§ 143-136 Building Code Council created; membership, committees
§ 143-137 Organization of Council; rules; meetings; staff; fiscal affairs
§ 143-138 North Carolina State Building Code
§ 143-138.1 Introduction and instruction of the North Carolina Building Code; posting of written commentaries and interpretations on Department of Insurance Web site
§ 143-139 Enforcement of Building Code
§ 143-139.1 Certification of manufactured buildings, structures or components by recognized independent testing laboratory; minimum standards for single-family, on-frame modular homes
§ 143-139.2 Enforcement of insulation requirements; certificate for occupancy; no electric service without compliance
§ 143-139.3 Inspection of liquified petroleum gas piping systems for residential structures
§ 143-139.4 Certain building inspections by State
§ 143-140 Hearings before enforcement agencies as to questions under Building Code
§ 143-140.1 Alternative design construction and methods; appeals
§ 143-141 Appeals to Building Code Council
§ 143-142 Further duties of the Building Code Council
§ 143-143 Effect on certain existing laws
§ 143-143.2 Electric wiring of houses, buildings, and structures
§ 143-143.3 Temporary toilet facilities at construction sites
§ 143-143.4 Door lock exemption for certain businesses
§ 143-143.5 Access to toilets in shopping malls
§ 143-143.7 Elevator safety requirements for certain residential rental accommodations

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 143 > Article 9 - Building Code Council and Building Code

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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
  • Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
  • in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of such official seal, made upon the paper alone, as well as an impression made by means of a wafer or of wax affixed thereto. 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