15A-1034. Controlling access to the courtroom.
(a) The presiding judge may impose reasonable limitations on access to the courtroom when necessary to ensure the orderliness of courtroom proceedings or the safety of persons present.
(b) The judge may order that all persons entering or any person present and choosing to remain in the courtroom be searched for weapons or devices that could be used to disrupt or impede the proceedings and may require that belongings carried by persons entering the courtroom be inspected. An order under this subsection must be entered on the record. (1977, c. 711, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act
Article 59 - Maintenance of Order in the Courtroom.
§ 15A-1031 - Custody and restraint of defendant and witnesses.
§ 15A-1032 - Removal of disruptive defendant.
§ 15A-1033 - Removal of disruptive witnesses and spectators.