(A) Unless otherwise provided herein, or by law or implication required, the same rules of construction, definition, and application shall govern the interpretation of this code as those governing the interpretation of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
(B) Where a section of this code is followed by a reference to the General Statutes of North Carolina, such reference indicates the section is analogous or similar to the cited sections in the General Statutes of North Carolina. Footnotes, cross references, and other comments are by way of explanation only and should not be deemed a part of the text of any section.