{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-243","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-243","heading":"Who may issue a search warrant.","body":"(a)\tA search warrant valid throughout the State may be issued by:\n(1)\tA Justice of the Supreme Court.\n(2)\tA judge of the Court of Appeals.\n(3)\tA judge of the superior court.\n(b)\tOther search warrants may be issued by:\n(1)\tA judge of the district court as provided in G.S. 7A-291.\n(2)\tA clerk as provided in G.S. 7A-180 and 7A-181.\n(3)\tA magistrate as provided in G.S. 7A-273. (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-243.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"6b1477234f2ec5a28fcd379149f215b626c0bc5410b96e96f10265d925f9eb20","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-242","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-244"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}