A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to clarify that LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF COUNTIES SHALL INCLUDE OFFICERS OF CONSOLIDATED COUNTY‑CITY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 15A‑402(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e)	County Officers, Outside Territory, for Felonies. – Law‑enforcement officers of counties may arrest persons at any place in the State of North Carolina when the arrest is based upon a felony committed within the territory described in subsection (b). For purposes of this subsection, law enforcement officers of counties shall include all officers of consolidated county‑city law enforcement agencies."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.