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NC Gen Stat § 128-14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 128-14 - Identification cards for field agents or deputies of State departments.

 128-14. Identification cards for field agents or deputies of State departments.Every field agent or deputy of the various State departments who is authorized to collect money, audit books, inspect premises of individual or business firms and/or any other field work pertaining to the department which he represents, shall be furnished with an identification card signed by the head of the department represented by him, certifying that the said field agent or deputy has authority to represent the department, and such identification card shall carry a photographic likeness of said representative. (1937, c. 236.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 128-15 - Employment preference for veterans and their spouses or surviving spouses.

 128-15. Employment preference for veterans and their spouses or surviving spouses.(a) It shall be the policy of the State of North Carolina that, in appreciation for their service to this State and this country during a period of war, and in recognition of the time and advantage lost toward the pursuit of a civilian career, veterans shall be granted preference in employment with every State department, agency, and institution.(b) As used in this section:(1) "A period of war" includes World War I (April 16, 1917, through November 11, 1918), World War II (December 7, 1941, through December 31, 1946), the Korean Conflict (June 27, 1950, through January 31, 1955), the period of time between January 31, 1955, and the end of the hostilities in Vietnam (May 7, 1975), or any other campaign, expedition, or engagement for which a campaign badge or medal is authorized by the United States Department of Defense.(2) "Veteran" means a person who served in the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty, for reasons other than training, and has been discharged under other than dishonorable conditions.(3) "Eligible veteran" means:a. A veteran who served during a period of war; orb. The spouse of a disabled veteran; orc. The surviving spouse or dependent of a veteran who dies on active duty during a period of war either directly or indirectly as the result of such service; ord. A veteran who suffered a disabling injury for service-related reasons during peacetime; ore. The spouse of a veteran described in subdivision d. of this subsection; orf. The surviving spouse or dependent of a person who served in the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty, for reasons other than training, who dies for service-related reasons during peacetime.(c) Hereafter, in all evaluations of applicants for positions with this State or any of its departments, institutions or agencies, a preference shall be awarded to all eligible veterans who are citizens of the State and who served the State or the United States honorably in the military forces of this State or of the United States during a period of war. This preference applies to initial employment with the State and extends to other employment events including subsequent hirings, promotions, reassignments, and horizontal transfers.(d) The provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions of Article 1 of Chapter 165 of the General Statutes, and Parts 13 and 19 of Article 9 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes.  (1939, c. 8; 1953, c. 1332; 1967, c. 536; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1064, s. 2; 2007-286, s. 1; 2011-183, s. 96.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-15.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 128-15.2 - Appointment of acting heads of certain agencies.

 128-15.2. Appointment of acting heads of certain agencies.In every case where a State board or commission is authorized by statute to appoint the executive head of a State agency or institution, that board or commission may appoint an acting executive head of that agency or institution to serve(1) During the physical or mental incapacity of the regular holder of the office to discharge the duties of his office,(2) During the continued absence of the regular holder of the office, or(3) During a vacancy in the office and pending the selection and qualification of a person to serve for the unexpired term.An acting executive head of a State agency or institution appointed in accordance with this section may perform any act and exercise any power which a regularly selected holder of such office could lawfully perform and exercise. All powers granted to an acting executive head of a State agency or institution under this section shall expire immediately(1) Upon the termination of the incapacity of the officer in whose stead he acts,(2) Upon the return of the officer in whose stead he acts, or(3) Upon the selection and qualification of a person to serve for the unexpired term.Each State board or commission may determine (after such inquiry as it deems appropriate) that the executive head of a State agency or institution whom it is authorized by statute to appoint is physically or mentally incapable of performing the duties of his office. Each such board or commission may also determine that such incapacity has terminated. (1959, c. 284, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-15.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 128-15.3 - Discrimination against handicapped prohibited in hiring; recruitment, etc., of handicapped persons.

 128-15.3. Discrimination against handicapped prohibited in hiring; recruitment, etc., of handicapped persons.There shall be no discrimination in the hiring policies of the State Human Resources system against any applicant for employment based upon any physical defect or impairment of the applicant unless the defect or impairment to some degree prevents the applicant from performing the duties required by the employment sought.It shall be the policy of this State to give positive emphasis to the recruitment, evaluation, and employment of physically handicapped persons in State government. To carry out the provisions of this section, the Office of State Human Resources shall develop methods and programs to assist and encourage the departments, institutions, and agencies of State government in carrying out this policy and to provide for appropriate study and review of the employment of handicapped persons.  (1971, c. 748; 1973, c. 1299; 2013-382, s. 9.1(c); 2014-115, s. 55.4(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 128-16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 2 - Removal of Unfit Officers.|§ 128-16 - Officers subject to removal; for what offenses.

 128-16. Officers subject to removal; for what offenses.Any sheriff or police officer shall be removed from office by the judge of the superior court, resident in or holding the courts of the district where said officer is resident upon charges made in writing, and hearing thereunder, for the following causes:(1) For willful or habitual neglect or refusal to perform the duties of his office.(2) For willful misconduct or maladministration in office.(3) For corruption.(4) For extortion.(5) Upon conviction of a felony.(6) For intoxication, or upon conviction of being intoxicated. (P.L. 1913, c. 761, s. 20; 1919, c. 288; C.S., s. 3208; 1959, c. 1286; 1961, c. 991; 1973, c. 108, s. 82.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 2 - Removal of Unfit Officers.|§ 128-17 - Petition for removal; county attorney to prosecute.

 128-17. Petition for removal; county attorney to prosecute.The complaint or petition shall be entitled in the name of the State of North Carolina, and may be filed upon the relation of any five qualified electors of the county in which the person charged is an officer, upon the approval of the county attorney of such county, or the district attorney of the district, or by any such officer upon his own motion. It shall be the duty of the county attorney or district attorney to appear and prosecute this proceeding. (P.L. 1913, c. 761, s. 21; 1919, c. 288; C.S., s. 3209; 1973, c. 47, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 2 - Removal of Unfit Officers.|§ 128-18 - Petition filed with clerk; what it shall contain; answer.

 128-18. Petition filed with clerk; what it shall contain; answer.The accused shall be named as defendant, and the petition shall be signed by some elector, or by such officer. The petition shall state the charges against the accused, and may be amended, and shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the person charged is an officer. The accused may at any time prior to the time fixed for hearing file in the office of the clerk of the superior court his answer, which shall be verified. (P.L. 1913, c. 761, s. 22; 1919, c. 288; C.S., s. 3210.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-19 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 2 - Removal of Unfit Officers.|§ 128-19 - Suspension pending hearing; how vacancy filled.

 128-19. Suspension pending hearing; how vacancy filled.Upon the filing of the petition in the office of the clerk of the superior court, and the presentation of the same to the judge, the judge may suspend the accused from office if in his judgment sufficient cause appear from the petition and affidavit, or affidavits, which may be presented in support of the charges contained therein. In case of suspension, as herein provided, the temporary vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided by law for filling of the vacancies in such office. (P.L. 1913, c. 761, s. 23; 1919, c. 288; C.S., s. 3211.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 2 - Removal of Unfit Officers.|§ 128-20 - Precedence on calendar; costs.

 128-20. Precedence on calendar; costs.In the trial of the cause in the superior court the cause shall be advanced and take precedence over all other causes upon the court calendar, and shall be heard at the next session after the petition is filed, provided the proceedings are filed in said court in time for said action to be heard. The superior court shall fix the time of hearing. If the final termination of such proceedings be favorable to any accused officer, said officer shall be allowed the reasonable and necessary expense, including a reasonable attorney fee, to be fixed by the judge, he has incurred in making his defense, by the county, if he be a county officer, or by the city or town in which he holds office, if he be a city officer. If the action is instituted upon the complaint of citizens as herein provided, and it appears to the court that there was no reasonable cause for filing the complaint, the costs may be taxed against the complaining parties. (P.L. 1913, c. 761, s. 24; 1919, c. 288; C.S., s. 3212; 1973, c. 108, s. 83.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-22 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-22 - Name and date of establishment.

 128-22. Name and date of establishment.A Retirement System is hereby established and placed under the management of the Board of Trustees for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other benefits under the provisions of this Article for employees of those counties, cities and towns or other eligible employers participating in the said Retirement System. Following the filing of the application as provided in G.S. 128-23(c), the Board shall set a date, effective the first day of a calendar quarter, not more than 90 days thereafter, as of which date participation of the employer may begin, which date shall be known as the date of participation for such employer: Provided, that in the judgment of the Board of Trustees an adequate number of persons have indicated their intention to participate; otherwise at such later date as the Board of Trustees may set.This Retirement System is a governmental plan, within the meaning of Section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, the nondiscrimination rules of Sections 401(a)(5) and 401(a)(26) of the Code do not apply. This System shall have the power and privileges of a corporation and shall be known as the "North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System," and by such name all of its business shall be transacted, all of its funds invested, and all of its cash and securities and other property held.Consistent with Section 401(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, all contributions from participating employers and participating employees to this Retirement System shall be made to funds held in trust through trust instruments that have the purposes of distributing trust principal and income to retired members and their beneficiaries and of paying other definitely determinable benefits under this Chapter, after meeting the necessary expenses of administering this Retirement System. Neither the trust corpus nor income from this trust can be used for purposes other than the exclusive benefit of members or their beneficiaries, except that employer contributions made to the trust under a good faith mistake of fact may be returned to an employer, where the refund can occur within less than one year after the mistaken contribution was made, consistent with the rule adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Retirement System shall have a consolidated Plan document, consisting of Article V, Section 6(2) of the North Carolina Constitution, relevant statutory provisions in this Chapter, associated regulations in the North Carolina Administrative Code, substantive and procedural information on the official forms used by the Retirement System, and policies and minutes of the Board of Trustees.  (1939, c. 390, s. 2; 1941, c. 357, s. 2; 1943, c. 535; 1945, c. 526, s. 2; 1959, c. 491, s. 3; 2012-130, s. 7(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 128-23.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-23.1 - Inactive employers.

 128-23.1. Inactive employers.(a) An employer shall be considered an inactive employer if all of the following criteria are met:(1) The employer has no employees that qualify for membership in the Retirement System.(2) The employer has made no employer contributions for at least one month.(3) The employer makes a request in writing to the Retirement Systems Division of the Department of State Treasurer to be made inactive.(4) The Retirement Systems Division of the State Treasurer has reviewed the employer request to become inactive and has granted that request. The Retirement Systems Division shall provide written notification to the requesting employer of any decisions made under this section.(b) Not later than April 30 of each calendar year, the Retirement Systems Division of the Department of State Treasurer shall make a report to the Board on all employers who were determined to be inactive employers in that preceding calendar year.  (2020-48, s. 1.9(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 128-26A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-26A - Reciprocity of creditable service with other State-administered retirement systems.

 128-26A. Reciprocity of creditable service with other State-administered retirement systems.(a) Only for the purpose of determining eligibility for benefits accruing under this Article, creditable service standing to the credit of a member of the Legislative Retirement System, Consolidated Judicial Retirement System, or the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System shall be added to the creditable service standing to the credit of a member of this System; provided, that in the event a person is a retired member of any of the foregoing retirement systems, such creditable service standing to the credit of the retired member prior to retirement shall be likewise counted. In no instance shall service credits maintained in the aforementioned retirement systems be added to the creditable service in this System for application of this System's benefit accrual rate in computing a service retirement benefit unless specifically authorized by this Article.(b) A person who was a former member of this System and who has forfeited his creditable service in this System by receiving a return of contributions and who has creditable service in the Legislative Retirement System, Consolidated Judicial Retirement System, or the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System may count such creditable service for the purpose of restoring the creditable service forfeited in this System under the terms and conditions as set forth in this Article and reestablish membership in this System.(c) Creditable service under this section shall not be counted twice for the same period of time whether earned as a member, purchased, or granted as prior service credits. (1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1066, s. 35(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 128-32 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-32 - Protection against fraud.

 128-32. Protection against fraud.Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of this Retirement System in any attempt to defraud such System as a result of such act shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Should any change or error in the records result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the Retirement System more or less than he would have been entitled to receive had their records been correct, the Board of Trustees shall correct such error, and as far as practicable, shall adjust the payment in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was correctly entitled shall be paid. (1939, c. 390, s. 12; 1993, c. 539, s. 945; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 128-32.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-32.1 - Failure to respond.

 128-32.1. Failure to respond.If a member fails to respond within 120 days after preliminary option figures and the Form 6-E or Form 7-E are transmitted to the member, or if a member fails to respond within 120 days after the effective date of retirement, whichever is later, the Form 6 or Form 7 shall be null and void; the retirement system shall not be liable for any benefits due on account of the voided application, and a new application must be filed establishing a subsequent effective date of retirement. If an applicant for disability retirement fails to furnish requested additional medical information within 90 days following such request, the application shall be declared null and void under the same conditions outlined above, unless the applicant is eligible for early or service retirement in which case the application shall be processed accordingly, using the same effective date as would have been used had the application for disability retirement been approved. The Director of the Retirement Systems Division, acting on behalf of the Board of Trustees, may extend the 120-day limitation provided for in this section when a member has suffered incapacitation such that a reasonable person would not have expected the member to be able to complete the required paperwork within the regular deadline, or when an omission by the Retirement Systems Division prevents the member from having sufficient time to meet the regular deadline.  (2005-91, s. 12; 2009-66, s. 4(a); 2010-72, s. 6(b); 2016-108, s. 3(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 128-33 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-33 - Certain laws not applicable to members.

 128-33. Certain laws not applicable to members. Subject to the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 135 of Volume 3B of the General Statutes, as amended, no other provision of law in any other statute which provides wholly or partly at the expense of any county, city or town for pensions or retirement benefits for employees of the said county, city or town, their widows, or other dependents shall apply to members or beneficiaries of the Retirement System established by this Article. (1939, c. 390, s. 13; 1955, c. 1153, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-35 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-35 - Obligations of pension accumulation fund.

 128-35. Obligations of pension accumulation fund. The maintenance of annuity reserves and pension reserves as provided for, and regular interest creditable to the various funds as provided in G.S. 128-30, and the payment of all pensions, annuities, retirement allowances, refunds and other benefits granted under the provisions of this Article, are hereby made obligations of the pension accumulation fund. All income, interest and dividends derived from deposits and investments authorized by this Article shall be used for the payment of said obligations of the said fund. (1939, c. 390, s. 15.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-36 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-36 - Local laws unaffected; when benefits begin to accrue.

 128-36. Local laws unaffected; when benefits begin to accrue.Nothing in this Article shall have the effect of repealing any public-local or private act creating or authorizing the creation of any officers' or employees' retirement system in any county, city or town or prohibiting the enactment of any public-local or private act creating or authorizing the creation of any officers' or employees' retirement system in any county, city, or town. No payment on account of any benefit granted under the provisions of G.S. 128-27, subsections (a) to (d) inclusive, shall become effective or begin to accrue until the end of one year following the date the System is established nor shall any compulsory retirement be made during that period. The provisions of this Article shall apply only to those counties, cities or towns whose governing authorities voluntarily elect to be bound by same. (1939, c. 390, s. 16; 1941, c. 357, s. 9B; 1945, c. 526, s. 7A.)
NC Gen Stat § 128-37 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers|Article 3 - Retirement System for Counties, Cities and Towns.|§ 128-37 - Membership of employees of district health departments or public health authorities.

 128-37. Membership of employees of district health departments or public health authorities.Under such rules and regulations as the Board of Trustees shall establish and promulgate, the boards of county commissioners of any group of counties composing a district health department, or the governing board of any public health authority, or the board of county commissioners of any county as to county boards of health, or the governing authorities of any county and/or city as to city-county boards of health, may elect that employees of such health departments may be members of the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System to the extent of that part of their compensation paid by the various counties composing said district health department. (1949, c. 1012; 1951, c. 700; 1997-502, s. 4.)