{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-957","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-957","heading":"Motion for change of venue.","body":"If, upon motion of the defendant, the court determines that there exists in the county in which the prosecution is pending so great a prejudice against the defendant that he cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial, the court must either:\n(1)\tTransfer the proceeding to another county in the prosecutorial district as defined in G.S. 7A-60 or to another county in an adjoining prosecutorial district as defined in G.S. 7A-60, or\n(2)\tOrder a special venire under the terms of G.S. 15A-958.\nThe procedure for change of venue is in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of this Chapter, Venue. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1037, s. 63.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","SUBCHAPTER IX. PRETRIAL PROCEDURE.","Article 52. Motions Practice."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-957.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"cd5d7255d49f1bee70951960877934304ed46443934496e38a618ed5720e32db","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-956","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-958"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}