§ 7A-474.2. Definitions. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 7A‑474.2. Definitions.

The following definitionsshall apply throughout this Article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)        "Eligibleclient" means a resident of North Carolina financially eligible forrepresentation under the Legal Services Corporation Act, regulations, andinterpretations adopted thereunder (45 C.F.R. § 1611, and subsequentrevisions), or a person entitled to State benefits or services pursuant to G.S.14‑43.11(d).

(1a)      "Establishedlegal services programs" means the following not‑for‑profitcorporations using State funds to serve the counties listed: Legal Services ofthe Southern Piedmont, serving Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Stanly, and UnionCounties; Pisgah Legal Services, serving Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, Polk,Rutherford, and Transylvania Counties; and Legal Aid of North Carolina, astatewide program; or any successor entity or entities of the namedorganizations, or, should any of the named organizations dissolve, the entityor entities providing substantially the same services in substantially the sameservice area.

(2)        "Legalassistance" means the provision of any legal services, as defined byChapter 84 of the General Statutes, consistent with this Article. Provided,that all legal services provided hereunder shall be performed consistently withthe Rules of Professional Conduct promulgated by the North Carolina State Bar.Provided, further, that no funds appropriated under this Article shall be usedfor lobbying to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation before anymunicipal, county, state, or national legislative body.

(3)        Repealed by SessionLaws 2001‑424, s. 22.14(f), effective January 1, 2002.

(4)        Recodified assubdivision (1a).  (1989,c. 795, s. 25; 2001‑424, s. 22.14(f); 2007‑323, s. 30.8(h); 2007‑547,s. 9; 2008‑194, s. 3(a).)