A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE PROCEDURES FOR REVOCATION OF county and municipal INSPECTION PERMITS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 153A‑362 reads as rewritten:
"§ 153A‑362.  Revocation of permits.
(a)	The appropriate inspector may revoke and require the return of any permit for any of the following reasons:
(1)	Any substantial departure from the approved application or plans and specifications;
(2)	Refusal or willful failure to comply with the requirements of any applicable State or local laws or local ordinances or regulations;
(3)	For false statements or misrepresentations made in securing the permit; or
(4)	If the permit was issued in violation of any applicable State or local law or local ordinance or regulation.
(b)	The county shall pay to the holder of any permit revoked pursuant to subdivision (a)(4) of this section all project costs, expenses, and other losses incurred by the permit holder, including, but not limited to, all fees paid in consideration of project financing, and all architectural, planning, marketing, legal, and other consultant's fees incurred after approval by the county, together with interest thereon at the legal rate from the date of revocation until paid, unless the permit was issued as the result of false or misleading statements made by the applicant.
(c)	Written notice of the revocation of a permit pursuant to this section shall be delivered to the permit holder in person or by certified mail and shall be effective upon receipt."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 160A‑422 reads as rewritten:
"§ 160A‑422.  Revocation of permits. 
(a)	The appropriate inspector may revoke and require the return of any permit for any of the following reasons:
(1)	Any substantial departure from the approved application or plans and specifications;
(2)	Refusal or willful failure to comply with the requirements of any applicable State or local laws or local ordinances or regulations;
(3)	For false statements or misrepresentations made in securing the permit; or
(4)	If the permit was issued in violation of any applicable State or local law or local ordinance or regulation.
(b)	The county shall pay to the holder of any permit revoked pursuant to subdivision (a)(4) of this section all project costs, expenses, and other losses incurred by the permit holder, including, but not limited to, all fees paid in consideration of project financing, and all architectural, planning, marketing, legal, and other consultant's fees incurred after approval by the city, together with interest thereon at the legal rate from the date of revocation until paid, unless the permit was issued as the result of false or misleading statements made by the applicant.
(c)	Written notice of the revocation of a permit pursuant to this section shall be delivered to the permit holder in person or by certified mail and shall be effective upon receipt."
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law and shall also apply to any permit revocation which is the subject of pending litigation on that date.