{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-166.40","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-166.40","heading":"Rules for selection and retention of law-enforcement officers; rules exempt from Administrative Procedure Act.","body":"(a)\tExcept as otherwise provided by State and federal law, the head of each principal State department may establish rules and procedures for the selection and retention of sworn law-enforcement officers to ensure that they are physically, emotionally, and intellectually qualified to perform their duties. These rules and procedures shall not establish any mandatory age limit for service as a law-enforcement officer that conflicts with a federal statute.\n(b)\tThese rules and procedures are exempt from the provisions of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. (1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, s. 104; 1987, c. 827, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 143. State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions","Article 12D. Separation Allowances for Law-Enforcement Officers."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-166.40.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:33Z","sha256":"d1c76da5ab0cf8efbc04f45e07d33fd643d17e8725d29624480731df6d544388","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-166.31-through-143-166.39","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-166.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}