North Carolina
North Carolina General Statutes — Chapter 15A, Criminal Procedure
769 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 15A-622 — Formation and organization of grand juries; other preliminary matters
- § 15A-623 — Grand jury proceedings and operation in general
- § 15A-624 — Grand jury the judge of facts; judge the source of legal advice
- § 15A-625 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 15A-626 — Who may call witnesses before grand jury; no right to appear without consent of prosecutor or judge
- § 15A-627 — Submission of bill of indictment to grand jury by prosecutor
- § 15A-628 — Functions of grand jury; record to be kept by clerk
- § 15A-629 — Procedure upon finding of not a true bill; release of defendant, etc
- § 15A-630 — Notice to defendant of true bill of indictment
- § 15A-631 — Grand jury venue
- § 15A-632 — through 15A-640
- § 15A-641 — Indictment and related instruments; definitions of indictment, information, and presentment
- § 15A-642 — Prosecutions originating in superior court to be upon indictment or information; waiver of indictment
- § 15A-643 — Joinder of offenses and defendants and consolidation of indictments and informations
- § 15A-644 — Form and content of indictment, information or presentment
- § 15A-644.1 — Filing of information when plea of guilty or no contest in district court to Class H or I felony
- § 15A-645 — Allegations of previous convictions
- § 15A-646 — Superseding indictments and informations
- § 15A-647 — through 15A-673
- § 15A-674 — through 15A-700
- § 15A-701 — through 15A-710: Repealed by Session Laws 1989, c
- § 15A-711 — Securing attendance of criminal defendants confined in institutions within the State; requiring prosecutor to proceed
- § 15A-712 — through 15A-720
- § 15A-721 — Definitions
- § 15A-722 — Duty of Governor as to fugitives from justice of other states
- § 15A-723 — Form of demand for extradition
- § 15A-724 — Governor may cause investigation to be made
- § 15A-725 — Extradition of persons imprisoned or awaiting trial in another state or who have left the demanding state under compulsion
- § 15A-726 — Extradition of persons not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime
- § 15A-727 — Issue of Governor's warrant of arrest; its recitals
- § 15A-728 — Manner and place of execution of warrant
- § 15A-729 — Authority of arresting officer
- § 15A-730 — Rights of accused person; application for writ of habeas corpus
- § 15A-730.A — ny officer who shall deliver to the agent for extradition of the demanding state a person in his custody under the Governor's warrant, in willful disobedience to G
- § 15A-731 — Penalty for noncompliance with
- § 15A-732 — Confinement in jail when necessary
- § 15A-733 — Arrest prior to requisition
- § 15A-734 — Arrest without a warrant
- § 15A-735 — Commitment to await requisition; bail
- § 15A-736 — Bail in certain cases; conditions of bond
- § 15A-736.1 — : Recodified as G
- § 15A-737 — Extension of time of commitment; adjournment
- § 15A-738 — Forfeiture of bail
- § 15A-739 — Persons under criminal prosecution in this State at time of requisition
- § 15A-740 — Guilt or innocence of accused, when inquired into
- § 15A-741 — Governor may recall warrant or issue alias
- § 15A-742 — Fugitives from this State; duty of governors
- § 15A-743 — Application for issuance of requisition; by whom made; contents
- § 15A-744 — Costs and expenses
- § 15A-745 — Immunity from service of process in certain civil actions
- § 15A-746 — Written waiver of extradition proceedings
- § 15A-747 — Nonwaiver by this State
- § 15A-748 — No right of asylum; no immunity from other criminal prosecution while in this State
- § 15A-749 — Interpretation
- § 15A-750 — Short title
- § 15A-751 — through 15A-760
- § 15A-761 — Agreement on Detainers entered into; form and contents
- § 15A-762 — Meaning of "appropriate court
- § 15A-763 — Cooperation in enforcement
- § 15A-764 — Escape from temporary custody
- § 15A-765 — Authority and duty of official in charge of institution
- § 15A-766 — Designation of central administrator of and information agent for agreement
- § 15A-767 — Distribution of copies of Article
- § 15A-768 — through 15A-770
- § 15A-771 — Securing attendance of defendants confined in federal prisons
- § 15A-772 — Securing attendance of defendants who are outside the United States
- § 15A-773 — Securing attendance of organizations; appearance
- § 15A-774 — through 15A-786
- § 15A-787 — through 15A-800
- § 15A-801 — Subpoena for witness
- § 15A-802 — Subpoena for the production of documentary evidence
- § 15A-803 — Attendance of witnesses
- § 15A-804 — Voluntary protective custody
- § 15A-805 — Securing attendance of witnesses confined in institutions within the State
- § 15A-806 — through 15A-810
- § 15A-811 — Definitions
- § 15A-812 — Summoning witness in this State to testify in another state
- § 15A-813 — Witness from another state summoned to testify in this State
- § 15A-814 — Exemption from arrest and service of process
- § 15A-815 — Uniformity of interpretation
- § 15A-816 — Title of Article
- § 15A-817 — through 15A-820
- § 15A-821 — Securing attendance of prisoner in this State as witness in proceeding outside the State
- § 15A-822 — Securing attendance of prisoner outside the State as witness in proceeding in the State
- § 15A-823 — Securing attendance of prisoner in federal institution as witness in proceeding in the State
- § 15A-824 — Definitions
- § 15A-825 — Treatment due victims and witnesses
- § 15A-826 — District attorney legal assistants
- § 15A-827 — Scope
- § 15A-828 — through 15A-829
- § 15A-830 — Definitions
- § 15A-830.5 — Victim's rights
- § 15A-831 — Responsibilities of law enforcement agency
- § 15A-831.1 — Polygraph examinations of victims of sexual assaults
- § 15A-832 — Responsibilities of the district attorney's office
- § 15A-832.1 — Responsibilities of judicial officials
- § 15A-833 — Evidence of victim impact
- § 15A-834 — Restitution
- § 15A-834.5 — Enforcement of the rights of a victim
- § 15A-835 — Posttrial responsibilities
- § 15A-836 — Responsibilities of agency with custody of defendant
- § 15A-837 — Responsibilities of Division of Community Supervision and Reentry
- § 15A-838 — Notice of commuted sentence or pardon
- § 15A-839 — No money damages
- § 15A-840 — : Repealed by Session Laws 2019-216, s
- § 15A-841 — : Repealed by Session Laws 2019-216, s
- § 15A-842 — through 15A-849
- § 15A-850 — through 15A-900
- § 15A-901 — Application of Article
- § 15A-902 — Discovery procedure
- § 15A-903 — Disclosure of evidence by the State - Information subject to disclosure
- § 15A-904 — Disclosure by the State - Certain information not subject to disclosure
- § 15A-905 — Disclosure of evidence by the defendant - Information subject to disclosure
- § 15A-906 — Disclosure of evidence by the defendant - Certain evidence not subject to disclosure
- § 15A-907 — Continuing duty to disclose
- § 15A-908 — Regulation of discovery - Protective orders
- § 15A-909 — Regulation of discovery - Time, place, and manner of discovery and inspection
- § 15A-910 — Regulation of discovery - Failure to comply
- § 15A-911 — through 15A-920
- § 15A-921 — Pleadings in criminal cases
- § 15A-922 — Use of pleadings in misdemeanor cases generally
- § 15A-923 — Use of pleadings in felony cases and misdemeanor cases initiated in the superior court division
- § 15A-924 — Contents of pleadings; duplicity; alleging and proving previous convictions; failure to charge crime; surplusage
- § 15A-925 — Bill of particulars
- § 15A-926 — Joinder of offenses and defendants
- § 15A-927 — Severance of offenses; objection to joinder of defendants for trial
- § 15A-928 — Allegation and proof of previous convictions in superior court
- § 15A-929 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 15A-930 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 15A-931 — Voluntary dismissal of criminal charges by the State
- § 15A-932 — Dismissal with leave when defendant fails to appear and cannot be readily found or pursuant to a deferred prosecution agreement
- § 15A-933 — through 15A-940
- § 15A-941 — Arraignment before judge only upon written request; entry of not guilty plea if not arraigned
- § 15A-942 — Right to counsel
- § 15A-943 — Arraignment in superior court -Required calendaring
- § 15A-944 — Arraignment in superior court - Optional calendaring
- § 15A-945 — Waiver of arraignment
- § 15A-946 — through 15A-950
- § 15A-951 — Motions in general; definition, service, and filing
- § 15A-952 — Pretrial motions; time for filing; sanction for failure to file; motion hearing date
- § 15A-953 — Motions practice in district court
- § 15A-954 — Motion to dismiss - Grounds applicable to all criminal pleadings; dismissal of proceedings upon death of defendant
- § 15A-955 — Motion to dismiss - Grounds applicable to indictments
- § 15A-956 — Deferral of ruling on motion to dismiss when charge to be reinstituted
- § 15A-957 — Motion for change of venue
- § 15A-958 — Motion for a special venire from another county
- § 15A-959 — Notice of defense of insanity; pretrial determination of insanity
- § 15A-960 — Removal of juveniles charged with committing Class A, B1, B2, C, D, or E felony offenses at age 16 and 17
- § 15A-971 — Definitions
- § 15A-972 — Motion to suppress evidence before trial in superior court in general
- § 15A-973 — Motion to suppress evidence in district court
- § 15A-974 — Exclusion or suppression of unlawfully obtained evidence
- § 15A-975 — Motion to suppress evidence in superior court prior to trial and during trial
- § 15A-976 — Timing of pretrial suppression motion and hearing
- § 15A-977 — Motion to suppress evidence in superior court; procedure
- § 15A-978 — Motion to suppress evidence in superior court or district court; challenge of probable cause supporting search on grounds of truthfulness; when identity of informant must be disclosed
- § 15A-979 — Motion to suppress evidence in superior and district court; orders of suppression; effects of orders and of failure to make motion
- § 15A-980 — Right to suppress use of certain prior convictions obtained in violation of right to counsel
- § 15A-981 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 15A-982 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 15A-983 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 15A-984 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 15A-985 — Corroboration of in-custody informant statement
- § 15A-986 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 15A-987 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 15A-988 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 15A-989 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 15A-990 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 15A-991 — through 15A-1000