15A-734. Arrest without a warrant.
The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or a private person, without a warrant, upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the courts of a state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, but when so arrested the accused must be taken before a judge or magistrate with all practicable speed, and complaint must be made against him under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest as in G.S. 15A-733; and thereafter his answer shall be heard as if he had been arrested on a warrant. (1937, c. 273, s. 14; 1973, c. 1286, s. 16.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act
Article 37 - Uniform Criminal Extradition Act.
§ 15A-722 - Duty of Governor as to fugitives from justice of other states.
§ 15A-723 - Form of demand for extradition.
§ 15A-724 - Governor may cause investigation to be made.
§ 15A-726 - Extradition of persons not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime.
§ 15A-727 - Issue of Governor's warrant of arrest; its recitals.
§ 15A-728 - Manner and place of execution of warrant.
§ 15A-729 - Authority of arresting officer.
§ 15A-730 - Rights of accused person; application for writ of habeas corpus.
§ 15A-731 - Penalty for noncompliance with § 15A-730.
§ 15A-732 - Confinement in jail when necessary.
§ 15A-733 - Arrest prior to requisition.
§ 15A-734 - Arrest without a warrant.
§ 15A-735 - Commitment to await requisition; bail.
§ 15A-736 - Bail in certain cases; conditions of bond.
§ 15A-736.1 - Recodified as G.S15A-534.6 by Session Laws 2007-484, s4, effective August 30, 2007.
§ 15A-737 - Extension of time of commitment; adjournment.
§ 15A-738 - Forfeiture of bail.
§ 15A-739 - Persons under criminal prosecution in this State at time of requisition.
§ 15A-740 - Guilt or innocence of accused, when inquired into.
§ 15A-741 - Governor may recall warrant or issue alias.
§ 15A-742 - Fugitives from this State; duty of governors.
§ 15A-743 - Application for issuance of requisition; by whom made; contents.
§ 15A-744 - Costs and expenses.
§ 15A-745 - Immunity from service of process in certain civil actions.
§ 15A-746 - Written waiver of extradition proceedings.
§ 15A-747 - Nonwaiver by this State.
§ 15A-748 - No right of asylum; no immunity from other criminal prosecution while in this State.