North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 162B Continuity of Local Government in Emergency

Article 1 - In General.

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162B-1.   Designated emergency location of government
  The governing body of each political subdivision of this State is hereby authorized to designate by ordinance, resolution or other manner, alternate sites or...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162B-2.   Emergency meetings
  Whenever the Governor and Council of State acting together declare an emergency to exist by reason of actual or impending hostile attack upon the...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162B-3.   Emergency public business; nature and conduct
  Whenever the public business of any political subdivision is being conducted at a designated emergency location outside the territorial limits thereof, the members of...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162B-4.   Provisions of Article control over local law
  The provisions of this Article shall be effective in the event it shall be employed notwithstanding any statutory, charter or ordinance provision to the...

Article 2 - Emergency Interim Succession to Local Offices.

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162B-5.   Short title
  This Article shall be known and may be cited as the North Carolina "Emergency Interim Local Government Executive Succession Act of 1959." (1959, c....
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162B-6.   Policy and purpose
  Because of the existing possibility of attack upon the State of North Carolina of unprecedented size and destructiveness, and in order, in the event...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162B-7.   Definitions
  Unless otherwise clearly required by the context, as used in this Article: (1) "Attack" means any attack or series of attacks by an enemy...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162B-8.   Enabling authority for emergency interim successors for local offices
  With respect to local offices for which the governing bodies of cities, towns, townships, and counties may enact resolutions or ordinances relative to the...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162B-9.   Emergency interim successors for local officers
  The provisions of this section shall be applicable to officers of political subdivisions (including, but not limited to counties, cities, towns and townships as...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162B-10.   Formalities of taking office
  At the time of their assumption of office, emergency interim successors shall take such oath as may be required for them to exercise the...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162B-11.   Period in which authority may be exercised
  Emergency interim successors, authorized to act pursuant to this Article, are empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office as...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162B-12.   Removal of designees
  Until such time as the persons designated as emergency interim successors are authorized to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162B-13.   Disputes
  Any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this Article with respect to an office in any political subdivision shall be adjudicated by...

Last modified: March 23, 2014