{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160d-1109","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160D-1109","heading":"Failure to perform duties.","body":"(a)\tIf any member of an inspection department shall willfully fail to perform the duties required by law, or willfully shall improperly issue a building permit, or shall give a certificate of compliance without first making the inspections required by law, or willfully shall improperly give a certificate of compliance, the member shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n(b)\tA member of the inspection department shall not be in violation of this section when the local government, its inspection department, or one of the inspectors accepted a signed written document of compliance with the North Carolina State Building Code from a licensed architect or licensed engineer in accordance with G.S. 160D-1104(d). (2019-111, s. 2.4; 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d); 2023-108, s. 1(l).)","path":["Chapter 160D. Local Planning and Development Regulation.","Article 11. Building Code Enforcement."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_160D/GS_160D-1109.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:25:57Z","sha256":"a4aaaa48aa576d2bb888877cd124e40189dfe6bcbd24703c77168133af584da5","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160d-1108","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160d-1110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}