§ 58-29-1 Purpose; construction
§ 58-29-5 Definitions
§ 58-29-10 Unlawful advertising; notice to unauthorized insurer and domiciliary insurance supervisory official
§ 58-29-15 Action by Commissioner under Unfair Trade Practice Act
§ 58-29-20 Acts appointing Commissioner as attorney for service of statement of charges, notices and process; manner of service; limitation on entry of order or judgment
§ 58-29-25 Short title

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 58 > Article 29 - Unauthorized Insurers False Advertising Process Act

  • 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.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Residents: shall mean and include person, partnership or corporation, domestic, alien or foreign. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-29-5
  • 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
  • Unfair Trade Practice Act: shall mean Article 63 of this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-29-5
  • United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3