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North Carolina · Through S.L. 2026-30

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-631: Grand jury venue.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.
  2. Subchapter VI. Preliminary Proceedings.
  3. Article 31. The Grand Jury and Its Proceedings.

In the General Court of Justice, the place for returning a presentment or indictment is a matter of venue and not jurisdiction. A grand jury shall have venue to present or indict in any case where the county in which it is sitting has venue for trial pursuant to the laws relating to trial venue. (1985, c. 553, s. 1.)

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