NC H481

Standardizes terminology throughout North Carolina General Statutes by replacing "e-mail" and "electronic mail" with "email," making "internet" lowercase, changing "web site" to "website," and replacing "rule making" with "rulemaking"

Updates assault on emergency personnel statute (G.S. 14-288.9) with modernized language, changing "firemen" to "firefighters" and clarifying that violations are Class H, F, E, or D felonies depending on severity

Revises multiple criminal record expunction statutes (G.S. 15A-145 through 15A-149) to standardize language regarding the effect of expunctions, referencing G.S. 15A-153 for protected nondisclosure provisions and removing redundant text

Reorganizes and clarifies definitions in multiple chapters including the RICO Act (Chapter 75D), Pawnbrokers and Currency Converters Act (Chapter 66), Auctioneer licensing (Chapter 85B), and Certificate of Need health facility regulations (Chapter 131E)

Makes technical corrections to insurance statutes, adoption criminal history check requirements, Long-Term Care Ombudsman definitions, and Administrative Procedure Act exemptions, while removing obsolete reporting requirements and periodic review mandates