North Carolina § 127A-150 - Immunity of guardsmen from civil and criminal liability.

§ 127A-150. Immunity of guardsmen from civil and criminal liability.

A member of the North Carolina National Guard or State defense militia, while acting in aid of civil authorities and in the line of duty, shall have the immunities of a law-enforcement officer. Members of the North Carolina National Guard or State defense militia shall have the immunities of a law-enforcement officer whenever they are called upon to execute the laws; engage in disaster relief; suppress or prevent actual or threatened riot or insurrection; repel invasion; or apprehend or disperse any sniper, rioters, mob or unlawful assembly. Any civil claim against a member of the North Carolina National Guard or State defense militia allegedly arising from the action or inaction of the member of the North Carolina National Guard or State defense militia while in line of duty shall be filed within two years of the date of the occurrence or forever barred. History (1969, c. 969; 1975, c. 604, s. 2; 2009-281, s. 1; 2011-195, s. 1(a).) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2009-281, s. 1, effective July 10, 2009, substituted "National Guard" for "national guard" throughout this section. Session Laws 2011-195, s. 1(a), effective June 23, 2011, in subsection (b), deleted "Whenever" from the beginning, inserted "shall have the immunities of a law-enforcement officer whenever they," substituted "or apprehend or disperse" for "apprehend or disburse," deleted "they shall have the immunities of a law-enforcement officer" from the end, and made minor stylistic changes; and in subsection (c), twice inserted "North Carolina" and substituted "the member" for "such member."