NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74-61 (2026)

Administrative and judicial review of decisions

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An applicant, permittee, or affected person may contest a decision of the Department to grant, deny, suspend, modify, or revoke a permit or a reclamation plan, to refuse to release part or all of a bond or other security, or to assess a civil penalty by filing a petition for a contested case under G.S. 150B-23 within 30 days after the Department makes the decision. For purposes of this section, the date of the decision to grant, deny, suspend, modify, or revoke a permit application shall be when the Department posts the decision on a publicly available website. Article 4 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes governs judicial review of a decision of the Commission. (1971, c. 545, s. 16; 1973, c. 1262, s. 33; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1979, c. 252, s. 3; 1987, c. 827, s. 86; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 568, s. 9; 2011-398, s. 30; 2022-43, s. 8(b).)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1990–2012 · leading case: North Buncombe Ass'n of Concerned Citizens, Inc. v. Rhodes, 394 S.E.2d 462 (N.C. Ct. App. 1990).

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North Buncombe Ass'n of Concerned Citizens, Inc. v. Rhodes, 394 S.E.2d 462 (N.C. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “The Mining Act provides that “[a]ny affected person may contest a decision of the Department [DEHNR] to deny, suspend, modify, or revoke a permit or a reclamation plan,” but it does not exclude DEHNR or persons aggrieved by its decisions from the operation of the APA.”

Stark v. N.C. Dep't of Env't & Nat. Resources, 736 S.E.2d 553 (N.C. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “Standards of Review Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74-61 (2011): An applicant, permittee, or affected person may contest a decision of [DENR] to deny, suspend, modify, or revoke a permit or a reclamation plan .”

Crowell Constructors, Inc. v. North Carolina Dep't of Env't, Health, & Nat. Resources, 421 S.E.2d 612 (N.C. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74-61 (1985), the Mining Commission reviewed the ALJ’s recommendation and issued a final agency decision on 30 October 1989 which generally supported the director’s initial findings that Crowell had mined without a permit on 14 dates.”

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