North Carolina General Statutes 89G-1. Definitions
The following definitions apply in this Chapter:
(1) Board. – The North Carolina Irrigation Contractors’ Licensing Board.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 89G-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
(1a) Business entity. – A corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity that is not an individual or a foreign entity.
(1b) Foreign corporation. – Defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-1-40.
(1c) Foreign entity. – A foreign corporation, a foreign limited liability company, or a foreign partnership.
(1d) Foreign limited liability company. – Defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 57C-1-03.
(1e) Foreign partnership. – One of the following that does not have a permanent place of business in this State:
a. A foreign limited partnership as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-102
b. A general partnership formed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than this State.
(2) Irrigation construction or irrigation contracting. – The act of providing services as an irrigation contractor for compensation or other consideration.
(3) Irrigation contractor. – Any person who, for compensation or other consideration, constructs, installs, expands, services, or repairs irrigation systems.
(4) Irrigation system. – All piping, fittings, sprinklers, drip tubing, valves, control wiring of 30 volts or less, and associated components installed for the delivery and application of water for the purpose of irrigation that are downstream of a well, pond or other surface water, potable water or groundwater source, or grey water source and downstream of a backflow prevention assembly. Surface water, potable water or groundwater sources, water taps, utility piping, water service lines, water meters, backflow prevention assemblies, stormwater systems that service only the interior of a structure, and sanitary drainage systems are not part of an irrigation system.
(4a) Nonresident individual. – An individual who is not a resident of this State.
(5) Person. – An individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other legal entity. (2008-177, s. 1; 2013-383, s. 1.)