{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-8c-1-rule-801","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8C-1, Rule 801","heading":"Definitions and exception for admissions of a party-opponent.","body":"The following definitions apply under this Article:\n(a)\tStatement. - A \"statement\" is (1) an oral or written assertion or (2) nonverbal conduct of a person, if it is intended by him as an assertion.\n(b)\tDeclarant. - A \"declarant\" is a person who makes a statement.\n(c)\tHearsay. - \"Hearsay\" is a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted.\n(d)\tException for Admissions by a Party-Opponent. - A statement is admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule if it is offered against a party and it is (A) his own statement, in either his individual or a representative capacity, or (B) a statement of which he has manifested his adoption or belief in its truth, or (C) a statement by a person authorized by him to make a statement concerning the subject, or (D) a statement by his agent or servant concerning a matter within the scope of his agency or employment, made during the existence of the relationship or (E) a statement by a coconspirator of such party during the course and in furtherance of the conspiracy. (1983, c. 701, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 8C. Evidence Code.","Article 8. Hearsay."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_8C/GS_8C-1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:52Z","sha256":"45126db747bc4369eb9e9284195c3419794ac4affb57bdd8a025991f39083a97","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-8c-1-rule-706","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-8c-1-rule-802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}