2012 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 147 - State Officers.
Article 3D - State Information Technology Services.
Section 147-33.104A - Purchase by State agencies and governmental entities of certain computer equipment and televisions prohibited.

147-33.104A. Purchase by State agencies and governmental entities of certain computer equipment and televisions prohibited.

(a) The exemptions set out in G.S. 147-33.80 do not apply to this section.

(b) No State agency, political subdivision of the State, or other public body shall purchase computer equipment or televisions, as defined in G.S. 130A-309.131, or enter into a contract with any manufacturer that the Secretary determines is not in compliance with the requirements of G.S. 130A-309.134 or G.S. 130A-309.135 as determined from the list provided by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to G.S. 130A-309.138. The Secretary shall issue written findings upon a determination of noncompliance. A determination of noncompliance by the Secretary is reviewable under Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.

(c) The Office of Information Technology Services shall make the list available to political subdivisions of the State and other public bodies. A manufacturer that is not in compliance with the requirements of G.S. 130A-309.134 or G.S. 130A-309.135 shall not sell or offer for sale computer equipment or televisions to the State, a political subdivision of the State, or other public body. (2010-67, s. 5(a).)