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.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-281
Policemen appointed
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 141 N.C. App. 273 - Block v. County of Person (2000)
Most recently applied in 28 F. Supp. 3d 526 - Fisher v. Winston-Salem Police Department (June 2014)
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.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.