§ 160A-281 Policemen appointed
§ 160A-282 Auxiliary law-enforcement personnel; workers’ compensation benefits
§ 160A-283 Joint county and city auxiliary police
§ 160A-284 Oath of office; holding other offices
§ 160A-285 Powers and duties of policemen
§ 160A-286 Extraterritorial jurisdiction of policemen
§ 160A-287 City lockups
§ 160A-288 Cooperation between law enforcement agencies
§ 160A-288.1 Assistance by State law-enforcement officers; rules; cost
§ 160A-288.2 Assistance to State law-enforcement agencies
§ 160A-288.4 Police chief may establish volunteer school safety resource officer program
§ 160A-289 Training and development programs for law enforcement
§ 160A-289.1 Resources to protect the public
§ 160A-289.2 Neighborhood crime watch programs

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 160A > Article 13 - Law Enforcement

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.