NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1969 SESSION
CHAPTER 57
SENATE BILL 136
AN ACT TO REWRITE ARTICLE 46 OF CHAPTER 143 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES RELATING TO THE GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE ON LAW AND ORDER.
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Section 1. Article 46, Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, as the same appears in the 1967 Cumulative Supplement to Volume 3C, is hereby rewritten to read as follows:
"Article 46
Governor's Committee on Law and Order
"Sec. 143-400. Committee created; membership; chairman. There is hereby created the Governor's Committee on Law and Order, the membership of which shall consist of the following:
The Governor
The Attorney General
The Director of the State Bureau of Investigation
The Commander of the State Highway Patrol
The Director of the Department of Administration
The Chairman of the North Carolina Good Neighbor Council
The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts
The Commissioner of Corrections
The Chairman of the Board of Paroles
The Director of the Probation Commission
The Adjutant General of the North Carolina National Guard
The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
One Sheriff, appointed by the Governor
Two Police executives, appointed by the Governor
One Judge of Superior Court, appointed by the Governor
One Judge of District Court, appointed by the Governor
One Solicitor of Superior Court, appointed by the Governor
Two citizens of North Carolina with a knowledge of the juvenile delinquency system, appointed by the Governor.
Three officials representing local government in North Carolina, appointed by the Governor.
One member of the North Carolina State Bar specializing in the defense of criminal cases, appointed by the Governor.
Two citizens of North Carolina not officials of State or local government, appointed by the Governor.
All members who are appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of one year from the date of their appointment, but shall be eligible for reappointment by the Governor. All other members shall serve during the tenure of their public office.
All members who are public officers shall serve ex officio and shall perform their duties on the Committee in addition to their regular duties imposed by law.
The Governor shall be chairman of the Committee, except that, in the event he shall deem it advisable, he may name another member of the Committee to serve as chairman at the pleasure of the Governor.
Any person receiving a salary from the State of North Carolina shall not receive a salary for service on the committee.
"Sec. 143-402. Duties of Committee. The Committee shall:
(1) Coordinate the activities of responsible State and local law enforcement agencies.
(2) Make studies and recommendations for the improvement of law enforcement and criminal justice.
(3) Encourage public support and respect for law and order.
(4) Seek ways to continue to make North Carolina a safe and secure State for its citizens.
In pursuance of these duties, the Committee may:
(1) Accept gifts, bequests, devises, grants, matching funds or other considerations from either private or governmental sources for use in promoting its work.
(2) Make grants for use in pursuing its objectives, under such conditions as are deemed necessary by the Committee.
Counties and municipalities are hereby authorized to contract with other counties and municipalities, the State and Federal government and their agencies; to accept, receive and disburse any funds, grants or services made available for planning, training, developing, and implementing programs for law enforcement agencies; to create joint agencies to act for and on behalf of the participating counties and municipalities in carrying out the programs herein authorized; to make application for, receive, administer, and expend Federal grant funds; and to appropriate and expend available funds, either tax or nontax, as may be deemed necessary to carry out the programs herein authorized.
"Sec. 143-402.1. Executive director. The Governor may appoint and fix the salary of an Executive Director who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
"Sec. 143-402.2. Staff and consultants. The Executive Director, within budget appropriation and subject to the approval of the Governor, may employ and fix the compensation of such other personnel and consultants as are desirable and necessary."
Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. 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.