{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1034","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1034","heading":"Controlling access to the courtroom.","body":"(a)\tThe presiding judge may impose reasonable limitations on access to the courtroom when necessary to ensure the orderliness of courtroom proceedings or the safety of persons present.\n(b)\tThe judge may order that all persons entering or any person present and choosing to remain in the courtroom be searched for weapons or devices that could be used to disrupt or impede the proceedings and may require that belongings carried by persons entering the courtroom be inspected. An order under this subsection must be entered on the record. (1977, c. 711, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","SUBCHAPTER X. GENERAL TRIAL PROCEDURE.","Article 59. Maintenance of Order in the Courtroom."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-1034.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"8d0ee80b9d025b939f8d91f30db232e9d62d0c080db085253215942d31e4f812","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1033","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1035"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}