{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-150b-44","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-44","heading":"Right to judicial intervention when final decision unreasonably delayed.","body":"Failure of an administrative law judge subject to Article 3 of this Chapter or failure of an agency subject to Article 3A of this Chapter to make a final decision within 120 days of the close of the contested case hearing is justification for a person whose rights, duties, or privileges are adversely affected by the delay to seek a court order compelling action by the agency or by the administrative law judge. (1973, c. 1331, s. 1; 1985, c. 746, s. 1; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1022, s. 1(17); 1987, c. 878, ss. 5, 27; 1991, c. 35, s. 9; 2000-190, s. 9; 2008-168, s. 5(b); 2011-398, s. 23; 2014-120, s. 59(b).)","path":["Chapter 150B. Administrative Procedure Act.","Article 4. Judicial Review."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_150B/GS_150B-44.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:23:42Z","sha256":"7c38738054060401cc5bf7dbe4cb97690c70a9f5da1ebec7928b297155ddc535","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-150b-43","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-150b-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}