{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-5-7","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126A-5-7","heading":"Hiring candidate from most qualified pool in previous posting.","body":"(a)\tAn agency may directly hire into a vacant position without posting if all of the following are met:\n(1)\tThe agency has previously posted for recruitment, in accordance with G.S. 126A-5-2, a position that has the same classification or a comparable classification to the vacant position.\n(2)\tThe person to be hired applied to the previous vacancy.\n(3)\tThe agency determined the person to be among the most qualified candidates for the previous vacancy in accordance with G.S. 126A-5-5, but did not hire the person.\n(4)\tThe person to be hired meets the minimum qualifications for the position classification of the vacancy and will have a salary set within the vacant position's salary range.\n(b)\tA hiring under this section is not subject to the other requirements of this Article. (2026-40, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 126A. North Carolina Human Resources Act.","Article 5. Recruitment and Hiring.","Part 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_126A/GS_126A-5-7.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-28T06:10:56Z","sha256":"b7326be42a49c1cceeb87649bc3414fa439487074fa98b80085be06169c3b5c7","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-5-6","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-5-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}