North Carolina General Statutes
Article 3 - Gasoline and Oil Inspection.
§ 119-15.3 - Bond or letter of credit required as a condition of obtaining and keeping certain licenses.

119-15.3. Bond or letter of credit required as a condition of obtaining and keeping certain licenses.
(a) Initial Bond. - An applicant for a license as a kerosene supplier, kerosene distributor, or kerosene terminal operator must file with the Secretary of Revenue a bond or an irrevocable letter of credit. A bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be conditioned upon compliance with the requirements of this Article, be payable to the State, and be in the form required by the Secretary. The amount of the bond or irrevocable letter of credit may not be less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and may not be more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).
(b) Adjustments to Bond. - When notified by the Secretary of Revenue, a person that has filed a bond or irrevocable letter of credit and that holds a license listed in this Article must file an additional bond or irrevocable letter of credit in the amount requested by the Secretary. The person must file the additional bond or irrevocable letter of credit within 30 days after receiving the notice from the Secretary. The amount of the initial bond or irrevocable letter of credit and the additional bond or irrevocable letter of credit by the license holder, however, may not exceed the limits set in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Class 1. - A person who fails to comply with this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (2003-349, s. 10.14; 2004-203, s. 82; 2005-435, s. 21.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 119 - Gasoline and Oil Inspection and Regulation

Article 3 - Gasoline and Oil Inspection.

§ 119-14 - Title of Article.

§ 119-15 - Definitions that apply to Article.

§ 119-15.1 - List of persons who must have a license.

§ 119-15.2 - How to apply for a license.

§ 119-15.3 - Bond or letter of credit required as a condition of obtaining and keeping certain licenses.

§ 119-16.3 - Certain kerosene sales prohibited.

§ 119-18 - Inspection tax and distribution of the tax proceeds.

§ 119-19 - Authority of Secretary to cancel or revoke a license.

§ 119-21 - On failure to report, Secretary may determine tax.

§ 119-23 - Administration by Commissioner of Agriculture; collection of fees by Department of Revenue and payment into State treasury; disposition of moneys by State Treasurer.

§ 119-25 - Inspectors, clerks and assistants.

§ 119-26 - Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board created; composition, appointment of members, etc.; expenses; powers generally; adoption of standards, etc.; sale of products not complying with standards; renaming, etc., of gasoline.

§ 119-26.1 - Content of motor fuels and reformulated gasoline.

§ 119-26.3 - MTBE in motor fuels prohibited.

§ 119-27 - Display of grade rating on pumps, etc.; sales from pumps or devices not labeled; sale of gasoline not meeting standard indicated on label.

§ 119-27.1 - Self-service gasoline pumps; display of owner's or operator's name, address and telephone number.

§ 119-27.2 - Labels for dispensing pumps and devices offering ethanol-blended gasoline for retail sale.

§ 119-28 - Regulations for sale of substitutes.

§ 119-29 - Rules and regulations of Board available to interested parties.

§ 119-30 - Establishment of laboratory for analysis of inspected products.

§ 119-31 - Payment for samples taken for inspection.

§ 119-32 - Powers and authority of inspectors.

§ 119-33 - Investigation and inspection of measuring equipment; devices calculated to falsify measures.

§ 119-34 - Responsibility of retailers for quality of products.

§ 119-35 - Adulteration of products offered for sale.

§ 119-36 - Certified copies of official tests admissible in evidence.

§ 119-37 - Retail dealers required to keep copies of invoices and delivery tickets.

§ 119-38 - Prosecution of offenders.

§ 119-39 - Violation a misdemeanor.

§ 119-39.1 - Civil Penalties.

§ 119-42 - Persons engaged in transporting required to have in possession an invoice, bill of sale or bill of lading.

§ 119-43 - Display required on containers used in making deliveries.

§ 119-45 - Certain laws adopted as part of Article.

§ 119-46 - Charges for analysis of samples.

§ 119-47 - Inspection of fuels used by State.