North Carolina Attorney General Opinions
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If a North Carolina defendant enters a no-contest (nolo contendere) plea to a felony charge and is sentenced, does that plea by itself strip away the defendant's right to vote, the way a guilty plea or jury verdict of guilty would?
No. The AG concluded that the 1971 NC Constitution, which disqualifies only persons 'adjudged guilty of a felony,' is more specific than the pre-1971 language that disqualified anyone 'convicted, or w…
If a North Carolina county or city passes a floodplain ordinance, does it apply to the State of North Carolina when the State builds something on State-owned land inside that county or city?
It depends on the source of the ordinance. The 1978 AG concluded that floodplain ordinances enacted under the general local zoning statutes (Chapter 153A, Art. 18, Part 3 for counties; Chapter 160A, A…
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Attorney general opinions in North Carolina are written by the North Carolina Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.