{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-58-89a-170","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-89A-170","heading":"Prohibited acts.","body":"No person shall do any of the following:\n(1)\tEngage in or offer professional employer services without holding a license under this Article as a professional employer organization.\n(2)\tUse the name or title \"staff leasing company\", \"employee leasing company\", \"licensed staff leasing company\", \"staff leasing services company\", \"professional employer organization\", or \"administrative employer\" or otherwise represent that the person is licensed under this Article unless the person holds a license issued under this Article.\n(3)\tRepresent as the person's own the license of another person or represent that a person is licensed if the person does not hold a license.\n(4)\tGive materially false or forged evidence to the Commissioner in connection with obtaining or maintaining a license or in connection with disciplinary proceedings under this Article.\n(5)\tUse or attempt to use a license that has been suspended or terminated. (2002-168, s. 8; 2004-162, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 58. Insurance.","Article 89A. North Carolina Professional Employer Organization Act.","Part 4. Penalties and Sanctions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_58/GS_58-89A-170.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:06:53Z","sha256":"d00990fb5f9a39be982f88792e9810bd525d83aa779a9a9a441055dd5b2525c0","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-58-89a-165","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-58-89a-175"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}