141-8. Northern lateral seaward boundary.
The lateral seaward boundary between North Carolina and Virginia eastward from the low-water mark of the Atlantic Ocean shall be and is hereby designated as a line beginning at the intersection of the low-water mark of the Atlantic Ocean and the existing North Carolina-Virginia boundary line; thence due east on a true 90 degree bearing to the seaward jurisdictional limit of North Carolina; such boundary line to be extended on the true 90 degree bearing as far as a need for further delineation may arise. (1969, c. 841; 1971, c. 452, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 141 - State Boundaries
§ 141-1 - Governor to cause boundaries to be established and protected.
§ 141-2 - Payment of expenses of establishing boundaries.
§ 141-3 - Appointment of arbitrators.
§ 141-4 - Disagreement of arbitrators reported to General Assembly.
§ 141-7.1 - Southern lateral seaward boundary.
§ 141-8 - Northern lateral seaward boundary.
§ 141-9 - Reestablishment of North Carolina-South Carolina boundary.