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M.D.N.C.Litigation

Tyler Technologies agrees to $1.5 million settlement over North Carolina eCourts arrests

Tyler Technologies, the vendor behind North Carolina's eCourts court records system, has agreed to pay up to $1.5 million to settle a federal class action by people allegedly wrongly arrested or held too long because of software problems. Plaintiffs asked the Middle District of North Carolina on October 26, 2026, to approve the deal, which needs preliminary and final court approval.

Filing (The Assembly) → · Carolina Journal
N.C.Regulation

North Carolina sets motor fuel tax to zero through November 30 under Session Law 2026-62

Session Law 2026-62 (HB 3), signed Oct. 9, 2026, sets North Carolina's motor fuel excise tax to zero from Oct. 10 through Nov. 30, 2026. Fuel cost may not include the suspended tax. Through Dec. 31, the Revenue Secretary may not penalize farm use of dyed diesel in highway vehicles. The State Controller must make monthly hold-harmless transfers from the Stabilization and Inflation Reserve; forgone revenue is estimated at $362.3 million, Brooks Pierce reported.

Enrolled text (North Carolina General Assembly) → · Governor Stein (governor.nc.gov), Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch