N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-25
Definitions
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
Unless the context otherwise requires in this Article:
Unless the context otherwise requires in this Article:
(1) "Claimant" includes any individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation entitled to maintain an action on a bond described in this Article and shall include the "contracting body" in a suit to enforce the performance bond.
(1) “Claimant” includes any individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation entitled to maintain an action on a bond described in this Article and shall include the “contracting body” in a suit to enforce the performance bond.
(2) "Construction contract" means any contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair of any public building or other public work or public improvement, including highways.
(2) “Construction contract” means any contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair of any public building or other public work or public improvement, including highways.
(3) "Contracting body" means any department, agency, or political subdivision of the State of North Carolina which has authority to enter into construction contracts.
(3) “Contracting body” means any department, agency, or political subdivision of the State of North Carolina which has authority to enter into construction contracts.
(4) "Contractor" means any person who has entered into a construction contract with a contracting body.
(4) “Contractor” means any person who has entered into a construction contract with a contracting body.
(5) "Labor or materials" shall include all materials furnished or labor performed in the prosecution of the work called for by the construction contract regardless of whether or not the labor or materials enter into or become a component part of the public improvement, and further shall include gas, power, light, heat, oil, gasoline, telephone services and rental of equipment or the reasonable value of the use of equipment directly utilized in the performance of the work called for in the construction contract.
(5) “Labor or materials” shall include all materials furnished or labor performed in the prosecution of the work called for by the construction contract regardless of whether or not the labor or materials enter into or become a component part of the public improvement, and further shall include gas, power, light, heat, oil, gasoline, telephone services and rental of equipment or the reasonable value of the use of equipment directly utilized in the performance of the work called for in the construction contract.
(6) "Subcontractor" means any person who has contracted to furnish labor or materials to, or who has performed labor for, a contractor or another subcontractor in connection with a construction contract.
(6) “Subcontractor” means any person who has contracted to furnish labor or materials to, or who has performed labor for, a contractor or another subcontractor in connection with a construction contract.
History
(1973, c. 1194, s. 1.)
Local Modification. - (As to Article 3) Onslow: 2013-37, s. 1(e); (As to Article 3) City of Charlotte: 1987, c. 329, s. 2; (As to Article 3) city of Durham: 1987, c. 789; 1991, c. 107; (As to Article 3) city of Mount Airy: 2003-281, s. 1; (As to Article 3) town of Manteo: 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 808.
Legal Periodicals. - For note, "Mechanics' Liens - Judicial Legislation at Work: Changes in the Mechanics' Lien Law of North Carolina after Electric Supply Co. v. Swain Electrical Co.," see 27 Wake Forest L. Rev. 1033 (1992).
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.