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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168 - Persons with Disabilities › Article 1 - Rights. › § 168-4.4 - Responsibility for service animal.

§ 168-4.4. Responsibility for service animal.
Neither a person with a disability who is accompanied by a service animal, nor a person who is training a service animal, may be required to pay any extra compensation for the animal. The person has all the responsibilities and liabilities placed on any person by any applicable law when that person owns or uses any animal, including liability for any damage done by the animal. (1985, c. 514, s. 1; 2004-203, s. 62(c); 2005-450, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168 - Persons with Disabilities › Article 1 - Rights. › § 168-4.5 - Penalty.

§ 168-4.5. Penalty.
It is unlawful to disguise an animal as a service animal or service animal in training. It is unlawful to deprive a person with a disability or a person training a service animal of any rights granted the person pursuant to G.S. 168-4.2 through G.S. 168-4.4, or of any rights or privileges granted the general public with respect to being accompanied by animals or to charge any fee for the use of the service animal. Violation of this section shall be a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1985, c. 514, s. 1; 1987, ch. 401, s. 3; 1993, c. 539, s. 1120; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005-450, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168 - Persons with Disabilities › Article 1 - Rights. › § 168-4.6 - Donation of dogs for training.

§ 168-4.6. Donation of dogs for training.
Dogs impounded by a local dog warden that are not redeemed shall be donated to a nonprofit agency engaged in the training of service dogs, upon the agency's request. (1985, c. 514, s. 1; 2005-450, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168 - Persons with Disabilities › Article 1 - Rights. › § 168-8 - Right to habilitation and rehabilitation services.

§ 168-8. Right to habilitation and rehabilitation services.
A person with a disability shall be entitled to such habilitation and rehabilitation services as available and needed for the development or restoration of their capabilities to the fullest extent possible. Such services shall include, but not be limited to, education, training, treatment and other services to provide for adequate food, clothing, housing and transportation during the course of education, training and treatment. A person with a disability shall be entitled to these rights subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons. (1973, c. 493, s. 1; 2005-450, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168 - Persons with Disabilities › Article 1 - Rights. › § 168-9 - Right to housing.

§ 168-9. Right to housing.
Each person with a disability who is a citizen shall have the same right as any other citizen to live and reside in residential communities, homes, and group homes, and no person or group of persons, including governmental bodies or political subdivisions of the State, shall be permitted, or have the authority, to prevent any person with a disability who is a citizen from living and residing in residential communities, homes, and group homes on the same basis and conditions as any other citizen. Nothing herein shall be construed to conflict with provisions of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes. (1975, c. 635; 1985, c. 589, s. 61; 2005-450, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168 - Persons with Disabilities › Article 1 - Rights. › § 168-10 - Eliminate discrimination in treatment of persons with disabilities.

§ 168-10. Eliminate discrimination in treatment of persons with disabilities.
Each person with a disability shall have the same consideration as any other person for individual accident and health insurance coverage, and no insurer, service corporation, multiple employer welfare arrangement, or health maintenance organization subject to Chapter 58 of the General Statutes solely on the basis of the person's disability, shall deny such coverage or benefits. The availability of coverage or benefits shall not be denied solely because of the disability; however, any such insurer may charge the appropriate premiums or fees for the risk insured on the same basis and conditions as insurance issued to other persons, in accordance with actuarial and underwriting principles and other coverage provisions prescribed in Chapter 58 of the General Statutes. No insurer, service corporation, multiple employer welfare arrangement, or health maintenance organization subject to Chapter 58 of the General Statutes shall be prohibited from excluding by waiver or otherwise, any preexisting conditions from coverage as prescribed in G.S. 58-51-15(a)(2)b. (1977, c. 894, ss. 1, 2; 1991, c. 720, s. 80; 1999-219, s. 3.1; 2005-450, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168 - Persons with Disabilities › Article 2 - Vocational Rehabilitation. › § 168-14 - Vocational rehabilitation services for deaf persons.

§ 168-14. Vocational rehabilitation services for deaf persons.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall promote the employment of deaf persons in this State. The Department shall assist deaf persons whose disability limits employment opportunities in obtaining gainful employment commensurate with their abilities and in maintaining such employment.
The Department, in furtherance of these objectives, shall maintain statistics regarding trades and occupations in which deaf persons are employed.
The Department shall attempt to employ deaf persons in its vocational rehabilitation services for deaf persons and shall have at least one deaf person so employed. (1975, c. 412, s. 2; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168 - Persons with Disabilities › Article 3 - Family Care Homes. › § 168-23 - Certain private agreements void.

§ 168-23. Certain private agreements void.
Any restriction, reservation, condition, exception, or covenant in any subdivision plan, deed, or other instrument of or pertaining to the transfer, sale, lease, or use of property which would permit residential use of property but prohibit the use of the property as a family care home as defined in G.S. 160D-907 is void as against public policy to the extent of the prohibition and shall be given no legal or equitable force or effect. (1981, c. 565, s. 1; 2019-111, s. 2.6(j); 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, ss. 49(a), (c), 51(a), (b), (d).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168A - Persons with Disabilities Protection Act › § 168A-2 - Statement of purpose.

§ 168A-2. Statement of purpose.
(a) The purpose of this Chapter is to ensure equality of opportunity, to promote independent living, self-determination, and economic self-sufficiency, and to encourage and enable all persons with disabilities to participate fully to the maximum extent of their abilities in the social and economic life of the State, to engage in remunerative employment, to use available public accommodations and public services, and to otherwise pursue their rights and privileges as inhabitants of this State.
(b) The General Assembly finds that: the practice of discrimination based upon a disabling condition is contrary to the public interest and to the principles of freedom and equality of opportunity; the practice of discrimination on the basis of a disabling condition threatens the rights and proper privileges of the inhabitants of this State; and such discrimination results in a failure to realize the productive capacity of individuals to their fullest extent. (1985, c. 571, s. 1; 1999-160, s. 1; 2002-163, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168A - Persons with Disabilities Protection Act › § 168A-4 - Reasonable accommodation duties.

§ 168A-4. Reasonable accommodation duties.
(a) A qualified person with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation must apprise the employer, employment agency, labor organization, place of public accommodation, or covered governmental entity of his or her disabling condition, submit any necessary medical documentation, make suggestions for such possible accommodations as are known to such person with a disability, and cooperate in any ensuing discussion and evaluation aimed at determining possible or feasible accommodations.
(b) Once a qualified person with a disability has requested an accommodation, or if a potential accommodation is obvious in the circumstances, an employer, employment agency, labor organization, place of public accommodation, or covered governmental entity shall investigate whether there are reasonable accommodations that can be made and make reasonable accommodations as defined in G.S. 168A-3(10). (1985, c. 571, s. 1; 1999-160, s. 1; 2011-94, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168A - Persons with Disabilities Protection Act › § 168A-6 - Discrimination in public accommodations.

§ 168A-6. Discrimination in public accommodations.
It is a discriminatory practice for a person to deny a qualified person with a disability the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation on the basis of a disabling condition. In the area of structural modifications, this section may be satisfied by compliance with the North Carolina Building Code. (1985, c. 571, s. 1; 1999-160, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168A - Persons with Disabilities Protection Act › § 168A-7 - Discrimination in public service.

§ 168A-7. Discrimination in public service.
(a) It is a discriminatory practice for a covered governmental entity to exclude a qualified person with a disability from participation in or deny the benefits of services, programs, or activities because of a disability or to refuse to provide reasonable accommodations, including auxiliary aids and services necessary for a known qualified person with a disability to use or benefit from existing public services operated by such entity; provided that the accommodations do not impose an undue hardship on the entity involved. This subsection includes equivalent services provided via information technology.
(b) A covered governmental entity shall administer its services, programs, and activities in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of persons with disabilities. (1985, c. 571, s. 1; 1999-160, s. 1; 2002-163, s. 3; 2011-94, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168A - Persons with Disabilities Protection Act › § 168A-8 - Discrimination in public transportation.

§ 168A-8. Discrimination in public transportation.
It is a discriminatory practice for any transportation system providing transportation to the general public to fail to ensure access to and the benefits of public transportation to a qualified person with a disability; however, public transportation systems may use alternative methods to provide transportation for persons with a disability, as long as persons with a disability are offered transportation that, in relation to the transportation offered to other persons, is:
(1) In a similar geographic area of operation;
(2) For fares not greater in price;
(3) With similar or no restrictions as to trip purpose;
(4) With reasonable response time; and
(5) With similar hours of operations.
Nothing in this section shall apply to privately owned, local transit or transportation systems existing on October 1, 1985, or to interstate air carriers complying with federal regulations promulgated by the Civil Aeronautics Board and administered by the United States Department of Transportation. (1985, c. 571, s. 1; 1999-160, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168A - Persons with Disabilities Protection Act › § 168A-9 - Affirmative defenses.

§ 168A-9. Affirmative defenses.
Any employer may assert affirmative defenses in any action brought under this Chapter. This section shall not create any inference that an employment action which is not listed as an affirmative defense is therefore, by implication, a discriminatory practice, so long as the employment action is not otherwise prohibited by this Chapter. The following is a non-exclusive list of affirmative defenses:
(1) The failure of the qualified person with a disability to comply with or meet the employer's work rules and policies or performance standards, absent a reasonable accommodation excusing noncompliance, provided that the person is not held to rules or standards different from other employees without a disability similarly employed;
(2) The excessive, willful or habitual tardiness or absence of a qualified person with a disability, absent a reasonable accommodation that allows for flexible working hours, provided that the standard used by the employer in determining whether such tardiness or absence is excessive is the same as that applied by the employer to employees without a disability similarly employed; or
(3) A bona fide seniority or merit system, or a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of work or production, or differences in location of employment. (1985, c. 571, s. 1; 1999-160, s. 1; 2011-94, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168A - Persons with Disabilities Protection Act › § 168A-10 - Retaliation prohibited.

§ 168A-10. Retaliation prohibited.
(a) No employer shall discharge, expel, refuse to hire, or otherwise discriminate against any person or applicant for employment, nor shall any employment agency discriminate against any person, nor shall a labor organization discriminate against any member or applicant for membership because the person has opposed any practice made a discriminatory practice by this Chapter or because the person has testified, assisted or participated in any manner in proceedings under this Chapter.
(b) No entity or person covered under this Chapter shall retaliate against or coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with a person who exercises rights under this Chapter or assists a person in exercising the person's rights under this Chapter. (1985, c. 571, s. 1; 2011-94, s. 5.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168A - Persons with Disabilities Protection Act › § 168A-10.1 - Dispute resolution in public services discrimination cases.

§ 168A-10.1. Dispute resolution in public services discrimination cases.
The North Carolina Office on the Americans with Disabilities Act shall adopt rules to provide a consistent and comprehensive mechanism for accommodating requests regarding accessibility to public services, and shall adopt dispute resolution procedures to govern responsiveness to those requests. This section does not authorize the North Carolina Office on the Americans with Disabilities Act to adopt rules or procedures that apply to the resolution of matters constituting grounds for a contested case under Chapter 126 of the General Statutes. (2002-163, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168A - Persons with Disabilities Protection Act › § 168A-11 - Civil action.

§ 168A-11. Civil action.
(a) A person with a disability aggrieved by a discriminatory practice prohibited by G.S. 168A-5 through 168A-8, or a person aggrieved by conduct prohibited by G.S. 168A-10, may bring a civil action to enforce rights granted or protected by this Chapter against any person described in G.S. 168A-5 through 168A-8 or in G.S. 168A-10 who is alleged to have committed such practices or engaged in such conduct. The action shall be commenced in superior court in the county where the alleged discriminatory practice or prohibited conduct occurred or where the plaintiff or defendant resides. Such action shall be tried to the court without a jury.
(b) Any relief granted by the court shall be limited to declaratory and injunctive relief, including orders to hire or reinstate an aggrieved person or admit such person to a labor organization. In a civil action brought to enforce provisions of this Chapter relating to employment, the court may award back pay. Any such back pay liability shall not accrue from a date more than two years prior to the filing of an action under this Chapter. Interim earnings or amounts earnable with reasonable diligence by the aggrieved person shall operate to reduce the back pay otherwise allowable.
(c) No court shall have jurisdiction over an action filed under this Chapter where the plaintiff has commenced federal judicial or administrative proceedings under Section 503 or Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §§ 793 and 794, as amended, or federal regulations promulgated under those sections; or under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq., as amended, or federal regulations promulgated under that Act, involving or arising out of the facts and circumstances involved in the alleged discriminatory practice under this Chapter. If such proceedings are commenced after a civil action has been commenced under this Chapter, the State court's jurisdiction over the civil action shall end and the action shall be forthwith dismissed.
(d) In any civil action brought under this Chapter, the court, in its discretion, may award reasonable attorney's fees to the substantially prevailing party as part of costs. (1985, c. 571, s. 1; 1999-160, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 168A - Persons with Disabilities Protection Act › § 168A-12 - Statute of limitations.

§ 168A-12. Statute of limitations.
A civil action regarding employment discrimination brought pursuant to this Chapter shall be commenced within 180 days after the date on which the aggrieved person became aware of or, with reasonable diligence, should have become aware of the alleged discriminatory practice or prohibited conduct. A civil action brought pursuant to this Chapter regarding any other complaint of discrimination shall be commenced within two years after the date on which the aggrieved person became aware of or, with reasonable diligence, should have become aware of the alleged discriminatory practice or prohibited conduct. (1985, c. 571, s. 1; 1999-160, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 169 - North Carolina Regulatory Sandbox › § 169-2 - Legislative findings.

§ 169-2. Legislative findings.
(a) The General Assembly finds that the banking and insurance industry is a major economic driver for the State. The General Assembly also finds that FinTech, InsurTech, and other emerging technologies are undergoing a transformational period and providing greater automation, connectivity, transparency, and opportunity for related products and services. The General Assembly recognizes that these new technologies hold the key for future growth across the State. Further, the General Assembly finds that existing legal and regulatory frameworks are restricting innovation because these frameworks were established largely at a time when technology was not a fundamental component of industry ecosystems, including banking and insurance. Since innovators require a flexible regulatory regimen to test new products, services, and emerging technologies, such as blockchain technology, the General Assembly also finds that adopting taxonomy related to blockchain, smart contracts, and other emerging technologies into State law would provide legal and regulatory clarification and create a more attractive jurisdiction for businesses and individuals who aim to do business in the State.
(b) The General Assembly finds that the technologically neutral drafting of the NC Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) adequately addresses the legal enforceability of smart contracts, electronic signatures, and electronic recording. Jurisdictions that establish regulatory sandboxes are more likely to provide a welcoming business climate for technology innovators and that this may contribute to significant business growth and economic development in the State.
(c) The General Assembly also finds that investment in broadband infrastructure and technology talent programs in rural North Carolina created a skilled and knowledgeable workforce that may further contribute to significant business growth and economic development in the State. Further, establishing a North Carolina Innovation Council (Innovation Council) would promote entrepreneurial development and support the State's efforts in developing and sustaining a regulatory sandbox. The Innovation Council shall also have as part of its mission the support and development of the banking, insurance, and related industries in a manner that benefits rural, urban, and suburban areas of the State.
(d) The General Assembly finds that certain nonprofit organizations are to be recognized as having a significant contribution for guiding companies through the regulatory sandbox process and providing technical assistance to regulatory sandbox participants. Finally, the General Assembly finds that modernization of relevant banking, insurance, and related laws will contribute to the economic vitality of all areas of the State and will help North Carolina remain competitive in the twenty-first century. (2021-166, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 169 - North Carolina Regulatory Sandbox › § 169-3 - Regulatory sandbox program established; innovation waivers; limitations.

§ 169-3. Regulatory sandbox program established; innovation waivers; limitations.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who makes an innovative product or service available to consumers in the regulatory sandbox may be granted a waiver of specified requirements imposed by statute or rule, or portions thereof, if these statutes or rules do not currently permit the product or service to be made available to consumers.
(b) A waiver under subsection (a) of this section shall be no broader than necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in this Act, as determined by the applicable State agency.
(c) A waiver is valid for the duration of participation in the regulatory sandbox, not to exceed 24 months from the date of admission into the regulatory sandbox program unless an extension is granted. (2021-166, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 169 - North Carolina Regulatory Sandbox › § 169-4 - North Carolina Innovation Council established.

§ 169-4. North Carolina Innovation Council established.
(a) The North Carolina Innovation Council is established. The purpose of the Innovation Council is to support innovation, investment, and job creation within North Carolina by encouraging participation in the regulatory sandbox. The Council is empowered to set standards, principles, guidelines, and policy priorities for the types of innovations that the regulatory sandbox program will support. The Council shall be responsible for admission into the regulatory sandbox program and for assigning selected participants to the applicable State agency.
(b) The Council shall consist of 11 members, as follows:
(1) The Commissioner of Banks or appointed designee.
(2) The Commissioner of Insurance and Fire Marshal or appointed designee.
(3) The Secretary of State or appointed designee.
(4) The Attorney General or appointed designee.
(5) Two public members appointed by the Governor.
(6) One public member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
(7) Two public members from academia appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(8) Two public members from the North Carolina entrepreneurial or blockchain community appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Public members shall have a background in one or more of the following areas or related areas: financial services; insurance; blockchain; FinTech; InsurTech; or entrepreneurship.
(c) Appointed members of the Council shall serve terms of four years, beginning on October 1, 2021, and every four years thereafter, except that one each of the two members appointed by the Governor, the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall serve an initial term of two years, and every four years thereafter. Appointed members may be reappointed but shall not serve more than two consecutive terms. Vacancies among appointed members shall be filled by the appointing authority and shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(d) Upon appointment of a majority of the appointed members, the Secretary of State shall call the first meeting of the Council. At its initial meeting the Council shall elect an ex officio member as chair and an appointed member as vice-chair, each of whom shall serve a term of two years.
(e) The Council shall meet at least quarterly but may meet more frequently upon the call of the chair. A majority of the Council membership shall constitute a quorum.
(f) Members of the Council shall receive no compensation for their services other than such per diem compensation and necessary travel and subsistence expenses while engaged in the official discharge of their official duties as is provided by law for members of State boards and commissions. (2021-166, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 169 - North Carolina Regulatory Sandbox › § 169-5 - Regulatory assistance; technical assistance; nonprofit organizations.

§ 169-5. Regulatory assistance; technical assistance; nonprofit organizations.
A designated nonprofit organization which has been duly authorized by the Office of the Secretary of State shall be recognized as partners that may help sandbox applicants navigate the regulatory sandbox application process. Certain participating nonprofit organizations may also assist sandbox participants with the design and implementation of products and services during the regulatory sandbox program period. Nonprofit organizations wishing to assist regulatory sandbox applicants and participants shall submit an application to the Innovation Council for approval. Such organizations shall additionally be empowered to explore, provide input, analyze, and make recommendations with respect to innovations and the application of innovative technologies that would additionally provide benefit to the State, its consumers, and its industry. (2021-166, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 169 - North Carolina Regulatory Sandbox › § 169-8 - Consumer protections.

§ 169-8. Consumer protections.
(a) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as allowing the Council or an applicable State agency to grant an innovation waiver that alters or amends any of the following:
(1) Article 12 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes, Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law.
(2) Chapter 24 of the General Statutes, Interest.
(3) Chapter 25A of the General Statutes, Retail Installment Sales Act.
(4) Chapter 25B of the General Statutes, Credit.
(5) Article 15 of Chapter 53 of the General Statutes, Consumer Finance Act.
(5a) All financial and solvency requirements that apply to nonadmitted domestic surplus lines insurers pursuant to G.S. 58-21-21(g).
(5b) Article 36 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes, North Carolina Rate Bureau.
(5c) Article 37 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes, North Carolina Motor Vehicle Reinsurance Facility.
(6) Article 70 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes, Collection Agencies.
(7) Article 20 of Chapter 66 of the General Statutes, Loan Brokers.
(8) Chapter 75 of the General Statutes, Monopolies, Trusts, and Consumer Protection.
(9) Any other criminal or consumer protection laws.
(b) Prior to offering an innovative product or service to consumers, a sandbox participant shall make all of the following disclosures to consumers:
(1) The name and contact information of the sandbox participant.
(2) That the innovative product or service is authorized pursuant to the regulatory sandbox for a temporary testing period.
(3) That neither the State of North Carolina nor any of the applicable State agencies endorses or recommends the innovative product or service and is not subject to any liability for losses or damages caused by the product or service.
(4) That the consumer may contact the applicable State agency, including the Attorney General, to file complaints, notices of suspected legal violations, or other comments relating to the innovative product or service being tested and provide the consumer with the requisite agency telephone number and website address or other contact information where complaints or other comments may be filed.
All disclosures to consumers must be in a clear and conspicuous format in both English and Spanish.
(c) Any other statements or additional disclosures that may be required by the relevant State agency or by regulation to further the purposes of this Chapter.
(d) Nothing in this act affects the applicable State agency's exercise of its authority with respect to the efficacy of an innovative insurance product or service or limits the ability of an applicable State agency to ensure the financial capability of a sandbox participant transacting business with consumers. (2021-166, s. 1; 2022-46, s. 21.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 169 - North Carolina Regulatory Sandbox › § 169-9 - Records requirements.

§ 169-9. Records requirements.
A sandbox participant must retain comprehensive records, documents, and data produced in the ordinary course of business regarding an innovative product or service tested in the regulatory sandbox for a period not less than five years after the conclusion of the period of the testing or for the period required pursuant to the record retention policy for the applicable State agency. The records shall be available to the applicable State agency upon prior written request. The applicable State agency shall establish reporting requirements for each sandbox participant, including information about consumer complaints, if any. (2021-166, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 169 - North Carolina Regulatory Sandbox › § 169-10 - Privacy; confidentiality of records.

§ 169-10. Privacy; confidentiality of records.
(a) The Innovation Council or applicable State agency may collect personal information that is relevant and necessary to accomplish a lawful purpose. The Innovation Council or applicable State agency may not disclose personal information without the consent of the subject of the information, or unless required by law or regulation.
(b) Documents, materials, or other information in the possession of the applicable State agency that are obtained by, or disclosed to, that agency or any other person in the course of filing for review and approval of an innovative product or service under this Act are not public records under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes, are confidential and privileged, are not subject to a subpoena or discovery, and are inadmissible in evidence in any civil action.
(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a sandbox participant, upon approval of the applicable State agency, from disclosing information to an insurance carrier for the purpose of obtaining insurance coverage required for participation in the sandbox program; provided, however, that the insurance carrier must agree in writing to maintain the confidentiality of the information. (2021-166, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 169 - North Carolina Regulatory Sandbox › § 169-12 - Reciprocity.

§ 169-12. Reciprocity.
(a) A sandbox participant is deemed to possess an appropriate license under the laws of this State for purposes of any provision of federal law requiring State licensure or authorization.
(b) The Innovation Council or applicable State agency may enter into agreements with other State, federal, or foreign regulators to advance the purpose of the regulatory sandbox, which may include permission for any sandbox participant to operate in other jurisdictions.
(c) This Chapter permits persons, applicants, or entities that are authorized in other jurisdictions or that hold a license in other jurisdictions to be recognized as sandbox participants in this State. (2021-166, s. 1.)
2023 Ohio Revised Code › General Provisions › Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 1.01 | Revised Code - Citation and Designation - General Code.

Effective:
June 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 9 - 129th General Assembly
All statutes of a permanent and general nature of the state as revised and consolidated into general provisions, titles, chapters, and sections shall be known and designated as the "Revised Code", for which designation "R.C." may be substituted. Except as otherwise provided in section 1301.107 of the Revised Code, Title, Chapter, and section headings and marginal General Code section numbers do not constitute any part of the law as contained in the "Revised Code".
The enactment of the Revised Code shall not be construed to affect a right or liability accrued or incurred under any section of the General Code prior to the effective date of such enactment, or an action or proceeding for the enforcement of such right or liability. Such enactment shall not be construed to relieve any person from punishment for an act committed in violation of any section of the General Code, nor to affect an indictment or prosecution therefor. For such purposes, any such section of the General Code shall continue in full force notwithstanding its repeal for the purpose of revision.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › General Provisions › Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 1.02 | Definitions in Revised Code.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly
As used in the Revised Code, unless the context otherwise requires:
(A) "Whoever" includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private.
(B) "Another," when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property.
(C) "Of unsound mind" means that the person lacks the relevant mental capacity.
(D) "Bond" includes an undertaking.
(E) "Undertaking" includes a bond.
(F) "And" may be read "or," and "or" may be read "and" if the sense requires it.
(G) "Registered mail" includes certified mail and "certified mail" includes registered mail.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 10:52 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › General Provisions › Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 1.03 | Anything of Value Defined.

Effective:
August 27, 1976
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1040 - 111th General Assembly
As used in any section of the Revised Code for the violation of which there is provided a penalty or forfeiture, unless the context otherwise requires, "anything of value" includes:
(A) Money, bank bills or notes, United States treasury notes, and other bills, bonds, or notes issued by lawful authority and intended to pass and circulate as money;
(B) Goods and chattels;
(C) Promissory notes, bills of exchange, orders, drafts, warrants, checks, or bonds given for the payment of money;
(D) Receipts given for the payment of money or other property;
(E) Rights in action;
(F) Things which savor of the realty and are, at the time they are taken, a part of the freehold, whether they are of the substance or produce thereof or affixed thereto, although there may be no interval between the severing and taking away;
(G) Any interest in realty, including fee simple and partial interests, present and future, contingent or vested interests, beneficial interests, leasehold interests, and any other interest in realty;
(H) Any promise of future employment;
(I) Every other thing of value.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › General Provisions › Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 1.04 | Standard Time.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The standard time throughout this state shall be the mean astronomical time of the seventy-fifth degree of longitude west from Greenwich. Courts, public offices, and official legal proceedings subject to the laws of this state shall be regulated thereby. Whenever the time of performance of any act, or the time of accrual or determination of any rights, is fixed or governed by the statutes of this state or by any resolutions, rules, regulations, or orders in effect under authority of such statutes, such time shall be the standard time provided in this section.
All clocks maintained in or upon public buildings, existing as such under the laws of this state, shall be set and run according to this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › General Provisions › Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 1.05 | Imprisoned or Imprisonment Defined.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) As used in the Revised Code, unless the context otherwise requires, "imprisoned" or "imprisonment" means being imprisoned under a sentence imposed for an offense or serving a term of imprisonment, prison term, jail term, term of local incarceration, or other term under a sentence imposed for an offense in an institution under the control of the department of rehabilitation and correction, a county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, a minimum security jail, a community-based correctional facility, or another facility described or referred to in section 2929.34 of the Revised Code for the type of criminal offense and under the circumstances specified or referred to in that section.
(B) As used in division (A) of this section, "community-based correctional facility" has the same meaning as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › General Provisions › Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 1.07 | Value of Evidence of Debt or Written Instrument.

Effective:
January 1, 1974
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly
Except as provided in sections 2909.11 and 2913.61 of the Revised Code, when an evidence of debt or a written instrument is the subject of a criminal act, the amount of money due on the evidence of debt or the written instrument or secured thereby, or the amount of money or the value of property affected thereby, shall be deemed the value of the evidence of debt or the written instrument.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › General Provisions › Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 1.11 | Remedial Laws Liberally Construed.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Remedial laws and all proceedings under them shall be liberally construed in order to promote their object and assist the parties in obtaining justice. The rule of the common law that statutes in derogation of the common law must be strictly construed has no application to remedial laws; but this section does not require a liberal construction of laws affecting personal liberty, relating to amercement, or of a penal nature.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › General Provisions › Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 1.12 | Special Provision Shall Govern Unless It Appears That Provisions Are Cumulative.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When a special provision is made in a remedial law as to service, pleadings, competency of witnesses, or in any other respect inconsistent with the general provisions of sections of the Revised Code relating to procedure in the court of common pleas and procedure on appeal, the special provision shall govern, unless it appears that the provisions are cumulative.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › General Provisions › Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 1.14 | Excluding First and Including Last Day - Legal Holidays.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The time within which an act is required by law to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day; except that, when the last day falls on Sunday or a legal holiday, the act may be done on the next succeeding day that is not Sunday or a legal holiday.
When a public office in which an act, required by law, is to be performed is closed to the public for the entire day that constitutes the last day for doing the act or before its usual closing time on that day, the act may be performed on the next succeeding day that is not a Sunday or a legal holiday as defined in this section.
"Legal holiday" as used in this section means the following days:
(A) The first day of January, known as New Year's day;
(B) The third Monday in January, known as Martin Luther King day;
(C) The third Monday in February, known as Washington-Lincoln day;
(D) The day designated in the "Act of June 28, 1968," 82 Stat. 250, 5 U.S.C. 6103, as amended, for the commemoration of Memorial day;
(E) The nineteenth day of June, known as Juneteenth day;
(F) The fourth day of July, known as Independence day;
(G) The first Monday in September, known as Labor day;
(H) The second Monday in October, known as Columbus day;
(I) The eleventh day of November, known as Veterans' day;
(J) The fourth Thursday in November, known as Thanksgiving day;
(K) The twenty-fifth day of December, known as Christmas day;
(L) Any day appointed and recommended by the governor of this state or the president of the United States as a holiday.
If any day designated in this section as a legal holiday falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day is a legal holiday.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › General Provisions › Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 1.15 | Effective Date of Acts - Priority of Legal Rights.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When an act is to take effect or become operative from and after a day named, no part of that day shall be included. If priority of legal rights depends upon the order of events of the same day, such priority shall be determined by the times in the day at which they respectively occurred.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › General Provisions › Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 1.22 | Judicial Construction and Adjudication Subsequent Change Not to Affect Prior Valid Obligations.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When an officer or board of a county, township, or municipal corporation by ordinance, resolution, order, or other proceeding, in pursuance of a statute of the state, has authorized or caused the issue and delivery of any bonds, obligations, or instruments of such county, township, or municipal corporation, or has caused any county, township, or municipal contracts, grants, franchises, rights, or privileges to be made or given, which were valid according to judicial construction and adjudication at the date of such action or proceeding, and loans or other things of value have been effected or acquired or expenditures have been made by other persons in reliance upon such construction or adjudication, such bonds, obligations, contracts, grants, franchises, rights, and privileges shall be valid and binding, notwithstanding subsequent change of such rule of judicial construction and adjudication with respect to other similar legislation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › General Provisions › Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 1.23 | Construction of Cross-References.

Effective:
August 26, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 112th General Assembly
(A) Wherever in a penalty section reference is made to a violation of a series of sections, or of divisions or subdivisions of a section, such reference shall be construed to mean a violation of any section, division, or subdivision included in such reference.
(B) References in the Revised Code to action taken or authorized under designated sections of the Revised Code include, in every case, action taken or authorized under the applicable section of the General Code which is superseded by the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › General Provisions › Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 1.30 | Legislation Correcting Nonsubstantive Errors in the Revised Code.

Effective:
April 19, 1988
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 708 - 117th General Assembly
(A) In enacting any legislation with the stated purpose of correcting nonsubstantive errors in the Revised Code, it is the intent of the general assembly not to make substantive changes in the law in effect on the date of such enactment. A section of the Revised Code affected by any such act shall be construed as a restatement and correction of, and substituted in a continuing way for, the corresponding statutory provision existing on its date of enactment.
(B) Acts of the general assembly with the purpose described in division (A) of this section include:
(1) House Bill No. 1 of the 100th general assembly;
(2) House Bill No. 1 of the 104th general assembly;
(3) House Bill No. 1 of the 105th general assembly;
(4) House Bill No. 5 of the 105th general assembly special session;
(5) House Bill No. 1 of the 107th general assembly;
(6) House Bill No. 1 of the 108th general assembly;
(7) House Bill No. 1 of the 109th general assembly;
(8) House Bill No. 1 of the 110th general assembly;
(9) House Bill No. 1 of the 111th general assembly;
(10) House Bill No. 1 of the 112th general assembly;
(11) House Bill No. 1 of the 113th general assembly;
(12) House Bill No. 1 of the 114th general assembly;
(13) House Bill No. 37 of the 115th general assembly;
(14) House Bill No. 428 of the 116th general assembly;
(15) House Bill No. 708 of the 117th general assembly.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › General Provisions › Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 1.301 | Intent of h.b. 339 of the 133rd General Assembly.

Effective:
January 1, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 339 - 133rd General Assembly
In enacting H.B. 339 of the 133rd general assembly with the stated purpose of correcting nonsubstantive errors in the Revised Code, it is the intent of the general assembly not to make substantive changes in the law in effect on the date of such enactment, except for the changes to sections 167.03, 1317.04, 1317.05, 3905.85, 3905.87, 3907.15, 3915.13, 3951.06, 4505.11, and 4509.70 of the Revised Code. Other than sections 167.03, 1317.04, 1317.05, 3905.85, 3905.87, 3907.15, 3915.13, 3951.06, 4505.11, and 4509.70 of the Revised Code, a section of the Revised Code affected by H.B. 339 of the 133rd general assembly shall be construed as a restatement and correction of, and substituted in a continuing way for, the corresponding statutory provision existing on its date of enactment.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › General Provisions › Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction › Section 1.31 | Gender Specific and Gender Neutral Language.

Effective:
September 14, 1995
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 98 - 121st General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) Language is "gender neutral" if it does not expressly or implicitly refer to one sex to the real or apparent exclusion of the other and expressly or implicitly refers to both sexes without distinguishing between them.
(2) Language is "gender specific" if it expressly or implicitly refers to one sex to the real or apparent exclusion of the other or expressly or implicitly refers to both sexes and distinguishes between them.
(B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of this section, in enacting an act that replaces gender specific language with gender neutral language, it is the intent of the general assembly not to make substantive changes in the statutory law in effect on the date of that enactment by the replacement of the gender specific language with the gender neutral language. The gender neutral language shall be construed as a restatement of, and substituted in a continuing way for, the corresponding statutory gender specific language existing on the date of enactment.
(2) In enacting an act with the stated purpose of making a substantive change in a statute by replacing gender specific language with gender neutral language, the rule of construction in division (B)(1) of this section does not apply.
(C) The rule of construction in division (B) of section 1.43 of the Revised Code declares that words of one gender include the other genders. The rules of construction contained in divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section do not affect this rule of construction with respect to statutes that contain gender specific language.