{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-246","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-246","heading":"Form and content of the search warrant.","body":"A search warrant must contain:\n(1)\tThe name and signature of the issuing official with the time and date of issuance above his signature; and\n(2)\tThe name of a specific officer or the classification of officers to whom the warrant is addressed; and\n(3)\tThe names of the applicant and of all persons whose affidavits or testimony were given in support of the application; and\n(4)\tA designation sufficient to establish with reasonable certainty the premises, vehicles, or persons to be searched; and\n(5)\tA description or a designation of the items constituting the object of the search and authorized to be seized. (1868-9, c. 178, subch. 3, s. 39; Code, s. 1172; Rev., s. 3164; C.S., s. 4530; 1961, c. 1069; 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-246.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"1c4c25a17cdde401af1e638be98ec8a5874105bbcf10ae793506c853af9152a5","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-245","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-247"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}