North Carolina

Article 2.

Article 3.

Article 4.

Article 5.

Chapter 121.

§ 121-2. Definitions.

§ 121-3. Name.

§ 121-4. Powers and duties of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

§ 121-4.1. North Carolina Register of Historic Places.

§ 121-5. Public records and archives.

§ 121-5.1. State Historical Records Advisory Board.

§ 121-6. Historical publications.

§ 121-7. Historical museums.

§ 121-7.1. Maritime Museum; disposition of artifacts.

§ 121-7.2. Maritime Museum; branch museum.

§ 121-7.3. Admission and related activity fees and operating hours.

§ 121-7.4. Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum.

§ 121-7.5. Bentonville Battlefield Fund.

§ 121-7.6. North Carolina Transportation Museum special fund.

§ 121-7.7. State Historic Sites and Museums special fund.

§ 121-7.8. Tobacco Farm Life Museum Fund.

§ 121-8. Historic preservation program.

§ 121-9. Historic properties.

§ 121-9.1. Lake Mattamuskeet Lodge Preservation.

§ 121-10. Security of historic properties.

§ 121-11. Procedures where assistance extended to cities, counties, and other agencies or individuals.

§ 121-12. North Carolina Historical Commission.

§ 121-12.1. Repealed by Session Laws 2025-10, s.

§ 121-12.2. Procedures for preparing budget requests and expending appropriations for grants-in-aid.

§ 121-13. Acquisition of portrait of Governor during term of office.

§§ 121-13.1 through 121-13.2.

§ 121-15. Authority to acquire necessary property for restoration when certain funds available.

§ 121-16. Acquiring lands by purchase or condemnation.

§ 121-17. Funds deposited with trustee.

§ 121-18. Closing streets and including area in restoration project; acquiring area originally included in Palace grounds.

§ 121-19. Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c.

§ 121-20. Commission to receive and expend funds donated or made available for restoration of Tryon'…

§ 121-21. Commission authorized to adopt and copyright certain emblems and lease or license the use of reproductions or replicas.

§ 121-21.1. Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens Fund.

§ 121-23. Department is custodian of underwater personal property of the State and may adopt rules concerning the property.

§ 121-24. Department authorized to establish professional staff.

§ 121-25. License to conduct exploration, recovery or salvage operations.

§ 121-25.1. Criminal record checks of applicants for permit or license.

§ 121-26. Funds received by Department under § 121-25.

§ 121-27. Law-enforcement agencies empowered to assist Department.

§ 121-28. Violation of Article a misdemeanor.

§§ 121-29 through 121-33.

§ 121-35. Definitions.

§ 121-36. Applicability.

§ 121-37. Acquisition and approval of conservation and preservation agreements.

§ 121-38. Validity of agreements.

§ 121-39. Enforceability of agreements.

§ 121-39.1. Termination or modification of agreements.

§ 121-40. Assessment of land or improvements subject to agreement.

§ 121-41. Public recording of agreements.

§ 121-42. Repealed by Session Laws 2025-25, s.

§ 121-51. Definitions.

§ 121-52. Acquisition of title to loaned property.

§ 121-53. Disputed ownership.

§ 121-54. Responsibilities of owners of loaned property; representation of ownership.

§ 121-55. Museum or archives repository's lien for expenses.

§ 121-56. Acquisition of undocumented property.

§ 121-57. Exclusivity of provisions.