§ 120-165. Initial inquiry.
§120‑165. Initial inquiry.
(a) The Commissionshall, upon receipt of the petition, determine if the requirements of G.S. 120‑163and G.S. 120‑164 have been met. If it determines that those requirementshave not been met, it shall return the petition to the petitioners. TheCommission shall also publish in the North Carolina Register notice that it hasreceived the petition.
(b) If it determinesthat those requirements have been met, it shall conduct further inquiry asprovided by this Part. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1.)