{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50a-316","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-316","heading":"Role of law enforcement.","body":"At the request of a prosecutor or other appropriate public official acting under G.S. 50A-315, a law enforcement officer may take any lawful action reasonably necessary to locate a child or a party and assist a prosecutor or appropriate public official with responsibilities under G.S. 50A-315. (1979, c. 110, s. 1; 1999-223, s. 3.)","path":["Chapter 50A. Uniform Acts on Children.","Article 2. Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.","Part 3. Enforcement."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_50A/GS_50A-316.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:04:27Z","sha256":"943c9dadc8dc005f290ed566c6dc38498e79506652fafa2297e227ff17af3055","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50a-315","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50a-317"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}