(a) Duty to Appraise. – The Department of Revenue shall appraise for taxation each public service company in accordance with subsection (b) of this section except for a public service company listed in this subsection. The Department shall appraise certain specified properties of the following public service companies in accordance with subsection (c) of this section, and all other properties of such companies shall be listed, appraised, and assessed in the manner prescribed by this Subchapter for the properties of taxpayers other than public service companies:

(1) Bus line.

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 105-335

  • 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
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • personal property: shall include moneys, goods, chattels, choses in action and evidences of debt, including all things capable of ownership, not descendable to heirs at law. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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) Motor freight carrier.

(3) Airline.

(4) Mobile telecommunications company.

(5) Tower aggregator company.

(b) Property of Public Service Companies Other Than Those Noted in Subsection (c). –

(1) System Property. – Each year, as of January 1, the Department of Revenue shall appraise at its true value the system property used by each public service company both inside and outside this State. Property leased by a public service company shall be included in appraising the value of its system property if necessary to ascertain the true value of the company’s system property.

(2) Nonsystem Personal Property. – Each year as of January 1, the Department shall appraise at its true value each public service company’s nonsystem tangible personal property subject to taxation in this State.

(3) Nonsystem Real Property. – In accordance with the county in which the public service company’s nonsystem real property is located and the schedules set out in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-286 and 105-287, the Department of Revenue shall appraise at its true value each public service company’s nonsystem real property subject to taxation in this State.

(c) Property of Bus Line, Motor Freight Carrier, Airline, Mobile Telecommunications, and Tower Aggregator Companies. –

(1) Bus Company Rolling Stock. – Each year as of January 1, the Department shall appraise at its true value the rolling stock owned or leased by or operated under the control of each bus line that is domiciled in this State or that is regularly engaged in business in this State.

(2) Motor Freight Carrier Company Rolling Stock. – Each year as of January 1, the Department shall appraise at its true value the rolling stock owned by a motor freight carrier company or leased by a motor freight carrier company and operated by its employees that is domiciled in this State or that is regularly engaged in business in this State at a terminal owned or leased by the carrier.

(3) Flight Equipment. – Each year, as of January 1, the Department shall appraise at its true value the flight equipment owned or leased by or operated under the control of each airline company that is domiciled in the State or that is regularly engaged in business at some airport in this State.

(4) Property of Mobile Telecommunications Company. – Each year, as of January 1, the Department shall appraise at its true value the tangible personal property of a mobile telecommunications company as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-336(c) and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-336(d).

(5) Property of Tower Aggregator Company. – Each year, as of January 1, the Department shall appraise at its true value the tangible personal property of a tower aggregator company as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-336(d).  (1939, c. 310, s. 1608; 1971, c. 806, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 193; c. 783, s. 6; c. 1180; 2014-3, s. 11.1(b).)