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North Carolina · Through S.L. 2026-30

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-246: Form and content of the search warrant.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.
  2. SUBCHAPTER II. LAW-ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES.
  3. Article 11. Search Warrants.

A search warrant must contain:

(1) The name and signature of the issuing official with the time and date of issuance above his signature; and

(2) The name of a specific officer or the classification of officers to whom the warrant is addressed; and

(3) The names of the applicant and of all persons whose affidavits or testimony were given in support of the application; and

(4) A designation sufficient to establish with reasonable certainty the premises, vehicles, or persons to be searched; and

(5) A description or a designation of the items constituting the object of the search and authorized to be seized. (1868-9, c. 178, subch. 3, s. 39; Code, s. 1172; Rev., s. 3164; C.S., s. 4530; 1961, c. 1069; 1969, c. 869, s. 8; 1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)

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