North Carolina Administrative Code

section .0200 - noncompliance 08 NCAC 21 .0201 PROCEDURES FOR POLITICAL and referendum COMMITTEES (effective until March 31, 2023) (a) All bank accounts, safety deposit boxes, and other depositories utilized by political committees and referendum committees listed on the statemen…

08 NCAC 21 .0202 PROCEDURES FOR CLOSING A COMMITTEE (a) A political committee as defined in G.S. 163-278.6(74) may close and cease filing reports according to the schedules set forth in G.S. 163-278.9 or Article 22A, Part 2 if it stops receiving contributions or making expenditur…

08 NCAC 21 .0203 CERTIFICATION OF THRESHOLD (a) A political committee that intends to stay within the threshold in G.S. 163-278.10A for a subsequent election cycle shall file a certification with the board of elections according to the following schedule: (1) for a candidate comm…

08 NCAC 21 .0204 inactive Status for a candidate or committee (a) If no contribution is received or expenditure made by or on behalf of a candidate, political committee or referendum committee during a period described in G.S. 163-278.9, G.S. 163-278.9A or Part 2 of Article 22A, …

08 NCAC 21 .0205 reserved for future codification

08 NCAC 21 .0206 REQUESTING A WAIVER OF A CIVIL LATE PENALTY (a) A political committee, referendum committee, individual, or entity requesting a waiver of a civil late penalty under G.S. 163-278.34(a) shall complete and file the form available on the State Board's website within …

08 NCAC 21 .0207 PROCEDURES FOR COMMITTEES WITH MISSING REPORTS (a) A political committee or referendum committee that fails to file a report required by Article 22A within 30 days after service of the Notice of Penalty Assessment under G.S. 163-278.34(e) shall be issued a Notice…

SECTION .0300 – USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS 08 NCAC 21 .0301 EXPENDITURES FOR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY (a) Pursuant to G.S. 163-278.16B, a candidate or candidate campaign committee may not use contributions if the purpose of the expenditure is to purchase, lease, rent, or make mortgage…

section .0400 - examinations 08 NCAC 21 .0401 EXAMINATIONS BY STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS (a) After completing an examination of reports for a given period, State Board staff shall submit in writing to the treasurer any requests to inspect detailed accounts, requests to inspect bank…

section .0500 – disclosure requirements for media advertisements 08 NCAC 21 .0501 BILLBOARDS For the purpose of Chapter 163, Article 22A, Part 1A, a "billboard" is any sign, flat surface, or other display greater than 50 square feet. This definition shall not include flags or ban…

CHAPTER 22 – PETITIONS SECTION .0100 - GENERAL RULES FOR PETITIONS 08 NCAC 22 .0101 PETITIONS (a) The following types of petitions shall be governed by Sections .0100 and .0200 of this Chapter: (1) Petitions to be recognized as a political party pursuant to G.S. 163-96. (2) Petit…

08 NCAC 22 .0102 DEFINITIONS For purposes of this Chapter: (1) "Board of elections" means the board of elections, county or State, with jurisdiction over a petitioner's petition. (2) "Election cycle" means the period of time starting the day after the final canvass of the most re…

08 NCAC 22 .0103 INITIATION OF PETITIONS (a) A petitioner shall initiate a petition by timely filing a completed petition request form with the board of elections in person, by mail, or by email. A copy of the request form may be obtained from the State Board of Elections website…

08 NCAC 22 .0106 SUBMISSION OF SIGNATURE SHEETS (a) The petitioner shall submit to the board of elections the original signature sheets completed in support of their petition by in-person delivery or mail. (b) When registered voters in more than one county may be qualified to sig…

08 NCAC 22 .0107 COPIES OF SIGNATURE SHEETS AND RETURN OF ORIGINAL SIGNATURE SHEETS (a) After a board of elections has completed signature verification of the signatures on the signature sheets, the petitioner may obtain a copy of the signature sheets and a signature certificate …

SECTION .0200 – VERIFICATION OF PETITIONS 08 NCAC 22 .0201 PETITION SIGNATURE VERIFICATION BY COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS (a) A county board of elections official shall conduct signature verification of completed original signature sheets in accordance with this Rule. For the purp…

08 NCAC 22 .0202 PETITION SIGNATURE VERIFICATION DETERMINATIONS (a) An official conducting signature verification pursuant to Rule .0201 of this Section shall notate on the original signature sheet the official's determination whether each petition signer's signature will count t…

08 NCAC 22 .0203 COUNTING OF SIGNATURES TOWARDS A PETITION'S SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT (a) A petition signer's signature shall not count towards the signature requirement for the petition unless the official has determined that the petition signer is a registered voter qualified by l…

SECTION .0300 – PETITIONS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A POLITICAL PARTY 08 NCAC 22 .0301 NEW PARTY PETITIONS (a) This Section shall only apply to new party petitions. (b) For the purposes of this Section: (1) "New party petition" means a petition to be recognized as a political party pur…

08 NCAC 22 .0302 PROSPECTIVE PARTY NAME (a) Within one business day of the filing of a petition request form for a new party petition, State Board staff shall compare the name of the prospective party against the names of the existing political parties recognized in the State and…

08 NCAC 22 .0303 CHANGES IN PROSPECTIVE PARTY STATE CHAIR'S INFORMATION (a) The petitioner shall give the State Board written notice of any change in the name, residential address, or phone number of the prospective party's state chair that occurs after the petitioner has submitt…

08 NCAC 22 .0304 CONTINUING A NEW PARTY PETITION (a) A prospective party that has not submitted the number of verified signatures required to participate as a recognized political party in the target election identified on the petition request form by the deadline for doing so pu…

08 NCAC 22 .0306 SUFFICIENCY OF NEW PARTY PETITIONS (a) After submitting verified signature sheets and signature certificates to the State Board, the petitioner shall notify the State Board of the prospective party's desire for the State Board to proceed with determining the suff…

SECTION .0400 – PETITIONS TO BE ON THE BALLOT AS AN UNAFFILIATED CANDIDATE 08 NCAC 22 .0401 UNAFFILIATED CANDIDATE PETITIONS (a) This Section shall apply to unaffiliated candidate petitions only. (b) For the purposes of this Section: (1) "Prospective unaffiliated candidate" means…

08 NCAC 22 .0402 PROCESSING UNAFFILIATED CANDIDATE PETITIONS (a) Within one business day of the receipt of a completed petition request form for an unaffiliated candidate petition, the board of elections shall inform the prospective unaffiliated candidate of the constitutional an…

SECTION .0500 – PETITIONS TO QUALIFY AS A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE 08 NCAC 22 .0501 WRITE-IN CANDIDATE PETITIONS (a) This Section shall apply to write-in candidate petitions only. (b) For the purposes of this Section: (1) "Declaration of intent form" means the declaration of intent doc…

08 NCAC 22 .0502 PROCESSING WRITE-IN CANDIDATE PETITIONS (a) Within one business day of the receipt of a completed petition request form for a write-in candidate petition, the board of elections shall inform the prospective write-in candidate of the constitutional and statutory q…

SECTION .0600 – PETITIONS TO BE A CANDIDATE WITHOUT THE PAYMENT OF A FILING FEE 08 NCAC 22 .0601 IN LIEU OF FILING FEE PETITION (a) This Section shall apply to in lieu of filing fee petitions only. (b) For the purposes of this Section: (1) "Prospective candidate" means the petiti…

CHAPTER 03 - STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER 03A - OFFICE OF STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SECTION .0100 - ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION 09 NCAC 03A .0101 ORGANIZATION History Note: Authority G.S. 143-2; Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. February 27, 1979; Amended Eff. April…

09 NCAC 03A .0102 LOCATION AND HOURS OF OPERATION History Note: Authority G.S. 143, Article 1; Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. February 27, 1979; Repealed Eff. April 1, 1989.

09 NCAC 03A .0103 BUDGET MANUAL History Note: Authority G.S. 143-2; Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. February 27, 1979; Amended Eff. April 1, 1989; Repealed Eff. July 1, 2016.

09 NCAC 03A .0215 INDIRECT COSTS History Note: Authority G.S. 143, Article 1; Eff. February 27, 1979; Repealed Eff. March 1, 1989 in accordance with G.S. 150B-59(c).

09 NCAC 03i .0508 DISABILITY History Note: Authority G.S. 143-47.21; Eff. February 9, 1978; Transferred from 10 NCAC 3K Eff. January 1, 1983; Amended Eff. January 1, 1983; Repealed Eff. January 1, 1985.

09 NCAC 03i .0509 CONCURRENT FUNDING AND PRACTICE OBLIGATION History Note: Authority G.S. 143-47.21; Eff. April 23, 1979; Transferred from 10 NCAC 3K Eff. January 1, 1983; Amended Eff. January 1, 1983; Repealed Eff. January 1, 1985.

SECTION .0700 - GENERAL PRACTICE RULES Editor's Note: 9 NCAC 3I .0700 has been recodified as 9 NCAC 3K .0700.

SECTION .0800 - SPECIFIC PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS Editor's Note: 9 NCAC 3I .0800 has been recodified as 9 NCAC 3K .0800.

SECTION .0900 - CASH REPAYMENT Editor's Note: 9 NCAC 3I .0900 has been recodified as 9 NCAC 3K .0900.

SUBCHAPTER 3J – THE STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM FOR HEALTH, SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS SECTION .0100 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE Editor's Note: 9 NCAC 3J .0100 has been recodified as 9 NCAC 3K .0100.

SECTION .0200 - ELIGIBILITY RULES Editor's Note: 9 NCAC 3J .0200 has been recodified as 9 NCAC 3K .0200

SECTION .0300 - INITIAL APPLICATION Editor's Note: 9 NCAC 3J .0300 has been recodified as 9 NCAC 3K .0300.

SECTION .0400 - SUBSEQUENT LOANS Editor's Note: 9 NCAC 3J .0400 has been recodified as 9 NCAC 3K .0400.

SECTION .0500 - GENERAL RULES Editor's Note: 9 NCAC 3J .0500 has been recodified as 9 NCAC 3K .0500.

SECTION .0600 - MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNTS Editor's Note: 9 NCAC 3J .0600 has been recodified as 9 NCAC 3K .0600.

SECTION .0600 - MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNTS 09 NCAC 03k .0601 ASSOCIATE DEGREE History Note: Filed as a Temporary Rule Eff. August 12, 1983, for a Period of 120 Days to Expire on December 10, 1983; Authority G.S. 143-47.21 through 143-47.24; Eff. December 10, 1983; Amended Eff. January …

09 NCAC 03k .0602 CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS History Note: Filed as a Temporary Rule Eff. July 25, 1984, for a Period of 120 Days to Expire on November 22, 1984; Authority G.S. 143-47.31 through 143-47.24; Eff. January 1, 1985; Repealed Eff. March 1, 1989 in accordance with G.S. 150B-5…

09 NCAC 03k .0707 DEFERMENT History Note: Filed as a Temporary Rule Eff. July 25, 1984, for a Period of 120 Days to Expire on November 22, 1984; Authority G.S. 143-47.21 through 143-47.24; Eff. January 1, 1985; Repealed Eff. March 1, 1989 in accordance with G.S. 150B-59(c).

09 NCAC 03k .0906 SUIT FOR COLLECTION History Note: Filed as a Temporary Rule Eff. July 25, 1984, for a Period of 120 Days to Expire on November 22, 1984; Authority G.S. 143-47.21 through 143-47.24; Eff. January 1, 1985; Repealed Eff. March 1, 1989 in accordance with G.S. 150B-59…

SUBCHAPTER 03M – UNIFORM ADMINISTRATION OF STATE Awards of GRANTS SECTION .0100 - ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION 09 NCAC 03M .0101 PURPOSE Pursuant to G.S. 143C-6-23, the rules in this Subchapter establish reporting requirements for non-State entities that receive, hold, use, or expen…

09 NCAC 03M .0102 DEFINITIONS In addition to the definitions set forth in G.S. 143C-6-23 and G.S. 143C-1-1, the following definitions shall apply to this Subchapter: (1) "Agency" means every public office, public officer or official (State or local, elected or appointed), institu…

SECTION .0200 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS 09 NCAC 03M .0201 ALLOWABLE USES OF GRANTS Expenditures of grants by any recipient or subrecipient shall be in accordance with the cost principles outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations, 2 CFR, Part 200. If the…