{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-811","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-811","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The word \"state\" shall include any territory of the United States and District of Columbia.\nThe word \"summons\" shall include a subpoena, order or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness.\n\"Witness\" as used in this Article shall include a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution or proceeding. (1937, c. 217, s. 1; 1973, c. 1286, s. 9.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","SUBCHAPTER VIII. ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES; DEPOSITIONS.","Article 43. Uniform Act to Secure Attendance of Witnesses from Without a State in Criminal Proceedings."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-811.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"1f528ad5346810cf7849f9c3b27a4673c8bd36f6a40439b38f549ed802641e80","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-806-through-15a-810","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-812"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}