North Carolina § 58-2-90 - Extent of review under § 58-2-80.

§ 58-2-90. Extent of review under § 58-2-80.

On appeal the court shall review the record in accordance with the rules of the Court of Appeals, and any alleged irregularities in procedures before the Commissioner, not shown in the record, shall be considered under the rules of the Court of Appeals. So far as necessary to the decision and where presented, the court shall decide all relevant questions of law, interpret constitutional and statutory provisions, and determine the meaning and applicability of the terms of any action of the Commissioner. The court may affirm or reverse the decision of the Commissioner, declare the same null and void, or remand the case for further proceedings; or it may reverse or modify the decision if the substantial rights of the appellants have been prejudiced because the Commissioner's findings, inferences, conclusions or decisions are: In violation of constitutional provisions, or In excess of statutory authority or jurisdiction of the Commissioner, or Made upon unlawful proceedings, or Affected by other errors of law, or Unsupported by material and substantial evidence in view of the entire record as submitted, or Arbitrary or capricious. In making the foregoing determinations, the court shall review the whole record or such portions thereof as may be cited by any party and due account shall be taken of the rule of prejudicial error. The court shall also compel action of the Commissioner unlawfully withheld or unlawfully or unreasonably delayed. Upon any appeal, the rates fixed or any rule, regulation, finding, determination, or order made by the Commissioner under the provisions of Articles 1 through 64 of this Chapter shall be prima facie correct. History (1971, c. 703, s. 4; 2009-566, s. 27.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2009-566, s. 27, effective October 1, 2009, and applicable to appeals filed on or after that date, deleted "and the exceptions and assignments of error" preceding "in accordance" in subsection (a); and deleted the former second sentence of subsection (c) which read: "The appellant shall not be permitted to rely upon any grounds for relief on appeal which were not set forth specifically in his notice of appeal filed with the Commissioner." Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1979 administrative law, see 58 N.C.L. Rev. 1185 (1980). For survey of 1980 administrative law, see 59 N.C.L. Rev. 1017 (1981). For article discussing limitations on ad hoc adjudicatory rulemaking by an administrative agency, see 61 N.C.L. Rev. 67 (1982). For article analyzing the scope of the North Carolina Insurance Commissioner's rate-making authority, see 61 N.C.L. Rev. 97 (1982).