{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-738","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-738","heading":"Forfeiture of bail.","body":"If the prisoner is admitted to bail and fails to appear and surrender himself according to the conditions of his bond, the judge, or magistrate by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited and order his immediate arrest without warrant if he be within this State. Recovery may be had on such bond in the name of the State as in the case of other bonds given by the accused in criminal proceedings within this State. (1937, c. 273, s. 18; 1973, c. 1286, s. 16.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","SUBCHAPTER VII. SPEEDY TRIAL; ATTENDANCE OF DEFENDANTS.","Article 37. Uniform Criminal Extradition Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-738.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"d94a1cf50261ef33fdcc11ab1a6c622e932dbf60efd23b21b31c66672c9a3a66","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-737","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-739"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}