2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 147 - State Officers.
§ 147-33.104. (Effective July 1, 2010) Purchase by State agencies and governmental entities of certain computer equipment prohibited.

§ 147‑33.104.  (Effective July 1, 2010)  Purchase by State agencies and governmental entities of certain computer equipment 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‑309.91, from any manufacturer that the Secretary determines is not in compliance with the requirements of G.S. 130A‑309.93 or G.S. 130A‑309.93A as determined from the list provided by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to G.S. 130A‑309.95(1). 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‑309.93 shall not sell or offer for sale computer equipment or televisions to the State, a political subdivision of the State, or other public body.  (2007‑550, s. 16.5; 2008‑198, s. 11.4; 2008‑208, ss. 5, 7; 2009‑484, s. 16(b); 2009‑550, ss. 10(a), (b).)