{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-5-11","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126A-5-11","heading":"Order of hiring priority.","body":"The following is the order of hiring priority for any position subject to this Article:\n(1)\tThe career employee promotional priority under G.S. 126A-5-12.\n(2)\tAt equal priority, the following:\na.\tThe reduction-in-force priority under G.S. 126A-9-4.\nb.\tThe reemployment rights for certain exempt policymaking or exempt managerial employees under G.S. 126A-5-13.\n(3)\tThe preference for veterans, National Guard members, and spouses of active-duty troops under G.S. 126A-5-14. (2026-40, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 126A. North Carolina Human Resources Act.","Article 5. Recruitment and Hiring.","Part 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_126A/GS_126A-5-11.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-28T06:10:56Z","sha256":"3c538b6774b2f55ecc26c96243ba74b5a00e221938d5861cb543344b6a147d69","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-5-10","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-5-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}