{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-534.3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-534.3","heading":"Detention for communicable diseases.","body":"If a judicial official conducting an initial appearance or first appearance hearing finds probable cause that an individual had a nonsexual exposure to the defendant in a manner that poses a significant risk of transmission of the AIDS virus or Hepatitis B by such defendant, the judicial official shall order the defendant to be detained for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 24 hours, for investigation by public health officials and for testing for AIDS virus infection and Hepatitis B infection if required by public health officials pursuant to G.S. 130A-144 and G.S. 130A-148. (1989, c. 499, s. 1; 2009-501, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","Subchapter V. Custody.","Article 26. Bail.","Part 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-534.3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"3fafe4028ab0b622ba20113117fecdeec5245685a6ac3bcfb636a61532fab0a6","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-534.2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-534.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}