North Carolina General Statutes 15A-534.3. Detention for communicable diseases
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 15A-534.3
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Defendant: means a person obligated to appear in court as required upon penalty of forfeiting bail under a bail bond. See North Carolina General Statutes 15A-531
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
If a judicial official conducting an initial appearance or first appearance hearing finds probable cause that an individual had a nonsexual exposure to the defendant in a manner that poses a significant risk of transmission of the AIDS virus or Hepatitis B by such defendant, the judicial official shall order the defendant to be detained for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 24 hours, for investigation by public health officials and for testing for AIDS virus infection and Hepatitis B infection if required by public health officials pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-144 and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-148 (1989, c. 499, s. 1; 2009-501, s. 1.)