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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of North Carolina. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 504 law enforcement agencies employing 23,442 sworn police officers, about 254 for each 100,000 residents. [ 1 ]
As of 2008, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol had an authorized strength of over 1,800 sworn law enforcement officers. In 2018, the NC State Highway Patrol arrested 19,910 people for Driving While Impaired and investigated 1,037 fatalities on North Carolina highways. The Motor Carrier unit fined thousands of truck drivers for various ...
Duties of the DMV include enforcement of state and federal laws regarding motor vehicles. Many departments have sworn law enforcement officers who enforce DMV regulations that are codified in state law. In North Carolina, for example, the DMV contains an element known as "License and Theft." Stolen motor vehicles are tracked down by "Inspectors ...
Thursday’s hearing comes as the legislature is studying whether to privatize part or all of the Division of Motor Vehicles. That study, ordered as part of last fall’s state budget, is due May 1.
DMV Commissioner Wayne Goodwin says the change would put North Carolina out of compliance with federal law. But lawmakers note that Goodwin asked for part of the change last February, as the ...
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers about how you can prepare for a trip to a North Carolina driver’s license office — or if you can avoid the DMV altogether.
Pages in category "State law enforcement agencies of North Carolina" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) is an umbrella agency that carries out many of the state's law enforcement, emergency response and homeland security functions. The department was created in 1977 as the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety.