North Carolina § 17E-16 - Application and construction of Article.
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§ 17E-16. Application and construction of Article.
Nothing in this Article shall apply to the sheriff elected by the people. Nothing in this Article shall be construed as modifying the character of a sheriff from an elective office, or as modifying the character of the office of deputy sheriff from an appointive office. If a justice officer, or a criminal justice officer as defined in G.S. 17C-2(c), becomes sheriff, the justice officer is not required to maintain certification for the period served as sheriff. The Commission shall reinstate certification upon the conclusion of the period of service as sheriff and in conformance with the rules of the Commission for the application for certification. History (1983, c. 558, s. 1; 1991, c. 265, s. 4; 2021-107, ss. 3(b), 4.) Editor's Note. - This section is former G.S. 17E-11. It was recodified in Article 2 of Chapter 17E by Session Laws 2021-107, s. 3(b), effective October 1, 2021, and applicable to elections and appointments to the office of sheriff on or after that date, and was renumbered as this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2021-107, s. 10, made the substitution of "Article" for "Chapter" throughout this section, by Session Laws 2021-107, s. 4, effective October 1, 2021, and applicable to elections and appointments to the office of sheriff on or after that date. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2021-107, s. 4, substituted "Article" for "Chapter" throughout the section. For effective date and applicability, see editor's note.
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