{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-426","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-426","heading":"Deposit in lieu of bail.","body":"The defendant may, at the time of his arrest, instead of giving bail, deposit with the sheriff the amount mentioned in the order. The sheriff shall then give a certificate of the deposit to the defendant, who shall be discharged from custody. (C.C.P., s. 167; Code, s. 309; Rev., s. 744; C.S., s. 784.)","path":["Chapter 1. Civil Procedure.","SUBCHAPTER XIII. PROVISIONAL REMEDIES.","Article 34. Arrest and Bail."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_1/GS_1-426.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:12Z","sha256":"701ab348fa9e4cdb65616b844c0e016818ccedcde5dc63811fc5e752181e301d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-425","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-427"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}