{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-221","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-221","heading":"General authorization; definition of \"consent\".","body":"(a)\tAuthority to Search and Seize Pursuant to Consent. - Subject to the limitations in the other provisions of this Article, a law-enforcement officer may conduct a search and make seizures, without a search warrant or other authorization, if consent to the search is given.\n(b)\tDefinition of \"Consent\". - As used in this Article, \"consent\" means a statement to the officer, made voluntarily and in accordance with the requirements of G.S. 15A-222, giving the officer permission to make a search. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","SUBCHAPTER II. LAW-ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES.","Article 9. Search and Seizure by Consent."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-221.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"4ce7b8b7455f52a9f8cf709fb26d09022fc6ea6d237b8823e3c12d5c8c674ac6","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-220","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-222"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}