§ 160A-288.4 – Police chief may establish volunteer school safety resource officer program.
160A-288.4. Police chief may establish volunteer school safety resource officer program. (a) The chief of police of a local police department or of a county police department may establish a volunteer school safety resource officer program to provide nonsalaried special law enforcement officers to serve as school safety resource officers in public schools. To be […]
§ 160A-289 – Training and development programs for law enforcement.
160A-289. Training and development programs for law enforcement. A city shall have authority to plan and execute training and development programs for law-enforcement agencies, and for that purpose may (1) Contract with other cities, counties, and the State and federal governments and their agencies; (2) Accept, receive, and disburse funds, grants and services; (3) Create […]
§ 160A-289.1 – Resources to protect the public.
160A-289.1. Resources to protect the public. Subject to the requirements of G.S. 7A-41, 7A-44.1, 7A-64, 7A-102, 7A-133, and 7A-498.7, a city may appropriate funds under contract with the State for the provision of services for the speedy disposition of cases involving drug offenses, domestic violence, or other offenses involving threats to public safety. Nothing in […]
§ 160A-289.2 – Neighborhood crime watch programs.
160A-289.2. Neighborhood crime watch programs. A city may establish neighborhood crime watch programs within the city to encourage residents and business owners to promote citizen involvement in securing homes, businesses, and personal property against criminal activity and to report suspicious activities to law enforcement officials. (2006-181, s. 2.)
§ 160A-288.1 – Assistance by State law-enforcement officers; rules; cost.
160A-288.1. Assistance by State law-enforcement officers; rules; cost. (a) The governing body of any city or county may request the Governor to assign temporarily State law-enforcement officers with statewide authority to provide law-enforcement protection when local law-enforcement officers: (i) are engaged in a strike; (ii) are engaged in a slowdown; (iii) otherwise refuse to fulfill […]
§ 160A-288.2 – Assistance to State law-enforcement agencies.
160A-288.2. Assistance to State law-enforcement agencies. (a) Unless specifically prohibited or limited by an ordinance officially adopted by the governing body of the city or county by which the officer is employed, appointed, or elected to serve, the head of any local law-enforcement agency may temporarily provide assistance to a State law-enforcement agency in enforcing […]
§ 160A-288.3 – Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2019-109, s1, effective October 1, 2020.
160A-288.3. Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2019-109, s. 1, effective October 1, 2020.
§ 160A-282 – Auxiliary law-enforcement personnel; workers' compensation benefits.
160A-282. Auxiliary law-enforcement personnel; workers’ compensation benefits. (a) A city may by ordinance provide for the organization of an auxiliary police department made up of volunteer members. (b) A city, by enactment of an ordinance, may provide that, while undergoing official training and while performing duties on behalf of the city pursuant to orders or […]
§ 160A-283 – Joint county and city auxiliary police.
160A-283. Joint county and city auxiliary police. The governing body of any city, town, or county is hereby authorized to create and establish a joint law-enforcement officers’ auxiliary force with one or more cities, towns, or counties. Each participating city, town, or county shall, by resolution or ordinance, establish the joint auxiliary police force. The […]
§ 160A-284 – Oath of office; holding other offices.
160A-284. Oath of office; holding other offices. (a) Each person appointed or employed as chief of police, policeman, or auxiliary policeman shall take and subscribe before some person authorized by law to administer oaths the oath of office required by Article VI, Sec. 7, of the Constitution. The oath shall be filed with the city […]