NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-105 (2026)

Authority to inspect facilities

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(a) The Department shall have authority to inspect facilities without notice when it determines there is cause to believe that an emergency situation exists or there is a complaint alleging a violation of licensure law. When the Department is notified by the county director of social services that the director has received a report of child maltreatment in a child care facility, or when the Department is notified by any other person that alleged child maltreatment has occurred in a facility, the Commission's rules shall provide for an inspection conducted without notice to the child care facility to determine whether the alleged child maltreatment has occurred. The inspection shall be conducted within seven calendar days of receipt of the report. Additional visits shall be conducted, as warranted.

(a1) The Commission shall adopt standards and rules under this subsection which provide for the following types of inspections:

(1) An initial licensing inspection, which shall not occur until the administrator of the facility receives prior notice of the initial inspection visit;

(2) A plan for visits to all facilities, including announced and unannounced visits, which shall be confidential unless a court orders its disclosure;

(3) An inspection that may be conducted without notice, if there is cause to believe that an emergency situation exists or there is a complaint alleging a violation of licensure law.

The Department, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the operator of the child care facility, may perform inspections in accordance with the standards and rules promulgated under this subsection. The Department may inspect any area of a building in which there is reasonable evidence that children are in care or in which the Department has cause to believe that conditions in that area of a building pose a potential risk to the health, safety, or well-being of children in care.

(b) If an operator refuses to allow the Secretary or the Secretary's designee to inspect the child care facility, the Secretary shall seek an administrative warrant in accordance with G.S. 15-27.2. (1983, c. 261, s. 1; 1985, c. 757, s. 156(ii); 1987, c. 788, s. 17; c. 827, s. 238; 1991, c. 273, s. 10; 1997-506, s. 23; 2015-123, s. 6.)

§ 110-105.1: Repealed by Session Laws 1997-506, s. 24.

§ 110-105.2: Repealed by Session Laws 2015-123, s. 7, effective January 1, 2016.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2024 · leading case: Nanny's Korner Care Ctr. v. North Carolina Dep't of Health & Human Servs. — Div. of Child Dev., 758 S.E.2d 423 (N.C. Ct. App. 2014).

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Nanny's Korner Care Ctr. v. North Carolina Dep't of Health & Human Servs. — Div. of Child Dev., 758 S.E.2d 423 (N.C. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 6× “3 Thus, in order to invoke the disciplinary authority conferred by this statute, abuse or neglect must be substantiated in the manner prescribed by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-105 (a)(3). That section makes clear that it is the responsibility of the Child Care Commission within DHHS…”

Taylor-Coleman v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs. Div. of Child Dev. & Early Educ. (N.C. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-105 . On 28 June 2018, the Division received a report that an incident involving two children had occurred at Ms.”

— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-105(a)(3) — 1 case

Nanny's Korner Care Ctr. v. North Carolina Dep't of Health & Human Servs. — Div. of Child Dev., 758 S.E.2d 423 (N.C. Ct. App. 2014). “3 Thus, in order to invoke the disciplinary authority conferred by this statute, abuse or neglect must be substantiated in the manner prescribed by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-105 (a)(3). That section makes clear that it is the responsibility of the Child Care Commission within DHHS…”

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