Policy Text
CONCORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL ORDER
EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
GENERAL ORDER: 07.02 CREATED: December 1, 2000 ISSUE DATE: August 26, 2025
CALEA STANDARD: 1.2.1
NCLEA STANDARD: EFFECTIVE DATE: August 26, 2025
ACTION: Amends general order dated October 1, 2022 .
07.02.0 PURPOSE
The purpose of this general order is to establish policies and procedures concerning the
use of a police officer’s authority within extraterritorial jurisdiction granted in G. S. 160
A-286 , 15 A-402(c) , G.S. 15A -402(d) and under mutual aid agreements.
07.02.1 POLICY
It is the policy of the Concord Police Department to act in accordance with the above -
referenced North Carolina General Statutes which provides that Concord Police
Department officers “…shall have all the powers invested in law enforcement officers by
statute or common law within one mile of the corporate limits of the city, and on all
proper ty owned or leased by the city wherever located…”.
07.02.2 PROPRIETARY INTEREST AND CITIZENS’ NEEDS
A. The City of Concord has a proprietary interest in being able to use the property owned
or leased by the City to the maximum benefit of the City.
B. The City of Concord has no proprietary interest in the property of others and does
not desire to assume the duties of other government entities.
C. Citizens of our rapidly growing area should not suffer inconvenience due to lack of
common understanding of geographical boundaries.
07.02.3 DEPARTMENTAL AUTHORITY
The Chief of Police and every sworn officer of the department shall have all the powers
vested in law enforcement officers by state sta tute(s) or common law on: property
owned by or leased to the City of Concord located outside the city limits of Concord as
the department provides within the city limits; and within 1 mile of the corporate limits
of the city; and on property leased or owned by the city wherever located. Department
police officers have the power to serve all civil and criminal processes that may be
directed to them by any Officer of the General Court of Justice and may enforce the
ordinances and regulations of the City of Concord as the City Council may direct. (NCGS
160A-285, 160A -286, 15A -401, 15A-402.)
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07.02.4 POLICE ACTIONS WITHIN THE ONE -MILE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
A. In misdemeanor cases or requests for service where a police unit is dispatched, but
there is uncertainty as to whether or not the location is within the city limits:
1. The unit will respond to the location and perform the level of police service
appropriate to the same situation occurring within the city limits. If later
determination concludes the incident is outside the city limits, a copy of the
paperwork will be forwarded to the relevant agency for follow -up.
2. In felony cases, the responding unit shall secure the scene, treat or arrange
transportation of the injured; take any suspects at the scene into custody; gather
witness information and secure any evidence. Before processing any evidence or
beginning an invest igation, the officer shall contact the district or, watch
commander and request a determination of primary jurisdiction to proceed.
B. Planned police actions and service of arrest or search warrants shall take place within
the one -mile extraterritorial jurisdiction only as a cooperative effort in conjunction
with the law enforcement agency having primary responsibility for the area.
Secondary employment of a police/security nature shall fall into this category. All
secondary requests tha t fall within this category must follow 07.02.6 of this General
order.
C. Self-initiation of police action within the one -mile extraterritorial jurisdiction shall
occur only in life -threatening situations. (Ex: driving while impaired, assaults). A copy
of all paperwork generated will be forwarded to the agency having primary
jurisdiction. Officers may stop vehicles on extraterritorial jurisdiction area for a
violation that occurred within the city limits.
07.02.5 FOLLOW -UP INTERVIEWS
Investigative interviews of a n on-custodial nature, following up on crime(s), which
occurred within the city limits, may occur outside the city limits on the same basis as
inside the city limits. The investigating officer should notify the jurisdictional agency and
ask for an accompanim ent to the location of the investigation, when practicable.
07.02.6 MUTUAL AID ASSISTANCE
The Concord Police Department maintains a standing mutual aid agreement with the
Kannapolis Police Department and the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Department. These
agreements may be invoked by telephone or police radio if needed in urgent situations.
The standing agreement must be invoked in writing . The writing may be done by an
exchange of Division of Criminal Information ( DCI) messages in advance of taking any
police action.
JAMES S HUGHES
CHIEF OF POLICE