§ 160A-296 Establishment and control of streets; center and edge lines
§ 160A-296.1 Facilitation of broadband deployment
§ 160A-297 Streets under authority of Board of Transportation
§ 160A-298 Railroad crossings
§ 160A-299 Procedure for permanently closing streets and alleys
§ 160A-299.1 Applications for intermittent closing of roads within watershed improvement project by municipality; notice; costs; markers
§ 160A-300 Traffic control
§ 160A-300.1 Use of traffic control photographic systems
§ 160A-300.6 Regulation of golf carts on streets, roads, and highways
§ 160A-301 Parking
§ 160A-302 Off-street parking facilities
§ 160A-302.1 Fishing from bridges regulated
§ 160A-303 Removal and disposal of junked and abandoned motor vehicles
§ 160A-303.1 Regulation of the placing of trash, refuse and garbage within municipal limits
§ 160A-303.2 Regulation of abandonment of junked motor vehicles
§ 160A-304 Regulation of taxis
§ 160A-305 Agreements under National Highway Safety Act
§ 160A-306 Building setback lines
§ 160A-307 Curb cut regulations
§ 160A-307.1 Limitation on city requirements for street improvements related to schools
§ 160A-308 Regulation of dune buggies
§ 160A-309 Intersection and roadway improvements

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 160A > Article 15 - Streets, Traffic and Parking

  • 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.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • 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.
  • Charter: means the entire body of local acts currently in force applicable to a particular city, including articles of incorporation issued to a city by an administrative agency of the State, and any amendments thereto adopted pursuant to 1917 Public Laws, Chapter 136, Subchapter 16, Part VIII, sections 1 and 2, or Article 5, Part 4, of this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Council: means the governing board of a city. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-1
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Local act: means an act of the General Assembly applying to one or more specific cities by name, or to all cities within one or more specifically named counties. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-1
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • 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
  • 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