{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-126","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-126","heading":"Voluntary registration; designation of names; registration symbol.","body":"The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall establish a program for the voluntary registration of historical military reenactment groups. The Department shall require, as part of the registration procedure, the filing of a copy of the various bylaws governing the groups. The Department shall designate the names to be used by the groups to ensure a lack of duplication or confusion between the groups and shall, in the case of duplicate name requests, decide the use of a particular name based on the longest period of existence as shown by the dates of the bylaws or other evidence of creation. The Department shall create a seal or other logo which shall indicate registration with the Department and shall be authorized for use only by groups properly registered pursuant to this part. (1981, c. 523, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)","path":["Chapter 143B. Executive Organization Act of 1973.","Article 2. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.","Part 25. Historical Military Reenactment Groups."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143B/GS_143B-126.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:43Z","sha256":"293c32c1e321e0cf42883383b0a0ee97ffd333bd5dd9446227f81841acfd95c2","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-125","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-127"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}