H312 - Qualifications for Sheriff/Expunction. (SL 2021-107)

Session Year 2021

Overview: S.L. 2021-107, which became effective October 1, 2021, does the following:

  • Clarifies that an individual who has been convicted of a felony, regardless of any expunctions or restoration of rights of citizenship, is ineligible for the office of sheriff, in accordance with Article VII, Section 2 of the North Carolina Constitution.
  • Requires a candidate or appointee for the office of sheriff to file a disclosure statement prepared by the North Carolina Sheriff's Education and Training Standards Commission verifying that the candidate or appointee has no prior felony convictions or expungements of felony convictions.

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