It is the policy of the General Assembly that the counties of this State should have adequate authority to exercise the powers, rights, duties, functions, privileges, and immunities conferred upon them by law. To this end, the provisions of this Chapter and of local acts shall be broadly construed and grants of power shall be construed to include any powers that are reasonably expedient to the exercise of the power.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-4
Broad construction
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 153 N.C. App. 218 - Huntington Properties, LLC v. Currituck County (2002)
Most recently applied in 243 N.C. App. 508 - Point S. Props., LLC v. Cape Fear Pub. Util. Auth. (October 2015)
1973, c. 822, s. 1.
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.