20-187.2. Badges and service side arms of deceased or retiring members of State, city, and county law enforcement agencies; weapons of active members.
(a) Surviving spouses, or in the event such members die unsurvived by a spouse, surviving children of members of North Carolina State, city, and county law enforcement agencies killed in the line of duty or who are members of such agencies at the time of their deaths, and retiring members of such agencies shall receive upon request and at no cost to them, the badge worn or carried by such deceased or retiring member. The governing body of a law enforcement agency may, in its discretion, also award to a retiring member or surviving relatives as provided herein, upon request, the service side arm of such deceased or retiring members, at a price determined by such governing body, upon determining that the person receiving the weapon is not ineligible to own, possess, or receive a firearm under the provisions of State or federal law, or if the weapon has been rendered incapable of being fired. Governing body shall mean for county and local alcohol beverage control officers, the county or local board of alcoholic control; for all other law enforcement officers with jurisdiction limited to a municipality or town, the city or town council; for all other law enforcement officers with countywide jurisdiction, the board of county commissioners; for all State law enforcement officers, the head of the department.
(b) Active members of North Carolina State, city, and county law enforcement agencies, upon change of type of weapons, may purchase the weapon worn or carried by such member at a price which shall be the average yield to the State, city, or county from the sale of similar weapons during the preceding year.
(c) For purposes of this section, certified probation and parole officers shall be considered members of a North Carolina State law enforcement agency. (1971, c. 669; 1973, c. 1424; 1975, c. 44; 1977, c. 548; 1979, c. 882; 1987, c. 122; 2013-369, s. 19; 2016-77, s. 9(b); 2021-116, s. 1.3.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 4 - State Highway Patrol.
§ 20-184 - Patrol under supervision of Department of Public Safety.
§ 20-185 - Personnel; appointment; salaries.
§ 20-185.1 - Trooper training; reimbursement.
§ 20-187 - Orders and rules for organization and conduct.
§ 20-187.3 - Quotas prohibited.
§ 20-187.4 - Disposition of retired service animals.
§ 20-187.5 - Trademark authorization.
§ 20-188 - Duties of Highway Patrol.
§ 20-189 - Patrolmen assigned to Governor's office.
§ 20-189.1 - Lieutenant Governor Executive Protection Detail.
§ 20-189.2 - State Highway Patrol Security Detail.
§ 20-190 - Uniforms; motor vehicles and arms; expense incurred; color of vehicle.
§ 20-190.1 - Patrol vehicles to have sirens; sounding siren.
§ 20-190.3 - Assignment of new highway patrol cars.
§ 20-192 - Shifting of personnel from one district to another.
§ 20-195 - Cooperation between Patrol and local officers.
§ 20-196 - Statewide radio system authorized; use of telephone lines in emergencies.
§ 20-196.2 - Use of aircraft to discover certain motor vehicle violations; declaration of policy.
§ 20-196.3 - Who may hold supervisory positions over sworn members of the Patrol.