AN ACT to allow the mitchell county sheriff's office AND THE YANCEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE to enter into memorandums of understanding with the unicoi county, tennessee, sheriff's office to perform law enforcement special OPERATIONS MISSIONS AND COOPERATive LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ACROSS STATE LINES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.(a)  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Mitchell County Sheriff's Office and the Yancey County Sheriff's Office may enter into memorandums of understanding with the Unicoi County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Office to engage across state lines in law enforcement special operations missions and cooperative law enforcement actions.

SECTION 1.(b)  Any memorandum of understanding entered into pursuant to this section shall specify the manner in which liability claims for damage to persons or property as a result of law enforcement special operations missions and cooperative law enforcement actions will be shared or assigned. While ensuring public safety, each memorandum of understanding shall limit to the greatest extent possible the liability of Mitchell County, Yancey County, and the State.

SECTION 2.  No later than November 1 of each year, any memorandum of understanding entered into that year pursuant to this act shall be reported to the Department of Justice.

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.