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Article 1 - General Provisions.
§ 15-1 - Statute of limitations for misdemeanors. - 15-1. Statute of limitations for misdemeanors. (a) The crimes of...
§ 15-4 - Accused entitled to counsel. - 15-4. Accused entitled to counsel. Every person, accused of any...
§ 15-6 - Imprisonment to be in county jail[Effective until January 1, 2023] - 15-6. Imprisonment to be in county jail. [Effective until January...
§ 15-6.1 - Changing place of confinement of prisoner committing offense[Effective until January 1, 2023] - 15-6.1. Changing place of confinement of prisoner committing offense. [Effective...
§ 15-6.2 - Concurrent sentences for offenses of different grades or to be served in different places. - 15-6.2. Concurrent sentences for offenses of different grades or to...
§ 15-6.3 - Credit for service of sentence while in another jurisdiction. - 15-6.3. Credit for service of sentence while in another jurisdiction....
§ 15-7 - Postmortem examinations directed. - 15-7. Postmortem examinations directed. In all cases of homicide, any...
§ 15-8 - Stolen property returned to owner. - 15-8. Stolen property returned to owner. Upon the conviction of...
§ 15-10 - Speedy trial or discharge on commitment for felony. - 15-10. Speedy trial or discharge on commitment for felony. When...
§ 15-10.1 - Detainer; purpose; manner of use[Effective until January 1, 2023] - 15-10.1. Detainer; purpose; manner of use. [Effective until January 1,...
§ 15-10.2 - Mandatory disposition of detainers request for final disposition of charges; continuance; information to be furnished prisoner[Effective until January 1, 2023] - 15-10.2. Mandatory disposition of detainers - request for final disposition...
§ 15-10.3 - Mandatory disposition of detainers procedure; return of prisoner after trial[Effective until January 1, 2023] - 15-10.3. Mandatory disposition of detainers - procedure; return of prisoner...
§ 15-10.4 - Mandatory disposition of detainers exception as to prisoners who are mentally ill. - 15-10.4. Mandatory disposition of detainers - exception as to prisoners...
Article 2 - Record and Disposition of Seized, etc., Articles.
§ 15-11 - Sheriffs and police departments to maintain register of personal property confiscated, seized or found. - 15-11. Sheriffs and police departments to maintain register of personal...
§ 15-11.1 - Seizure, custody and disposition of articles; exceptions. - 15-11.1. Seizure, custody and disposition of articles; exceptions. (a) If...
§ 15-11.2 - Disposition of unclaimed firearms not confiscated or seized as trial evidence. - 15-11.2. Disposition of unclaimed firearms not confiscated or seized as...
§ 15-12 - Publication of notice of unclaimed property; advertisement and sale or donation of unclaimed bicycles. - 15-12. Publication of notice of unclaimed property; advertisement and sale...
§ 15-13 - Public sale 30 days after publication of notice. - 15-13. Public sale 30 days after publication of notice. If...
§ 15-14 - Notice of sale. - 15-14. Notice of sale. Before any sale of said property...
§ 15-14.1 - Sale of property through electronic auction. - 15-14.1. Sale of property through electronic auction. In addition to...
§ 15-15 - Disbursement of proceeds of sale. - 15-15. Disbursement of proceeds of sale. From the proceeds realized...
§ 15-16 - Nonliability of officers. - 15-16. Nonliability of officers. No sheriff, police department, or other...
§ 15-17 - Construction of Article. - 15-17. Construction of Article. This Article shall not be construed...
Article 3 - Warrants.
§ 15-24.1 - Amendment of warrant to show ownership of property. - 15-24.1. Amendment of warrant to show ownership of property. Any...
Article 4A - Administrative Search and Inspection Warrants.
§ 15-27.2 - Warrants to conduct inspections authorized by law. - 15-27.2. Warrants to conduct inspections authorized by law. (a) Notwithstanding...
Article 6 - Arrest.
§ 15-43 - House broken open to prevent felony. - 15-43. House broken open to prevent felony. All persons are...
Article 7 - Fugitives from Justice.
§ 15-53 - Governor may employ agents, and offer rewards. - 15-53. Governor may employ agents, and offer rewards. The Governor,...
§ 15-53.1 - Governor may offer rewards for information leading to arrest and conviction. - 15-53.1. Governor may offer rewards for information leading to arrest...
§ 15-54 - Officer entitled to reward. - 15-54. Officer entitled to reward. Any sheriff or other officer...
Article 8 - Extradition.
§ 15-55 through 15-84 - Transferred to G.S15A-721 to 15A-750 by Session Laws 1973, c1286, s16. - 15-55 through 15-84. Transferred to G.S. 15A-721 to 15A-750 by...
Article 12 - Commitment to Prison.
§ 15-126 - Commitment to county jail. - 15-126. Commitment to county jail. All persons committed to prison...
Article 13 - Venue.
§ 15-129 - In offenses on waters dividing counties. - 15-129. In offenses on waters dividing counties. When any offense...
§ 15-130 - Assault in one county, death in another. - 15-130. Assault in one county, death in another. In all...
§ 15-131 - Assault in this State, death in another. - 15-131. Assault in this State, death in another. In all...
§ 15-132 - Person in this State injuring one in another. - 15-132. Person in this State injuring one in another. If...
§ 15-133 - In county where death occurs. - 15-133. In county where death occurs. If a mortal wound...
Article 15 - Indictment.
§ 15-144 - Essentials of bill for homicide. - 15-144. Essentials of bill for homicide. In indictments for murder...
§ 15-144.1 - Essentials of bill for rape. - 15-144.1. Essentials of bill for rape. (a) In indictments for...
§ 15-144.2 - Essentials of bill for sex offense. - 15-144.2. Essentials of bill for sex offense. (a) In indictments...
§ 15-145 - Form of bill for perjury. - 15-145. Form of bill for perjury. In every indictment for...
§ 15-146 - Bill for subornation of perjury. - 15-146. Bill for subornation of perjury. In every indictment for...
§ 15-148 - Manner of alleging joint ownership of property. - 15-148. Manner of alleging joint ownership of property. In any...
§ 15-149 - Description in bill for larceny of money. - 15-149. Description in bill for larceny of money. In every...
§ 15-150 - Description in bill for embezzlement. - 15-150. Description in bill for embezzlement. In indictments for embezzlement,...
§ 15-151 - Intent to defraud; larceny and receiving. - 15-151. Intent to defraud; larceny and receiving. In any case...
§ 15-153 - Bill or warrant not quashed for informality. - 15-153. Bill or warrant not quashed for informality. Every criminal...
§ 15-155 - Defects which do not vitiate. - 15-155. Defects which do not vitiate. No judgment upon any...
Article 15A - Investigation of Offenses Involving Abandonment and Nonsupport of Children.
§ 15-155.1 - Reports to district attorneys of Work First Family Assistance and out-of-wedlock births. - 15-155.1. Reports to district attorneys of Work First Family Assistance...
§ 15-155.2 - District attorney to take action on report of Work First Family Assistance and children born out of wedlock. - 15-155.2. District attorney to take action on report of Work...
§ 15-155.3 - Disclosure of information by district attorney or agent. - 15-155.3. Disclosure of information by district attorney or agent. No...
Article 17 - Trial in Superior Court.
§ 15-166 - Exclusion of bystanders in trial for rape and sex offenses. - 15-166. Exclusion of bystanders in trial for rape and sex...
§ 15-167 - Extension of session of court by trial judge. - 15-167. Extension of session of court by trial judge. Whenever...
§ 15-168 - Justification as defense to libel. - 15-168. Justification as defense to libel. Every defendant who is...
§ 15-169 - Conviction of assault, when included in charge. - 15-169. Conviction of assault, when included in charge. On the...
§ 15-170 - Conviction for a less degree or an attempt. - 15-170. Conviction for a less degree or an attempt. Upon...
§ 15-172 - Verdict for murder in first or second degree. - 15-172. Verdict for murder in first or second degree. Nothing...
§ 15-173 - Demurrer to the evidence. - 15-173. Demurrer to the evidence. When on the trial of...
§ 15-176 - Prisoner not to be tried in prison uniform. - 15-176. Prisoner not to be tried in prison uniform. It...
§ 15-176.1 - District attorney may argue for death penalty. - 15-176.1. District attorney may argue for death penalty. In the...
Article 17A - Informing Jury in Case Involving Death Penalty.
§ 15-176.3 - Informing and questioning potential jurors on consequences of guilty verdict. - 15-176.3. Informing and questioning potential jurors on consequences of guilty...
§ 15-176.4 - Instruction to jury on consequences of guilty verdict. - 15-176.4. Instruction to jury on consequences of guilty verdict. When...
§ 15-176.5 - Argument to jury on consequences of guilty verdict. - 15-176.5. Argument to jury on consequences of guilty verdict. When...
Article 17B - Informing Jury of Possible Punishment upon Conviction.
§ 15-176.9 - Loss of motor vehicle driver's license. - 15-176.9. Loss of motor vehicle driver's license. When a case...
Article 19 - Execution.
§ 15-187 - Death by administration of lethal drugs. - 15-187. Death by administration of lethal drugs. Death by electrocution...
§ 15-188 - Manner and place of execution[Effective until January 1, 2023] - 15-188. Manner and place of execution. [Effective until January 1,...
§ 15-188.1 - Health care professional assistance. - 15-188.1. Health care professional assistance. (a) Any assistance rendered with...
§ 15-189 - Sentence of death; prisoner taken to penitentiary. - 15-189. Sentence of death; prisoner taken to penitentiary. Upon the...
§ 15-190 - Person or persons to be designated by warden to execute sentence; supervision of execution; who shall be present. - 15-190. Person or persons to be designated by warden to...
§ 15-191 - Pending sentences unaffected. - 15-191. Pending sentences unaffected. Nothing in G.S. 15-187, 15-188, and...
§ 15-192 - Certificate filed with clerk. - 15-192. Certificate filed with clerk. The warden, together with the...
§ 15-193 - Notice of reprieve or new trial. - 15-193. Notice of reprieve or new trial. Should the condemned...
§ 15-194 - Time for execution[Effective until January 1, 2023] - 15-194. Time for execution. [Effective until January 1, 2023] (a)...
§ 15-195 - Prisoner taken to place of trial when new trial granted. - 15-195. Prisoner taken to place of trial when new trial...
Article 19A - Credits against the Service of Sentences and for Attainment of Prison Privileges.
§ 15-196.1 - Credits allowed. - 15-196.1. Credits allowed. The minimum and maximum term of a...
§ 15-196.2 - Allowance in cases of multiple sentences. - 15-196.2. Allowance in cases of multiple sentences. In the event...
§ 15-196.3 - Effect of credit[Effective until January 1, 2023] - 15-196.3. Effect of credit. [Effective until January 1, 2023] Time...
§ 15-196.4 - Procedures for judicial award. - 15-196.4. Procedures for judicial award. Upon sentencing or activating a...
Article 20 - Suspension of Sentence and Probation.
§ 15-203 - Duties of the Secretary of Public Safety; appointment of probation officers; reports; requests for extradition. - 15-203. Duties of the Secretary of Public Safety; appointment of...
§ 15-204 - Assignment, compensation and oath of probation officers. - 15-204. Assignment, compensation and oath of probation officers. Probation officers...
§ 15-205 - Duties and powers of probation officers. - 15-205. Duties and powers of the probation officers. A probation...
§ 15-206 - Cooperation with Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety and officials of local units[Effective until January 1, 2023] - 15-206. Cooperation with Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice...
§ 15-207 - Records treated as privileged information. - 15-207. Records treated as privileged information. All information and data...
§ 15-209 - Accommodations for probation offices. - 15-209. Accommodations for probation offices. [Effective until January 1, 2023]...
Article 22 - Review of Criminal Trials.
§ 15-217.1 - Recodified as § 15A-1420(b1) by Session Laws 1995 (Regular Session, 1996), c719, s3. - 15-217.1: Recodified as 15A-1420(b1) by Session Laws 1995 (Regular Session,...
Article 23 - Expunction of Records.
§ 15-223 through 15-224 - Recodified as §§ 15A-145 and 15A-146 by Session Laws 1985, c636, s1, effective July 5, 1985. - 15-223 through 15-224. Recodified as 15A-145 and 15A-146 by Session...