§ 143B-6. Principal departments. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 143B‑6. Principal departments.

In addition to the principal departments enumerated in the ExecutiveOrganization Act of 1971, all executive and administrative powers, duties, andfunctions not including those of the General Assembly and its agencies, theGeneral Court of Justice and the administrative agencies created pursuant toArticle IV of the Constitution of North Carolina, and higher educationpreviously vested by law in the several State agencies, are vested in thefollowing principal departments:

(1)        Department of Cultural Resources

(2)        Department of Health and Human Services

(3)        Department of Revenue

(4)        Department of Crime Control and Public Safety

(5)        Department of Correction

(6)        Department of Environment and Natural Resources

(7)        Department of Transportation

(8)        Department of Administration

(9)        Department of Commerce

(10)      Community Colleges System Office

(11)      Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. (1973, c. 476, s. 6; c. 620, s. 9; c. 1262, ss. 10,86; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; c. 879, s. 46; 1977, c. 70, s. 23; c. 198, s. 22; c.771, s. 4; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1130, s. 3; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(122); c. 751,s. 7(19); 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 959, s. 38; 1997‑443, ss.11A.118(a), 11A.119(a); 1999‑84, s. 23; 2000‑137, s. 4(mm).)