North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 66. Commerce and Business § 66-294.1. Duties of Attorney General

(1) Participating manufacturers.--A list of the participating manufacturers and all brand families of each participating manufacturer that the manufacturer has identified to the Attorney General, in accordance with G.S. 66-294.

(2) Compliant nonparticipating manufacturers.--A list of the nonparticipating manufacturers whose applications for inclusion have been found to be complete and accurate and whose escrow agreements have been approved by the Office of the Attorney General. The list must include those brand families that the manufacturer has identified to the Attorney General, in accordance with G.S. 66-294.

(1) The nonparticipating manufacturer, as well as any joint and severally liable importer, has submitted an application under G.S. 66-294, and it is found to be complete and accurate.

(2) The Office of the Attorney General has approved the manufacturer's escrow agreement.

(3) The manufacturer has made any past due payments owed to its escrow account for any of its listed brand families.

(4) The manufacturer has resolved any outstanding penalty demands or adjudicated penalties for its listed brand families.

(1) The nonparticipating manufacturer has not previously established and funded a qualified escrow fund in North Carolina.

(2) The nonparticipating manufacturer has not made any escrow deposits for more than one year.

(3) The nonparticipating manufacturer has failed to make a timely and complete escrow deposit in any prior calendar year.

(4) The nonparticipating manufacturer has failed to pay any judgment, including any civil penalty.

(5) The Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that the nonparticipating manufacturer may not make its full required escrow deposit by April 15 of the year following the year in which the cigarette sales are made.