{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-404","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-404","heading":"Detention of offenders by private persons.","body":"(a)\tNo Arrest; Detention Permitted. - No private person may arrest another person except as provided in G.S. 15A-405. A private person may detain another person as provided in this section.\n(b)\tWhen Detention Permitted. - A private person may detain another person when he has probable cause to believe that the person detained has committed in his presence:\n(1)\tA felony,\n(2)\tA breach of the peace,\n(3)\tA crime involving physical injury to another person, or\n(4)\tA crime involving theft or destruction of property.\n(c)\tManner of Detention. - The detention must be in a reasonable manner considering the offense involved and the circumstances of the detention.\n(d)\tPeriod of Detention. - The detention may be no longer than the time required for the earliest of the following:\n(1)\tThe determination that no offense has been committed.\n(2)\tSurrender of the person detained to a law-enforcement officer as provided in subsection (e).\n(e)\tSurrender to Officer. - A private person who detains another must immediately notify a law-enforcement officer and must, unless he releases the person earlier as required by subsection (d), surrender the person detained to the law-enforcement officer. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","Subchapter IV. Arrest.","Article 20. Arrest."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-404.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"774d837abed6809750a06eaf5362af18b2b73f585d9e6dc7d92dbb9db38894bd","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-403","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}