{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-122c-348","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-348","heading":"Residency not affected.","body":"(a)\tA nonresident of this State who is under care in a 24-hour facility in this State is not considered a resident. No length of time spent in this State while a client in a 24-hour facility is sufficient to make a nonresident a resident or entitled to care or treatment.\n(b)\tA North Carolina resident who is under care and treatment in a 24-hour facility in another state shall retain his residency in North Carolina. (1899, c. 1, s. 18; Rev., ss. 3591, 4587, 4588; C.S., ss. 6187, 6188; 1945, c. 952, ss. 16, 17; 1947, c. 537, ss. 11, 20; 1953, c. 256, s. 3; 1955, c. 887, s. 13; 1957, c. 1386; 1959, c. 1002, s. 22; 1963, c. 1184, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 133; c. 673, s. 13; 1977, c. 679, s. 7; 1981, c. 51, s. 3; 1985, c. 589, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 122C. Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Act of 1985.","Article 5. Procedure for Admission and Discharge of Clients.","Part 13. Voluntary Admissions, Involuntary Commitment and Discharge of Non-State Residents and the Return of North Carolina Resident Clients."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_122C/GS_122C-348.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:19:22Z","sha256":"afe467c2616a0e8666274ea1fe1acc5513c850486c8013065afb23925bc24353","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-122c-347","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-122c-349-through-122c-360"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}