North Carolina § 115D-97 - Contracts with unlicensed schools and evidences of indebtedness made null and void.
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§ 115D-97. Contracts with unlicensed schools and evidences of indebtedness made null and void.
All contracts entered into by proprietary schools with students or prospective students, and all promissory notes or other evidence of indebtedness taken in lieu of cash payments by such schools shall be null and void unless such schools are duly licensed as required by this Article. History (1957, c. 1000; 1961, c. 1175, s. 11; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1987, c. 442, s. 2; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 877, s. 9; 2011-21, s. 8.) Editor's Note. - This section was formerly G.S. 115C-578. It was recodified by Session Laws 1987, c. 442, s. 2, effective July 1, 1987. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-21, s. 8, effective June 15, 2011, and applicable to projects initiated on or after that date, substituted "proprietary schools" for "proprietary business, proprietary technical, proprietary trade, or correspondence schools." Opinions of Attorney General Massage and Bodywork Therapy Schools. - Massage and bodywork therapy schools that are exempt from Article 8 of Chapter 115D , G.S. 115D-87 et seq., need not comply with any of the requirements of Article 8, including the provisions of this section. See opinion of Attorney General to Charles P. Wilkins, Counsel, North Carolina Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy, 2000 N.C. AG LEXIS 27 (3/15/2000). §§ 115D-98 through 115D-104: Reserved for future codification purposes.
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