<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 4-124. - Service of complaints and orders.</div>
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               Complaints or orders issued by a public officer pursuant to this article shall be
               served upon persons either personally or by registered or certified mail. If the identities
               of any owners or the whereabouts of persons are unknown and cannot be ascertained
               by the public officer in the exercise of reasonable diligence, and the public officer
               makes an affidavit to that effect, then the serving of the complaint or order upon
               the unknown owners or other persons may be made by publication in a newspaper having
               general circulation in the county at least once no later than the time at which personal
               service would be required pursuant to this article. When service is made by publication,
               a notice of the pending proceedings shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the
               premises thereby affected.
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               (Ord. of 10-4-88)
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            <p class="refstatelaw0" block_type="hang"><b>State Law referenceâ€” </b>
               Similar provisions, G.S. 160A-445.
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