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§ 20-187.2. Badges and service side arms of dc- ceased or retiring members of State, city and county law-enforcement agen- cies; weapons of active members. (a) Surviving spouses, or in the event such members die ansurvivcd by a spouse, sm'riving children of members of North Carolina State, city anti cmmty law-enl'orcemcnt agencies killed in the line of dtfiy or who are memhers of such agencies at tile time of their deaths, and retiring members el' such agencies shall receive tipon 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£orcement agency may, in its discction, also award to a retiring member or surviving relative as provided herein, upon request., the service side arm oF such deceased or retiring members, at a price determined by snch governing body, upon securing a permit ns required by G.$. 14402 et seq. or 1.4-409.1 et seq., or without such permit provided tile Weapon shall have been rendered incapable of being fired. Governing body shall mean for county and local alcohol beverage control oflici~rs the county of local board 0falcoh01ic con- trol; for all other law-enforcement ~fficers with jurisdiction imited to a municipality or town. the city or tow~ council; for all other law- enforcement ollicers with countywide jurisdiction, the board o~' county commi.;sioners; For all State law-enforcement ofllcers, the bead of tile department. (b) Active memburs oF North Carolina State law-enforcement agencies, u ~ou change of type of weapons, may purchase the weapon worn or carried by such member at a price Which Shall be the average yield to tile 8tare from the sale of similar weapons · . during tile p~:~cecling year. (1971, c. 669; 1973, c. 1424; 1975, c. 44; 1977, c. 548: 1979, c. 882; 1987, c. 122.) Customary fee is $1.00 for the purchase of weapon.