{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-251","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-251","heading":"Entry by force.","body":"An officer may break and enter any premises or vehicle when necessary to the execution of the warrant if:\n(1)\tThe officer has previously announced his identity and purpose as required by G.S. 15A-249 and reasonably believes either that admittance is being denied or unreasonably delayed or that the premises or vehicle is unoccupied; or\n(2)\tThe officer has probable cause to believe that the giving of notice would endanger the life or safety of any person. (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-251.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"68a3efcba0872f975f156c20b7d00dc610bdbecd5d4d1d7e33fec48a8d2d4fa1","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-250","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}