New N.C. Laws

S.L. 2009­559 (SB 777) AFFILIATE LIABILITY FOR OTP EXCISE TAX. An Act To Allow Affiliates Of A Tobacco Products Manufacturer To Be Treated The Same As The Manufacturer For Purposes Of Payment Of The Excise Tax On Other Tobacco Products, To Prohibit Integrated Wholesale Dealers From Selling, Borrowing, Loaning, Or Exchanging Non­Tax­Paid Tobacco Products Other Than Cigarettes To, From, Or With Other Integrated Wholesale Dealers, And To Require Persons Transporting Other Tobacco Products To File A Shipping Report With Secretary of Revenue

2009 Legislation ‘Effective October 1, 2009’ S.L. 2009­15 (HB 105) CLARIFY INTERSTATE WILDLIFFE VIOLATOR COMPACT. An Act To Clarify That The Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact Includes Violations Of Marine Resources Law, As Recommended By The Joint Legislative Commission On Seafood And Aquaculture.

S.L. 2009­36 (HB 186) LOCAL GOVERNMENT OBJECTIONS TO ABC STORES. An Act To Allow Local Governments To Object To The Location Of Alcoholic Beverage Control Stores If The Local Government Has Held A Public Hearing, Taken Evidence, And Passed A Resolution Objecting To The Location Of An Alcoholic Beverage Control Store.

S.L. 2009­48 (HB 800) RENUNCIATION AMENDMENTS. An Act To Amend The Law Relating To Renunciations And To Make Related Amendments To The North Carolina Uniform Trust Code And The Law Governing Powers Of Attorney And Administration Of Decedents’ Estates, As Recommended By The General Statutes Commission.

S.L. 2009­87 (HB 1108) CLARIFY LICENSE REQ/OUT OF STATE WEIGHMASTERS. An Act To Clarify Licensure Requirements For Out­Of­State Weighmasters Under The Laws Regulating Public Weighmasters.

S.L. 2009­89 (HB 1118) STANDARDIZE WILD BOAR SEASONS/SWINE STUDY. An Act To Standardize Wild Boar Hunting Season And The Harvesting Of Feral Swine And To Direct The Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services To Study Issues Related To The Importation Of Feral Swine In North Carolina. [See Secs. 1, 2 & 4] S.L. 2009­97 (HB 867) JUNKED & ABANDONED VEHICLES. An Act Affecting The Regulation Of Abandoned Or Junked Motor Vehicles In All Municipalities. [See Sec. 3] S.L. 2009­104 (HB 825) GARBAGE COLLECTION TRUCKS PARKING ON HIGHWAYS. An Act To Permit Garbage Trucks To Stop On The Pavement Of Highways Outside Municipal Limits While Collecting Garbage Or Recyclable Material.

S.L. 2009­120 (SB 1011) AMEND TRAP SIZES. An Act To Amend The Law Governing The Sizes Of Traps For Taking Wild Animals.

S.L. 2009­122 (HB 686) MODERNIZE DO NOT CALL PROCEDURES. An Act To Modernize Notice Requirements For Protections For Telephone Subscribers Who Wish To Stop Unwanted Telephone Solicitations And For Consumers Who Enter Into Telemarketing Transactions.

S.L. 2009­125 (HB 221) OVERSIGHT OF LICENSING BOARDS. An Act To Authorize The Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee To Review The Activities Of Occupational Licensing Boards, To Require That Certain Licensing Boards Be Audited Annually, To Specify A Date For Filing Of Reports, To Establish Sanctions For Failure To File Reports, And To Require That Board Members Receive Training, As Recommended By The Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee.

S.L. 2009­131 (SB 724) EFFECT OF CAVEAT ON ESTATE ADMINISTRATION. An Act To Allow For Certain Payments Of An Estate While A Caveat Is Pending.

S.L. 2009­132 (HB 490) PURCHASING PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES. An Act To Grant Additional Purchasing Flexibility To Community Colleges.

S.L. 2009­172 (HB 1161) REVISE INSURANCE FINANCIAL CONDITIONS. An Act To Make Changes In The Laws Related To The Financial Conditions Of Insurance Companies, Including Reinsurance Intermediaries, Receivership, Third­Party Administrators And Audits Of Workers’ Compensation Self­Insurers, And Foreign Insurers.

S.L. 2009­174 (HB 615) BUSINESS TRUSTS. An Act To Amend The Law Governing Business Trusts.

S.L. 2009­175 (HB 203) INCREASE SMALL ESTATE AMOUNT. An Act to increase the size of estates that may be administered under the small estates provisions of the general statutes.

S.L. 2009­177 (HB 723) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF ABANDONED PROPERTY. An Act To Require Holders Of Abandoned Property With Fifty Or More Property Owner Records To File Electronically With The Office Of The State Treasurer, To Allow Holders With Less Than Fifty Property Owner Records To File Electronically, And To Allow Holders Reporting Electronically To File An Electronic Affidavit.

S.L. 2009­181 (HB 1388) BROWNFIELDS PROPERTY NOTIFICATIONS. An Act To Expand The Public Notice Requirement Regarding A Prospective Developer’s Intent To Redevelop A Brownfields Property.

S.L. 2009­196 (HB 380) STRENGTHEN LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. An Act To Strengthen Local Emergency Management Capabilities, As Recommended By The Joint Select Committee On Emergency Preparedness And Disaster Management Recovery.

S.L. 2009­197 (HB 1368) AMEND FUTURE ADVANCE STATUTES. An Act To Amend The Future Advances Statutes By Distinguishing Between A Future Advance And A Future Obligation And By Making Various Other Changes.

S.L. 2009­199 (SB 625) NO DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING/BUSINESS LOCATION. An Act To Prohibit Deceptive Advertising About Geographical Location By Businesses That Supply Perishable Products.

S.L. 2009­200 (HB 323) PREVENT THE THEFT OF SCRAP METALS. An Act To Strengthen The Requirements Regarding Secondary Metals Recycling Of Regulated Metals Property In Order To Prevent The Theft Of This Property.

S.L. 2009­201 (SB 448) SELF­SERVICE STORAGE FACILITIES. An Act Amending The Laws Regulating Self­Service Storage Facilities.

S.L. 2009­222 (SB 482) CLARIFICATIONS TO TRUST CODE. An Act To Clarify That A Permissible Appointee Under A Power Of Appointment Is Not A Trust Beneficiary, And To Clarify That A Loan Or Pledge By A Trustee May Be Made In Connection With A Loan Of The Trustee’s Own Funds.

S.L. 2009­226 (HB 682) ADJUST CONFLICT THRESHOLD. An Act To Adjust The Exemption Limits For Small Local Governments In The Public Contracting Statutes To Account For Inflation Since Last Adjusted Seven Years Ago.

S.L. 2009­230 (SB 652) PROHIBIT SALE OF NOVELTY LIGHTERS. An Act To Prohibit The Retail Sale And Distribution Of Novelty Lighters, As Recommended By The Child Fatality Task Force.

S.L. 2009­246 (HB 630) SUMMARY EJECTMENT/TRIALS. An Act Providing That The Trial In A Summary Ejectment Proceeding May Commence Not Sooner Than Two Business Days After Service Of The Complaint And Summons On The Defendant.

S.L. 2009­248 (SB 1009) HUNTING LICENSE EXEMPTION FOR SPECIAL EVENTS. An Act To Authorize The Wildlife Resources Commission To Provide Exemptions From Hunting License Requirements For Special Events.

S.L. 2009­263 (HB 866) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TARGET AREAS. An Act To Allow All Municipalities The Authority To Adopt An Ordinance Declaring Residential Buildings In Community Development Target Areas To Be Unsafe And To Remove Or Demolish Those Buildings. [See Secs. 1 & 5] S.L. 2009­267 (SB 483) CLARIFY JUDICIAL CREATION OF TRUST. An Act To Clarify That Courts In North Carolina Have The Authority To Create Trusts By Judicial Order Or Judgment In Cases Properly Before The Court; And To Specifically Provide That North Carolina Courts Have The Right To Create Trusts Pursuant To 42 U.S.C. § 1396P(D)(4)(A).

S.L. 2009­269 (SB 586) FILE LIS PENDENS FOR CERTAIN EROSION ACTIONS. An Act To Require The Filing Of Notice Of Pending Litigation For Actions Seeking Injunctive Relief Regarding Sedimentation And Erosion Control For Any Land­Disturbing Activity That Is Subject To The Requirements Of Article 4 Of Chapter 113A Of The General Statutes.

S.L. 2009­271 (HB 886) ALLOW DIETETICS/NUTRITION BOARD/RECOVER COSTS. An Act To Allow The Board Of Dietetics/Nutrition To Recover Costs Incurred By The Board In Connection With Disciplinary Proceedings Of The Board.

S.L. 2009­279 (SB 661) ALLOCATE WATER COST/LANDLORD­TENANT CHANGES. An Act Authorizing Lessors Of Contiguous Premises To Allocate The Cost For Water And Sewer Service To Each Tenant Using Equipment That Measures Hot Water Usage, Requiring Landlords To Improve The Habitability Of Dwelling Units By Repairing Certain Unsafe Conditions, Staying The Execution Of A Judgment For Summary Ejectment While A Motion For Modification Of The Undertaking Is Pending, Establishing Fees For Administrative Services In Residential Tenancies, And Establishing The Circumstances Under Which A City May Order A Dwelling To Be Vacated And Closed.

S.L. 2009­284 (SB 634) TRUTH IN MUSIC ADVERTISING ACT. An Act To Prohibit The Advertising And Conducting Of Certain Live Musical Performances Or Productions, To Provide For Enforcement, And To Impose A Penalty.

S.L. 2009­287 (SB 564) STATEWIDE NUISANCE NOTICE AUTHORITY. An Act To Authorize All Municipalities And Counties To Give A Single Notice To Chronic Violators Of Their Public Nuisance Ordinances. [See Secs. 3 & 4] S.L. 2009­288 (SB 159) UPDATE FUNERAL EXPENSE ALLOWANCE/ESTATES. An Act To Update And Clarify The Second And Third Class Priority Expenses And The Gravestone Authorization In Probate Proceedings.

S.L. 2009­309 (SB 605) ASSETS OF WARD’S ESTATE. An Act To Provide For The Deposit Of MONEY Of A Ward’s Estate Into Any Financial Institution And To Make Other Clarifying Changes.

S.L. 2009­310 (HB 182) TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES/RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS. An Act To Allow The Placement Of Traffic Tables Or Traffic Calming Devices On Those Portions Of State Roads Within A Residential Subdivision.

S.L. 2009­311 (HB 1449) JUVENILE CODE REVISIONS. An Act To Make Various Revisions To The Juvenile Code.

S.L. 2009­312 (SB 1021) PROPERTY FINDERS. An Act To Protect Owners Of Abandoned Property By Regulating Property Finders.

S.L. 2009­318 (HB 481) TRUSTEE’S POWER TO APPOINT TO OTHER TRUST. An Act To Allow A Trustee To Appoint Trust Property To Another Trust For The Same Beneficiary.

S.L. 2009­325 (SB 285) REWRITE FOREIGN MONEY JUDGEMENTS LAWS. An Act To Rewrite The Law Concerning The Recognition Of Foreign Money Judgments, As Recommended By The General Statutes Commission.

S.L. 2009­327 (SB 674) AMEND RABIES LAWS. An Act To Amend The Rabies Laws To Conform With Recommendations From The Centers For Disease Control And The National Association Of State Public Health Veterinarians And To Allow Stray Or Feral Animals To Be Euthanized And Tested For Rabies After Biting A Human.

S.L. 2009­328 (SB 584) AMEND PRIVATE PROTECTIVE SERVICES ACT. An Act To Amend The Private Protective Services Act, To Make Conforming Changes To The Alarm Systems Licensing Act With Respect To Criminal Background Checks, And To Authorize The Study Of Digital Forensics.

S.L. 2009­333 (HB 1105) AMEND LAWS/REFRIGERATION CONTRACTORS. An Act To Amend The Laws Regulating Refrigeration Contractors. [See Secs. 3 & 9] S.L. 2009­340 (HB 243) MENTAL HEALTH/LAW ENFORCEMENT CUSTODY. An Act To Authorize The Facility Of First Commitment Examination To Terminate The Inpatient Commitment Proceedings In Appropriate Circumstances When A Twenty­Four­Hour Facility Is Not Available. [See Secs. 1, 2 & 4] S.L. 2009­346 (HB 1478) DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SEALS/PUBLIC RECORDS. An Act To Protect The Seal Of A Licensed Design Professional In Building Inspection Documents.

S.L. 2009­353 (HB 334) REVISE NC SKI SAFETY STATUTES. An Act To Amend The Skier Safety Statutes To Clarify The Respective Duties Of Ski Area Operators And Skiers And To Make Other Related Changes.

S.L. 2009­355 (SB 1017) ENHANCE PROTECTIONS AGAINST IDENTITY THEFT. An Act To Enhance Protections Against Identity Theft And To Protect The Credit Of Crime Victims During The Pendency Of Crime Victims Compensation Fund Applications And Appeals.

S.L. 2009­359 (HB 629) SMALL CLAIMS COURT/TRIALS. An Act Providing That The Trial Of A Small Claims Action May Commence Not Sooner Than Five Days After Service Of The Magistrate Summons On The Defendant.

S.L. 2009­362 (HB 581) PARTITION SALES/EXTEND REPORT & ANSWER TIMES. An Act To Extend The Deadline For The Commissioners In A Partition Action To Report Back To The Court On Their Proposed Division Of The Land, To Extend The Deadline For Responding To A Summons In A Partition Action From Ten Days To Thirty Days, To Provide Notice Of Right To Seek Counsel, And To Clarify The Time Period For Appealing A Confirmation Order.

S.L. 2009­366 (HB 1090) UI/SEVERANCE MODIFICATIONS. An Act Amending The Definition Of Total And Partial Unemployment Relating To The Treatment Of Severance Pay Under The Employment Security Laws Of North Carolina.

S.L. 2009­367 (HB 746) AMEND PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS ACT/FEES. An Act Amending The Licensed Professional Counselors Act And Authorizing The North Carolina Board Of Licensed Professional Counselors To Increase Certain Fees.

S.L. 2009­376 (SB 368) VAROIUS CHANGES IN MOTOR VEHICLE LAW. An Act To Make Various Changes To The Motor Vehicle Laws, As Requested By The Department Of Crime Control And Public Safety. [See Secs. 2­5, 7­13, 16 & 17] S.L. 2009­377 (HB 1595) MALT BEVERAGE SPECIAL PERMIT. An Act To Authorize The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission To Issue Malt Beverage Special Event Permits And Malt Beverage Tasting Permits In The Same Or Similar Manner As Wine.

S.L. 2009­382 (HB 1183) HEALTH AND OTHER INSURANCE LAW CHANGES. An Act To Make Various Changes In The Laws Governing Health Insurance And Managed Care; To Change Certain Health Insurance Laws To Comport With Recent Congressional Enactments; To Make A Technical Correction In A Credit Insurance Law; To Conform Motor Vehicle Inspection Compliance Requirement With Discontinuation Of Stickers; And To Repeal The Expiration Date Of The Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact Act. [See Secs. 1­33, 36 & 37] S.L. 2009­383 (HB 1159) INSURANCE LICENSING CHANGES. An Act To Clarify The Laws On Insurance Business Entity Licenses; To Provide For Electronic Filings With The Department Of Insurance; And To Clarify The Law On Appointment Of Agents By Insurance Companies.

S.L. 2009­386 (HB 1084) REVISE LPG DEALER REQUIREMENTS. An Act To Amend The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Law To Create Classes Of Dealers For The Purpose Of Insurance Requirements, To Clarify The Authority To Conduct Inspections, To Increase Civil Penalties, And To Make Technical Changes.

S.L. 2009­388 (SB 465) AMEND STATE FAIR HOUSING ACT. An Act Amending The State Fair Housing Act.

S.L. 2009­393 (SB 935) AMEND MARRIAGE & FAMILY LICENSURE LAWS/FEES. An Act Amending The Marriage And Family Therapy Licensure Laws And Authorizing The North Carolina Marriage And Family Therapy Licensure Board To Increase Fees.

S.L. 2009­395 (HB 311) CONTINUE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUNDING. An Act To Continue The Construction Funding Of Schools Through The First And The Second One­Half Cent Sales And Use Taxes. [See Secs. 2 & 3] S.L. 2009­400 (HB 1110) CLARIFY/ALIENATION OF AFFECTION/CRIMINAL CONVERSATION. An Act To Clarify Procedures In Civil Actions For Alienation Of Affection And Criminal Conversation.

S.L. 2009­405 (SB 820) CREATE NEW TITLING CATEGORIES. An Act To Create New Motor Vehicle Titling And Registration Categories For Motor Vehicles Classified As Replica Vehicles, Street Rods, And Custom Vehicles, And To Make Corresponding Changes. [See Secs. 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7] S.L. 2009­420 (SB 882) STATUTE OF REPOSE/PRODUCTS LIABILITY. An Act To Clarify And Reform The Statutes Of Limitation And Repose In Product Liability Actions.

S.L. 2009­423 (HB 1296) EST. DRUG AND MEDICAL DEVICE REPOSITORY/BOP. An Act To Establish The Drug, Supplies, And Medical Device Repository Program In The North Carolina Board Of Pharmacy. [See Secs. 1­3] S.L. 2009­434 (HB 819) POLYSOMNOGRAPHY PRACTICE ACT. An Act To Establish The Polysomnography Practice Act.

S.L. 2009­435 (SB 802) IMMUNITY FOR NONPROFIT HEALTH REFERENCE SERVICE. An Act To Provide That A Nonprofit Community Health Referral Service That Refers Low­Income Patients To Physicians For Free Services Is Not Liable For The Acts Or Omissions Of The Physician In Rendering Service To That Patient, If The Physician Maintains Professional Liability Coverage For That Service.

S.L. 2009­439 (SB 600) CONDEMNATION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. An Act To Require A Demonstration Of Lack Of Prudent And Feasible Alternative In Order For Public Condemnors To Condemn Property Encumbered By A Conservation Easement.

S.L. 2009­440 (SB 660) AUTO INSURANCE/DIMUNITION IN VALUE. An Act To Provide An Alternative Method Of Determining Property Damages As A Part Of Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance.

S.L. 2009­441 (HB 1057) ABOLISH CERTAIN DEFICIENCY JUDGEMENTS. An Act To Abolish Deficiency Judgments In Certain Cases Where The Mortgage Is Secured By Primary Residence.

S.L. 2009­444 (SB 606) NOTICE TO CREDITORS WITHOUT ESTATE ADMIN. An Act To Establish A Procedure For Providing Notice To Creditors Without Estate Administration When A Decedent Dies Leaving No Property Subject To Probate And To Make A Technical Correction To The Provision Providing For Costs In The Administration Of Estates.

S.L. 2009­445 (SB 509) REVENUE LAWS TECHNICAL, CLARIFYING AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES. An Act To Make Technical, Clarifying, And Administrative Changes To The Tax And Related Laws. [See Sec. 15] S.L. 2009­451 (SB 202) APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2009. An Act To Make Base Budget Appropriations For Current Operations Of State Departments, Institutions, And Agencies, And For Other Purposes. [See Secs. 10.57(b), 17.8, 19.20(a) & (e), 20B.3, 21A.1, 25.6, 27A.2(b)­(d) & (f)] S.L. 2009­452 (SB 851) SUPERVISION OF CERTAIN DEFENDANTS. An Act To Allow District Courts To Supervise Defendants Convicted In Superior Court Who Are Assigned To Drug Treatment Courts Or Therapeutic Courts.

S.L. 2009­455 (HB 1103) UPDATE SEED LAW/INCREASE SEED LICENSE FEES. An Act To Update The Seed Law And To Increase Fees For Seed Dealer Licenses.

S.L. 2009­457 (HB 1222) MORTGAGE/RATE SPREAD & HIGH COST LOANS. An Act To Update The Rate Spread And High­Cost Home Loans Statutes, And To Make A Conforming Change To The Emergency Program To Reduce Home Foreclosures Act.

S.L. 2009­459 (HB 121) REGULATION OF GOLF CARTS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. An Act To Allow All Units Of Local Government To Regulate Golf Carts.

S.L. 2009­462 (HB 456) TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES/CERTAIN DHHS FACILITIES. An Act To Make Technical And Organizational Changes To The Law Regarding The Licensure And Inspection Of Facilities For Aged And Disabled Individuals. [See Secs. 1, 2, 4 & 5] S.L. 2009­473 (SB 252) COMPLY WITH MELENDEZ­DIAZ DECISION. An Act To Amend State Law Regarding The Introduction Of Lab Reports And Related Documents To Comply With Requirements Of The United States Supreme Court Decision In Melendez­Diaz V. Massachusetts.

S.L. 2009­474 (SB 425) STREAMLINE PLAN REV. & INSPECTION/STATE BUILDINGS. An Act To Streamline The Plan Review And Inspection Process For State Buildings By Transferring The Authority For Building Code Enforcement With Respect To State Buildings From The Department Of Insurance To The Department Of Administration; By Transferring Four Code Enforcement Positions From The Department Of Insurance To The Department Of Administration; By Creating Four Code Enforcement Positions In The Department Of Administration; And To Continue The Secretary Of Administration’s Authority To Appoint Members To The Board Of Awards. [See Secs. 1­8 & 10] S.L. 2009­477 (HB 752) LOBBYING LATE FEES. An Act To Require Notice Be Given Prior To Assessing A Late Filing Fee For Lobbyists And Lobbyist Principals, And To Prohibit Lobbyists From Serving On The North Carolina State Health Coordinating Council. [See Secs. 1 & 3] S.L. 2009­482 (HB 1637) MODERNIZE PRECIOUS METAL BUSINESS PERMITTING. An Act To Modernize The Record Keeping Of Precious Metals Purchases By Dealers, To Subject All Dealers In Precious Metals To Similar Record­Keeping Requirements, To Increase Precious Metals Permitting Fees, To Require That A Criminal History Record Check Be Conducted On Employees Of Precious Metals Dealers, And To Make Various Other Changes To The Precious Metals Permitting Statutes. [See Sec. 6] S.L. 2009­499 (HB 760) DISPOSAL OF PESTICIDE CONTAINERS. An Act To Exempt Pesticide Containers From The Prohibition On Disposal Of Rigid Plastic Containers In Landfills.

S.L. 2009­506 (SB 894) UI/SCHOOL TEACHER RELATED AMENDMENTS. An Act To Amend The Employment Security Laws Relating To The Definition Of Substitute Teacher And Other School­Related Positions In Determining Eligibility For Unemployment Insurance Benefits And Relating To Disqualification For Benefits Due To Inability To Obtain A License Or Certification Necessary For The Performance Of An Individual’s Employment.

S.L. 2009­509 (SB 1007) AMEND HOME INSPECTOR LICENSURE LAWS. An Act Amending The Laws Under The North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Act. [See Secs. 1, 4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4 & 6] S.L. 2009­511 (SB 1057) SALES TAX INCENTIVES FOR FLIGHT SIMULATORS. An Act To Expand The Sales Tax Exemption For Aircraft Simulators.

S.L. 2009­512 (HB 578) PARTITION SALES/COMMRS., SELLERS, BUYERS. An Act To Clarify Notice Required To Parties Who May Be Unknown Or Unlocatable In A Partition Proceeding; To Codify The Current Practice Of Granting Owners Credit For Their Existing Interest In Land When Bidding On A Partition Sale; To Permit A Court To Order An Independent Appraisal If Requested And Paid For By A Party To The Partition Who Challenges The Amount Bid In A Partition Sale; To Clarify The Standard For Determining What Constitutes “Substantial Injury” With Regards To A Petition For A Sale Of The Property; And To Provide For Mediation Of Partition Disputes.

S.L. 2009­515 (HB 806) NOTICE ON LEINS FOR HOA ASSESSMENTS. An Act To Require That A Homeowners Association Make Reasonable And Diligent Efforts To Locate And Notify A Lot Owner Under The Planned Community Act Or A Unit Owner Under The Condominium Act Prior To Filing A Claim Of Lien For Assessments.

S.L. 2009­519 (SB 859) TORT CLAIMS ACT/LOCAL GOV. OPT­IN. An Act To Allow Cities With Population Greater Than A Certain Population Threshold To Be Subject To The State Tort Claims Act With Certain Modifications.

S.L. 2009­532 (HB 1409) BUILDING CODE EXCLUSION/CERTAIN WIRING. An Act To Exempt Certain Electrical Lighting Devices And Fixtures And Water Heater Replacement In Residences From Building Permitting Requirements.

S.L. 2009­557 (SB 1073) AMEND ALARM SYSTEMS LICENSING ACT. An Act Amending The North Carolina Alarm Systems Licensing Act And Authorizing The North Carolina Alarm Systems Licensing Board To Establish A Late Registration Fee.

S.L. 2009­558 (SB 958) DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS/NC MEDICAL BOARD. An Act Amending Disciplinary Proceedings Of The North Carolina Medical Board.

S.L. 2009­566 (HB 1166) INSURANCE LAW CHANGES. An Act To Make Various Changes In The Laws Governing Insurance Producers And Brokers, Bail Bondsmen, Motor Clubs, Premium Finance Companies, And Collection Agencies, To Require An Insurer To Provide Certain Information Regarding A Deceased Person’s Life Insurance To A Funeral Director Or Establishment, To Delete Obsolete References To Assignments Of Error, And To Make Other Changes. [See Secs. 16­19, 26, 27 & 29] S.L. 2009­569 (HB 1570) AMEND ALLOCATION OF TVA PAYMENT. An Act To Amend The Allocation Among Local Governments Of The Tennessee Valley Authority Payment In Lieu Of Taxes.

S.L. 2009­571 (HB 1274) STATE HEALTH PLAN BLUE RIBBON TASK FORCE. An Act Making Technical And Other Changes Pertaining To The State Health Plan Blue Ribbon Task Force And To The State Health Plan For Teachers And State Employees. [See Secs. 3(E) & 4] S.L. 2009­573 (SB 974) CONSUMER ECONOMIC PROTECTION ACT OF 2009. An Act To Enact The Consumer Economic Protection Act Of 2009.

2009 Legislation ‘Effective December 1, 2009’ S.L. 2009­37 (HB 616) OFFENSE FOR PORTABLE TOILETS/PUMPER TRUCKS. An Act To Create The Offense Of Larceny, Destruction, Defacement, Or Vandalism Of Portable Toilets Or Pumper Trucks.

S.L. 2009­93 (HB 1327) SCHOOLS NOTIFIED OF CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION. An Act Authorizing Law Enforcement Agencies To Disseminate An Assessment Of Criminal Intelligence Information To A School Principal Pursuant To Federal Law.

S.L. 2009­107 (HB 43) SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS/FAILURE TO DISCHARGE DUTY. An Act Making It Unlawful For A School Board Member To Willfully Fail To Discharge The Duties Of The Office.

S.L. 2009­128 (SB 1000) MOTOR VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT LAW CHANGES. An Act To Restrict The Overall Length Of A Single Vehicle With Two Or More Axles To Forty Feet, To Require That Vehicles Transporting Equipment Or Poles For Emergency Utility Repair At Night Have Trailers That Are No Longer Than Fifty­Three Feet, To Increase The Maximum Length For A Combination Of A House Trailer Used As A Mobile Home With Its Towing Vehicle, And To Require Certain Farm Vehicles To Be Self­Propelled When Operating On A Highway.

S.L. 2009­135 (HB 9) NO TEXTING WHILE DRIVING. An Act To Make It Unlawful To Use A Mobile Telephone For E­Mail Or Text Messaging While Operating A Vehicle On A Public Street Or Highway Or Public Vehicular Area.

S.L. 2009­147 (HB 440) THE NICHOLAS ADKINS SCHOOL BUS SAFETY ACT. An Act To Provide For The Use Of Automated Camera Or Video Recording Systems To Detect And Prosecute Individuals Who Pass Stopped School Buses, As Recommended By