20 NCAC 02L .0103. DEFINITIONS

The following words as used in this Subchapter, unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context, shall have the following meanings:

(1)           "Employer" shall mean the State of North Carolina and any city, town, county or other political subdivision thereof.

(2)           "Officer" shall mean a law enforcement officer as defined in G.S. 143‑166.30(a)(4) and G.S. 143‑166.50(a)(3).

(3)           "Officer Trainee" shall mean a cadet or officer trainee who is a full‑time employee enrolled in training schools or academies of the state and any political subdivision thereof and who will become an officer at the completion of the training.

(4)           "Participant" shall mean an officer or officer trainee who has established eligibility for benefits under the Separate Benefit Plan and who has obtained written approval for such eligibility.

(5)           "Separate Benefit Plan" shall mean the employee welfare benefit plan created in G.S. 143‑166.60.

(6)           "Service" shall mean service as an officer for which compensation is paid.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143‑166.60;

Eff. August 1, 1983;

Amended Eff. August 1, 1988; April 1, 1985.