2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 128-39. Leaves of absence for State officials.

Article 4.

Leaves of Absence.

§ 128‑39.  Leaves of absence for State officials.

Any elective or appointive State official may obtain leave of absence from his duties for military or naval service, protracted illness, or other reason satisfactory to the Governor, for such period as the Governor may designate.  Such leave shall be obtained only upon application by the official and with the consent of the Governor.  The official shall receive no salary during the period of leave unless the leave of absence is granted by reason of protracted illness, in which event the granting of a leave of absence shall not operate to deprive any such official of the benefits of cumulative sick leave to which he may be entitled under rules and regulations adopted pursuant to G.S. 143‑37 or to which he may otherwise be entitled by law.  The period of leave may be extended upon application to and with the approval of the Governor if the reason for the original leave still exists, and it may be shortened if the said reason shall unexpectedly terminate: Provided, that no leave or extension thereof shall operate to extend the term of office of any official beyond the period for which he was elected or appointed.  If, by reason of the length of the period of absence or the nature of the duties of the official, the Governor deems it necessary, the Governor may appoint any citizen of the State, without regard to residence or district, as acting official or substitute for the period of the official's leave of absence, such appointee to have all the authority, duties, perquisites, and emoluments of his principal. (1941, c. 121, s. 1.)