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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-249: Officer to give notice of identity and purpose.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.
- SUBCHAPTER II. LAW-ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES.
- Article 11. Search Warrants.
The officer executing a search warrant must, before entering the premises, give appropriate notice of his identity and purpose to the person to be searched, or the person in apparent control of the premises to be searched. If it is unclear whether anyone is present at the premises to be searched, he must give the notice in a manner likely to be heard by anyone who is present. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)
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