North Carolina Code — 160
Browse 759 sections in division 160 of the North Carolina code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 160A-1. Application and meaning of terms.
- § 160A-2. Effect upon prior laws.
- § 160A-3. General laws supplementary to charters.
- § 160A-4. Broad construction.
- § 160A-4. 1: Repealed by Session Laws 2019-111, s. 2.6(b), as amended by Session Laws 2020-3, s. 4.33(a), and Session Laws 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d), effective June 19, 2020.
- § 160A-5. Statutory references deemed amended to conform to Chapter.
- § 160A-11. Corporate powers.
- § 160A-12. Exercise of corporate power.
- § 160A-16. Contracts to be in writing; exception.
- § 160A-17. Continuing contracts.
- § 160A-17. 1. Grants from other governments.
- § 160A-17. 2. Security interests in United States Department of Agriculture loans.
- § 160A-18. Certain deeds validated.
- § 160A-19. Leases.
- § 160A-20. Security interests.
- § 160A-20. 1. Contracts with private entities; contractors must use E-Verify.
- § 160A-21. Existing boundaries.
- § 160A-22. Map of corporate limits.
- § 160A-23. District map; reapportionment.
- § 160A-23. 1. Special rules for redistricting after a federal decennial census.
- § 160A-29. Map of annexed area, copy of ordinance and election results recorded in the office of register of deeds.
- § 160A-30. Surveys of proposed new areas.
- § 160A-31. Annexation by petition.
- § 160A-31. 1. Assumption of debt.
- § 160A-58. Definitions.
- § 160A-58. 1. Petition for annexation; standards.
- § 160A-58. 2. Public hearing.
- § 160A-58. 2A. Assumption of debt.
- § 160A-58. 3. Annexed area subject to city taxes and debts.
- § 160A-58. 4. Extraterritorial powers.
- § 160A-58. 5. Special rates for water, sewer and other enterprises.
- § 160A-58. 6. Transition from satellite to primary corporate limits.
- § 160A-58. 7. Annexation of municipal property.
- § 160A-58. 8. Recording and reporting.
- § 160A-58. 9. Effective date of certain annexation ordinances adopted from January 1, 1987, to August 3, 1987.
- § 160A-58. 9A. Effective date of certain annexation ordinances adopted under Article 4A of Chapter 160A.
- § 160A-58. 10. Tax of newly annexed territory.
- § 160A-58. 21. Purpose.
- § 160A-58. 22. Definitions.
- § 160A-58. 23. Annexation agreements authorized.
- § 160A-58. 24. Contents of agreements; procedure.
- § 160A-58. 25. Effect of agreement.
- § 160A-58. 26. Part grants no annexation authority.
- § 160A-58. 27. Relief.
- § 160A-58. 28. Effect on prior local acts.
- § 160A-58. 50. Declaration of policy.
- § 160A-58. 51. Definitions.
- § 160A-58. 52. Authority to annex.
- § 160A-58. 53. Prerequisites to annexation.
- § 160A-58. 54. Character of area to be annexed.
- § 160A-58. 55. Procedure for annexation.
- § 160A-58. 56. Provision of water and sewer service.
- § 160A-58. 57. Contract with rural fire department.
- § 160A-58. 58. Assumption of debt.
- § 160A-58. 59. Contract with private solid waste collection firms.
- § 160A-58. 60. Appeal.
- § 160A-58. 61. Annexation recorded.
- § 160A-58. 62. Authorized expenditures.
- § 160A-58. 63. Population and land estimates.
- § 160A-58. 64. Referendum prior to involuntary annexation ordinance.
- § 160A-58. 90. Recording and Reporting.
- § 160A-59. Qualifications for elective office.
- § 160A-60. Qualifications for appointive office.
- § 160A-61. Oath of office.
- § 160A-62. Officers to hold over until successors qualified.
- § 160A-63. Vacancies.
- § 160A-64. Compensation of mayor and council.
- § 160A-64. 1. Withholding compensation; money judgment against council member.
- § 160A-66. Composition of council.
- § 160A-67. General powers of mayor and council.
- § 160A-68. Organizational meeting of council.
- § 160A-69. Mayor to preside over council.
- § 160A-70. Mayor pro tempore; disability of mayor.
- § 160A-71. Regular and special meetings; recessed and adjourned meetings; procedure.
- § 160A-72. Minutes to be kept; ayes and noes.
- § 160A-74. Quorum.
- § 160A-75. Voting.
- § 160A-76. Franchises; technical ordinances.
- § 160A-77. Code of ordinances.
- § 160A-78. Ordinance book.
- § 160A-79. Pleading and proving city ordinances.
- § 160A-80. Power of investigation; subpoena power.
- § 160A-81. Conduct of public hearings.
- § 160A-81. 1. Public comment period during regular meetings.
- § 160A-82. Applicability of Part.
- § 160A-86. Local governing boards' code of ethics.
- § 160A-87. Ethics education program required.
- § 160A-101. Optional forms.
- § 160A-102. Amendment by ordinance.
- § 160A-103. Referendum on charter amendments by ordinance.
- § 160A-104. Initiative petitions for charter amendments.
- § 160A-105. Submission of propositions to voters; form of ballot.
- § 160A-106. Amendment of charter provisions dependent on form of government.
- § 160A-107. Plan to continue for two years.
- § 160A-108. Municipal officers to carry out plan.
- § 160A-109. Effective date.
- § 160A-110. Charters to remain in force.
- § 160A-111. Filing certified true copies of charter amendments.
- § 160A-146. Council to organize city government.
- § 160A-147. Appointment of city manager; dual office holding.
- § 160A-148. Powers and duties of manager.
- § 160A-149. Acting city manager.
- § 160A-150. Interim city manager.
- § 160A-151. Mayor and councilmen ineligible to serve or act as manager.
- § 160A-152. Applicability of Part.
- § 160A-155. Council to provide for administration in mayor-council cities.
- § 160A-156. Acting department heads.
- § 160A-157. Interim department heads.
- § 160A-158. Mayor and councilmen ineligible to serve or act as heads of departments.
- § 160A-159. Applicability of Part.
- § 160A-162. Compensation.
- § 160A-163. Retirement benefits.
- § 160A-164. Personnel rules.
- § 160A-164. 1. Smallpox vaccination policy (see editor's note on condition precedent).
- § 160A-164. 2. Criminal history record check of employees permitted.
- § 160A-165. Personnel board.
- § 160A-166. Participation in Social Security Act.
- § 160A-167. Defense of employees and officers; payment of judgments.
- § 160A-168. Privacy of employee personnel records.
- § 160A-169. City employee political activity.
- § 160A-169. 1. Municipality verification of employee work authorization.
- § 160A-171. City clerk; duties.
- § 160A-172. Deputy clerk.
- § 160A-173. City attorney; appointment and duties.
- § 160A-174. General ordinance-making power.
- § 160A-175. Enforcement of ordinances.
- § 160A-176. Ordinances effective on city property outside limits.
- § 160A-176. 1. Ordinances effective in Atlantic Ocean.
- § 160A-176. 2. Ordinances effective in Atlantic Ocean.
- § 160A-177. Enumeration not exclusive.
- § 160A-178. Regulation of solicitation campaigns, flea markets and itinerant merchants.
- § 160A-179. Regulation of begging.
- § 160A-180. Regulation of aircraft overflights.
- § 160A-181. Regulation of places of amusement.
- § 160A-181. 1: Repealed by Session Laws 2019-111, s. 2.6(c), as amended by Session Laws 2020-3, s. 4.33(a), and Session Laws 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d), effective June 19, 2020.
- § 160A-182. Abuse of animals.
- § 160A-183. Regulation of explosive, corrosive, inflammable, or radioactive substances.
- § 160A-184. Noise regulation.
- § 160A-185. Emission of pollutants or contaminants.
- § 160A-186. Regulation of domestic animals.
- § 160A-187. Possession or harboring of dangerous animals.
- § 160A-188. Bird sanctuaries.
- § 160A-189. Firearms.
- § 160A-190. Pellet guns.
- § 160A-191. Limitations on enactment of Sunday-closing ordinances.
- § 160A-193. Abatement of public health nuisances.
- § 160A-193. 1. Stream-clearing programs.
- § 160A-194. Regulating and licensing businesses, trades, etc.
- § 160A-196. Sewage tie-ons.
- § 160A-198. Curfews.
- § 160A-200. 1. Annual notice to chronic violators of public nuisance or overgrown vegetation ordinance.
- § 160A-202. Limitations on regulating cisterns and rain barrels.
- § 160A-203. Limitations on regulating soft drink sizes.
- § 160A-203. 1. Limitations on standards of care for farm animals.
- § 160A-203. 2. Limitations on regulation of catering by bona fide farms.
- § 160A-204. Transportation impact mitigation ordinances prohibited.
- § 160A-205. Cities enforce ordinances within public trust areas.
- § 160A-205. 1. Requiring compliance with voluntary State regulations and rules prohibited.
- § 160A-205. 2. Adoption of sanctuary ordinances prohibited.
- § 160A-205. 3. Hours of certain alcohol sales.
- § 160A-206. General power to impose taxes.
- § 160A-207. Remedies for collecting taxes.
- § 160A-208. Continuing taxes.
- § 160A-208. 1. Disclosure of certain information prohibited.
- § 160A-209. Property taxes.
- § 160A-211. 1: Repealed by Session Laws 2014-3, s. 12.3(b), effective July 1, 2015.
- § 160A-212. Animal taxes.
- § 160A-213. Motor vehicle taxes.
- § 160A-214. 1. Uniform provisions for local meals taxes.
- § 160A-215. Uniform provisions for room occupancy taxes.
- § 160A-215. 1. Gross receipts tax on short-term leases or rentals.
- § 160A-215. 2. Heavy equipment gross receipts tax in lieu of property tax.
- § 160A-216. Authority to make special assessments.
- § 160A-217. Petition for street or sidewalk improvements.
- § 160A-218. Basis for making assessments.
- § 160A-219. Corner lot exemptions.
- § 160A-220. Lands exempt from assessment.
- § 160A-221. Assessments against lands owned by the State.
- § 160A-222. Assessments against railroads.
- § 160A-223. Preliminary resolution; contents.
- § 160A-224. Notice of preliminary resolution.
- § 160A-225. Hearing on preliminary resolution; assessment resolution.
- § 160A-226. Determination of costs.
- § 160A-226. 1. Discounts authorized.
- § 160A-227. Preliminary assessment roll; publication.
- § 160A-228. Hearing on preliminary assessment roll; revision; confirmation; lien.
- § 160A-229. Publication of notice of confirmation of assessment roll.
- § 160A-230. Appeal to General Court of Justice.
- § 160A-231. Reassessment.
- § 160A-232. Payment of assessments in cash or by installments.
- § 160A-233. Enforcement of assessments; interests; foreclosure; limitations.
- § 160A-234. Assessments on property held by tenancy for life or years.
- § 160A-235. Lien in favor of a cotenant or joint owner paying special assessments.
- § 160A-236. Apportionment of assessments.
- § 160A-237. Authority to hold water and sewer assessments in abeyance.
- § 160A-238. Authority to make assessments for beach erosion control and flood and hurricane protection works.
- § 160A-239. 1. (See note for expiration of Article) Purpose; sunset.
- § 160A-239. 2. (See note for expiration of Article) Assessments.
- § 160A-239. 3. (See note for expiration of Article) Petition required.
- § 160A-239. 4. (See note for expiration of Article) Funding a project for which an assessment is imposed.
- § 160A-239. 5. (See note for expiration of Article) Payment of assessments by installments.
- § 160A-239. 6. (See note for expiration of Article) Revenue bonds.
- § 160A-239. 7. (See note for expiration of Article) Project implementation.
- § 160A-240. 1. Power to acquire property.
- § 160A-265. Use and disposal of property.
- § 160A-266. Methods of sale; limitation.
- § 160A-267. Private sale.
- § 160A-268. Advertisement for sealed bids.
- § 160A-269. Negotiated offer, advertisement, and upset bids.
- § 160A-270. Public auction.
- § 160A-271. Exchange of property.
- § 160A-272. Lease or rental of property.
- § 160A-272. 1. Lease of utility or enterprise property.
- § 160A-273. Grant of easements.
- § 160A-274. Sale, lease, exchange and joint use of governmental property.
- § 160A-275. Warranty deeds.
- § 160A-276. Sale of stocks, bonds, and other securities.
- § 160A-277. Sale of land to volunteer fire departments and rescue squads; procedure.
- § 160A-278. Lease of land for housing.
- § 160A-279. Sale of property to entities carrying out a public purpose; procedure.
- § 160A-280. Donations of personal property to other governmental units.
- § 160A-281. Policemen appointed.
- § 160A-282. Auxiliary law-enforcement personnel; workers' compensation benefits.
- § 160A-283. Joint county and city auxiliary police.
- § 160A-284. Oath of office; holding other offices.
- § 160A-285. Powers and duties of policemen.
- § 160A-286. Extraterritorial jurisdiction of policemen.
- § 160A-287. City lockups.
- § 160A-288. Cooperation between law enforcement agencies.
- § 160A-288. 1. Assistance by State law-enforcement officers; rules; cost.
- § 160A-288. 2. Assistance to State law-enforcement agencies.
- § 160A-288. 3: Expired.
- § 160A-288. 4. Police chief may establish volunteer school safety resource officer program.
- § 160A-289. Training and development programs for law enforcement.
- § 160A-289. 1. Resources to protect the public.
- § 160A-289. 2. Neighborhood crime watch programs.
- § 160A-291. Firemen appointed.
- § 160A-292. Duties of fire chief.
- § 160A-293. Fire protection outside city limits; immunity; injury to firemen.
- § 160A-294. Loss of rural fire employment.
- § 160A-294. 1. Honoring deceased or retiring firefighters.
- § 160A-295. (Contingent effective date - see Editor's note) Definitions.
- § 160A-295. 1. (Contingent effective date - see Editor's note) Municipal firefighters; hours of labor; overtime pay.
- § 160A-295. 2. (Contingent effective date - see Editor's note) Authority of Department of Labor.
- § 160A-295. 3. (Contingent effective date - see Editor's note) Applicability.
- § 160A-296. Establishment and control of streets; center and edge lines.
- § 160A-297. Streets under authority of Board of Transportation.
- § 160A-298. Railroad crossings.
- § 160A-299. Procedure for permanently closing streets and alleys.
- § 160A-299. 1. Applications for intermittent closing of roads within watershed improvement project by municipality; notice; costs; markers.
- § 160A-300. Traffic control.
- § 160A-300. 1. Use of traffic control photographic systems.
- § 160A-300. 5: Repealed by Session Laws 2009-459, s. 2, effective October 1, 2009.
- § 160A-300. 6. Regulation of golf carts on streets, roads, and highways.
- § 160A-301. Parking.
- § 160A-302. Off-street parking facilities.
- § 160A-302. 1. Fishing from bridges regulated.
- § 160A-303. Removal and disposal of junked and abandoned motor vehicles.
- § 160A-303. 1. Regulation of the placing of trash, refuse and garbage within municipal limits.
- § 160A-303. 2. Regulation of abandonment of junked motor vehicles.
- § 160A-304. Regulation of taxis.
- § 160A-305. Agreements under National Highway Safety Act.
- § 160A-306. Building setback lines.
- § 160A-307. Curb cut regulations.
- § 160A-307. 1. Limitation on city requirements for street improvements related to schools.
- § 160A-308. Regulation of dune buggies.
- § 160A-309. Intersection and roadway improvements.
- § 160A-311. Public enterprise defined.
- § 160A-312. Authority to operate public enterprises.
- § 160A-313. Financing public enterprise.
- § 160A-314. Authority to fix and enforce rates.
- § 160A-314. 1. Availability fees for solid waste disposal facilities; collection of any solid waste fees.
- § 160A-315. Billing and collecting agents for certain sewer systems.
- § 160A-316. Independent water companies to supply information.
- § 160A-317. Power to require connections to water or sewer service and the use of solid waste collection services.
- § 160A-318. Mutual aid contracts.
- § 160A-319. Utility franchises.
- § 160A-320. Public enterprise improvements.
- § 160A-321. Sale, lease, or discontinuance of city-owned enterprise.
- § 160A-322. Contracts for electric power and water.
- § 160A-323. Load management and peak load pricing of electric power.
- § 160A-324. Contract with private solid waste collection firm(s).
- § 160A-325. Selection or approval of sites for certain sanitary landfills; solid waste defined.
- § 160A-326. Limitations on rail transportation liability.
- § 160A-327. Displacement of private solid waste collection services.
- § 160A-328. Local government landfill liaison.
- § 160A-329. Provision of municipal services to certain properties.
- § 160A-331. Definitions.
- § 160A-331. 1: Repealed by Session Laws 2007-419, s. 3, effective August 21, 2007.
- § 160A-331. 2. Agreements of electric suppliers.
- § 160A-332. Electric service within city limits.
- § 160A-333. Temporary electric service.
- § 160A-334. Authority and jurisdiction of Utilities Commission.
- § 160A-335. Discontinuance of service and transfer of facilities by secondary supplier.
- § 160A-336. Electric service for city facilities.
- § 160A-337. Effect of Part on rights and duties of primary supplier.
- § 160A-338. Electric suppliers subject to police power.
- § 160A-340. Definitions.
- § 160A-340. 1. City-owned communications service provider requirements.
- § 160A-340. 2. Exemptions.