(a)        From any final order or decision of the North Carolina Utilities Commission not governed by subsection (b) of this section, the Department of Health and Human Services under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-188(b), the North Carolina Industrial Commission, the North Carolina State Bar under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 84-28, the Property Tax Commission under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-290 and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-342, the Commissioner of Insurance under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-2-80, the State Board of Elections under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-127.6, the Office of Administrative Hearings under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126-34.02, or the Secretary of Environmental Quality under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 104E-6.2 or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-293, appeal as of right lies directly to the Court of Appeals.

(b)        From any final order or decision of the Utilities Commission in a general rate case, appeal as of right lies directly to the Supreme Court. ?(1967, c. 108, s. 1; 1971, c. 703, s. 5; 1975, c. 582, s. 12; 1979, c. 584, s. 1; 1981, c. 704, s. 28; 1983, c. 526, s. 1; c. 761, s. 188; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1000, s. 2; c. 1087, s. 2; c. 1113, s. 2; 1985, c. 462, s. 3; 1987, c. 850, s. 2; 1991, c. 546, s. 2; c. 679, s. 2; 1993, c. 501, s. 2; 1995, c. 115, s. 1; c. 504, s. 2; c. 509, s. 2; 1997-443, ss. 11A.118(a), 11A.119(a); 2003-63, s. 1; 2006-155, s. 1.1; 2013-382, s. 6.4; 2015-241, s. 14.30(v); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), 6.1.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 7A-29

  • 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.
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. 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
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