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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 147-3 (2026)

Executive officers

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(a) Executive officers are either:

(1) Civil;

(2) Military.

(b) Civil executive officers are:

(1) General, or for the whole State;

(2) Special, or for special duties in different parts of the State;

(3) Local, or for a particular part of the State.

(c) The general civil executive officers of this State are as follows:

(1) A Governor;

(2) A Lieutenant Governor;

(3) Private secretary for the Governor;

(4) A Secretary of State;

(5) An Auditor;

(6) A Treasurer;

(7) An Attorney General;

(8) A Superintendent of Public Instruction;

(9) The members of the Governor's Council;

(10) A Commissioner of Agriculture;

(11) A Commissioner of Labor;

(12) A Commissioner of Insurance. (1868-9, c. 270, ss. 24, 25, 26; Code, s. 3319; 1899, c. 54, ss. 3, 4; c. 373; 1901, c. 479, s. 4; Rev., s. 5325; C.S., s. 7626; 1931, c. 312, s. 5; 1943, c. 170.)

 

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Causey v. Altman, No. 5:22-cv-00089 (E.D.N.C. Apr. 25, 2022).
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Causey v. Altman, No. 5:22-cv-00089 (E.D.N.C. Apr. 25, 2022). · cites it 7× “C. Gen. Stat. § 147-3 (c). He is the “chief officer” of the Department of Insurance, which is established by statute “as a separate and distinct department, which is charged with the execution of laws relating to insurance and other subjects placed under the Department.”
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