§ 14-16.6 Assault on executive, legislative, or court officer
§ 14-16.7 Threats against executive, legislative, or court officers
§ 14-16.8 No requirement of receipt of the threat
§ 14-16.9 Officers-elect to be covered
§ 14-16.10 Definitions
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 14 > Article 5A - Endangering Executive, Legislative, and Court Officers

  • Certified prescribed burner: means an individual who has successfully completed a certification program approved by the North Carolina Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-966
  • Control zone: means an area of potential or actual infestation or infection, boundaries of which are fixed and clearly described in a manner to definitely identify the zone. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-922
  • 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: means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-941
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fire suppression duties: means involvement in on-site fire suppression, participation in Incident Management Team while it is mobilized, Operations Room duty during on-going fires or when required by high readiness plans, mop-up activities to secure fire sites, scouting and detecting forest fires, performance of standby duty, and any other activity that directly contributes to the detection, response to, and control of fires. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-955
  • Firefighter: means an employee of the North Carolina Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services who engages in fire suppression duties or engages in emergency response duties pursuant to N. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-955
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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
  • Forest ranger: means a forest ranger designated under N. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-941
  • Forest trees: means only those trees which are a part and constitute a stand of potential immature or mature commercial timber trees, provided that the term "forest trees" shall be deemed to include shade trees of any species around houses, along highways, and within cities and towns, if the same constitute insect and disease menaces to nearby timber trees or timber stands. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-922
  • Forestland: means land on which forest trees occur. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-922
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Infection: means attack by any disease affecting forest trees which is declared by the Commissioner to be dangerously injurious thereto. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-922
  • Infestation: means attack by means of any insect, which is by the Commissioner declared to be dangerously injurious to forest trees. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-922
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • 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: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, public or private institution, political subdivision, or government agency. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-941
  • Prescribed burning: means the planned and controlled application of fire to naturally occurring vegetative fuels under safe weather and safe environmental and other conditions, while following appropriate precautionary measures that will confine the fire to a predetermined area and accomplish the intended management objectives. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-966
  • Prescription: means a written plan prepared by a certified prescribed burner for starting, controlling, and extinguishing a prescribed burning. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-966
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Woodland: means woodland as defined in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-941