{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-58.10","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-58.10","heading":"Rulemaking.","body":"(a)\tThe Secretary may promulgate rules under this Article. Such rules may include, but are not limited to:\n(1)\tDefinitions, including, but not limited to, more technical definitions of \"certification authority\" and \"electronic signature\";\n(2)\tThe creation, accreditation, bonding, licensing, operation, regulation, and sanctioning of certification authorities;\n(3)\tThe imposition of licensing and renewal fees in amounts not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year; and\n(4)\tThe imposition of civil monetary penalties for noncompliance with this Article or the rules promulgated thereunder.\n(b)\tNotwithstanding G.S. 150B-21.1(a), the Secretary may adopt temporary rules to implement the certification authority technology provisions of this Article using the procedure for adoption of temporary rules under G.S. 150B-21.1(a2).\n(c)\tThe Secretary shall deposit licensing and renewal fees in the General Fund. (1998-127, s. 1; 2025-25, s. 29(6).)","path":["Chapter 66. Commerce and Business.","Article 11A. Electronic Commerce in Government."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_66/GS_66-58.10.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:07:52Z","sha256":"5fdc93e3b249f9cbb00f641829fa7600d1c660b879f57ad693117fd497547fa0","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-58.9","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-58.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}