North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 105 — Taxation
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-378
Limitation on use of remedies
# (a)
Use of Remedies Barred. - No county or municipality shall maintain an action or procedure to enforce any remedy provided by law for the collection of taxes or the enforcement of any tax liens, whether the taxes or tax liens are evidenced by tax receipts or otherwise, unless the action or procedure is instituted within 10 years from the date the taxes became due.
# (b)
Not Applicable to Special Assessments. - Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to the lien of special assessments.
# (c)
Repealed by Session Laws 1998-98, s. 26, effective August 14, 1998.
# (d)
Enforcement and Collection Delayed Pending Appeal. - When the board of county commissioners or municipal governing body delivers a tax receipt to a tax collector for any assessment that has been or is subsequently appealed to the county board of equalization and review or the Property Tax Commission, the tax collector shall not seek collection of taxes or enforcement of a tax lien resulting from the assessment until the appeal has been finally adjudicated. The tax collector, however, may send an initial bill or notice to the taxpayer. (1933, c. 181, s. 7; c. 399; 1945, c. 832; 1947, c. 1065, s. 1; 1949, cc. 60, 269, 735; 1951, cc. 71, 306, 572; 1953, cc. 381, 427, 538, 645, 656, 752, 775, 1008; 1955, c. 1087; 1957, cc. 53, 678, 1123; 1959, cc. 373, 608; 1961, cc. 542, 695, 885; 1965, cc. 129, 294; 1967, c. 242; c. 321, s. 1; c. 422, s. 1; 1969, c. 96; 1971, c. 806, s. 1; 1998-98, s. 26; 2006-30, s. 6; 2011-3, s. 3(b); 2021-91, s. 3(d).) Article 27. Refunds and Remedies.
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In this article (28 sections)
- 105-349 · Appointment, term, qualifications, and bond of tax collectors…
- 105-350 · General duties of tax collectors
- 105-351 · Authority of successor collector
- 105-352 · Delivery of tax receipts to tax collector; prerequisites;…
- 105-353 · Place for collection of taxes
- 105-354 · Collections for districts and other units of local government
- 105-355 · Creation of tax lien; date as of which lien attaches
- 105-356 · Priority of tax liens
- 105-357 · Payment of taxes
- 105-358 · Waiver of penalties; partial payments
- 105-359 · Prepayments
- 105-360 · Due date; interest for nonpayment of taxes; discounts for…
- 105-361 · Statement of amount of taxes due
- 105-362 · Discharge of lien on real property
- 105-363 · Remedies of cotenants and joint owners of real property
- 105-364 · Collection of taxes outside the taxing unit
- 105-365 · Preference accorded taxes in liquidation of debtors' estates
- 105-365.1 · When and against whom collection remedies may be used
- 105-366 · Remedies against personal property
- 105-367 · Procedure for levy
- 105-368 · Procedure for attachment and garnishment
- 105-369 · Advertisement of tax liens on real property for failure to…
- 105-370-thru-372 · Repealed by Session Laws 1983, c. 808, ss. 2-4
- 105-373 · Settlements
- 105-374 · Foreclosure of tax lien by action in nature of action to…
- 105-375 · In rem method of foreclosure
- 105-376 · Taxing unit as purchaser at foreclosure sale; payment of…
- 105-378 · Limitation on use of remedies