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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 159-160

  • 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 Part, the words “unit” or “issuing unit” means “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. (1973, c. 494, s. 36; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1276, s. 9; 1983, c. 554, s. 19; 2003-403, s. 12.)