General Statutes Commission
The General Assembly adopted the General Statutes as the general law in North Carolina in 1943. At that time, the Division of Legislative Drafting and Codification of Statutes within the Attorney General's Office was assigned the duty of keeping the laws as clear and concise as possible through continuous statutory research and correction.
The General Statutes Commission
was created by the General Assembly to advise the Division of Legislative
Drafting about research, correction and publication of the statutes. The Commission
studies the law to determine the need for statutory change has the authority
to consider and recommend proposed changes in the law.