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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-18 (2026)

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This Article applies to an agency's exercise of its authority to adopt a rule. A rule is not valid unless it is adopted in substantial compliance with this Article. An agency shall not seek to implement or enforce against any person a policy, guideline, or other interpretive statement that meets the definition of a rule contained in G.S. 150B-2(8a) if the policy, guideline, or other interpretive statement has not been adopted as a rule in accordance with this Article. (1991, c. 418, s. 1; 2011-398, s. 1; 2012-187, s. 2.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1994–2025 · leading case: Cabarrus Cty. Bd. of Educ. v. Dep't of State Treasurer, 821 S.E.2d 196 (N.C. Ct. App. 2018).
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Cabarrus Cty. Bd. of Educ. v. Dep't of State Treasurer, 821 S.E.2d 196 (N.C. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “"An agency shall not seek to implement or enforce against any person a policy, guideline, or other interpretive statement that meets the definition of a rule contained in G.”
Affordable Care, Inc. v. North Carolina State Bd. of Dental Examiners, 571 S.E.2d 52 (N.C. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-18 (2001). The Commission substantially complied with APA procedures in adopting the Rule, and to the extent it deviated slightly from proscribed procedures, plaintiffs’ due process rights were not violated.”
Jackson v. North Carolina Dep't of Human Resources Div. of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, & Substance Abuse Servs., 505 S.E.2d 899 (N.C. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-18 (1991). The necessary procedures for substantial compliance are outlined in G.”
Holly Ridge Assocs., LLC v. North Carolina Dep't of Env't & Nat. Resources, 627 S.E.2d 326 (N.C. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “In addition, no agency pronouncement of any kind is valid and enforceable as a rule unless adopted in substantial compliance with the notice, comment, public hearing, and other requirements for adopting a rule under the APA.”
Comm'r of Labor v. Weekley Homes, L.P., 609 S.E.2d 407 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “In petitioner’s second argument, he contends the multi-employer citation policy is invalid because it has not been promulgated as a rule.”
Dillingham v. North Carolina Dep't of Human Resources, 513 S.E.2d 823 (N.C. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “*711 However, these regulations do not address the nature of the evidence required to rebut the presumptions arising from such transfers; rather they merely require “verification” of the transfer of assets.”
North Carolina State Bar v. Brewer, 644 S.E.2d 573 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “See N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-18 (2005). We note, however, that N.”
Duke Univ. Med. Ctr. v. Bruton, 516 S.E.2d 633 (N.C. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-18 (1995). For the following reasons we conclude that DMAs policy is a legislative rule, and application of that policy constitutes an unlawful procedure under the NCAPA; thus, we affirm the superior court’s ruling that the agency acted without authority…”
Walker v. The N.C. State Bd. Of Dental Exam'rs, 782 S.E.2d 518 (N.C. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 20× “"Article [2a of the APA, N.C. Gen.Stat. §§ 150B-18 -21.28 (2013), governs] .”
N.C. Acupuncture Licensing Bd. v. N.C. Bd. of Physical Therapy Examiners, 821 S.E.2d 376 (N.C. 2018). “§ 150B-18 (2017). Therefore, this change in policy is not forbidden by the Rules Review Commission's subsequent rejection of a rule on a related subject.”
Ford v. State, Dept. of Crime Control, 445 S.E.2d 425 (N.C. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “See G.S. § 150B-18 to -21.7. We find plaintiff’s assertions unfounded.”
Arrowood v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 535 S.E.2d 585 (N.C. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-18. The APA defines a rule as “any agency regulation, standard, or statement of general applicability which implements or interprets an enactment of the General Assembly or Congress or a regulation adopted by a federal agency, or that describes the…”
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