioner within three business days after the order issued pursuant to this subsection is issued. The affidavit shall state with specificity that the employer has, after consultation with the employee, requested a verification of work authorization through E-Verify.
(b) Effect of Failure to File Affidavit. – If an employer fails to timely file an affidavit required by subsection (a) of this section or by G.S. 64-32 or G.S. 64-33, the Commissioner shall order the employer to pay a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (2011-263, s. 3; 2015-294, s. 7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 2 - Verification of Work Authorization. › § 64-32 - Consequences of second violation of G.S64-26.

§ 64-32. Consequences of second violation of G.S. 64-26.
For a violation of G.S. 64-26 that occurs after an order has been issued pursuant to G.S. 64-31, the Commissioner shall order the measures required by G.S. 64-31(a) and shall also order the employer to pay a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000), regardless of the number of required employee verifications the employer failed to make. (2011-263, s. 3; 2015-294, s. 8.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 2 - Verification of Work Authorization. › § 64-33 - Consequences of third or subsequent violation of G.S64-26.

§ 64-33. Consequences of third or subsequent violation of G.S. 64-26.
For a violation of G.S. 64-26 that occurs after an order has been issued pursuant to G.S. 64-32, the Commissioner shall order the measures required by G.S. 64-31(a), and shall also order the employer to pay a civil penalty of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each required employee verification the employer failed to make. (2011-263, s. 3; 2015-294, s. 9.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 2 - Verification of Work Authorization. › § 64-33.1 - Consequences of violation of G.S143-133.3.

§ 64-33.1. Consequences of violation of G.S. 143-133.3.
For violation of G.S. 143-133.3, the Commissioner shall notify the board or governing body of the State, or of any institution of the State government, or of any political subdivision of the State, found to have committed the violation that the board or governing body of the State, or of any institution of the State government, or of any political subdivision of the State, is in violation of the applicable statute. The Department of Labor shall maintain a list of any boards or governing bodies of the State, or of any institutions of the State government, or of any political subdivisions of the State, issued notices pursuant to this section and shall make that list available on its Web site. (2015-294, s. 10.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 2 - Verification of Work Authorization. › § 64-34 - Commissioner to maintain copies of orders.

§ 64-34. Commissioner to maintain copies of orders.
The Commissioner shall maintain copies of orders issued pursuant to G.S. 64-31, 64-32, and 64-33, and shall maintain a database of the employers and business locations that have a violation of G.S. 64-26 and make the orders available on the Commissioner's Web site. (2011-263, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 2 - Verification of Work Authorization. › § 64-35 - Work authorization shall be verified through the federal government.

§ 64-35. Work authorization shall be verified through the federal government.
When investigating a complaint under this Article, the Commissioner shall verify the work authorization of the alleged unauthorized alien with the federal government pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1373(c). The Commissioner shall not attempt to independently make a final determination of whether an alien is authorized to work in the United States. (2011-263, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 2 - Verification of Work Authorization. › § 64-36 - Appeal of Commissioner's order.

§ 64-36. Appeal of Commissioner's order.
A determination by the Commissioner pursuant to this Article shall be final, unless within 15 days after receipt of notice thereof by certified mail with return receipt, by signature confirmation as provided by the U.S. Postal Service, by a designated delivery service authorized pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7502(f)(2) with delivery receipt, or via hand delivery, the employer charged with the violation takes exception to the determination, in which event final determination shall be made in an administrative proceeding pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes and in a judicial proceeding pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. (2011-263, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 64 - Aliens › Article 2 - Verification of Work Authorization. › § 64-38 - Article does not require action that is contrary to federal or State law.

§ 64-38. Article does not require action that is contrary to federal or State law.
This Article shall not be construed to require an employer to take any action that the employer believes in good faith would violate federal or State law. (2011-263, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 65 - Cemeteries › Article 2 - Care of Confederate Cemetery. › § 65-4 - State Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction to furnish labor.

§ 65-4. State Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction to furnish labor.
The Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction is hereby authorized and directed to furnish at such time, or times, as may be convenient, such prisoner's labor as may be available, to properly care for the Confederate Cemetery situated in the City of Raleigh, such services to be rendered by the State's prisoners without compensation. (1927, c. 224, s. 1; 1933, c. 172; 1957, c. 349, s. 10; 1967, c. 996, s. 13; 2011-145, s. 19.1(h); 2012-83, s. 32; 2017-186, s. 2(qqqq); 2021-180, s. 19C.9(p).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 65 - Cemeteries › Article 3 - Cemeteries for Inmates of County Homes. › § 65-5 - County commissioners may establish new cemeteries.

§ 65-5. County commissioners may establish new cemeteries.
The boards of county commissioners of the various counties in the State are authorized and empowered to locate and establish new graveyards or cemeteries upon the lands of their respective counties for the burial of the inmates of the county homes. (1917, c. 151, s. 1; C.S., s. 5022.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 65 - Cemeteries › Article 3 - Cemeteries for Inmates of County Homes. › § 65-6 - Removal and reinterment of bodies.

§ 65-6. Removal and reinterment of bodies.
Whenever the county commissioners have established new graveyards or cemeteries, they are authorized and empowered to remove to such graveyards or cemeteries all bodies of deceased inmates of the county homes. (1917, c. 151, s. 2; C.S., s. 5023.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 65 - Cemeteries › Article 6 - Cemetery Associations. › § 65-16 - Land holdings.

§ 65-16. Land holdings.
All cemetery associations or corporations created by any local, private or special act or resolution before January 10, 1917, are authorized and fully empowered to hold amounts of land in excess of the limitation provided in the local, private or special act or resolution incorporating or chartering such cemetery association or corporation. (1923, c. 76, s. 1; C.S., s. 5030(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 65 - Cemeteries › Article 6 - Cemetery Associations. › § 65-17 - Change of name of association or corporation.

§ 65-17. Change of name of association or corporation.
Any corporation or association chartered or incorporated by any special act of the legislature, as set forth in G.S. 65-16, is authorized and fully empowered to change the name of such association or corporation by a majority vote of its directors, and upon such change in name it shall be the duty of the officers of the board of directors of such corporation or association to file with the clerk of the superior court a copy of resolution changing the name, which resolution must show the act of the legislature creating or incorporating the same and the reasons for the change thereof. (1923, c. 76, s. 2; C.S., s. 5030(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 65 - Cemeteries › Article 6 - Cemetery Associations. › § 65-17.1 - Quorum at stockholders' meeting of certain nonprofit cemetery corporations; calling meeting; amendment of charter.

§ 65-17.1. Quorum at stockholders' meeting of certain nonprofit cemetery corporations; calling meeting; amendment of charter.
Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of law or of the charter or bylaws of any corporation affected by this section, in the case of any nonprofit cemetery corporation chartered prior to the year 1900 whose charter has expired prior to May 18, 1955, a quorum at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, or of amending the charter of such corporation, or both, shall consist of the holders of ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of such corporation having voting powers, present in person or represented by proxy; and a meeting of the stockholders of such corporation for such purpose or purposes may be called by any two stockholders after 10 days' notice by registered mail to all stockholders of record at their last known addresses as shown by the stock book of such corporation. The concurrence of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting shall be sufficient to authorize an amendment or amendments to the charter of such corporation in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 55-31. (1955, c. 1084.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 65 - Cemeteries › Article 7 - Cemeteries Operated for Private Gain. › §§ 65-18 through 65-36: Recodified as §§ 65-46 through 65-72.

Article 7.
Cemeteries Operated for Private Gain.
§§ 65-18 through 65-36: Recodified as §§ 65-46 through 65-72.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 65 - Cemeteries › Article 7A - Funeral and Burial Trust Funds. › §§ 65-36.1 through 65-36.8: Recodified as §§ 90-210.30 through 90-210.37, by Session Laws 1985, c. 12, s. 1.

Article 7A.
Funeral and Burial Trust Funds.
§§ 65-36.1 through 65-36.8: Recodified as §§ 90-210.30 through 90-210.37, by Session Laws 1985, c. 12, s. 1.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 65 - Cemeteries › Article 8A - Veterans Cemeteries. › § 65-41 - Land acquisition.

§ 65-41. Land acquisition.
The State may accept land for the establishment of not more than four veterans cemeteries. (1987, c. 183, s. 1; 2013-360, s. 36.2(e).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 65 - Cemeteries › Article 8A - Veterans Cemeteries. › § 65-42 - Location of cemeteries.

§ 65-42. Location of cemeteries.
These veterans cemeteries may be located in those regions of the State with a high concentration of veterans including the 3rd, 7th and 11th United States Congressional Districts. (1987, c. 183, s. 1.)