North Carolina Statutes

Chapter 18B Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages

§ 18B-500 Alcohol law-enforcement agents

(a) Appointment. The Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety shall appoint alcohol law‑enforcement agents and other enforcement personnel. The Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety may also appoint regular employees of the Commission as alcohol law‑enforcement agents. Alcohol law‑enforcement agents shall be designated as "alcohol law‑enforcement agents". Persons serving as reserve alcohol law‑enforcement agents are considered employees of the Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement for workers' compensation purposes while performing duties assigned or approved by the Director of Alcohol Law Enforcement or the Director's designee.

(b) Subject Matter Jurisdiction. After taking the oath prescribed for a peace officer, an alcohol law‑enforcement agent shall have authority to arrest and take other investigatory and enforcement actions for any criminal offense. The primary responsibility of an agent shall be enforcement of the ABC laws, lottery laws, and Article 5 of Chapter 90 (The Controlled Substances Act); however, an agent may perform any law‑enforcement duty assigned by the Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety or the Governor.

(c) Territorial Jurisdiction. An alcohol law‑enforcement agent is a State officer with jurisdiction throughout the State.

(d) Service of Commission Orders. Alcohol law‑enforcement agents may serve and execute notices, orders, or demands issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission or the North Carolina State Lottery Commission for the surrender of permits or relating to any administrative proceeding. While serving and executing such notices, orders, or demands, alcohol law‑enforcement agents shall have all the power and authority possessed by law‑enforcement officers when executing an arrest warrant.

(e) Discharge. Alcohol law‑enforcement agents are subject to the discharge provisions of G.S. 18B‑202.

(f) Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c. 507, s. 6.2(a). (1939, c. 158, s. 514; 1943, c. 400, s. 6; 1949, c. 974, ss. 11, 14; c. 1251, s. 4; 1951, c. 1056, s. 1; c. 1186, ss. 1, 2; 1953, c. 1207, ss. 2‑4; 1957, c. 1440; 1961, c. 645; 1963, c. 426, ss. 1, 2, 4, 5, 12; 1967, c. 868; 1971, c. 872, s. 1; 1977, c. 70, s. 17; 1981, c. 412, s. 2; 1983, c. 629, s. 1; c. 768, ss. 25.1, 25.2; 1995, c. 466, s. 2; c. 507, s. 6.2(a); 2005‑276, ss. 31.1(y), 31.1(z); 2005‑344, ss. 10.1(b), 10.1(c); 2006‑264, s. 35.)

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