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N.C.G.S. § 148-5.5 — revision history

Text is never overwritten. Each amendment lands as a new version row with its own effective range.

  1. Version 1 — 2026-08-09 to present

    Scraped from ncleg.gov; The General Statutes include changes through S.L. 2026-7.

    Any security guard and patrol professional that is licensed pursuant to Chapter 74C of the General Statutes and is employed to provide security services related to entry and exit, direction and movement of individuals at entry and exit, security working towers, or perimeter security patrols at a State prison facility, shall receive training on State prison policies, including policies on the use of force, prior to providing any security services at a State prison. Security guard and patrol professionals trained pursuant to this section shall have the authority to detain and use necessary force pursuant to State prison policies to prevent contraband entry or inmate escape.  (2020-3, s. 4.15(b); 2020-15, s. 2; 2021-180, s. 19D.2; 2022-58, s. 12; 2022-74, s. 19D.1(a); 2023-121, s. 9(a); 2023-134, s. 19C.5(a); 2025-70, s. 22.)