{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-39-44","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 39-44","heading":"Definition.","body":"The term \"business trust\" whenever used or referred to in this Article shall mean any unincorporated association, including an Illinois land trust, a Delaware statutory trust, or a Massachusetts business trust, engaged in any business or trade under a written instrument or declaration of trust under which the beneficial interest therein is divided into shares represented by certificates or shares of beneficial interest. (1977, c. 768, s. 1; 2009-174, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 39. Conveyances.","Article 8. Business Trusts."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_39/GS_39-44.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:02:02Z","sha256":"5dfff87f3aa415204217589bb76000debd109e3ac89cb434e10fca5c936acae4","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-39-43","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-39-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}