North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S1036: Mutual Aid/Tribal Police & Sheriff's Offices.
Status: In committee, May 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act authorizing tribal police chiefs to enter into mutual aid agreements with other law enforcement agencies in the state.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AUTHORIZING TRIBAL POLICE CHIEFS TO ENTER INTO MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE STATE. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 160A-288 reads as rewritten: "§ 160A-288. Cooperation between law enforcement agencies. ... (b) As used in this section: (1) "Head" means any director or chief officer of a law enforcement agency including the chief of police of a local department, chief of police of a county police department, and the sheriff of a county,county, and chief of a tribal police department, or an officer of one of the above named agencies to whom the head of that agency has delegated authority to make or grant requests under this section, but only one officer in the agency shall have this delegated authority at any time. (2) "Law enforcement agency" or "agency" means a municipal police department, a county police department, or a sheriff's office of this State.State, or any tribal police department described in G.S. 1E-11. Subject to G.S. 15A-403, it also includes a municipal police department, a county police department, or a sheriff's office of another state if the laws of the other state allow for the provision of mutual aid with out-of-state law enforcement officers. All other State and local agencies are exempted from …
Sponsors
- Corbin, Kevin (R, 50) · primary sponsor
- Sanderson, Norman W. (R, 2)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: MINORITIES, BUDGETING, COUNTIES, PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT., LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC, TRIBES & TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT
Common questions
- What is S1036?
- S1036 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Mutual Aid/Tribal Police & Sheriff's Offices.
- What does S1036 do?
- In its own words: An act authorizing tribal police chiefs to enter into mutual aid agreements with other law enforcement agencies in the state.
- What is the status of S1036?
- In committee as of May 4, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (May 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1036?
- Corbin, Kevin (R, 50), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S1036?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S1036
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