162-17. Duties of outgoing sheriff for unexecuted process.
It shall be the duty of any sheriff who shall have received a precept, and shall go out of office before the return day thereof, without having executed the same, to deliver same to the succeeding sheriff with sufficient time allowed for it to be executed by him. (R.C., c. 105, s. 25; Code, s. 2088; Rev., s. 2820; C.S., s. 3939; 1983, c. 670, s. 10.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 3 - Duties of Sheriff.
§ 162-13 - To receipt for process.
§ 162-14 - Duty to execute process.
§ 162-15 - Imposition of penalty; procedure.
§ 162-16 - Execute summons, order or judgment.
§ 162-17 - Duties of outgoing sheriff for unexecuted process.
§ 162-18 - Payment of money collected on execution.
§ 162-23 - Prevent entering jail for lynching; county liable.
§ 162-24 - Delegation of official duties.
§ 162-25 - Obligations taken by sheriff payable to himself.
§ 162-26 - Sheriff may establish volunteer school safety resource officer program.