{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-162-2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-2","heading":"Disqualifications for the office.","body":"(a)\tNo person shall be eligible for the office of sheriff if any of the following apply:\n(1)\tThe person is not of the age of 21 years.\n(2)\tThe person has been convicted of a felony in this State, the United States, or any other state, whether or not that person has been restored to the rights of citizenship or granted an expunction. This subdivision shall not include an unconditional pardon of innocence.\n(3)\tThe person is not a qualified voter in the county in which the candidate is chosen.\n(b)\tNotwithstanding Article 5 of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes, any person filing a notice of candidacy, or any appointee selected to fill a vacancy, to the office of sheriff shall provide a statement of disclosure prepared by the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 17E of the General Statutes.\n(c)\tNo person shall engage in the practice of law or serve as a member of the General Assembly while serving as sheriff. (1777, c. 118, ss. 2, 4, P.R.; 1806, c. 699, s. 2, P.R.; 1829, c. 5, s. 6; 1830, c. 25, ss. 2, 3; R.C., c. 105, ss. 5, 6, 7; Code, ss. 2067, 2068, 2069; Rev., s. 2809; C.S., s. 3926; 1971, c. 1231, s. 1; 1983, c. 670, s. 1; 2021-107, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 162. Sheriff.","Article 1. The Office."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_162/GS_162-2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:07Z","sha256":"5fea858f02a11dff0401be6bf4abec99c36e5858fb9de31ee9c398a08e512d78","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-162-1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-162-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}