NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1963 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1261

HOUSE BILL 1367

 

 

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS BY CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  Chapter 160 of the General Statutes is hereby amended by inserting therein a new Section, to be designated as G.S. 160-20.1 and to read as follows:

"G.S. 160-20.1.  Warrants. Officers of the police department of any municipality, who are or may be designated as 'desk officers' by the chief of police, are hereby authorized to issue warrants in criminal matters in the same manner, to the same extent, and under the same rules of law as are applicable to the issuance of such warrants by justices of the peace on June 30, 1963; provided, that no warrant so issued may be served by the issuing officer. Providing the provisions of this Act shall not apply to any municipality having a population of less than four thousand (4,000) based upon the most recent Federal decennial census."

Sec. 1.5.  The provisions of this Act shall not apply to the following counties: "Washington".

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.

Sec. 3.  This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 26th day of June, 1963.