{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-248","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-248","heading":"Time of execution of a search warrant.","body":"A search warrant must be executed within 48 hours from the time of issuance. Any warrant not executed within that time limit is void and must be marked \"not executed\" and returned without unnecessary delay to the clerk of the issuing court. (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-248.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"16e8a0ca744f246b8b03c867d5f8536878d72acbe05b6a9b1468b23fae7cddb6","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-247","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-249"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}