§ 160A-288. Cooperation between law-enforcement agencies. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 160A‑288.  Cooperationbetween law‑enforcement agencies.

(a)        In accordance withrules, policies, or guidelines officially adopted by the governing body of thecity or county by which he is employed, and subject to any conditions orrestrictions included therein, the head of any law‑enforcement agency maytemporarily provide assistance to another agency in enforcing the laws of NorthCarolina if so requested in writing by the head of the requesting agency. Theassistance may comprise allowing officers of the agency to work temporarilywith officers of the requesting agency (including in an undercover capacity)and lending equipment and supplies. While working with the requesting agencyunder the authority of this section, an officer shall have the same jurisdiction,powers, rights, privileges and immunities (including those relating to thedefense of civil actions and payment of judgments) as the officers of therequesting agency in addition to those he normally possesses. While on dutywith the requesting agency, he shall be subject to the lawful operationalcommands of his superior officers in the requesting agency, but he shall forpersonnel and administrative purposes, remain under the control of his ownagency, including for purposes of pay. He shall furthermore be entitled toworkers' compensation and the same benefits when acting pursuant to thissection to the same extent as though he were functioning within the normalscope of his duties.

(b)        As used in thissection:

(1)        "Head"means any director or chief officer of a law‑enforcement agency includingthe chief of police of a local department, chief of police of county policedepartment, and the sheriff of a county, or an officer of one of the abovenamed agencies to whom the head of that agency has delegated authority to makeor grant requests under this section, but only one officer in the agency shallhave this delegated authority at any time.

(2)        "Law‑enforcementagency" means only a municipal police department, a county policedepartment, or a sheriff's department. All other State and local agencies areexempted from the provisions of this section.

(c)        This section in noway reduces the jurisdiction or authority of State law‑enforcementofficers.

(d)        For purposes ofthis section, the following shall be considered the equivalent of a municipalpolice department:

(1)        Campus law‑enforcementagencies established pursuant to G.S. 115D‑21.1(a) or G.S. 116‑40.5(a).

(2)        Colleges oruniversities which are licensed, or exempted from licensure, by G.S. 116‑15and which employ company police officers commissioned by the Attorney Generalpursuant to Chapter 74E or Chapter 74G of the General Statutes.

(3)        Law enforcementagencies operated or eligible to be operated by a municipality pursuant to G.S.63‑53(2).

(4)        Butner PublicSafety.

(5)        A Company Policeagency of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services commissioned bythe Attorney General pursuant to Chapter 74E of the General Statutes.  (1967, c. 846; 1971, c. 698,s.1; c. 896, s.4; 1977, c. 534; 1981, c. 93, s. 2; 1987, c. 671, s. 4; 1989, c.518, s. 2; 1991, c. 636, s. 3; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1043, s. 6; 1997‑143,s. 1; 1999‑68, s. 4; 2005‑231, s. 8; 2006‑159, s. 4; 2009‑94,s. 1.)