NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

CHAPTER 955

HOUSE BILL 1429

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 143-166.2 RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIREMEN AND RESCUE SQUAD WORKERS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 143-166.2(3) as the same appears in Volume 3C of the 1973 Interim Supplement to the General Statutes of North Carolina is hereby rewritten to read as follows:

"(3)      The term 'killed in the line of duty' shall apply to any law enforcement officer, fireman or rescue squad worker who is killed or dies as a result of bodily injuries sustained or of extreme exercise or extreme activity experienced in the course and scope of his official duties while in the discharge of his official duty or duties."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 143-166.2(4) as the same appears in Volume 3C of the 1973 Interim Supplement to the General Statutes of North Carolina is hereby amended by adding at the end of that subdivision the following words and punctuation:

", which is eligible for membership in the North Carolina Association of Rescue Squads, Inc. and so certified by Secretary of said Association. Each member shall be required to attend a minimum of 36 hours of training and meetings in each calendar year. Each Rescue Squad must file a roster certified to by the Secretary of those members meeting the above requirements with the State Auditor on or about January 1 of each year."

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 7th day of March, 1974.