N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-5.5

Current through Session Law 2024-51

Section 148-5.5 - [See note for expiration date] Training and authority of security guards

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.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-5.5

Added by 2022 N.C. Sess. Laws 74,s. 19D.1(a), eff. 7/1/2022.

Added by 2020 N.C. Sess. Laws 3,s. 4.15-b, eff. 5/4/2020, expires 8/1/2020.

Expiration Date: Section 19D.1(a) of 2022 N.C. Sess. Laws 74, as amended by 2020 N.C. Sess. Laws 15, § 2, provides: "This section is effective when it becomes law and expires upon the earlier of January 1, 2024, or the date of completion of the Youth Development Center in Rockingham County."