North Carolina General Statutes 116-310. Definitions
The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) Claim. – A claim or cause of action seeking any legal or equitable remedy or relief.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 116-310
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
(2) COVID-19. – The coronavirus disease 2019.
(3) COVID-19 emergency declaration. – Executive Order No. 116 issued March 10, 2020, by Governor Roy A. Cooper, including any amendments issued by executive order, subject to extensions under Chapter 166A of the N.C. Gen. Stat..
(4) COVID-19 essential business executive order. – Executive Order No. 121 issued March 27, 2020, by Governor Roy A. Cooper, including any amendments issued by executive order, subject to extensions under Chapter 166A of the N.C. Gen. Stat..
(5) Individual. – A person paying, or on whose behalf a third party is paying, tuition, fees, or room and board to an institution of higher education for the spring academic semester of 2020.
(6) Institution of higher education. – Any of the following institutions, including the owners, directors, trustees, officers, employees, contractors, and agents of those institutions:
a. A constituent institution under the jurisdiction of The University of North Carolina.
b. A community college under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Community Colleges.
c. An eligible private postsecondary institution, as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-280(3). (2020-70, s. 1.)