North Carolina Statutes

§ 97-55 — "Disability" defined

North Carolina § 97-55

JurisdictionNorth Carolina

Ch. 97Workers' Compensation Act

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-55 (2026).

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The term "disability" as used in this Article means the state of being incapacitated as the term is used in defining "disablement" in G.S. 97-54. (1935, c. 123.)

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§ 97-1

§ 97-1.1

References to workmen's compensation

§ 97-10

Repealed by Session Laws 1959, c. 1324

§ 97-10.1

Other rights and remedies against employer excluded

§ 97-10.2

Rights under Article not affected by liability of third party; rights and remedies against third parties

§ 97-10.3

Minors illegally employed

§ 97-100

Rates for insurance; carrier to make reports for determination of solvency; tax upon premium; wrongful or fraudulent representation of carrier punishable as misdemeanor; notices

§ 97-101

Collection of fines and penalties

§ 97-101.1

Commission may issue writs of habeas corpus

§ 97-11

Employer not relieved of statutory duty

§ 97-12

Use of intoxicant or controlled substance; willful neglect; willful disobedience of statutory duty, safety regulation or rule

§ 97-12.1

Willful misrepresentation in applying for employment

§ 97-13

Exceptions from provisions of Article

§ 97-130

§ 97-131

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