As used in this Article, the following terms mean:

(1)        Department. – The Department of Transportation.

(2)        House. – A dwelling, building, or other structure in excess of 15 feet in width. Mobile homes, manufactured homes, or modular homes, or portions thereof, are not within this definition when being transported from the manufacturer or from a licensed retail dealer location to the first set-up site.

(3)        Housemover. – A person licensed under this Article.

(4)        Person. – An individual, corporation, partnership, association, or any other business entity.

(5)        Secretary. – The Secretary of the Department of Transportation.

(6)        Unsafe practices. – Any act that is determined by a final agency decision of an enforcing agency or by a court of competent jurisdiction to create a hazard to the motoring public, or any citations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act that have become a final order within the last three years for willful serious violations or for failing to abate serious violations, as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-127 ?(1977, c. 720, s. 1; 1979, c. 475, s. 2; 2001-424, s. 27.17(a); 2005-354, s. 1; 2008-89, s. 1.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 20-356

  • 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.
  • Department: The Department of Transportation. See North Carolina General Statutes 20-356
  • 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
  • House: A dwelling, building, or other structure in excess of 15 feet in width. See North Carolina General Statutes 20-356
  • Housemover: A person licensed under this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 20-356
  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: An individual, corporation, partnership, association, or any other business entity. See North Carolina General Statutes 20-356
  • Secretary: The Secretary of the Department of Transportation. See North Carolina General Statutes 20-356
  • Unsafe practices: Any act that is determined by a final agency decision of an enforcing agency or by a court of competent jurisdiction to create a hazard to the motoring public, or any citations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act that have become a final order within the last three years for willful serious violations or for failing to abate serious violations, as defined in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 20-356
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