2014 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 58 - Insurance.
Article 84 - Local Firefighters' Relief Funds.
§ 58-84-5 - Definitions.
58-84-5. Definitions.
The following definitions apply in Articles 84 through 88 of this Chapter:
(1) City. - A fire district.
(2) Clerk. - The clerk of a fire district or, if there is no clerk, the person so designated by the governing body of the fire district.
(3) Fire district. - Any political subdivision of the State that meets all of the following conditions:
a. It has an organized fire department under the control of its governing body.
b. Its fire department has apparatus and equipment that is in serviceable condition for fire duty and is valued at one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more.
c. It is rated and certified by the Commissioner.
d. Its response area has been approved by the local municipal government or, if there is no local municipal government, by the local board of county commissioners.
(4) Town. - A fire district. (1951, c. 1032, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 747, s. 5; 2014-64, s. 1(a).)
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