NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 619

HOUSE BILL 942

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW GOVERNING THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF MORTUARY SCIENCE.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1. G.S. 90-210.25(a)(4)d. is amended by adding a new sentence at the end to read:

"No credit shall be allowed for the 12-month period of resident traineeship that shall have been completed more than three years preceding the examination for a license."

Sec. 2. G.S. 90-210.25(e) is amended by deleting the word "Fines;" from the catchline.

Sec. 3. G.S. 90-210.25(e)(1)b. is rewritten to read:

"b.        Fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining or renewing a license or in the practice of funeral service;".

Sec. 4. G.S. 90-210.25(f) is amended by adding a new paragraph at the end to read:

"Whenever it shall appear to the board that any person, firm or corporation has violated, threatens to violate or is violating any provisions of this Article, the board may apply to the courts of the State for a restraining order and injunction to restrain these practices. If upon application the court finds that any provision of this Article is being violated, or a violation is threatened, the court shall issue an order restraining and enjoining the violations, and this relief may be granted regardless of whether criminal prosecution is instituted under the provisions of this subsection. The venue for actions brought under this subsection shall be the superior court of any county in which the acts are alleged to have been committed or in the county where the defendant in the action resides."

Sec. 5. G.S. 90-210.28 is amended by adding a new line at the end to read:

"Duplicate license certificate                                                                        $15.00".

Sec. 6. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 19th day of June, 1981.