North Carolina § 143B-22 - Terms occurring in laws, contracts and other documents.
Full text of North Carolina North Carolina General Statutes § 143B-22 — Terms occurring in laws, contracts and other documents., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 143B-22. Terms occurring in laws, contracts and other documents.
Any reference or designation in any statute, contract, or other document pertaining to functions, powers, obligations, and duties of a State agency assigned by the Executive Organization Act of 1973 to a principal State department shall be deemed to refer to the principal State department or the head of the principal State department, as may be appropriate. History (1973, c. 476, s. 22.)
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