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 clerk.
(b) The offices of policeman and chief of police are hereby declared to be offices that may be held concurrently with any other appointive office pursuant to Article VI, Sec. 9, of the Constitution. The offices of policeman and chief of police are hereby declared to be offices that may be held concurrently with any elective office, other than elective office in the municipality employing the policeman or chief of police, pursuant to Section 9 of Article VI of the Constitution.
(c) The office of auxiliary policeman is hereby declared to be an office that may be held concurrently with any elective office or appointive office pursuant to Article VI, Sec. 9, of the Constitution. (1971, c. 698, s. 1; c. 896, s. 4; 1975, c. 664, s. 10; 2018-13, s. 4(a).)
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.