{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90a-44","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90A-44","heading":"Certified operators required.","body":"No person, firm, or corporation, municipal or private, owning or having control of a water pollution control system for which a certified operator is required under rules adopted by the Commission shall allow such system to be operated by any person who does not hold a currently valid certificate in an appropriate grade and type issued by the Commission. No person shall perform the duties of a water pollution control system operator in responsible charge without being duly certified under the provisions of this Article. No person shall perform the duties of a water pollution control system operator who has not paid all fees required under this Article. (1969, c. 1059, s. 3; 1979, c. 554, s. 2; 1991, c. 623, s. 11.)","path":["Chapter 90A. Sanitarians and Water and Wastewater Treatment Facility Operators.","Article 3. Certification of Water Pollution Control System Operators and Animal Waste Management System Operators.","Part 1. Certification of Water Pollution Control System Operators."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90A/GS_90A-44.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:52Z","sha256":"89fa79c5a6ff7b26f940aa55a7c4fea1dca8da089ed15344f5567a115afd8de6","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90a-43","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90a-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}