NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1977 SESSION

CHAPTER 36
HOUSE BILL 143

AN ACT TO ALLOW THE CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS CLOSELY RELATED TO A SHERIFF OR REGISTER OF DEEDS WITHOUT APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE APPOINTING OFFICER AT THE TIME OF INITIAL EMPLOYMENT.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 153A-103 is amended by adding a new paragraph at the end thereof as follows:
"Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, approval of the board of commissioners is not required for the reappointment or continued employment of a near relative of a sheriff or register of deeds who was not related to the appointing officer at the time of initial appointment."
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 25th day of February, 1977.