15A-504. Return of released person.
(a) Upon a magistrate's finding under G.S. 15A-511(c)(2) of no probable cause for a warrantless arrest, a law-enforcement officer may return the person previously arrested and any other person accompanying him to the scene of the arrest.
(b) No officer acting pursuant to this section may be held to answer in any civil or criminal action for injury to any person or damage to any property when damage results, whether directly or indirectly, from the actions of the person so released or transported.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede the provisions of G.S. 122C-301. (1981, c. 928; 1987, c. 282, s. 3.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act
Article 23 - Police Processing and Duties upon Arrest.
§ 15A-501 - Police processing and duties upon arrest generally.
§ 15A-502 - Photographs and fingerprints.
§ 15A-502.1 - DNA sample upon arrest.
§ 15A-503 - Police assistance to persons arrested while unconscious or semiconscious.