{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-745","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-745","heading":"Definitions; intent; applicability.","body":"(a)\tFor the purposes of this section:\n(1)\t\"Agency head\" means the Governor, a Council of State member, a cabinet secretary, the President of The University of North Carolina, the President of the Community College System, the State Controller, and other independent appointed officers with authority over a State agency.\n(2)\t\"State agency\" means each department created pursuant to Chapter 143A or 143B of the General Statutes, and includes all institutions, boards, commissions, authorities, by whatever name, that is a unit of the executive branch of State government, including The University of North Carolina, and the Community Colleges System Office. The term does not include a unit of local government.\n(b)\tThis Article applies only to a State agency that:\n(1)\tHas an annual operating budget that exceeds ten million dollars ($10,000,000);\n(2)\tHas more than 100 full-time equivalent employees; or\n(3)\tReceives and processes more than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in cash in a fiscal year. (2007-424, s. 1; 2009-516, s. 2; 2013-406, s. 1; 2016-126, 4th Ex. Sess., s. 9.)","path":["Chapter 143. State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions","Article 79. Internal Auditing."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-745.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:33Z","sha256":"6fb7443570cea368ef3373907b2895f0bffa6e1dec51bf80dc4e38eaa566e1ee","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-744","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-746"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}