{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-159b-49","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159B-49","heading":"Associate members.","body":"Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1 of Chapter 159B of the General Statutes or any other provision of law, a joint municipal assistance agency may, in its bylaws, create associate memberships. An associate member of a joint municipal assistance agency shall have only those rights, privileges, immunities, powers, authority, and responsibilities as set forth in the bylaws of the joint municipal assistance agency; provided, that:\n(1)\tAn associate member shall not have the right to appoint a commissioner or alternate commissioner, have the right to vote or otherwise participate in decisions of the joint municipal assistance agency;\n(2)\tAn associate member shall not have the right to a distribution of assets upon dissolution of the joint municipal assistance agency; and\n(3)\tIncome from the joint municipal assistance agency shall not accrue to, or otherwise inure to the benefit of, an associate member. (1991, c. 291, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 159B. Joint Municipal Electric Power and Energy Act","Article 3. Joint Municipal Assistance Agencies."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_159B/GS_159B-49.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:25:02Z","sha256":"897e897d8d30b305993a31fec3c5e9bdfc50a02d36d44da3e91f837767dc283f","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-159b-48","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-159b-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}