North Carolina § 143B-921 - Use of private investigators limited.

§ 143B-921. Use of private investigators limited.

No State executive officer, department, agency, institution, commission, bureau, or other organized activity of the State that receives support in whole or in part from the State except for counties, cities, towns, other municipal corporations or political subdivisions of the State or any agencies of these subdivisions, or county or city boards of education may employ a private investigator without the consent of the Director of the State Bureau of Investigation. If the Director of the State Bureau of Investigation determines that it is impracticable for the Bureau to conduct the investigation, the Director of the State Bureau of Investigation shall employ a private investigator and shall fix the compensation for his services. The cost of the private investigator shall be paid from funds credited to the entity requesting the investigation or from the Contingency and Emergency Fund. History (1985, c. 479, s. 138; 2003-214, s. 1(1); 2014-100, s. 17.1(p), (j).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2003-214, s. 1(1), effective June 19, 2003, redesignated G.S. 114-12 through 114-19 as Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 114 , under the heading "General Powers and Duties of the State Bureau of Investigation." This section was formerly G.S. 114-15.2. It was recodified as G.S. 143B-921 by Session Laws 2014-100, s. 17.1(j), effective July 1, 2014. Session Laws 2014-100, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2014.'" Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.7, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2014-100, s. 17.1(p), effective July 1, 2014, substituted "Director of the State Bureau of Investigation" for "Attorney General" throughout the section.