Jun 2025 · University of NC - Charlotte
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Statutory liaison caps under NC GS § 120C-500 limit most state agencies to two registered liaisons (DPS up to five, judicial branch up to four). This page surfaces every agency that has exceeded those caps, currently or in the observed historical record.
Lapel Intelligence · Findings
Cap-Excess Trend (2011–2026)
18 findings · peak +1Jun 2025 · NC Office of the State Controller
+1 over capNC Office of the State Controller exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in June 2025, registering 3 liaisons across 6 months.
Apr 2025 · University of NC - Asheville
+1 over capUniversity of NC - Asheville exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in April 2025, registering 3 liaisons across 2 months.
Mar 2025 · Office of the Governor
+1 over capOffice of the Governor exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in March 2025, registering 3 liaisons across 13 months.
Apr 2024 · NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
+1 over capNC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in April 2024, registering 3 liaisons across 1 month.
May 2023 · NC Department of Transportation
+1 over capNC Department of Transportation exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in May 2023, registering 3 liaisons across 1 month.
Jun 2022 · NC Board of Nursing
+1 over capNC Board of Nursing exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in June 2022, registering 3 liaisons across 1 month.
May 2022 · NC Department of Transportation
+1 over capNC Department of Transportation exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in May 2022, registering 3 liaisons across 1 month.
Mar 2022 · NC Department of Justice
+1 over capNC Department of Justice exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in March 2022, registering 3 liaisons across 2 months.
Sep 2020 · Office of the Governor
+1 over capOffice of the Governor exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in September 2020, registering 3 liaisons across 15 months.
Jun 2020 · NC Department of Justice
+1 over capNC Department of Justice exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in June 2020, registering 3 liaisons across 18 months.
Nov 2019 · NC Department of Justice
+1 over capNC Department of Justice exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in November 2019, registering 3 liaisons across 4 months.
Oct 2019 · NC Department of Environmental Quality
+1 over capNC Department of Environmental Quality exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in October 2019, registering 3 liaisons across 1 month.
Oct 2019 · NC Office of the State Controller
+1 over capNC Office of the State Controller exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in October 2019, registering 3 liaisons across 1 month.
Oct 2019 · NC Office of Information Technology Services
+1 over capNC Office of Information Technology Services exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in October 2019, registering 3 liaisons across 1 month.
Aug 2019 · NC Department of Public Instruction
+1 over capNC Department of Public Instruction exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in August 2019, registering 3 liaisons across 1 month.
Jun 2019 · NC Department of Health and Human Services
+1 over capNC Department of Health and Human Services exceeded its statutory liaison cap of 2 by 1 at peak in June 2019, registering 3 liaisons across 1 month.
Feb 2018 · NC Office of the State Auditor
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