{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15-43","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-43","heading":"House broken open to prevent felony.","body":"All persons are authorized to break open and enter a house to prevent a felony about to be committed therein. (1868-9, c. 178, subch. 1, s. 4; Code, s. 1127; Rev., s. 3179; C.S., s. 4545.)","path":["Chapter 15. Criminal Procedure.","Article 6. Arrest."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15/GS_15-43.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:37Z","sha256":"af113705f096d004ef99ad5bc18ff199c850d8ec046fec9ee6ef9750653f9d7a","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15-39-through-15-42","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15-44-through-15-47"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}