{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-288.11","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-288.11","heading":"Warrants to inspect vehicles in riot areas or approaching municipalities during emergencies.","body":"(a)\tNotwithstanding the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 15, any law-enforcement officer may, under the conditions specified in this section, obtain a warrant authorizing inspection of vehicles under the conditions and for the purpose specified in subsection (b).\n(b)\tThe inspection shall be for the purpose of discovering any dangerous weapon or substance likely to be used by one who is or may become unlawfully involved in a riot. The warrant may be sought to inspect:\n(1)\tAll vehicles entering or approaching a municipality in which an emergency exists; or\n(2)\tAll vehicles which might reasonably be regarded as being within or approaching the immediate vicinity of an existing riot.\n(c)\tThe warrant may be issued by any judge or justice of the General Court of Justice.\n(d)\tThe issuing official shall issue the warrant only when he has determined that the one seeking the warrant has been specifically authorized to do so by the head of the law-enforcement agency of which the affiant is a member, and:\n(1)\tIf the warrant is being sought for the inspection of vehicles entering or approaching a municipality, that an emergency exists within the municipality; or\n(2)\tIf the warrant being sought is for the inspection of vehicles within or approaching the immediate vicinity of a riot, that a riot is occurring within that area.\nFacts indicating the basis of these determinations must be stated in an affidavit and signed by the affiant under oath or affirmation.\n(e)\tThe warrant must be signed by the issuing official and must bear the hour and date of its issuance.\n(f)\tThe warrant must indicate whether it is for the inspection of vehicles entering or approaching a municipality or whether it is for the inspection of vehicles within or approaching the immediate vicinity of a riot. In either case, it must also specify with reasonable precision the area within which it may be exercised.\n(g)\tThe warrant shall become invalid 24 hours following its issuance and must bear a notation to that effect.\n(h)\tWarrants authorized under this section shall not be regarded as search warrants for the purposes of application of Article 4 of Chapter 15.\n(i)\tNothing in this section is intended to prevent warrantless frisks, searches, and inspections to the extent that they may be constitutional and consistent with common law and governing statutes. (1969, c. 869, s. 1; 2012-12, s. 2(d).)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER X. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PUBLIC SAFETY.","Article 36A. Riots, Civil Disorders, and Emergencies."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-288.11.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"c1e07b225b86637e35348df556253e031fe14ac90bf4975a54587f5cb5150177","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-288.10","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-288.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}