§ 153A-238 Public road defined for counties
§ 153A-239.1 Naming roads and assigning street numbers in unincorporated areas for counties
§ 153A-241 Closing public roads or easements
§ 153A-242 Regulation or prohibition of fishing from bridges
§ 153A-243 Authorizing bridges over navigable waters
§ 153A-244 Railroad revitalization programs
§ 153A-245 Regulation of golf carts on streets, roads, and highways
§ 153A-246 Use of photographs or videos recorded by automated school bus safety cameras

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 153A > Article 12 - Roads and Bridges

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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.
  • City: means a city as defined by N. See North Carolina General Statutes 153A-1
  • Clerk: means the clerk to the board of commissioners. See North Carolina General Statutes 153A-1
  • County: means any one of the counties listed in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 153A-1
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3