Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 136 > Article 11A - Exemption and Deferment from Removal of Certain Directional Signs, Displays, and Devices

• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Motorist services directional signs: means signs, displays, and devices giving directional information about goods and services in the interest of the traveling public, including but not limited to:

  (1) Places of public lodging;

  (2) Places where food is served to the public on a regular basis;

  (3) Places where automotive fuel or emergency automotive repair services, including truck stops, are regularly available to the public;

  (4) Educational institutions;

  (5) Places of religious worship;

  (6) Public or private recreation areas, including campgrounds, resorts and attractions, natural wonders, wildlife and water fowl refuges, and nature trails;

  (7) Plays, concerts and fairs;

  (8) Antiques, gift and souvenir shops;

  (9) Agricultural products in a natural state, including vegetables and fruit. See North Carolina General Statutes 136-140.7

• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3