{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-64-52","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 64-52","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this Article, the following definitions apply:\n(1)\tAdversarial foreign government. - A state-controlled enterprise or the government of a foreign nation that has received a designation under 15 C.F.R. § 7.4 from a determination by the United States Secretary of Commerce that the entity has engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the United States or security and safety of United States persons.\n(2)\tControlling interest. - Possession of more than fifty percent (50%) of the ownership interest in an entity. The term also includes possession of fifty percent (50%) or less of the ownership interest in an entity if an owner directs the business and affairs of the entity without the requirement or consent of any other party.\n(3)\tHigh purity quartz. - A mineral made of silicon dioxide and containing fewer than 50 parts per million of impurity elements.\n(4)\tInterest. - Any estate, remainder, or reversion, or any portion of the estate, remainder, or reversion, or an option pursuant to which one party has a right to cause the transfer of legal or equitable title to land covered by G.S. 64-53(a); or ownership or partial ownership of a mining operation covered under G.S. 64-53(a).\n(5)\tState-controlled enterprise. - A business enterprise, however denominated, in which a foreign government has a controlling interest. (2024-45, s. 10(a).)","path":["Chapter 64. Aliens.","Article 3. Prohibit Adversarial Foreign Government Acquisition of High Purity Quartz."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_64/GS_64-52.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:07:42Z","sha256":"475438e12dd088da46184c31b558c7669d35209b785a16b2a9e6ede0cf5c728d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-64-51","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-64-53"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}