§ 131D-10.4. Exemptions.

§131D‑10.4.  Exemptions.

This Article shall not applyto:

(1)        Any residentialchild‑care facility chartered by the laws of the State of North Carolina(or operating under charters of other states which have complied with thecorporation laws of North Carolina) which has a plant and assets worth sixtythousand dollars ($60,000) or more and which is owned or operated by areligious denomination or fraternal order and which was in operation beforeJuly 1, 1977;

(2)        State institutionsfor emotionally disturbed or delinquent children, the mentally ill, mentallyretarded, and substance abusers;

(3)        Secure detentionfacilities as specified in Article 12 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes;

(4)        Licensablefacilities subject to the rules of the Commission for Mental Health,Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services as specified inArticle 2 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes;

(5)        Persons authorizedby statute to receive and place children for foster care and adoption inaccordance with G.S. 108A‑14;

(6)        Primarilyeducational institutions as defined in G.S. 131D‑10.2(11); or

(7)        Individuals who arerelated by blood, marriage, or adoption to the child. (1983,c. 637, s. 2; 1985, c. 589, s. 39; 1991, c. 636, s. 19(b); 1998‑202, s.13(ii); 1999‑423, s. 6; 2000‑137, s. 4(gg).)