{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-222","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-222","heading":"Person from whom effective consent may be obtained.","body":"The consent needed to justify a search and seizure under G.S. 15A-221 must be given:\n(1)\tBy the person to be searched;\n(2)\tBy the registered owner of a vehicle to be searched or by the person in apparent control of its operation and contents at the time the consent is given;\n(3)\tBy a person who by ownership or otherwise is reasonably apparently entitled to give or withhold consent to a search of premises. (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-222.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"afc1c41a2f51ef70f9699367fd10bfe0b35b6f2bdcb424a3b6c56facacf6084c","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-221","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-223"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}