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20-187.2. Badges and service side arms of de- ceased or retiring members of State, city and county law-enforcement agdn- cies; weapons of active members..':': (a) Surv~,'~ng spouses, or in the event such members-"~e '. unsurvived by a spouse, stu~,iving children of members of North C~tcolina State, city and county law-enforcement agencies killed in the line of duty or who are members of such agen:ies at the time ~f their deaths, and retiring members of such agencies shall.receive upon request and at no cost to them, the badge worn or carried by such deceased or retiring members. The governing body of a law- en.torcement agency may, in its discetion, a]co award to a retirii~ - member or surviving relative as provided herein, upon reqdest, the ser~'ice side arm of such deceased or retiring members, at a price determined by such governing body, upon securing a permit required by G.S. 14-402 et seq. or 14-409.1 et seq., or without shch permit provided the weapon shall have been rendered incapable of being/}red. Governing bed)' shall mean for county and local alcbhol beverage control officers, the county or local board of alcoholic con- trol; for all other law-enforcement officers with juri~iction limited to a muuicipali~ or to~. the city or to~-n council; for all oth&r la~v: enforcement ofhcers with countywide jurisdiction, the board ~ounty commissioners; for all State law-enforcement officers'the head of the department. · .' ' Co) Active members of lqorth Carolina State law-enforcehi~n~ agencies, upon change of type of weapons, may purchase the wealmn worn or carried by such member at a price which shall be the average yield to the State from the sale of similar weapons during the preceding year. (1971, c. 659; 1973, c. 1424; 1975, cL 44; 1977~ c. 548; 1979, c. 882; 1987, c. 122.) - · It has been the practice tn the past to set this price