(a) Authority to Search and Seize Pursuant to Consent. – Subject to the limitations in the other provisions of this Article, a  law-enforcement officer may conduct a search and make seizures, without a search warrant or other authorization, if consent to the search is given.

(b) Definition of “Consent”. – As used in this Article, “consent”  means a statement to the officer, made voluntarily and in accordance with the requirements of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-222, giving the officer permission to make a search. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)