§ 48A-16 – Trust to be established.
48A-16. Trust to be established. (a) The trustee or trustees shall establish a trust pursuant to this section at a bank, savings and loan institution, credit union, brokerage firm, or company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. 80a-1, et seq., unless a similar trust has been previously established, for the purpose […]
§ 48A-17 – Talent agency contracts.
48A-17. Talent agency contracts. (a) As used in this Article, the term "talent agency" means a person or corporation who engages in the occupation of procuring, offering, promising, or attempting to procure employment or engagements for an artist or artists. Talent agencies may, in addition, counsel or direct artists in the development of their professional […]
§ 48A-18 – Disaffirmance of talent agency contracts.
48A-18. Disaffirmance of talent agency contracts. A minor cannot disaffirm a contract, otherwise valid, entered into during minority, either during the actual minority of the minor entering into the contract or at any time thereafter, with a talent agency as defined in G.S. 48A-17, to secure engagements to render artistic or creative services in motion […]
§ 48A-1 – Common-law definition of "minor" abrogated.
48A-1. Common-law definition of "minor" abrogated. The common-law definition of minor insofar as it pertains to the age of the minor is hereby repealed and abrogated. (1971, c. 585, s. 1; 2003-207, s. 1.)
§ 48A-2 – Age of minors.
48A-2. Age of minors. A minor is any person who has not reached the age of 18 years. (1971, c. 585, s. 1; 2003-207, s. 1.)
§ 48A-3 – Statute of limitations; applicability.
48A-3. Statute of limitations; applicability. For purposes of determining the applicability of the statute of limitations which has been tolled because of minority or for purposes of determining the applicable period of time for disaffirmance of a contract of a minor upon reaching majority, because of a change in applicable law occasioned by enactment of […]
§ 48A-4 – Certain minors competent to contract.
48A-4. Certain minors competent to contract. A minor who is 16 years of age or older and who is in the legal custody of the county department of social services shall be qualified and competent to contract for the purchase of an automobile insurance policy with the consent of the court with continuing jurisdiction over […]
§ 48A-11 – Applicability.
48A-11. Applicability. This Article applies to any of the following contracts entered into between an unemancipated minor and any third party or parties: (1) A contract pursuant to which a person is employed or agrees to render artistic or creative services, either directly or through a third party, including, but not limited to, a personal […]
§ 48A-12 – No disaffirmance if approved by superior court.
48A-12. No disaffirmance if approved by superior court. (a) A contract, otherwise valid, of a type described in G.S. 48A-11, entered into during minority, cannot be disaffirmed on that ground either during the minority of the person entering into the contract, or at any time thereafter, if the contract has been approved by the superior […]
§ 48A-13 – Copies of certain documents to be provided.
48A-13. Copies of certain documents to be provided. A parent or guardian, as the case may be, entitled to the physical custody, care, and control of a minor, who enters into a contract of a type described in G.S. 48A-11 shall provide a certified copy of the minor’s birth certificate indicating the minor’s minority to […]