12 NCAC 09A .0209         EXTENDED RENEWALS AND REPORTING DUE TO DISASTER

Due to the disaster caused by Hurricane Helene as referenced in the Governor's Executive Order 315, the General Assembly's Session Laws 2024-51 and 2024-53, and the President's Declaration FEMA-4827-DR, all deadlines, expiration dates, or reporting requirements of any sort set forth in Chapter 09 that refer or relate to certification renewals, educational requirements, or training requirements are extended until March 1, 2025, for the following persons and entities:

(1)           Any of the following persons who reside in an affected jurisdiction set forth in Item (3) of this Rule:

(a)           criminal justice officer;

(b)           instructor;

(c)           professional lecturer;

(d)           school director;

(e)           qualified assistant; and

(f)            any other person who is certified by the Commission.

(2)           Any of the following entities located in an affected jurisdiction set forth in Item (3) of this Rule:

(a)           law enforcement agency;

(b)           school; and

(c)           any other entity that is accredited by the Commission or which has reporting requirements to the Commission.

(3)           Affected jurisdictions, as defined in Declaration FEMA-4827-DR and amendments issued by the President of the United States, include:

(a)           Alexander County

(b)           Alleghany County

(c)           Ashe County

(d)           Avery County

(e)           Buncombe County

(f)            Burke County

(g)           Cabarrus County

(h)           Caldwell County

(i)            Catawba County

(j)            Cherokee County

(k)           Clay County

(l)            Cleveland County

(m)          Forsyth County

(n)           Gaston County

(o)           Graham County

(p)           Haywood County

(q)           Henderson County

(r)            Iredell County

(s)            Jackson County

(t)            Lee County

(u)           Lincoln County

(v)           Macon County

(w)          Madison County

(x)           McDowell County

(y)           Mecklenburg County

(z)           Mitchell County

(aa)         Nash County

(bb)         Polk County

(cc)         Rowan County

(dd)         Rutherford County

(ee)         Stanly County

(ff)          Surry County

(gg)         Swain County

(hh)         Transylvania County

(ii)           Union County

(jj)           Watauga County

(kk)         Wilkes County

(ll)           Yadkin County

(mm)      Yancey County

(nn)         Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

History Note:        G.S. 17C-6; Authority Session Law 2024-53 and State of North Carolina Executive Order 315 inclusive of amendments, to expire on March 1, 2025;

Emergency Adoption Eff. November 20, 2024.