{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-150b-18","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-18","heading":"Scope and effect.","body":"This Article applies to an agency's exercise of its authority to adopt a rule. A rule is not valid unless it is adopted in substantial compliance with this Article. An agency shall not seek to implement or enforce against any person a policy, guideline, or other interpretive statement that meets the definition of a rule contained in G.S. 150B-2(8a) if the policy, guideline, or other interpretive statement has not been adopted as a rule in accordance with this Article. (1991, c. 418, s. 1; 2011-398, s. 1; 2012-187, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 150B. Administrative Procedure Act.","Article 2A. Rules.","Part 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_150B/GS_150B-18.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:23:42Z","sha256":"ef2fa7ce5c53a37a2fdea4ab3e4a0efa3698a8a74e87488fbe6b90639b71a5c6","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-150b-17","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-150b-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}