North Carolina General Statutes 143B-1357. Purchase of certain computer equipment and televisions by State agencies and governmental entities prohibited
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143B-1357
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(a) No State agency, local political subdivision of the State, or other public body shall purchase computer equipment or televisions, as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-309.131, or enter into a contract with any manufacturer that the State CIO determines is not in compliance with the requirements of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-309.134 or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-309.135 as determined from the list provided by the Department of Environmental Quality pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-309.138 The State CIO shall issue written findings upon a determination of noncompliance. A determination of noncompliance by the State CIO is reviewable under Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the N.C. Gen. Stat..
(b) The Department shall make the list available to local political subdivisions of the State and other public bodies. A manufacturer that is not in compliance with the requirements of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-309.134 or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-309.135 shall not sell or offer for sale computer equipment or televisions to the State, a local political subdivision of the State, or other public body. (2015-241, ss. 7A.2(b), 14.30(c).)