GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 508

Short Title:  Limit Liability of INS Agents.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Hyde.
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Referred to:  Judiciary II.
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March 22, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THE SAME LEGAL AUTHORITY AND LIMITED LIABILITY TO IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE AGENTS WHO WORK WITH STATE OR LOCAL OFFICERS AS IS ACCORDED OTHER FEDERAL OFFICERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 15A-406(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	For purposes of this section, 'federal law enforcement officer' means any of the following persons who are employed as full-time law enforcement officers by the federal government and who are authorized to carry firearms in the performance of their duties:
(1)	United States Secret Service special agents;
(2)	Federal Bureau of Investigation special agents;
(3)	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms special agents;
(4)	United States Naval Investigative Service special agents;
(5)	Drug Enforcement Administration special agents;
(6)	United States Customs Service officers;
(7)	United States Postal Service inspectors;
(8)	Internal Revenue Service special agents;
(9)	United States Marshals Service marshals and deputies;
(10)	United States Forest Service officers;
(11)	National Park Service officers; 
(12)	United States Fish and Wildlife Service officers; and
(13)	Immigration and Naturalization Service agents."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.