A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to clarify that officers of the charlotte‑mecklenburg police department MAY arrest persons anywhere in the state for offenses committed within the department's territorial jurisdiction.
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). Law enforcement officers of the Charlotte‑Mecklenburg Police Department may arrest persons at any place in the State of North Carolina when the arrest is based upon a felony committed within the territorial jurisdiction of the Charlotte‑Mecklenburg Police Department."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.