{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-138a-39","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 138A-39","heading":"Disqualification to serve.","body":"(a)\tWithin 30 days of notice of the Commission's determination that a public servant has a disqualifying conflict of interest, the public servant shall eliminate the interest that constitutes the disqualifying conflict of interest or resign from the public position.\n(b)\tFailure by a public servant to comply with subsection (a) of this section is a violation of this Chapter for purposes of G.S. 138A-45.\n(c)\tA decision under this section shall be considered a final decision for contested case purposes under Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.\n(d)\tAs used in this section, a disqualifying conflict of interest is a conflict of interest of such significance that the conflict of interest would prevent a public servant from fulfilling a substantial function or portion of the public servant's public duties. (2006-201, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)","path":["Chapter 138A. State Government Ethics Act.","Article 4. Ethical Standards for Covered Persons."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_138A/GS_138A-39.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:02Z","sha256":"9f49c48165d5169974ca5d1d4d59367baaa11f8c21fc391504344bf2e575bd7c","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-138a-38","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-138a-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}