120-20. When acts take effect.
Acts of the General Assembly shall be in force only from and after 60 days after the adjournment of the session in which they shall have passed, unless the commencement of the operation thereof be expressly otherwise directed. (1799, c. 527, P.R.; R.C., c. 52, s. 35; 1868-9, c. 270, s. 1; Code, s. 2862; Rev., s. 4417; C.S., s. 6105; 1995, c. 20, s. 3.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 120 - General Assembly
Article 6 - Acts, Journals, and Reports to the General Assembly.
§ 120-20 - When acts take effect.
§ 120-20.1 - Coded bill drafting.
§ 120-23 through 120-25 - Transferred to G.S147-43.1 to 147-43.3 by Session Laws 1943, c543.
§ 120-27 - Journals; preparation and filing by clerks of houses.
§ 120-28 - Journals indexed by clerks.
§ 120-29 - Journals deposited with Secretary of State.