Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 125 > Article 1A - State Depository Library System

• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Document: means any printed document including any report, directory, statistical compendium, bibliography, map, regulation, newsletter, pamphlet, brochure, periodical, bulletin, compilation, or register, regardless of whether the printed document is in paper, film, tape, disk, or any other format. See North Carolina General Statutes 125-11.6
• 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
• State agency: means every State department, institution, board, and commission. See North Carolina General Statutes 125-11.6
• State publication: means any document prepared by a State agency or private organization, consultant, or research firm, under contract with or under the supervision of a State agency:? Provided, however, the term "State publication" does not include administrative documents used only within the issuing agency, documents produced for instructional purposes that are not intended for sale or publication, appellate division reports and advance sheets distributed by the Administrative Office of the Courts, the…. See North Carolina General Statutes 125-11.6