{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-12","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-12","heading":"Public purposes.","body":"The exercise of the powers, privileges, and authorities conferred on municipalities by this Part are public and government functions, exercised for a public purpose and matters of public necessity. In the case of a county, the exercise of the powers, privileges and authorities conferred by this Part is a county function and purpose, as well as a public and governmental function. In the case of any municipality other than a county, the exercise of the powers, privileges, and authorities conferred by this Part is a municipal function and purpose, as well as a public and governmental function. (1983, c. 775, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 131E. Health Care Facilities and Services.","Article 2. Public Hospitals.","Part 1. Municipal Hospitals."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_131E/GS_131E-12.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:21:12Z","sha256":"205f91f5670d6fe9ae1fb474df4702a08756cca3bbe8ec41ff4a7aa12c89da26","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-11","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}