160A-281. Policemen appointed.
A city is authorized to appoint a chief of police and to employ other police officers who may reside outside the corporate limits of the city unless the council provides otherwise. (R.C., c. 111, s. 16; Code, c. 3803; Rev., s. 2926; C.S., s. 2641; 1969, c. 23, s. 1; 1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 45.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns
§ 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[Effective until January 1, 2023]
§ 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-288.3 - Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2019-109, s1, effective October 1, 2020.
§ 160A-288.4 - Police chief may establish volunteer school safety resource officer program.
§ 160A-289 - Training and development programs for law enforcement.