North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 66 - Commerce and Business

§ 66-10 - Failure of dealers of scrap, salvage, or surplus to keep record of purchases of certain items misdemeanor. - 66-10. Failure of dealers of scrap, salvage, or surplus to...

§ 66-11.2 - Recodified as G.S66-426 by Session Laws 2012-46, s27, effective October 1, 2012, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. - 66-11.2: Recodified as G.S. 66-426 by Session Laws 2012-46, s....

Article 2 - Manufacture and Sale of Matches.

§ 66-12 - Requirements for matches permitted to be sold. - 66-12. Requirements for matches permitted to be sold. No person,...

§ 66-13 - Packages to be marked. - 66-13. Packages to be marked. No person, association, or corporation...

§ 66-14 - Storage and packing regulated. - 66-14. Storage and packing regulated. No more than one case...

§ 66-15 - Shipping containers regulated. - 66-15. Shipping containers regulated. All match boxes or packages shall...

§ 66-16 - Violation of Article a misdemeanor. - 66-16. Violation of Article a misdemeanor. Any person, association, or...

§ 66-16.1 - Retail sale of novelty lighters prohibited. - 66-16.1. Retail sale of novelty lighters prohibited. (a) Definition. -...

Article 4 - Electrical Materials, Devices, Appliances and Equipment.

§ 66-23 - Sale of electrical goods regulated. - 66-23. Sale of electrical goods regulated. Every person, firm or...

§ 66-24 - Identification marks required. - 66-24. Identification marks required. All electrical materials, devices, appliances and...

§ 66-25 - Acceptable listings as to safety of goods[Effective until January 1, 2023] - 66-25. Acceptable listings as to safety of goods. [Effective until...

§ 66-26 - Legal responsibility of proper installations unaffected. - 66-26. Legal responsibility of proper installations unaffected. This Article shall...

§ 66-27 - Violation made misdemeanor. - 66-27. Violation made misdemeanor. Any person, firm or corporation who...

§ 66-27.01 - Enforcement. - 66-27.01. Enforcement. The Commissioner or his designee or the electrical...

Article 4A - Safety Features of Hot Water Heaters.

§ 66-27.1 - Certain automatic hot water tanks or heaters to have approved relief valves; installation or sale of unapproved relief valves forbidden. - 66-27.1. Certain automatic hot water tanks or heaters to have...

§ 66-27.1A - Water heater thermostat settings. - 66-27.1A. Water heater thermostat settings. (a) The thermostat of any...

§ 66-27.2 - Certain hot water supply storage tank or heater baffles, heat traps, etc., to be tested before installation or sale. - 66-27.2. Certain hot water supply storage tank or heater baffles,...

§ 66-27.3 - Violation of Article made misdemeanor. - 66-27.3. Violation of Article made misdemeanor. Violation of any provision...

§ 66-27.4 - Local regulation of hot water heater safety features. - 66-27.4. Local regulation of hot water heater safety features. Nothing...

Article 4B - Safety Features of Trailers.

§ 66-27.5 - House trailers to have two doors. - 66-27.5. House trailers to have two doors. (a) In order...

§ 66-27A - Recodified as 66-27.01 by Session Laws 1997-456, s27. - 66-27A: Recodified as 66-27.01 by Session Laws 1997-456, s. 27.

Article 5 - Sale of Phonograph Records or Electrical Transcriptions.

§ 66-28 - Prohibition of rights to further restrict or to collect royalties on commercial use. - 66-28. Prohibition of rights to further restrict or to collect...

Article 8 - Public Warehouses.

§ 66-35 - Who may become public warehousemen. - 66-35. Who may become public warehousemen. Any person or any...

§ 66-36 - Bond required. - 66-36. Bond required. Every person or every corporation organized under...

§ 66-37 - Person injured may sue on bond. - 66-37. Person injured may sue on bond. Whenever such warehouseman...

§ 66-38 - When insurance required; storage receipts. - 66-38. When insurance required; storage receipts. Every such warehouseman shall,...

§ 66-39 - Books of account kept; open to inspection. - 66-39. Books of account kept; open to inspection. Every such...

§ 66-40 - Unlawful disposition of property stored. - 66-40. Unlawful disposition of property stored. If any person unlawfully...

Article 9 - Collection of Accounts.

§ 66-41 through 66-49 - Recodified as §§ 66-49.24 through 66-49.50. - 66-41 through 66-49: Recodified as 66-49.24 through 66-49.50.

Article 9B - Motor Clubs and Associations.

§ 66-49.9 through 66-49.23 - Recodified as Article 69 of Chapter 58. - 66-49.9 through 66-49.23: Recodified as Article 69 of Chapter 58.

Article 9C - Collection Agencies.

§ 66-49.24 through 66-49.50 - Recodified as Article 70 of Chapter 58. - 66-49.24 through 66-49.50: Recodified as Article 70 of Chapter 58.

Article 10A - Inventions Developed by Employee.

§ 66-57.1 - Employee's right to certain inventions. - 66-57.1. Employee's right to certain inventions. Any provision in an...

§ 66-57.2 - Employer's rights. - 66-57.2. Employer's rights. (a) An employer may not require a...

Article 11 - Government in Business.

§ 66-58 - Sale of merchandise or services by governmental units[Effective until January 1, 2023] - 66-58. Sale of merchandise or services by governmental units. [Effective...

Article 11A - Electronic Commerce In Government.

§ 66-58.1 - Title; purpose. - 66-58.1. Title; purpose. This Article shall be known and may...

§ 66-58.2 - Definitions. - 66-58.2. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...

§ 66-58.3 - Certification authority licensing. - 66-58.3. Certification authority licensing. All persons acting as a certification...

§ 66-58.4 - Use of electronic signatures. - 66-58.4. Use of electronic signatures. All public agencies may use...

§ 66-58.5 - Validity of electronic signatures. - 66-58.5. Validity of electronic signatures. (a) An electronic signature contained...

§ 66-58.6 - Enforcement. - 66-58.6. Enforcement. (a) The Secretary may investigate complaints or other...

§ 66-58.7 - Civil penalty. - 66-58.7. Civil penalty. The Secretary may assess a civil penalty...

§ 66-58.8 - Criminal penalty. - 66-58.8. Criminal penalty. (a) Any person who willfully violates any...

§ 66-58.9 - Exemptions. - 66-58.9. Exemptions. This Article shall not apply to any of...

§ 66-58.10 - Rule making. - 66-58.10. Rule making. (a) The Secretary may promulgate rules under...

§ 66-58.11 - Reciprocal agreements. - 66-58.11. Reciprocal agreements. The Secretary is hereby authorized to enter...

§ 66-58.12 - Agencies may provide access to services through electronic and digital transactions; fees authorized. - 66-58.12. Agencies may provide access to services through electronic and...

Article 11B - Electronic Access to State Services.

§ 66-58.20 - Development and implementation of Web portals; public agency links. - 66-58.20. Development and implementation of Web portals; public agency links....

Article 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions.

§ 66-65 - Indemnity bonds required of agents, etc., to state maximum liability and period of liability. - 66-65. Indemnity bonds required of agents, etc., to state maximum...

§ 66-66 - Manufacture or sale of antifreeze solutions compounded with inorganic salts or petroleum distillates prohibited. - 66-66. Manufacture or sale of antifreeze solutions compounded with inorganic...

§ 66-67 - Disposition by laundries and dry cleaning establishments of certain unclaimed clothing. - 66-67. Disposition by laundries and dry cleaning establishments of certain...

§ 66-67.1 - Disposal by repair businesses of certain unclaimed property. - 66-67.1. Disposal by repair businesses of certain unclaimed property. (a)...

§ 66-67.2 - Persons who sell used goods on consignment must keep certain records. - 66-67.2. Persons who sell used goods on consignment must keep...

§ 66-67.3 - Disposal of dies, molds, forms, and patterns. - 66-67.3. Disposal of dies, molds, forms, and patterns. (a) Definitions....

§ 66-67.4 - Film and photographic print processor or computer technician to report film or computer images containing pictures of a minor engaging in sexual activity. - 66-67.4. Film and photographic print processor or computer technician to...

§ 66-67.5 - Requirements for maintenance fees for gift cards. - 66-67.5. Requirements for maintenance fees for gift cards. (a) Disclosure....

Article 14A - Assumed Business Name Act.

§ 66-71.1 - Short title. - 66-71.1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the...

§ 66-71.2 - Statement of purpose. - 66-71.2. Statement of purpose. The purpose of this Article is...

§ 66-71.3 - Definitions. - 66-71.3. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...

§ 66-71.4 - Filing of certificate; exception. - 66-71.4. Filing of certificate; exception. (a) Before any person engages...

§ 66-71.5 - Contents of certificate. - 66-71.5. Contents of certificate. (a) An assumed business name certificate...

§ 66-71.6 - Execution of certificate. - 66-71.6. Execution of certificate. An assumed business name certificate must...

§ 66-71.7 - Amendment of certificate. - 66-71.7. Amendment of certificate. Any person that has filed an...

§ 66-71.8 - Withdrawal of assumed business name. - 66-71.8. Withdrawal of assumed business name. Any person filing an...

§ 66-71.9 - Secretary of State to maintain a centralized, statewide database of assumed business name information. - 66-71.9. Secretary of State to maintain a centralized, statewide database...

§ 66-71.10 - Register of deeds to index certificates; transmission of data to central database. - 66-71.10. Register of deeds to index certificates; transmission of data...

§ 66-71.11 - Forms. - 66-71.11. Forms. (a) The Land Records Management Advisory Committee established...

§ 66-71.12 - Effect of filing certificate. - 66-71.12. Effect of filing certificate. (a) An assumed business name...

§ 66-71.13 - Copy of certificate prima facie evidence. - 66-71.13. Copy of certificate prima facie evidence. A copy of...

§ 66-71.14 - Consequences of signing false certificate or violating Article. - 66-71.14. Consequences of signing false certificate or violating Article. (a)...

§ 66-71.15 - Expiration of certificates filed under Article 14; transition provisions. - 66-71.15. Expiration of certificates filed under Article 14; transition provisions....

Article 15 - Person Trading as "Company" or "Agent."

§ 66-72 - Person trading as "company" or "agent" to disclose real parties. - 66-72. Person trading as "company" or "agent" to disclose real...

Article 16 - Unfair Trade Practices in Diamond Industry.

§ 66-73 - Definitions. - 66-73. Definitions. For the purpose of this Article: (1) A...

§ 66-74 - What constitutes unfair trade practice. - 66-74. What constitutes unfair trade practice. It is an unfair...

§ 66-75 - Penalty for violation; each practice a separate offense. - 66-75. Penalty for violation; each practice a separate offense. Any...

Article 17 - Closing-Out Sales.

§ 66-76 - Definitions. - 66-76. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, "closing-out sale"...

§ 66-78 - Additions to stock in contemplation of sale prohibited. - 66-78. Additions to stock in contemplation of sale prohibited. No...

§ 66-79 - Replenishment of stock prohibited. - 66-79. Replenishment of stock prohibited. No person carrying on or...

§ 66-80 - Continuation of sale or business beyond termination date. - 66-80. Continuation of sale or business beyond termination date. No...

§ 66-81 - Advertising or conducting sale contrary to Article; penalty. - 66-81. Advertising or conducting sale contrary to Article; penalty. Any...

§ 66-82 - Sales excepted; liability for dissemination of false advertisement. - 66-82. Sales excepted; liability for dissemination of false advertisement. The...

§ 66-83 - Restraining or enjoining illegal act. - 66-83. Restraining or enjoining illegal act. Upon complaint of any...

Article 18 - Labeling of Household Cleaners.

§ 66-85 - Labeling cleaners containing volatile substances capable of producing toxic effects; definition. - 66-85. Labeling cleaners containing volatile substances capable of producing toxic...

§ 66-86 - Penalty for selling product in violation of Article. - 66-86. Penalty for selling product in violation of Article. Any...

§ 66-87 - Injunctions. - 66-87. Injunctions. Upon complaint by the Department of Health and...

§ 66-88 - Application of Article after enactment of federal legislation. - 66-88. Application of Article after enactment of federal legislation. If...

Article 19 - Business Opportunity Sales.

§ 66-94 - Definition. - 66-94. Definition. For purposes of this Article, "business opportunity" means...

§ 66-94.1 - Responsible sellers exemption. - 66-94.1. Responsible sellers exemption. (a) The provisions of Article 19...

§ 66-95 - Required disclosure statement. - 66-95. Required disclosure statement. At least 48 hours prior to...

§ 66-96 - Bond or trust account required. - 66-96. Bond or trust account required. If the business opportunity...

§ 66-97 - Filing with Secretary of State. - 66-97. Filing with Secretary of State. (a) The seller of...

§ 66-98 - Prohibited acts. - 66-98. Prohibited acts. Business opportunity sellers shall not: (1) Represent...

§ 66-99 - Contracts to be in writing; form; provisions. - 66-99. Contracts to be in writing; form; provisions. (a) Every...

§ 66-100 - Remedies. - 66-100. Remedies. (a) If a business opportunity seller uses any...

Article 20 - Loan Brokers.

§ 66-106 - Definitions. - 66-106. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this Article, the following...

§ 66-107 - Required disclosure statement. - 66-107. Required disclosure statement. At least seven days prior to...

§ 66-108 - Bond or trust account required. - 66-108. Bond or trust account required. (a) Every loan broker...

§ 66-109 - Filing with Secretary of State. - 66-109. Filing with Secretary of State. (a) Prior to placing...

§ 66-110 - Contracts to be in writing. - 66-110. Contracts to be in writing. Every loan brokerage contract...

§ 66-111 - Remedies. - 66-111. Remedies. (a) If a loan broker uses any untrue...

§ 66-112 - Scope. - 66-112. Scope. The provisions of this Article shall apply in...

Article 21 - Prepaid Entertainment Contracts.

§ 66-118 - Definitions. - 66-118. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context...

§ 66-119 - Contract requirements. - 66-119. Contract requirements. Every prepaid entertainment contract shall: (1) Be...

§ 66-120 - Buyer's rights. - 66-120. Buyer's rights. Every seller of a prepaid entertainment contract...

§ 66-121 - Buyer's right to cancel. - 66-121. Buyer's right to cancel. (a) In addition to any...

§ 66-122 - Rights and responsibilities after cancellation. - 66-122. Rights and responsibilities after cancellation. Within 30 days after...

§ 66-123 - Prohibited practices. - 66-123. Prohibited practices. (a) No person shall sell any prepaid...

§ 66-124 - Bond or escrow account required. - 66-124. Bond or escrow account required. (a) Prior to the...

§ 66-124.1 - Record keeping; provision of records to the Attorney General. - 66-124.1. Record keeping; provision of records to the Attorney General....

§ 66-125 - Remedies. - 66-125. Remedies. (a) Any buyer injured by any violation of...

Article 22 - Discount Buying Clubs.

§ 66-131 - Definition. - 66-131. Definition. For the purpose of this Article, a "discount...

§ 66-132 - Contracts to be in writing. - 66-132. Contracts to be in writing. (a) Every contract between...

§ 66-133 - Customer's right to cancel. - 66-133. Customer's right to cancel. (a) In addition to any...

§ 66-134 - Prohibited acts. - 66-134. Prohibited acts. Discount buying clubs shall not: (1) Represent...

§ 66-135 - Bond and trust account required. - 66-135. Bond and trust account required. (a) Every discount buying...

§ 66-136 - Remedies. - 66-136. Remedies. (a) Any person injured by a violation of...

§ 66-137 - Taxes. - 66-137. Taxes. Discount buying clubs must pay North Carolina sales...

Article 23 - Rental Referral Agencies.

§ 66-142 - Definition. - 66-142. Definition. For the purposes of this Article, a "rental...

§ 66-143 - Fees and deposits. - 66-143. Fees and deposits. (a) A rental referral agency shall...

§ 66-144 - Representations of availability. - 66-144. Representations of availability. (a) A rental referral agency shall...

§ 66-145 - Bond or trust account required. - 66-145. Bond or trust account required. (a) Every rental referral...

§ 66-146 - Remedies. - 66-146. Remedies. (a) Any person injured by a violation of...

Article 24 - Trade Secrets Protection Act.

§ 66-152 - Definitions. - 66-152. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context...

§ 66-153 - Action for misappropriation. - 66-153. Action for misappropriation. The owner of a trade secret...

§ 66-154 - Remedies. - 66-154. Remedies. (a) Except as provided herein, actual or threatened...

§ 66-155 - Burden of proof. - 66-155. Burden of proof. Misappropriation of a trade secret is...

§ 66-156 - Preservation of secrecy. - 66-156. Preservation of secrecy. In an action under this Article,...

§ 66-157 - Statute of limitations. - 66-157. Statute of limitations. An action for misappropriation of a...

Article 25 - Regulation of Precious Metal Businesses.

§ 66-163 - Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter 66, G.S66-405 through 66-414, by Session Laws 2012-46, s15, effective October 1, 2012, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. - 66-163: Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter...

§ 66-164 - Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter 66, G.S66-405 through 66-414, by Session Laws 2012-46, s15, effective October 1, 2012, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. - 66-164: Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter...

§ 66-165 - Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter 66, G.S66-405 through 66-414, by Session Laws 2012-46, s15, effective October 1, 2012, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. - 66-165: Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter...

§ 66-167 - Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter 66, G.S66-405 through 66-414, by Session Laws 2012-46, s15, effective October 1, 2012, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. - 66-167: Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter...

§ 66-168 - Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter 66, G.S66-405 through 66-414, by Session Laws 2012-46, s15, effective October 1, 2012, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. - 66-168: Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter...

§ 66-169 - Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter 66, G.S66-405 through 66-414, by Session Laws 2012-46, s15, effective October 1, 2012, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. - 66-169: Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter...

§ 66-170 - Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter 66, G.S66-405 through 66-414, by Session Laws 2012-46, s15, effective October 1, 2012, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. - 66-170: Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter...

§ 66-171 - Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter 66, G.S66-405 through 66-414, by Session Laws 2012-46, s15, effective October 1, 2012, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. - 66-171: Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter...

§ 66-172 - Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter 66, G.S66-405 through 66-414, by Session Laws 2012-46, s15, effective October 1, 2012, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. - 66-172: Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter...

§ 66-173 - Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter 66, G.S66-405 through 66-414, by Session Laws 2012-46, s15, effective October 1, 2012, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. - 66-173: Recodified as Part 2 of Article 45 of Chapter...

Article 26 - Farm Machinery Franchises.

§ 66-180 - Definitions. - 66-180. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context...

§ 66-181 - Usage of trade. - 66-181. Usage of trade. The terms "utility" and "industrial," when...

§ 66-182 - Notice of termination of agreements. - 66-182. Notice of termination of agreements. (a) Notwithstanding any agreement...

§ 66-183 - Supplier's duty to repurchase. - 66-183. Supplier's duty to repurchase. (a) Whenever a dealer enters...

§ 66-184 - Repurchase terms. - 66-184. Repurchase terms. (a) The supplier shall repurchase from the...

§ 66-185 - Exceptions to repurchase requirement. - 66-185. Exceptions to repurchase requirement. This Article does not require...

§ 66-186 - Uniform commercial practice. - 66-186. Uniform commercial practice. (a) This Article does not affect...

§ 66-187 - Warranty obligations. - 66-187. Warranty obligations. (a) Whenever a supplier and a dealer...

§ 66-187.1 - Prohibited acts. - 66-187.1. Prohibited acts. No supplier shall do any of the...

§ 66-188 - Failure to repurchase; civil remedy. - 66-188. Failure to repurchase; civil remedy. (a) If a supplier...

Article 27 - Sales Representative Commissions.

§ 66-190 - Definitions. - 66-190. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...

§ 66-190.1 - Written contracts. - 66-190.1. Written contracts. The agreement or contract between a sales...

§ 66-191 - Payment of commissions; termination. - 66-191. Payment of commissions; termination. When a contract between a...

§ 66-192 - Civil liability. - 66-192. Civil liability. (a) A principal who fails to comply...

§ 66-192.1 - Revocable offers of commission; entitlement. - 66-192.1. Revocable offers of commission; entitlement. If a principal makes...

§ 66-193 - Contracts void. - 66-193. Contracts void. A provision in any contract between a...

Article 28 - Rental Car Advertising and Sales Practices.

§ 66-200 - Scope. - 66-200. Scope. This Article applies to all persons renting vehicles...

§ 66-201 - Definitions. - 66-201. Definitions. As used in this Article: (1) "Collision damage...

§ 66-202 - Rental car advertising. - 66-202. Rental car advertising. (a) Except as set forth in...

§ 66-203 - Prohibited charges. - 66-203. Prohibited charges. (a) No rental car company may charge,...

§ 66-204 - Permitted charges. - 66-204. Permitted charges. (a) In addition to the rental rate,...

§ 66-205 - Agent licenses required. - 66-205. Agent licenses required. No employee or other representative of...

§ 66-206 - Effects of violations. - 66-206. Effects of violations. Any violation of the provisions of...

§ 66-207 - Rental car companies assist in publicizing law. - 66-207. Rental car companies assist in publicizing law. (a) A...

Article 29 - Invention Development Services.

§ 66-209 - Definitions. - 66-209. Definitions. As used in this Article, the following terms...

§ 66-210 - Disclosures made prior to contract. - 66-210. Disclosures made prior to contract. In either the first...

§ 66-211 - Standard provisions for cover notice. - 66-211. Standard provisions for cover notice. (a) A contract for...

§ 66-212 - Contracting requirements. - 66-212. Contracting requirements. (a) Each contract for invention development services...

§ 66-213 - Mandatory contract terms. - 66-213. Mandatory contract terms. (a) A contract for invention development...

§ 66-214 - Financial requirements. - 66-214. Financial requirements. (a) Except as provided by subsection (c)...

§ 66-215 - Remedies. - 66-215. Remedies. (a) Any contract for invention development services that...

§ 66-216 - Enforcement. - 66-216. Enforcement. The Attorney General shall enforce this Article and...

Article 30 - Credit Repair Services Act.

§ 66-220 - Short title and purpose. - 66-220. Short title and purpose. (a) This Article shall be...

§ 66-221 - Definitions. - 66-221. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context...

§ 66-222 - Bond or trust account required. - 66-222. Bond or trust account required. Every credit repair business...

§ 66-223 - Prohibited acts. - 66-223. Prohibited acts. A credit repair business and its salespersons,...

§ 66-224 - Contractual requirements. - 66-224. Contractual requirements. (a) Effective October 1, 1991, every contract...

§ 66-225 - Violations. - 66-225. Violations. (a) If a credit repair business uses any...

§ 66-226 - Scope. - 66-226. Scope. The provisions of this Article shall apply in...

Article 31 - Membership Camping Act.

§ 66-230 - Title. - 66-230. Title. This Article shall be known and may be...

§ 66-231 - Applicability. - 66-231. Applicability. This Article shall apply to each membership camping...

§ 66-232 - Definitions. - 66-232. Definitions. For purposes of this Article the following definitions...

§ 66-233 - Administration; unlawful offer or execution of membership camping contract. - 66-233. Administration; unlawful offer or execution of membership camping contract....

§ 66-234 - Registration of membership camping operator. - 66-234. Registration of membership camping operator. (a) The application for...

§ 66-235 - Time of effect of registration. - 66-235. Time of effect of registration. Upon receipt of the...

§ 66-236 - Registration fees. - 66-236. Registration fees. An applicant for registration under this Article...

§ 66-237 - Registration of salespersons. - 66-237. Registration of salespersons. (a) It shall be unlawful for...

§ 66-238 - Membership camping operator's disclosure statement. - 66-238. Membership camping operator's disclosure statement. (a) Every membership camping...

§ 66-239 - Contract terms. - 66-239. Contract terms. (a) The membership camping operator shall deliver...

§ 66-240 - Cancellation. - 66-240. Cancellation. In addition to any other right to revoke...

§ 66-241 - Escrow account. - 66-241. Escrow account. (a) All purchase money received from or...

§ 66-242 - Advertising, solicitations. - 66-242. Advertising, solicitations. A membership camping operator shall disclose in...

§ 66-243 - Provision of records to the Secretary of State. - 66-243. Provision of records to the Secretary of State. Any...

§ 66-244 - Limitation on duration of contract term. - 66-244. Limitation on duration of contract term. A membership camping...

§ 66-245 - Prohibited practices. - 66-245. Prohibited practices. It shall be unlawful for any membership...

§ 66-246 - Nondisturbance provisions. - 66-246. Nondisturbance provisions. (a) With respect to any property in...

§ 66-247 - Remedies. - 66-247. Remedies. (a) Any purchaser injured by any violation of...

Article 32 - Peddlers, Itinerant Merchants, and Specialty Markets.

§ 66-250 - Definitions. - 66-250. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...

§ 66-251 - Itinerant merchant and peddler must have permission of property owner. - 66-251. Itinerant merchant and peddler must have permission of property...

§ 66-252 - Display and possession of certificate of registration. - 66-252. Display and possession of certificate of registration. (a) When...

§ 66-253 - Display of identification upon request. - 66-253. Display of identification upon request. Upon the request of...

§ 66-254 - Records of source of new merchandise. - 66-254. Records of source of new merchandise. (a) Record Required....

§ 66-254.1 - Certain sales prohibited. - 66-254.1. Certain sales prohibited. No person who is described by...

§ 66-255 - Specialty market or operator of an event registration list. - 66-255. Specialty market or operator of an event registration list....

§ 66-256 - Exemptions from Article. - 66-256. Exemptions from Article. This Article does not apply to...

§ 66-257 - Misdemeanor violations. - 66-257. Misdemeanor violations. (a) Class 1 Misdemeanors. - A person...

§ 66-258 - Local regulation not affected. - 66-258. Local regulation not affected. This Article does not affect...

Article 33 - Telephonic Seller Registration and Bond Requirement.

§ 66-260 - Definitions. - 66-260. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context...

§ 66-261 - Registration of telephonic sellers. - 66-261. Registration of telephonic sellers. (a) Not less than 10...

§ 66-262 - Filing information. - 66-262. Filing information. (a) Each filing submitted to the Secretary...

§ 66-263 - Bond requirement; prizes and gifts. - 66-263. Bond requirement; prizes and gifts. (a) At least 10...

§ 66-264 - Calls made to minors. - 66-264. Calls made to minors. A telephonic seller must inquire...

§ 66-265 - Offers of gifts or prizes. - 66-265. Offers of gifts or prizes. (a) It shall be...

§ 66-266 - Penalties. - 66-266. Penalties. (a) Any violation of this Article shall constitute...

Article 34 - Certificates of Authentication.

§ 66-270 - Authority of Secretary of State to authenticate documents. - 66-270. Authority of Secretary of State to authenticate documents. The...

§ 66-271 - Definitions. - 66-271. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...

§ 66-272 - Certificate of authentication. - 66-272. Certificate of authentication. To authenticate a document, the Secretary...

§ 66-273 - Prerequisites for authentication. - 66-273. Prerequisites for authentication. All of the following conditions must...

§ 66-274 - Limitations on authentication. - 66-274. Limitations on authentication. (a) The Secretary shall not issue...

§ 66-275 - Other methods of authentication not precluded. - 66-275. Other methods of authentication not precluded. Nothing in this...

Article 35 - Agreements Between North Carolina and Foreign Governments.

§ 66-280 - Agreements between North Carolina and foreign governments to be filed. - 66-280. Agreements between North Carolina and foreign governments to be...

Article 36 - Truthful Advertisements of Costs of Servicing or Repairing Private Passenger Vehicles.

§ 66-285 - Advertisements of servicing or repairing private passenger vehicles. - 66-285. Advertisements of servicing or repairing private passenger vehicles. (a)...

Article 37 - Tobacco Reserve Fund and Escrow Compliance.

§ 66-290 - Definitions. - 66-290. Definitions. As used in this Article: (1) "Adjusted for...

§ 66-291 - Requirements. - 66-291. Requirements. (a) Any tobacco product manufacturer selling cigarettes to...

§ 66-292 - Definitions. - 66-292. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Part: (1)...

§ 66-293 - Sale of certain cigarettes prohibited. - 66-293. Sale of certain cigarettes prohibited. (a) Civil Penalty. -...

§ 66-294 - Duties of manufacturers. - 66-294. Duties of manufacturers. (a) Participating Manufacturers. - Unless the...

§ 66-294.1 - Duties of Attorney General. - 66-294.1. Duties of Attorney General. (a) Annual Lists. - The...

§ 66-294.2 - Joint and several liability of importers of cigarettes manufactured by nonparticipating manufacturers located outside the United States. - 66-294.2. Joint and several liability of importers of cigarettes manufactured...

Article 38 - Year 2000 Liability and Damages.

§ 66-295 - through 66-299Expired. - 66-295 through 66-299: Expired.

§ 66-296 - 66-295 through 66-299Expired. - 66-295 through 66-299: Expired.

§ 66-297 - 66-295 through 66-299Expired. - 66-295 through 66-299: Expired.

§ 66-298 - 66-295 through 66-299Expired. - 66-295 through 66-299: Expired.

§ 66-299 - 66-295 through Expired. - 66-295 through 66-299: Expired.

Article 39 - Self-Service Storage Rental Contracts.

§ 66-305 - Contract requirements. - 66-305. Contract requirements. A rental contract for the storage of...

§ 66-306 - Late fees. - 66-306. Late fees. (a) In all rental contracts in which...

§ 66-307 - Violations. - 66-307. Violations. (a) Late fees and attorney fees are not...

Article 40 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

§ 66-311 - Short title. - 66-311. Short title. This Article may be cited as the...

§ 66-312 - Definitions. - 66-312. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context...

§ 66-313 - Scope. - 66-313. Scope. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b),...

§ 66-314 - Prospective application. - 66-314. Prospective application. This Article applies to any electronic record...

§ 66-315 - Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement. - 66-315. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by...

§ 66-316 - Construction and application. - 66-316. Construction and application. This Article must be construed and...

§ 66-317 - Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts. - 66-317. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic...

§ 66-318 - Provision of information in writing; presentation of records. - 66-318. Provision of information in writing; presentation of records. (a)...

§ 66-319 - Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature. - 66-319. Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature....

§ 66-320 - Effect of change or error. - 66-320. Effect of change or error. If a change or...

§ 66-321 - Notarization and acknowledgment. - 66-321. Notarization and acknowledgment. If a law requires a signature...

§ 66-322 - Retention of electronic records; originals. - 66-322. Retention of electronic records; originals. (a) If a law...

§ 66-323 - Admissibility in evidence. - 66-323. Admissibility in evidence. In a proceeding, evidence of a...

§ 66-324 - Automated transaction. - 66-324. Automated transaction. In an automated transaction, the following rules...

§ 66-325 - Time and place of sending and receipt. - 66-325. Time and place of sending and receipt. (a) Unless...

§ 66-326 - Transferable records. - 66-326. Transferable records. (a) In this section, "transferable record" means...

§ 66-327 - Consumer transactions; alternative procedures for use or acceptance of electronic records or electronic signatures. - 66-327. Consumer transactions; alternative procedures for use or acceptance of...

§ 66-328 - Procedures consistent with federal law. - 66-328. Procedures consistent with federal law. Consistent with the provisions...

§ 66-329 - Choice of law in computer information agreement. - 66-329. Choice of law in computer information agreement. A choice...

§ 66-330 - Severability clause. - 66-330. Severability clause. If any provision of this Article or...

Article 41 - Manufacturing Redevelopment Districts.

§ 66-340 - Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2005-462, s8, as amended by Session Laws 2006-264, s99.5(g), effective September 1, 2008(2005-462, s1.) - 66-340: Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2005-462, s. 8, as...

§ 66-341 - Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2005-462, s8, as amended by Session Laws 2006-264, s99.5(g), effective September 1, 2008(2005-462, s1.) - 66-341: Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2005-462, s. 8, as...

§ 66-342 - Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2005-462, s8, as amended by Session Laws 2006-264, s99.5(g), effective September 1, 2008(2005-462, s1.) - 66-342: Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2005-462, s. 8, as...

§ 66-343 - Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2005-462, s8, as amended by Session Laws 2006-264, s99.5(g), effective September 1, 2008(2005-462, s1.) - 66-343: Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2005-462, s. 8, as...

§ 66-344 - Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2005-462, s8, as amended by Session Laws 2006-264, s99.5(g), effective September 1, 2008(2005-462, s1.) - 66-344: Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2005-462, s. 8, as...

§ 66-345 - Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2005-462, s8, as amended by Session Laws 2006-264, s99.5(g), effective September 1, 2008(2005-462, s1.) - 66-345: Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2005-462, s. 8, as...

§ 66-346 - Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2005-462, s8, as amended by Session Laws 2006-264, s99.5(g), effective September 1, 2008(2005-462, s1.) - 66-346: Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2005-462, s. 8, as...

Article 42 - State Franchise for Cable Television Service.

§ 66-350 - Definitions. - 66-350. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...

§ 66-351 - State franchising authority. - 66-351. State franchising authority. (a) Authority. - The Secretary of...

§ 66-352 - Award of franchise and commencement of service. - 66-352. Award of franchise and commencement of service. (a) Notice...

§ 66-354 - General filing and report requirements. - 66-354. General filing and report requirements. (a) General. - A...

§ 66-355 - Effect on existing local franchise agreement. - 66-355. Effect on existing local franchise agreement. (a) Existing Agreement....

§ 66-356 - Service standards and requirements. - 66-356. Service standards and requirements. (a) Discrimination Prohibited. - A...

§ 66-357 - Availability and use of PEG channels. - 66-357. Availability and use of PEG channels. (a) Application. -...

§ 66-358 - Transmission of PEG channels. - 66-358. Transmission of PEG channels. (a) Service. - A cable...

Article 43 - Service Agreements.

§ 66-370 - Motor vehicle service agreement companies. - 66-370. Motor vehicle service agreement companies. (a) This section applies...

§ 66-371 - Home appliance service agreement companies. - 66-371. Home appliance service agreement companies. (a) This section applies...

§ 66-372 - Miscellaneous requirements for motor vehicle and home appliance service agreement companies. - 66-372. Miscellaneous requirements for motor vehicle and home appliance service...

§ 66-373 - Insurance policy requirements. - 66-373. Insurance policy requirements. (a) Each company or person subject...

§ 66-374 - Mechanical breakdown service agreements. - 66-374. Mechanical breakdown service agreements. (a) Except as provided in...

Article 44 - Free Insurance.

§ 66-380 - Definitions. - 66-380. Definitions. As used in this Article: (1) "Consumer goods"...

§ 66-381 - Free insurance. - 66-381. Free insurance. No person shall advertise, offer, or provide...

§ 66-382 - Unfair trade practice. - 66-382. Unfair trade practice. A violation of G.S. 66-381 constitutes...

Article 45 - Pawnbrokers, Metal Dealers, and Scrap Dealers.

§ 66-385 - Short title. - 66-385. Short title. This Part shall be known and may...

§ 66-386 - Purpose. - 66-386. Purpose. The making of pawn loans and the acquisition...

§ 66-387 - Definitions. - 66-387. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Part: (1)...

§ 66-388 - Pawnbroker authority. - 66-388. Pawnbroker authority. A pawnbroker licensee is authorized to: (i)...

§ 66-389 - License required. - 66-389. License required. It is unlawful for any person, firm,...

§ 66-390 - Requirements for licensure. - 66-390. Requirements for licensure. (a) To be eligible for a...

§ 66-391 - Record-keeping requirements for pawnbrokers. - 66-391. Record-keeping requirements for pawnbrokers. (a) Every pawnbroker shall keep...

§ 66-392 - Record-keeping requirements for currency converters and e-buyers. - 66-392. Record-keeping requirements for currency converters and e-buyers. (a) Every...

§ 66-393 - Pawnbroker fees; interest rates. - 66-393. Pawnbroker fees; interest rates. No pawnbroker shall demand or...

§ 66-394 - Pawnbroker transactions. - 66-394. Pawnbroker transactions. In every pawn transaction: (1) The original...

§ 66-395 - Prohibitions. - 66-395. Prohibitions. (a) A pawnbroker shall not: (1) Accept a...

§ 66-396 - Penalties. - 66-396. Penalties. (a) Every person, firm, or corporation, their guests...

§ 66-397 - Municipal or county authority. - 66-397. Municipal or county authority. All of the counties and...

§ 66-398 - License renewal. - 66-398. License renewal. Notwithstanding any provision of this Part to...

§ 66-399 - Bond. - 66-399. Bond. Every person, firm, or corporation licensed under this...

§ 66-405 - Legislative finding. - 66-405. Legislative finding. The General Assembly finds and declares that...

§ 66-406 - Definitions. - 66-406. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Part: (1)...

§ 66-407 - Permits. - 66-407. Permits. (a) Dealer Permit. - Except as provided in...

§ 66-408 - Perjury; punishment. - 66-408. Perjury; punishment. Any person who shall willfully commit perjury...

§ 66-409 - Bond or trust account required. - 66-409. Bond or trust account required. Before any permit shall...

§ 66-410 - Records to be kept. - 66-410. Records to be kept. (a) Every dealer to whom...

§ 66-411 - Items not to be modified. - 66-411. Items not to be modified. No item included in...

§ 66-412 - Purchasing from juvenile. - 66-412. Purchasing from juvenile. No dealer or employee or agent...

§ 66-413 - Penalties. - 66-413. Penalties. Any dealer who violates the provisions of this...

§ 66-414 - Portable smelters prohibited. - 66-414. Portable smelters prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any...

§ 66-420 - Definitions. - 66-420. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Part: (1)...

§ 66-420.1 - Applicability. - 66-420.1. Applicability. This Chapter shall not apply to a salvage...

§ 66-421 - Required records and receipts for regulated metals transactions. - 66-421. Required records and receipts for regulated metals transactions. (a)...

§ 66-422 - Inspection of regulated metals property and records. - 66-422. Inspection of regulated metals property and records. (a) Retention...

§ 66-423 - Hold notices for nonferrous metals; retention of nonferrous metals. - 66-423. Hold notices for nonferrous metals; retention of nonferrous metals....

§ 66-424 - Prohibited activities and transactions. - 66-424. Prohibited activities and transactions. (a) A secondary metals recycler...

§ 66-425 - Permissible payment methods for nonferrous metals purchasers. - 66-425. Permissible payment methods for nonferrous metals purchasers. Limitation on...

§ 66-426 - Issuance of nonferrous metals purchase permits by Sheriff; form; fees; recordkeeping. - 66-426. Issuance of nonferrous metals purchase permits by Sheriff; form;...

§ 66-427 - Exemptions. - 66-427. Exemptions. This Part does not apply to: (1) Purchases...

§ 66-428 - Preemption. - 66-428. Preemption. A county or municipality shall not enact any...

§ 66-429 - Violations. - 66-429. Violations. (a) Punishment Generally. - Unless the conduct is...

§ 66-430 - Restitution. - 66-430. Restitution. The court may order a defendant to make...

§ 66-431 - Forfeiture of vehicles used to transport unlawfully obtained regulated metals property. - 66-431. Forfeiture of vehicles used to transport unlawfully obtained regulated...

Article 46 - Guaranteed Asset Protection Waivers.

§ 66-440 - Definitions. - 66-440. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...

§ 66-441 - Scope of Article. - 66-441. Scope of Article. (a) Complete Exemptions. - This Article...

§ 66-442 - Guaranteed asset protection waivers not subject to insurance laws. - 66-442. Guaranteed asset protection waivers not subject to insurance laws....

§ 66-443 - Insurance of guaranteed asset protection waivers. - 66-443. Insurance of guaranteed asset protection waivers. (a) Insurance for...

§ 66-444 - Mandatory terms. - 66-444. Mandatory terms. A guaranteed asset protection waiver shall include...

§ 66-445 - Cancellation. - 66-445. Cancellation. (a) Cancellation During Free-Look Period. - A guaranteed...

§ 66-446 - Miscellaneous provisions. - 66-446. Miscellaneous provisions. (a) Article Controls. - The offering and...

§ 66-447 - Enforcement. - 66-447. Enforcement. The Attorney General may take action which is...

§ 66-448 - Severability. - 66-448. Severability. If any provision of this Article or the...

Article 47 - Zip Line and Challenge Course Financial Responsibility.

§ 66-455 - Definitions. - 66-455. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...

§ 66-456 - Liability insurance. - 66-456. Liability insurance. (a) Insurance Required. - A person cannot...

§ 66-457 - Exceptions. - 66-457. Exceptions. This Article does not apply to any one...

§ 66-458 - Rule-making authority. - 66-458. Rule-making authority. The Commissioner must adopt rules to implement...

Article 48 - Limited Business Immunity.

§ 66-470 - Essential businesses; emergency response entities; liability limitation. - 66-470. Essential businesses; emergency response entities; liability limitation. (a) Notwithstanding...

§ 66-471 - Applicability. - 66-471. Applicability. This Article applies to acts or omissions occurring...

§ 66-472 - Definitions. - 66-472. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...

§ 66-473 - Severability. - 66-473. Severability. This Article shall be liberally construed to effectuate...

Article 49 - Vehicle Value Protection Agreements.

§ 66-480 - Scope. - 66-480. Scope. The purpose of this Article is to provide...

§ 66-481 - Definitions. - 66-481. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...

§ 66-482 - Requirements for offering vehicle value protection agreements. - 66-482. Requirements for offering vehicle value protection agreements. (a) Vehicle...

§ 66-483 - Disclosures. - 66-483. Disclosures. Vehicle value protection agreements must disclose in writing...

§ 66-484 - Commercial transaction exemptions. - 66-484. Commercial transaction exemptions. G.S. 66-473(5) and (7) shall not...

§ 66-485 - Enforcement. - 66-485. Enforcement. The Attorney General may take action necessary or...

§ 66-486 - Intent. - 66-486. Intent. Vehicle value protection agreements are not insurance and...

Article 50 - Regulation of High-Volume Third-Party Sellers Operating on Online Marketplaces.

§ 66-490 - Purpose. - 66-490. Purpose. The General Assembly recognizes that many of its...

§ 66-491 - Definitions. - 66-491. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...

§ 66-492 - Verification of high-volume third-party seller information by online marketplace. - 66-492. Verification of high-volume third-party seller information by online marketplace....

§ 66-493 - Disclosure of high-volume third-party seller information to consumers. - 66-493. Disclosure of high-volume third-party seller information to consumers. (a)...

§ 66-494 - Limitation on use of information; security of marketplace information. - 66-494. Limitation on use of information; security of marketplace information....

§ 66-495 - Enforcement. - 66-495. Enforcement. (a) If the Attorney General has reason to...

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Chapter 66 - Commerce and Business