{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-25-2-512","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-512","heading":"Payment by buyer before inspection.","body":"(a)\tWhere the contract requires payment before inspection nonconformity of the goods does not excuse the buyer from so making payment unless\n(1)\tthe nonconformity appears without inspection; or\n(2)\tdespite tender of the required documents the circumstances would justify injunction against honor under this chapter (G.S. 25-5-109(b)).\n(b)\tPayment pursuant to subsection (a) [of this section] does not constitute an acceptance of goods or impair the buyer's right to inspect or any of his remedies. (1965, c. 700, s. 1; 1999-73, s. 3; 2025-25, s. 112.)","path":["Chapter 25. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 2. Sales.","Part 5. Performance."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_25/GS_25-2-512.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:58:47Z","sha256":"681090282286b0241a15f2e352438501ab0db1192686638ec8c2b1d1dc850c02","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-25-2-511","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-25-2-513"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}