Recodified as G.S. 143B-1716 by Session Laws 2024-57, s. 3E.1(i), effective July 1, 2025
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-188
Recodified as G.S. 143B-1716 by Session Laws 2024-57, s. 3E.1(i), effective July 1, 2025
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 178 N.C. App. 197 - Ramey v. Easley (2006)
Most recently applied in 230 N.C. App. 413 - Allmond v. Goodnight (November 2013)
Recodified as G.S. 143B-1716 by Session Laws 2024-57, s. 3E.1(i), effective July 1, 2025
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