The period for which the salary of any person is paid pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-166.14 while the person is incapacitated as a result of an injury or injuries proximately caused by the heightened risk and special hazards directly related to the violent nature of the eligible person’s official duties, shall not be charged against any sick or other leave to which the person shall be entitled under any other provision of law. (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1272, s. 1; 2014-100, s. 35.12(a).)