Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 143 > Article 12E - Retirement Benefits for Local Governmental Law-Enforcement Officers

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Employer: means a county, city, town or other political subdivision of the State. See North Carolina General Statutes 143-166.50
• following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Law-enforcement officer: means a full-time paid employee of an employer, who possesses the power of arrest, who has taken the law enforcement oath administered under the authority of the State as prescribed by N. See North Carolina General Statutes 143-166.50
• Member: means an officer included in the membership of a retirement system, including former officers no longer employed who also elected to leave their accumulated contributions on deposit with a Retirement System. See North Carolina General Statutes 143-166.50
• Officer: means a "law-enforcement officer. See North Carolina General Statutes 143-166.50
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• State: means the State of North Carolina. See North Carolina General Statutes 143-166.50