North Carolina General Statutes 143-166.40. Rules for selection and retention of law-enforcement officers; rules exempt from Administrative Procedure Act
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- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by State and federal law, the head of each principal State department may establish rules and procedures for the selection and retention of sworn law-enforcement officers to ensure that they are physically, emotionally, and intellectually qualified to perform their duties. These rules and procedures shall not establish any mandatory age limit for service as a law-enforcement officer that conflicts with a federal statute.
(b) These rules and procedures are exempt from the provisions of Chapter 150B of the N.C. Gen. Stat.. (1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, s. 104; 1987, c. 827, s. 1.)