{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-74c-21","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74C-21","heading":"Law enforcement officer provisions.","body":"(a)\tNo law enforcement officer of the United States, this State, any other state, or any political subdivision of a state shall be licensed as a private detective or security guard and patrol licensee under this Chapter.\n(b)\tAn off-duty law enforcement officer may be employed during his or her off-duty hours by a licensed security guard and patrol company on an employer-employee basis. An off-duty law enforcement officer shall not wear his police officer's uniform or use the police equipment while working for a security guard and patrol company.\n(c)\tA law enforcement officer may provide security guard and patrol services on an individual employer-employee basis to a person, firm, association, or corporation that is not engaged in a security guard and patrol profession. (1989, c. 759, s. 16; 2022-66, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 74C. Private Protective Services.","Article 1. Private Protective Services Board."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_74C/GS_74C-21.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:08:52Z","sha256":"35da5f652893cf7250abd029c07d8a303be7369586df8d69f8517253d14cd517","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-74c-20","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-74c-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}