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Date	Title	Statute	Requestor
03/30/80	Taxation; Trusts; Fiduciaries; Beneficiaries	105-161, 105-163, 105-188, 105-199, 105-2, 105-207, 105-212, 65-36.1, 65-36.2, 65-36.4,	Currie, James
03/27/80	Motor Vehicles; Bicycles; Use of on Streets and Highways	20-171.2, 20-4.01,	Yates, Curtis
03/26/80	Lotteries; Bingo; Raffles; Tax Exempt Organization	105-310.11, 14-292.1,	Jenkins, Captain D.G.
02/28/80	Elections; Nolo Contendere Plea to Felony Charge; Loss of Right to Vote	N/A	Cherry, Bessie
02/27/80	Motor Vehicles; Driving Under Influence Offenses	20-138, 20-179,	McClearen, Ed
02/26/80	Lotteries, Bingo; Informal Organization Conducting Games	14-292, 14-292.1, 18A-30, 18A-35,	Hill, William
02/15/80	Replacement of Member of Area Mental Health Board	122-35.39, 122-35.40,	Stott, Grady
02/14/80	Issuance of Limited Driving Privilege	20-138, 20-139, 30-179,	Hardison, James
02/12/80	Real Estate; Antitrust Laws; Real Estate Brokers and Agents	N/A	Little, Blanton
02/06/80	Insurance; Financing of travel insurance via credit cards	58-61.2, 58-72, 58-72(2),	Johnson, Joseph
02/05/80	Nurse Practice Act; Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973	143-507, 143-507�, 143-508, 143-514, 90-18, 90-18.2,	Wilkerson, I.O.
02/05/80	Licensing of Nonpublic Institutions	116-1, 116-11, 116-15,	Robinson, Robert
01/28/80	Counties; Department of Human Resources; Aid to the Needy Blind	111-13, 111-17, 111-18, 111-20,	Jennings, L. Earl
01/25/80	Public Officers and Employees; Conflict of Interest; Social Services	108-15, 108-17, 108-19, 14-234, 157-4, 157-8, 35-1.34,	Howard, Timothy
01/18/80	State Departments, Institutions and Agencies; Conflicts of Interest	108-19, 14-234, 143B-137, 143B-181.1, 143B-276, 143B-277,	Ward, Robert
01/17/80	North Carolina Juvenile Code; Criminal Law and Procedures; Show-up	15A-271, 20-16.2, 7A-550, 7A-551, 7A-553, 7A-556, 7A-596, 7A-602,	McNaught, Mary Claire
01/16/80	Criminal Law and Procedure; Domestic Violence Act; Civil Contempt; Notice; Arrest	14-134.3, 50B-3, 50B-4, 5A-21, 60B-3,	McNaught, Mary Claire
01/11/80	State Departments, Institutions and Agencies; Administrative Procedure Act	108-109, 108-44, 150A-1, 150A-2, 150A-43,	Stevens, Henry
01/09/80	Municipalities; Counties; Disposition of Real and Personal Property Between Units of Government	160-61.2, 160A-272, 160A-274,	Cogswell, Robert
12/19/79	Juveniles; Waiver of Right to Counsel Before and During Interrogation	7A-549,	Simmons, Sgt. James Preston
12/17/79	Administration of Additional Dosage of Caudal Analgesia	90-158, 90-18,	Paris, Bryant
12/14/79	Statutory Construction; Clerical Errors	130-166.39, 130-166.42, 130-166.52, 130-166.53, 130-166.54,	Morrow, Sarah
12/12/79	Public Buildings; Plans and Specifications; Job-Installed Finishes, Color Schedule	133-1.1,	Hollowell, Edward
12/12/79	Audit of Vendors of Hospital Services Receiving Funds	108-45, 147-58,	Bridges, Henry
11/21/79	Motor Vehicles; Financial Responsibility, Minimum Amounts	N/A	Penny, J.M.
11/03/79	Travel Expense of Members; Proration of the Daily Subsistence	138-6, 143-1, 93-5, 93B-5,	Bridges, Henry
11/01/79	Radioactive Material; Radiation Sources; Licensing-Radiation Protection Act	1045E-2, 104E-21, 104E-3, 104E-4, 153A-128,	Wilkerson, I.O.
10/28/79	Health; Sewage Disposal Rules; Relationship between State and local rules	130-160, 130-166.22, 130-166.29, 130-17, 150A-1,	Covil, Stacy
10/25/79	Use of proxy votes at Area Mental Health, Mental Retardation Meetings	122-35.36, 122-35.40,	Elmore, Mansfield
10/24/79	Division of State Budget and Management; Budget Manual	150A-10, 150A-12, 150A-14, 150A-2, 150A-58, 150A-59, 150A-63, 150A-9,	Review Committee of the General Assembly, Administrative Rules
10/23/79	Social Services; Confidentiality of Public Assistance Records	108-45,	Morrow, Sarah
10/12/79	Mental Health; Mental Hospitals; Requiring Residents to Participate in Fire Drills	122-56.3,	Morrow, Sarah
10/10/79	Social Services; Medicaid; Mental Health; Hospitals	N/A	Morrow, Sarah
10/10/79	Marking of Motor Vehicles Owned by Area Authorities	122-35.36, 14-250,	Morrow, Sarah
10/10/79	Conflict of Interest; Payment of Public Assistance to Persons in Rest Homes	108-65.2, 122-35.36, 122-35.45, 122-7.1,	Speight, W.W.
10/09/79	Counties, Municipalities, Garnishment, Child Welfare, Garnishment for Enforcement of Child Support	110-128, 110-136,	Boutwell, Rufus
10/04/79	Weapons; Carrying Concealed Weapons; Railroad Police	14-269, 74A-2, 74A-3, 74C-3,	Eure, Lawton
10/03/79	Motor Vehicles; Size of Vehicles and Loads	20-116,	Jones, Randy
10/03/79	Courts; Costs Allowed for Service of Civil Process	7A-311,	McGlothlin, Larry
10/03/79	Register of Deeds; Mortgages and Deeds of Trust-Cancellation	45-37,	Speight, W.W.
09/17/79	Lotteries; Bingo; Raffles; High School Booster’s Club	14-292.1,	Jones, R. Michael
09/14/79	Travel Expense of Members; Payment of Actual Travel Expenses	138-5, 138-6, 138-7, 93B-5,	Bridges, Henry
09/13/79	Supervisory Personnel Membership in Union Representing Employees	N/A	Tate, E. Murray
09/04/79	Courts; Costs; Witnesses; Worthless Checks	14-107, 7A-314,	Gardner, John
08/29/79	Retirement; Local Disability Retirement Plan; Longevity Pay Considered in Computation	N/A	Robinson, Robert
08/29/79	Acquisitions & Dispositions of Real Property; Governor and Council of State	124-5,	Grimsley, Joseph
08/28/79	Criminal Law and Procedure; Youthful Offenders; Expungement; Records and Recording Laws	12-3, 132-1, 15-223, 7A-109, 7A-180,	Walker, Russell
08/28/79	Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Action; Child Support; Registration of Foreign Support Orders	52A-25, 52A-3,	Black, Larry
08/13/79	Health; Imposition of Fee for Issuance of a Permit	128-14, 130-1, 130-11, 130-166, 130-166.55, 130-17, 130-177, 130-243, 143B-142,	Dundon, Thomas
08/13/79	Security Guards; Concealed Weapons	14-269, 74C-13, 74C-13(b), 74C-3,	Starling, Haywood

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