GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

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HOUSE BILL 1212

Short Title:  Abolish Posse Commitatus.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representative Rayfield.

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Referred to:  Law Enforcement.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ABOLITION OF POSSE COMITATUS, THE "POWER OF THE COUNTY."
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 1-415 reads as rewritten:
"§ 1-415. Execution of order.
The sheriff shall execute the order by arresting the defendant and keeping him in custody until discharged by law. "
Section 2.  G.S. 17-22 is repealed.
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.