{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-140","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-140","heading":"Hearings before enforcement agencies as to questions under the North Carolina State Building Code.","body":"(a)\tAny person desiring to raise any question under this Article or under the North Carolina State Building Code shall be entitled to a technical interpretation from the appropriate enforcement agency, as designated in G.S. 143-139. Upon request in writing by any such person, the enforcement agency through an appropriate official shall within a reasonable time provide a written interpretation, setting forth the facts found, the decision reached, and the reasons therefor. In the event of dissatisfaction with such decision, the person affected shall have the options of:\n(1)\tAppealing to the responsible Code Council for the subject matter or code provision in question.\n(2)\tAppealing directly to the Superior Court, as provided in G.S. 143-141.\n(b)\tIf an interpretation under this section or under G.S. 143-141(b) changes after a building permit is issued, the permit applicant may choose which version of the interpretation will apply to the permit, unless such a choice would cause harm to life or property. (1957, c. 1138; 1989, c. 681, s. 4; 2017-130, s. 6; 2023-108, s. 1(a); 2024-49, s. 5.2(f).)","path":["Chapter 143. State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions","Article 9. Building Code Council, Residential Code Council, and North Carolina State Building Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-140.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:33Z","sha256":"919666600f582f6c61abb21cc06e6e6bfd09e20ecae682c34dc7d5a4865e6da0","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-139.4","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-140.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}