North Carolina General Statutes 159-120. Definitions
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 159-120
- 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
As used in this Article, unless the context clearly requires another meaning, the words “unit” or “issuing unit” mean “unit of local government” as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159-44 or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159-102, “municipality” as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159-81, and the State of North Carolina, and the words “governing body,” when used with respect to the State of North Carolina, mean the Council of State. (1973, c. 494, s. 30; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1276, s. 3; 1983, c. 554, s. 17; 2003-403, s. 6.)