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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-22 (2026)

Custody of jail

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The sheriff shall have the care and custody of the jail in his county; and shall be, or appoint, the keeper thereof.

No law-enforcement officer or jailer who shall have the care and custody of any jail shall receive any portion of any jail fee or charge paid by or for any person confined in such jail, nor shall the compensation or remuneration of such officer be affected to any extent by the costs of goods or services furnished to any person confined in such jail. (R.C., c. 105, s. 22; Code, s. 2085; Rev., s. 2824; C.S., s. 3944; 1967, c. 581, s. 3; 1969, c. 1090; 1983, c. 670, s. 14.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1954–2025 · leading case: Leonard v. Bell, 803 S.E.2d 445 (N.C. Ct. App. 2017).
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Leonard v. Bell, 803 S.E.2d 445 (N.C. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 8× “The Court reasoned that, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-22 establishes that sheriffs have the duty to operate the jail and the power to "appoint[ ] the keeper thereof.”
Baker v. Smith, 737 S.E.2d 144 (N.C. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 10× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-22 (2011). Plaintiff and Advocates for Justice, in an amicus brief, argue that this statute only refers to a single designee— the chief jailer — not to assistant jailers.”
Stockton v. Wake Cnty., 173 F. Supp. 3d 292 (E.D.N.C. 2016). · cites it 7× “24, 2011) (unpublished); see N.C. Gen.Stat. § 162-22; Landry v. North Carolina, No.”
State v. Shepherd, 577 S.E.2d 341 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 9× “Defendant cites N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-22 (2001) in support of his argument that he was not “the keeper of a jail” within the meaning of N.”
Multiple v. North Carolina Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 626 S.E.2d 666 (N.C. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 8× “N.C. Gen.Stat. § 162-22 (2003) ("The sheriff shall have the care and custody of the jail in his county; and shall be, or appoint, the keeper thereof.”
Wiley v. Buncombe Cnty., 846 F. Supp. 2d 480 (W.D.N.C. 2012). · cites it 2× “See N.C. Gen.Stat. § 162-22 (2010) (“The sheriff shall have the care and custody of the jail in his county; and shall be, or appoint, the keeper thereof.”
Harter v. Vernon, 953 F. Supp. 685 (M.D.N.C. 1996). · cites it 4× “§ 162-13 to -14 (1994); the duty to keep the jail, N.C.Gen. Stat. § 162-22 to -23, -32 to -61 (1994); and so forth.”
Knight v. Vernon, 214 F.3d 544 (4th Cir. 2000). · cites it 4× “N.C. Gen. Stat.§ 162-22. The North Carolina Administrative Code defines a detention officer as a "person performing responsibilities .”
Knight v. Vernon, 23 F. Supp. 2d 634 (M.D.N.C. 1998). · cites it 4× “See N.C.Gen.Stat. § 162-22 (“The sheriff shall have the care and custody of the jail in his county; and shall be, or appoint, the keeper thereof.”
Berch v. Stahl, 373 F. Supp. 412 (W.D.N.C. 1974). · cites it 2× “Defendant Stahl is and was at all times mentioned the Sheriff of Mecklenburg County and responsible for the keeping of prisoners at the Mecklenburg County Jail, see North Carolina General Statutes § 162-22.”
State ex rel. Hayes v. Billings, 81 S.E.2d 150 (N.C. 1954). “, Sheriffs, Police, and Constables, Sections 26 and 42; G.S. 162-22; G.S. 109-34. The results, then, are: As to the defendant County of Wilkes: Affirmed.”
Wright v. North Carolina, 975 F. Supp. 2d 539 (E.D.N.C. 2014). “The county boards of elections oversee the elections occurring in their counties. N.”
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Wright v. North Carolina, 975 F. Supp. 2d 539 (E.D.N.C. 2014). “The county boards of elections oversee the elections occurring in their counties. N.”
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