{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-162-24","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-24","heading":"Delegation of official duties.","body":"The sheriff may not delegate to another person the final responsibility for discharging his official duties, but he may appoint a deputy or employ others to assist him in performing his official duties. (23 Hen. VI, c. 10; R.C., c. 105, s. 21; Code, s. 2084; Rev., s. 2828; C.S., s. 3946; 1983, c. 670, s. 15.)","path":["Chapter 162. Sheriff.","Article 3. Duties of Sheriff."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_162/GS_162-24.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:07Z","sha256":"0e7837dcc3b0322e6f611beca3b8786d136924da25e998a22b75d299be2da945","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-162-23","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-162-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}