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The Small-town Exception to the Self-dealing Statute: How Towns Really Use It

Record #:
1242
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Abstract:
North Carolina's criminal law prohibits self-dealing, which is when the mayor or members of a city council contract with the city to provide services. There exists one exception to this prohibition: self-dealing is allowed in cities with fewer than 7,500 residents.
Source:
Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 59 Issue 1, Summer 1993, p29-31, f