Chapter 162

40 published sections.

Article 1 - The Office

N.C.G.S. § 162-1 — Election and term of office.
N.C.G.S. § 162-2 — Disqualifications for the office.
N.C.G.S. § 162-3 — Sheriff may resign.
N.C.G.S. § 162-5 — Vacancy filled; duties performed by coroner or chief deputy.
N.C.G.S. § 162-5.1 — Vacancy filled in certain counties; duties performed by coroner or chief deputy.

N.C.G.S. § 162-13 — To receipt for process.
N.C.G.S. § 162-14 — Duty to execute process.
N.C.G.S. § 162-15 — Imposition of penalty; procedure.
N.C.G.S. § 162-16 — Execute summons, order or judgment.
N.C.G.S. § 162-17 — Duties of outgoing sheriff for unexecuted process.
N.C.G.S. § 162-18 — Payment of money collected on execution.
N.C.G.S. § 162-22 — Custody of jail.
N.C.G.S. § 162-23 — Prevent entering jail for lynching; county liable.
N.C.G.S. § 162-24 — Delegation of official duties.
N.C.G.S. § 162-25 — Obligations taken by sheriff payable to himself.
N.C.G.S. § 162-26 — Sheriff may establish volunteer school safety resource officer program.
N.C.G.S. § 162-26.5 — Sheriff may provide school resource officers to schools.

N.C.G.S. § 162-32 — Bond of prisoner committed on capias in civil action.
N.C.G.S. § 162-33 — Prisoner may furnish necessaries.
N.C.G.S. § 162-34 — United States prisoners.
N.C.G.S. § 162-35 — Arrest of escaped persons from penal institutions.
N.C.G.S. § 162-36 — Transfer of prisoners to succeeding sheriff.
N.C.G.S. § 162-38 — Where jail unfit or insecure, courts may commit to jail of adjoining county.
N.C.G.S. § 162-39 — Transfer of prisoners when necessary for safety and security; application of section to municipalities.
N.C.G.S. § 162-40 — When jail destroyed, transfer of prisoners provided for.
N.C.G.S. § 162-40.1 — Reimbursement for transfer of prisoners.
N.C.G.S. § 162-50 — Penalties.
N.C.G.S. § 162-55 — Injury to prisoner by jailer.
N.C.G.S. § 162-56 — Place of confinement.
N.C.G.S. § 162-57 — Record to be kept; items of record.
N.C.G.S. § 162-58 — Counties may work prisoners.
N.C.G.S. § 162-59 — Person having custody to approve prisoners for work.
N.C.G.S. § 162-59.1 — Person having custody to approve prisoners for participation in education and other programs.
N.C.G.S. § 162-60 — Reduction in sentence allowed for work, education, and other programs.
N.C.G.S. § 162-61 — Liability of county.
N.C.G.S. § 162-62 — Legal status of prisoners.