{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1381","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1381","heading":"Disposition defined.","body":"As used in this Article, the term \"disposition\" means any action which results in termination or indeterminate suspension of the prosecution of a criminal charge. A disposition may be any one of the following actions:\n(1)\tA finding of no probable cause pursuant to G.S. 15A-511(c)(2);\n(2)\tAn order of dismissal pursuant to G.S. 15A-604;\n(3)\tA finding of no probable cause pursuant to G.S. 15A-612(a)(3);\n(4)\tA return of not a true bill pursuant to G.S. 15A-629;\n(5)\tRepealed by Session Laws 1989, c. 688, s. 4;\n(6)\tDismissal pursuant to G.S. 15A-931 or 15A-932;\n(7)\tDismissal pursuant to G.S. 15A-954, 15A-955 or 15A-959;\n(8)\tFinding of a defendant's incapacity to proceed pursuant to G.S. 15A-1002 or dismissal of charges pursuant to G.S. 15A-1008;\n(9)\tEntry of a plea of guilty or no contest pursuant to G.S. 15A-1011, without regard to the sentence imposed upon the plea, and even though prayer for judgment on the plea be continued;\n(10)\tDismissal pursuant to G.S. 15A-1227;\n(11)\tReturn of verdict pursuant to G.S. 15A-1237, without regard to the sentence imposed upon such verdict and even though prayer for judgment on such verdict be continued. (1981, c. 862, s. 1; 1989, c. 688, s. 4.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","Subchapter XIII. Disposition of Defendants.","Article 86. Reports of Dispositions of Criminal Cases."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-1381.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"e1b146da9bf2a0de4a88de3564f2c7e4b061c09144a97a1558cd11198ae087c4","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1380.5","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1382"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}