This Article applies to an agency's exercise of its authority to adopt a rule. A rule is not valid unless it is adopted in substantial compliance with this Article. An agency shall not seek to implement or enforce against any person a policy, guideline, or other interpretive statement that meets the definition of a rule contained in G.S. 150B-2(8a) if the policy, guideline, or other interpretive statement has not been adopted as a rule in accordance with this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-18
Scope and effect
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 153 N.C. App. 527 - Affordable Care, Inc. v. North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners (2002)
Most recently applied in N.C. Acupuncture Licensing Bd. v. N.C. Bd. of Physical Therapy Exam'rs (August 2017)
1991, c. 418, s. 1; 2011-398, s. 1; 2012-187, s. 2.
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
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.