North Carolina § 58-1-1 - Title of the Chapter.

§ 58-1-1. Title of the Chapter.

Articles 1 through 64 of this Chapter may be cited and shall be known as the Insurance Law. History (1899, c. 54; Rev., s. 4677; C.S., s. 6260.) Cross References. - As to hospital, medical, and dental service corporations, see Articles 65 and 66 of this Chapter. As to the Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1979, see Article 67 of this Chapter. As to provisions applicable to corporations governed by Articles 1 through 64 of this Chapter which relate to the elimination of discrimination in treatment of handicapped and disabled persons, see G.S. 168-10 . Editor's Note. - Pursuant to Session Laws 1987, c. 752, s. 9, as amended by Session Laws 1987 (1988 Reg. Sess.), c. 975, s. 34, the insurance and related laws of North Carolina in former Chapters 57, 57B, 58, 58A, 85C, 109, and 118, Articles 9B and 9C of Chapter 66 , and Articles 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Chapter 69 have been renumbered, rearranged and consolidated into a new Chapter 58 . This recodification was performed by the Attorney General, through the Revisor of Statutes, and the Commissioner of Insurance, through the Legal Division of the Department of Insurance. Historical citations and case annotations to the sections in the former Chapters have been added to the corresponding sections in new Chapter 58 as recodified. The new Chapter uses a three-part numbering scheme, with the Chapter number as the first part of the code section number, the Article number as the second part, and the sections of the Chapter numbered in increments of five as the final part. At the end of new Chapter 58 are tables showing comparable sections and their disposition between the various former chapters and new Chapter 58. Session Laws 1999-294, s. 13 provides that the Codifier of Rules may amend the text of the administrative rules in Title 11 of the North Carolina Administrative Code to reflect the recodification of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes. An amendment pursuant to this section is exempt from Chapter 150B of the General Statutes and review by the Rules Review Commission to the extent that it does not change the substance of the rule. Session Laws 2017-197, s. 5.7, added S.L. 2017-47, s. 18B.13, effective until June 30, 2019, creating a special prosecutor pilot project; the project allows the appointment of up to two special prosecutors to assist prosecution of certain cases as they relate to insurance fraud. Legal Periodicals. - For article on the 1945 revision of the Insurance Law, see 23 N.C.L. Rev. 283 (1945). For discussion of changes made by the Session Laws of 1947, see 25 N.C.L. Rev. 429 (1947). For case law survey as to insurance, see 44 N.C.L. Rev. 1022 (1966); 45 N.C.L. Rev. 955 (1967). For legislative survey on insurance, see 22 Campbell L. Rev. 253 (2000).