N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-567.33
Receipt of written communications or submissions
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of December 1, 2021
(1) Unless otherwise agreed in a record by the parties, any written communication or submission is deemed to have been received if it is delivered to the addressee personally or if it is delivered at the addressee's place of business, domicile, or mailing address, and the communication or submission is deemed to have been received on the day it is delivered. Unless otherwise agreed in a record by the parties, delivery by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission, if in a record, shall constitute valid receipt if the communication or submission is in fact received, and the receipt is in a record.
(1) Unless otherwise agreed in a record by the parties, any written communication or submission is deemed to have been received if it is delivered to the addressee personally or if it is delivered at the addressee’s place of business, domicile, or mailing address, and the communication or submission is deemed to have been received on the day it is delivered. Unless otherwise agreed in a record by the parties, delivery by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission, if in a record, shall constitute valid receipt if the communication or submission is in fact received, and the receipt is in a record.
(2) If none of the places referred to in subsection (a) can be found after making reasonable inquiry, a written communication or submission is deemed to have been received if it is sent to the addressee's last known place of business, domicile, or mailing address by registered mail, certified mail, or any other means that provide a record of the attempt to deliver it.
(2) If none of the places referred to in subsection (a) can be found after making reasonable inquiry, a written communication or submission is deemed to have been received if it is sent to the addressee’s last known place of business, domicile, or mailing address by registered mail, certified mail, or any other means that provide a record of the attempt to deliver it.
(3) The provisions of this Article do not apply to a written communication or submission relating to a court, administrative, or special proceeding.
(3) The provisions of this Article do not apply to a written communication or submission relating to a court, administrative, or special proceeding.
History
(1991, c. 292, s. 1; 2017-171, s. 1.)
Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2017-171, s. 1, in subsection (a), added "in a record" in the first sentence, and rewrote the second sentence, which formerly read: "Delivery by facsimile transmission shall constitute valid receipt if the communication or submission is in fact received"; inserted "certified mail" in subsection (b); and made minor stylistic and punctuation changes throughout. For effective date and applicability, see editor's note.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.