{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-242","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-242","heading":"Items subject to seizure under a search warrant.","body":"An item is subject to seizure pursuant to a search warrant if there is probable cause to believe that it:\n(1)\tIs stolen or embezzled; or\n(2)\tIs contraband or otherwise unlawfully possessed; or\n(3)\tHas been used or is possessed for the purpose of being used to commit or conceal the commission of a crime; or\n(4)\tConstitutes evidence of an offense or the identity of a person participating in an offense. (1868-9, c. 178, subch. 3, s. 38; Code, s. 1171; Rev., s. 3163; C.S., s. 4529; 1941, c. 53; 1949, c. 1179; 1955, c. 7; 1965, c. 377; 1969, c. 869, s. 8; 1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","SUBCHAPTER II. LAW-ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES.","Article 11. Search Warrants."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-242.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"7377c4953cddc7677a59e9bf5ed316dc851dfca7e62f6b068cbfa400421357ba","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-241","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-243"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}