§ 58-2-25. Other deputies, actuaries, examiners and employees. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 58‑2‑25.  Otherdeputies, actuaries, examiners and employees.

(a)        The Commissionershall appoint or employ such other deputies, actuaries, economists, financialanalysts, financial examiners, licensed attorneys, rate and policy analysts,accountants, fire and rescue training instructors, market conduct analysts,insurance complaint analysts, investigators, engineers, building inspectors,risk managers, clerks and other employees that the Commissioner considers to benecessary for the proper execution of the work of the Department, at thecompensation that is fixed and provided by the Department of Administration. Ifthe Commissioner considers it to be necessary for the proper execution of thework of the Department to contract with persons, except to fill authorizedemployee positions, all of those contracts, except those provided for inArticles 36 and 37 and Part 2 of Article 44 of this Chapter, shall be madepursuant to the provisions of Article 3C of Chapter 143 of the GeneralStatutes.

Whenever the Commissioner orany deputy or employee of the Department is requested or subpoenaed to testifyas an expert witness in any civil or administrative action, the party makingthe request or filing the subpoena and on whose behalf the testimony is givenshall, upon receiving a statement of the cost from the Commissioner, reimbursethe Department for the actual time and expenses incurred by the Department inconnection with the testimony.

(b)        The minimumeducation requirements for financial analysts and examiners referred to insubsection (a) of this section are a bachelors degree, with the appropriatecourses in accounting as defined in 21 NCAC 8A.0309, and other courses that arerequired to qualify the applicant as a candidate for the uniform certifiedpublic accountant examination, based on the examination requirements in effectat the time of graduation by the analyst or examiner from an accredited collegeor university. (1945,c. 383; 1981, c. 859, s. 94; 1987, c. 864, s. 20; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c.1069, s. 20; 1991, c. 681, s. 1; 2000‑122, s. 4; 2006‑145, s. 4.)