Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
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19784
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Several methods are available to cities and counties when enforcing their ordinances. Criminal enforcement is one, with the punishment usually being the payment of a fine. Another method is civil enforcement through an action in the nature of a debt, with the punishment being the payment of a penalty. This bulletin explores the differences that can result because a city or county decides to enforce a particular ordinance through one or the other method of enforcement.
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20570
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A number of North Carolina cities and towns are seeking to attract new business by offering incentive grants linked to property taxes. This means that a business that invests money in a new plant and equipment would receive property tax relief for a specified number of years. In essence the local government is refunding part of the taxes paid on property and creating a partial exception of the property from taxation. This bulletin examines whether such action is legal under the NC Constitution.
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20518
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This bulletin discusses on-street and off-street legal issues that have arisen since the early 1950s, including enforcement of parking regulations by both criminal remedies and civil penalties; adoption, by ordinance, of evidentiary rules to be used in enforcement actions; towing--when it is permitted and under what procedures; and the use of towing and criminal remedies in publicly owned off-street lots. It also questions whether earlier cases should be accorded the full weight of precedent.
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20522
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G.S. 160A-195uthorizes cities to regulate the speed of trains within city limits. This bulletin discusses two recent federal district court cases that strongly suggest that this authority may now have been preempted by regulations of the Federal Railroad Administration. It also suggests ways that cities that wish to keep their regulations may appeal the court decisions.
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1605
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The issue is the extent to which individual elected local government officials can be held liable for voting for or approving an illegal or improper expenditure of public funds in North Carolina.
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28712
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The Tax Reform Act of 1986 imposes new reporting requirements for certain real estate transactions in North Carolina. This bulletin discusses the definition of real estate transaction in the temporary regulations and how it affects local government transactions.
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20538
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This bulletin discusses the definition of real estate transaction under the current regulations in the context of certain uniquely governmental transactions and outlines the reporting requirements to be fulfilled by the reporting person.
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22031
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This bulletin is an annotated catalog of exceptions and special rules that are judicially created for the benefit of counties, cities, and other types of local government entities.
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28726
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The 1993 North Carolina General Assembly enacted a new statute for records compiled during law-enforcement investigations. This bulletin offers a number of observations on specific provisions in the statute regarding confidentiality and public access to information.
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18333
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Almost all North Carolina local governments have outstanding indebtedness. Yet except for the very largest counties and cities, local governments issues new debt--bonds and notes--only infrequently. This article introduces the reader to the subject of local government debt, and the character and history of debt in North Carolina
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28729
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This bulletin addresses questions about when a local government can request or require social security numbers, and what happens when a citizen refuses to provide this number to the government. Federal statutes and general public records law in North Carolina are discussed.
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20544
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This bulletin addresses two questions: 1) can a citizen refuse to provide his or her Social Security account number to the government, and if so, when? and 2) once a government has acquired a person's social security number, is that number a public record, accessible to anyone who cares to ask?
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20780
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This bulletin reviews North Carolina case law on using mandamus to require enforcement of local ordinances. A Writ of Mandamus, when issued, directs a public officer to perform a specific duty. It exists to relieve the frustration of persons who are entitled to have an officer take a specific action but face a persistent refusal by the officer top do so. The NC Supreme Court identified five elements necessary to a successful mandamus suit.
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18138
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In 1969, Governor Scott, by executive order, divided North Carolina into seventeen multi-county regions. One of several reasons for the order was to establish a framework by which the local governments of each region could create a regional organization. During the time since the Governor's order, the existing regional organizations have generally expanded their memberships and increased their programs; and new regional organizations have been created where there were previously lacking.
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1035
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The News and Observer Publishing Co. v. Poole court case forced the North Carolina Supreme Court to take its first extended look at the public records statute.
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