The Governor may remove any member of the Grievance Resolution Board for one or more of the following reasons:

(1) Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude or of any criminal offense the effect of which is to prevent or interfere with the performance of Board duties.

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 148-118.7

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • 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

(2) Failure to regularly attend meetings of the Board.

(3) Failure to carry out duties assigned by the Board or its chairman.

(4) Acceptance of another office or the conduct of other business conflicting with or tending to conflict with the performance of Board duties.

(5) Any other ground that, under law, necessitates or justifies the removal of a State employee. (1987, c. 746, s. 2.)