North Carolina General Statutes 143A-11. Principal departments

Except as otherwise provided by this Chapter, or the State Constitution, all executive and administrative powers, duties and functions, not including those of the General Assembly and the judiciary, previously vested by law in the several State agencies, are vested in the following principal offices or departments:

(1) Office of the Governor.

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143A-11

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) Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

(3) Department of the Secretary of State.

(4) Department of State Auditor.

(5) Department of State Treasurer.

(6) Department of Public Instruction.

(7) Department of Justice.

(8) Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

(9) Department of Labor.

(10) Department of Insurance.

(11) through (13) Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c. 509, s. 96.

(14) Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 476, s. 6.

(15), (16) Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c. 509, s. 96.