{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-1281","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1281","heading":"Veteran defined.","body":"For the purposes of this Part, \"veteran\" means a person who served on active duty (other than for training) in any component of the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of 180 days or more, unless released earlier because of service-connected disability, and who was discharged or released from the Armed Forces of the United States under honorable conditions. (1997-171, s. 1; 2011-183, s. 124; 2015-241, s. 24.1(j); 2015-268, s. 7.3(a).)","path":["Chapter 143B. Executive Organization Act of 1973.","Article 14. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs","Part 9. Priority in Employment Assistance for Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143B/GS_143B-1281.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:43Z","sha256":"ee9904edba26c6468634d9ae141b55273cc27f311b1b5c86aec17e5b21b9837e","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-1280","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-1282"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}