NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 52

SENATE BILL 58

AN ACT TO GIVE THE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS OF ALL CITIES, TOWNS AND MUNICIPALITIES IN RICHMOND COUNTY THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE ARRESTS AND SERVE CRIMINAL PROCESS IN THE TERRITORIES OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS FOR A DISTANCE OF TWO AND ONE-HALF MILES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  In all cities, towns and municipalities within Richmond County the members of the police departments and police officers shall have the power and authority to make arrests of all persons as allowed by law, either with or without warrants as allowed by law, in all the territories covered by a distance of two and one- half miles outside of and beyond the corporate limits of said cities, towns and municipalities in Richmond County.

Sec. 2. In addition to making arrests as provided by Section 1 of this Act the members of the various police departments and the policemen of the various cities, towns and municipalities in Richmond County are authorized and empowered to serve any and all criminal process, including search warrants, peace warrants or any form of criminal process, in all the territories or lands beyond the corporate limits of said cities, towns and municipalities for a distance of two and one-half miles, and such peace officers may pursue persons committing criminal offenses within the corporate limits for a distance of two and one-half miles outside the corporate limits for the purpose of making arrests either with or without warrants.

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 10th day of March, 1969.