# North Carolina — Construction prompt payment act deadlines by US state — owner-to-contractor and contractor-to-subcontractor payment windows, retention release deadlines, and late-payment interest rates

For North Carolina, gc-to-sub flow-down deadline (days) is 7; late-payment interest rate is 1% per month; project types covered is both; attorney fees recoverable is no; statutory citation is N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 22C-1 – 22C-6 (private); N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 143-134 – 143-135 (public), verified against its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** North Carolina _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **GC-to-sub flow-down deadline (days):** 7 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Late-payment interest rate:** 1% per month _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Project types covered:** both _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Attorney fees recoverable:** no _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 22C-1 – 22C-6 (private); N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 143-134 – 143-135 (public) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Late payments to subcontractors will begin to accrue interest at a rate of 1% per month until payment is made. https://www.levelset.com/prompt-payment/north-carolina-prompt-payment-faqs/#faq-item-public-projects-can-i-include-prompt-payment-fees-in-my-north-carolina-bond-claim Can I include Prompt Payment fees in my North Carolina bond claim? No,

## Source

- https://www.levelset.com/prompt-payment/north-carolina-prompt-payment-faqs/

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
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