{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-921","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-921","heading":"Pleadings in criminal cases.","body":"Subject to the provisions of this Article, the following may serve as pleadings of the State in criminal cases:\n(1)\tCitation.\n(2)\tCriminal summons.\n(3)\tWarrant for arrest.\n(4)\tMagistrate's order pursuant to G.S. 15A-511 after arrest without warrant.\n(5)\tStatement of charges.\n(6)\tInformation.\n(7)\tIndictment. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1975, c. 166, s. 18.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","SUBCHAPTER IX. PRETRIAL PROCEDURE.","Article 49. Pleadings and Joinder."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-921.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"a5313f44c01f343cbaa27e17584fa40f1b333d8bbc37f7ce442955d6b0ffaacd","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-911-through-15a-920","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-922"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}