North Carolina § 58-85-20 - Who may become members.

§ 58-85-20. Who may become members.

Any organized fire company in North Carolina, holding itself ready for duty, may, upon compliance with the requirements of its constitution and bylaws, become a member of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, and any firefighter of good moral character in North Carolina, and belonging to an organized fire company, who complies with the requirements of the constitution and bylaws of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, may become a member of the Association. Any county fire marshal office may, upon compliance with the requirements of its constitution and bylaws, become a member of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, and any employee of a county fire marshal office of good moral character whose sole duty is to act as a fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, or firefighter of the county, who complies with the requirements of its constitution and bylaws, may become a member of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association. History (1891, c. 468, s. 6; Rev., s. 4396; C.S., s. 6061; 1925, c. 41; 2004-199, s. 22(c); 2014-64, s. 1(e); 2016-51, s. 6.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2016-51, s. 6, provides: "Chapter 251 of the Private Laws of 1889 is hereby amended by replacing the words "North Carolina State Firemen's Association" with the words "North Carolina State Firefighters' Association." "The entity formerly known as the North Carolina State Firemen's Association, and now known as the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, is hereby authorized to amend its corporate documents to conform them to the association's new name by an appropriate filing with the Secretary of State. "The Revisor of Statutes is hereby authorized to replace any occurrences in the General Statutes of the words 'North Carolina State Firemen's Association,' 'North Carolina Firemen's Association,' 'State Firemen's Association,' or any reasonable derivative thereof, with the words 'North Carolina State Firefighters' Association,' including the following sections of the General Statutes: G.S. 58-2-121 , 58-78-1, 58-80-5, 58-80-25, 58-80-60, 58-84-5, 58-84-25, 58-84-33, 58-84-35, 58-84-40, 58-84-41, 58-84-46, 58-84-50, 58-84-52, 58-85-1, 58-85-10, 58-85-20, 58-85-25, 58-85-30, 58-85-35, 58-86-25, 58-87-10, 135-27, 143-136, 143B-1401, 166A-26, and 166A-69." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2004-199, s. 22(c), effective August 17, 2004, added the second sentence; and made minor stylistic changes. Session Laws 2014-64, s. 1(e), effective July 1, 2014, substituted "firefighter" for "fireman" in the first sentence of the section. Session Laws 2016-51, s. 6, effective July 1, 2016, substituted "North Carolina State Firefighters' Association" for "North Carolina State Firemen's Association" twice and substituted "North Carolina State Firefighters' Association" for "North Carolina State Firemen's Association" twice.