§ 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.
  • Council: means the governing board of a city. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-1
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • 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.
  • Mayor: means the chief executive officer of a city by whatever title known. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-1
  • oath: shall be construed to include "affirmation" in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in like cases the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.