2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973.
§ 143B-508. Law Enforcement Support Services Division established.

Part 7.  Law Enforcement Support Services Division.

§ 143B‑508.  Law Enforcement Support Services Division established.

The Law Enforcement Support Services Division is established within the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. The Division is authorized to perform the following functions:

(1)        Manage State, local, and federal programs that facilitate or enable the transfer of technology, goods, and services through programs for excess property, property acquisition, and equipment loans.

(2)        Provide central storage and management of evidence according to the provisions of Article 13 of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes and creation and maintenance of a data bank of statewide storage location of postconviction evidence or other similar programs.

(3)        Provide central storage and management of rape kits according to the federal Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 with specific protections against release of names of victims providing anonymous or "Jane Doe" rape kits without victim consent.

(4)        Acquire, maintain, and control equipment to be loaned to law enforcement agencies for use in undercover investigations and to other agencies for other purposes.

(5)        Develop, test, and promulgate innovative and technological solutions for the first responder community.

(6)        Provide other assistance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out assigned duties and responsibilities.  (2009‑81, s. 3.)