{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-281","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-281","heading":"Policemen appointed.","body":"A city is authorized to appoint a chief of police and to employ other police officers who may reside outside the corporate limits of the city unless the council provides otherwise. (R.C., c. 111, s. 16; Code, c. 3803; Rev., s. 2926; C.S., s. 2641; 1969, c. 23, s. 1; 1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 45.)","path":["Chapter 160A. Cities and Towns.","Article 13. Law Enforcement."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_160A/GS_160A-281.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:25:42Z","sha256":"0615ea8dfb97a904b9b6319f0e08d2e66a2c43b6bf643fe5951c6146187a4f67","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-280","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-282"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}