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Bail Bond Forfeitures

2026/08

Discipline, Suspension, and Removal of Court Officials

2026/07

Social Media and the First Amendment: A Guide to the Law for Local Governments

148

Smurfing Soon: Money Laundering Under G.S. 14-118.8

2026/06

Forensic Medical Exams and Health Care for Sexual Assault Victims Who Are Minors: Who is Authorized to Consent?

Health Law Bulletin

2026-2027 Finance Calendar of Duties for City and County Officials

Local Finance Bulletin

Forms of Local Government in North Carolina

Social Services and Public Health: The Role of the Board of Commissioners

Rebuttable Presumptions Against Pretrial Release

2026/05

Arrest Warrant and Indictment Forms, 2026 Edition

Initial Appearances Before North Carolina Magistrates

2026/04

Fundamentals of Property Tax Collection Law in North Carolina, Second Edition

Report

North Carolina Benchmarking Project Report 2026: Employee Retention

Can Local Governments Approve Nondisclosure Agreements?

147

Conflicts Involving Former Clients in Criminal Cases: Questions and Answers

2026/03

Reference Guide for Local Government Public Officials Comment Periods

146

Index of Select Emergency Management Resources for North Carolina Local Governments

Public Official Immunity: Public Official v. Public Employee Distinction (Quick-Reference Guide)

Revealing the Matrix: Publication and Termination Notice for North Carolina Local Government Emergency Prohibitions and Restrictions

145

Bona Fide Farms and Development Regulations

Planning and Zoning Law Bulletin

Code Officials Handbook: A Legal Guide to Administering Building and Property Codes in North Carolina

North Carolina Notary Public Manual (2026)

Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, and Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings in North Carolina, 2025 Edition

Setting Conditions of Release

Magistrates' Procedure in Small Claims Cases

Protections for Military Servicemembers in North Carolina Power of Sale Foreclosures

How Are We Doing? Evaluating Manager and Board Performance, Second Edition

Driver's License Revocations, Restorations, and Limited Driving Privileges in North Carolina, 2025 Edition

North Carolina Sentencing Handbook with Felony, Misdemeanor, and DWI Sentencing Grids, 2025 Edition

Strategic Planning for Elected Officials, Second Edition

Stages of Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases: From Report to Final Disposition, 2025 Edition

Obtaining a Court Order for the Provision of Protective and Emergency Services for a Disabled Adult, November 2025 Edition

Minors, Health, and the Law: A Legal Guide for North Carolina Health Professionals

Introduction to Zoning and Development Regulation in North Carolina, Fifth Edition

Safety vs. Privacy: A Guide to Drug and Alcohol Testing for Public Employers

Board-Manager Roles, Responsibilities, and Relationships

North Carolina Redevelopment Commissions: A Guide to Urban Redevelopment Law

Summary of North Carolina House Bill 1104 (S.L. 2026-38)

2026/09

Building Better Boards: A Retreat Guide for Local Governments

2026 North Carolina Legislation Related to Planning and Development

Planning and Zoning Law Bulletin

North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions for Civil, Criminal, and Motor Vehicle Negligence Cases, 2026 Edition (eBook)

Community Engagement Toolkit

Positions, Interests, and Public Values

Handbook for North Carolina Mayors and Council Members, Second Edition

Errata—North Carolina Crimes: A Guidebook on the Elements of Crime, Eighth Edition, 2025

2016 Supplement to the 2015 Punishment Chart for North Carolina Crimes and Motor Vehicle Offenses (Free PDF)

Errata–Update to Incorporation of a North Carolina Town, Third Edition (Free PDF)

Emerging Issues in Confrontation Litigation: A Supplement to Crawford v. Washington: Confrontation One Year Later

Errata—North Carolina Crimes: A Guidebook on the Elements of Crime, Eighth Edition, 2025

Errata–Update to Incorporation of a North Carolina Town, Third Edition (Free PDF)

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Magistrate Procedures for Ordering Civil License Revocations and the Seizure and Impoundment of Motor Vehicles

2013/01

This bulletin focuses on the procedures governing civil license revocation and the seizure and impoundment of motor vehicles. This discussion is flanked at the beginning by a review of police processing procedures in implied consent cases and at the end by two appendixes. Appendix A contains Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) forms referenced in the discussion, and Appendix B presents...

HUB Participation in Building Construction Contracting by N.C. Local Governments: Statutory Requirements and Constitutional Limitations

Evaluation of Driver Education Teaching Mode in North Carolina: Final Report

131

This bulletin focuses on the legal requirements for Historically Underutilized Business [HUB] participation in local government contracting: Part I outlines the statutory requirements under North Carolina law for HUB participation in public construction and repair projects, and Part II examines the constitutional limitations placed on such programs by federal court jurisprudence. To have...

Report

Executive Summary

Statistics for Public Administration: Practical Uses for Better Decision Making, Second Edition

This publication is available for purchase directly from the publisher, the International City/County Manager's Association

Click here to view an excerpt.Click here to view the preface and table of contents. This book offers research design and basic applied statistics to demonstrate how they can help public managers do their jobs better and become educated...

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Evaluation of the 2012 North Carolina Super Summer Meals Pilot

One in four children in North Carolina is now considered at risk of hunger or food insecurity, defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a lack of access to enough food for an active, healthy life and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods. Two years ago, Governor Bev Perdue announced her intention to bring the No Kid Hungry campaign, a rapidly growing...

County Salaries in North Carolina, 2013

Compiled by the MAPS Group for the School of Government and available exclusively online. (Posted 2/7/13)

This is a compilation of information on salaries and benefits in North Carolina counties, which is designed to meet the needs of elected and appointed officials in reviewing current personnel practices.

Recruitment and Selection Law for Local Government Employers (eBook)

The law of hiring is a patchwork of rules. Some are directly stated in federal or state statutes and regulations, some are interpreted or derived from statutes, and others are rules of common law. In the public sector, other rules derive from the federal and state constitutions.

This book covers the law of recruitment and selection as it applies to North Carolina local government and...

The North Carolina Justice Reinvestment Act

The Justice Reinvestment Act of 2011 (the JRA) made substantial changes to the law of sentencing and corrections in North Carolina. This book summarizes and analyzes those changes to help judicial officials, lawyers, corrections officials, and others do their work in a post-JRA world.

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Criminal versus Civil Enforcement of Local Ordinances-What's the Difference?

130

Cities and counties have a range of methods available to enforce their ordinances. One method is by criminal (or infraction) enforcement, with the punishment usually being payment of a fine (or, in the case of an infraction, a penalty). A second is by civil enforcement through an action in the nature of debt, with the punishment being payment of a penalty. Local governing boards may...