North Carolina § 160A-284 - Oath of office; holding other offices.

§ 160A-284. Oath of office; holding other offices.

Each person appointed or employed as chief of police, policeman, or auxiliary policeman shall take and subscribe before some person authorized by law to administer oaths the oath of office required by Article VI, Sec. 7, of the Constitution. The oath shall be filed with the city clerk. The offices of policeman and chief of police are hereby declared to be offices that may be held concurrently with any other appointive office pursuant to Article VI, Sec. 9, of the Constitution. The offices of policeman and chief of police are hereby declared to be offices that may be held concurrently with any elective office, other than elective office in the municipality employing the policeman or chief of police, pursuant to Section 9 of Article VI of the Constitution. The office of auxiliary policeman is hereby declared to be an office that may be held concurrently with any elective office or appointive office pursuant to Article VI, Sec. 9, of the Constitution. History (1971, c. 698, s. 1; c. 896, s. 4; 1975, c. 664, s. 10; 2018-13, s. 4(a).) Editor's Note. - This section was enacted as G.S. 160A-283. It was renumbered as G.S. 160A-284 by Session Laws 1971, c. 896, s. 4. Session Laws 2018-13, s. 4(b), made the amendment of this section by Session Laws 2018-13, s. 4(a), effective June 20, 2018, and further provides: "Any policeman or chief of police having taken an oath of office to any elective office in this State prior to the effective date is not deemed to have resigned his or her position as a law enforcement officer due to the elective office." Session Laws 2018-13, s. 6, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2018-13, s. 4(a), added the subsection designators; in subsection (b), in the first sentence, substituted "policeman and chief of police" for "policeman, chief of police, and auxiliary policeman," and added the last sentence; and, in subsection (c), added "or appointive office." For effective date and applicability, see editor's note.