GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 503
Committee Substitute Favorable 3/31/93

Short Title:  Off-Duty Officer/Concealed Weapon.	(Public)
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March 24, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MAY CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON WHEN OFF-DUTY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 14-269(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	This prohibition shall not apply to the following persons:
(1)	Officers and enlisted personnel of the armed forces of the United States when in discharge of their official duties as such and acting under orders requiring them to carry arms and weapons;
(2)	Civil officers of the United States while in the discharge of their official duties;
(3)	Officers and soldiers of the militia and the national guard when called into actual service;
(4)	Officers of the State, or of any county, city, or town, charged with the execution of the laws of the State, when acting in the discharge of their official duties;
(5)	Full-time sworn law enforcement officers, when off-duty, and within this State, if:
a.	Written regulations authorizing the carrying of concealed weapons have been filed with the clerk of superior court in the county where the law enforcement unit is located by the sheriff or chief of police or other superior officer in charge;
b.	Such regulations specifically prohibit the carrying of concealed weapons while the officer is consuming or under the influence of alcoholic beverages; and
c.	The full-time sworn law enforcement officer is not in violation of such written regulations."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.