North Carolina § 162-1 - Election and term of office.

§ 162-1. Election and term of office.

In each county a sheriff shall be elected by the qualified voters thereof, as is prescribed for members of the General Assembly, and shall hold his office for four years. History (Const., art. 4, s. 24; Rev., s. 2808; C.S., s. 3925.) Cross References. - As to other oaths required of public officers, see G.S. 11-7 and N.C. Const., Art. VI, § 7. As to form of oath required of sheriff and other officers before taking office, see G.S. 11-11 . As to penalty for failure to take oath, see G.S. 128-5 . Editor's Note. - An amendment to this section in Session Laws 1981, c. 504, s. 10, was made effective upon certification of approval of the constitutional amendments proposed by ss. 1 to 3 of the act. The constitutional amendments were submitted to the people at an election held June 29, 1982, and were defeated. Therefore, the 1981 amendment to this section never went into effect. Legal Periodicals. - For a survey of 1996 developments in constitutional law, see 75 N.C.L. Rev. 2281 (1997).