The exercise of the powers, privileges, and authorities conferred on municipalities by this Part are public and government functions, exercised for a public purpose and matters of public necessity. In the case of a county, the exercise of the powers, privileges and authorities conferred by this Part is a county function and purpose, as well as a public and governmental function. In the case of any municipality other than a county, the exercise of the powers, privileges, and authorities conferred by this Part is a municipal function and purpose, as well as a public and governmental function.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-12
Public purposes
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Wells v. Cumberland County Hospital System, Inc. (2002)
Most recently applied in Wells v. Cumberland County Hospital System, Inc. (June 2002)
1983, c. 775, s. 1.
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.