N.C. Gen. Statutes > Chapter 15A North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 15A – Criminal Procedure Act Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions Sections Article 1 Definitions and General Provisions 15A-101 – 15A-101.1 Article 3 Venue 15A-131 – 15A-136 Article 4 Entry and Withdrawal of Attorney in Criminal Case 15A-141 – 15A-144 Article 5 Expunction of Records 15A-145 – 15A-160 Article 6 Certification of Relief 15A-173.1 – 15A-173.6 Article 8 Electronic Recording of Interrogations 15A-211 Article 8A SBI and State Crime Laboratory Access to View and Analyze Recordings 15A-220 Article 9 Search and Seizure by Consent 15A-221 – 15A-223 Article 10 Other Searches and Seizures 15A-231 Article 11 Search Warrants 15A-241 – 15A-259 Article 12 Pen Registers; Trap and Trace Devices 15A-260 – 15A-264 Article 13 DNA Database and Databank 15A-266 – 15A-270.1 Article 14 Nontestimonial Identification 15A-271 – 15A-282 Article 14A Eyewitness Identification Reform Act 15A-284.50 – 15A-284.53 Article 15 Urgent Necessity 15A-285 Article 16 Electronic Surveillance 15A-286 – 15A-298 Article 16A Discontinuation of Telecommunications Services 15A-299 Article 16B Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems 15A-300.1 – 15A-300.4 Article 17 Criminal Process 15A-301 – 15A-305 Article 18 Identification Documents 15A-311 Article 20 Arrest 15A-401 – 15A-406 Article 23 Police Processing and Duties upon Arrest 15A-501 – 15A-505 Article 24 Initial Appearance 15A-511 Article 25 Commitment 15A-521 Article 26 Bail 15A-531 – 15A-547.1 Article 29 First Appearance Before District Court Judge 15A-601 – 15A-606 Article 30 Probable-Cause Hearing 15A-611 – 15A-615 Article 31 The Grand Jury and Its Proceedings 15A-621 – 15A-631 Article 32 Indictment and Related Instruments 15A-641 – 15A-646 Article 36 Special Criminal Process for Attendance of Defendants 15A-711 Article 37 Uniform Criminal Extradition Act 15A-721 – 15A-750 Article 38 Interstate Agreement on Detainers 15A-761 – 15A-767 Article 39 Other Special Process for Attendance of Defendants 15A-771 – 15A-773 Article 42 Attendance of Witnesses Generally 15A-801 – 15A-805 Article 43 Uniform Act to Secure Attendance of Witnesses from Without a State in Criminal Proceedings 15A-811 – 15A-816 Article 44 Securing Attendance of Prisoners as Witnesses 15A-821 – 15A-823 Article 45 Fair Treatment for Certain Victims and Witnesses 15A-824 – 15A-827 Article 46 Crime Victims’ Rights Act 15A-830 – 15A-839 Article 48 Discovery in the Superior Court 15A-901 – 15A-910 Article 49 Pleadings and Joinder 15A-921 – 15A-928 Article 50 Voluntary Dismissal 15A-931 – 15A-932 Article 51 Arraignment 15A-941 – 15A-945 Article 52 Motions Practice 15A-951 – 15A-959 Article 53 Motion to Suppress Evidence 15A-971 – 15A-980 Article 54 Reliability of In-Custody Informant Statements 15A-985 Article 56 Incapacity to Proceed 15A-1001 – 15A-1008 Article 57 Pleas 15A-1011 – 15A-1012 Article 58 Procedures Relating to Guilty Pleas in Superior Court 15A-1021 – 15A-1027 Article 58A Procedures Relating to Felony Guilty Pleas in District Court 15A-1029.1 Article 59 Maintenance of Order in the Courtroom 15A-1031 – 15A-1035 Article 61 Granting of Immunity to Witnesses 15A-1051 – 15A-1055 Article 62 Mistrial 15A-1061 – 15A-1065 Article 65 In General 15A-1101 Article 66 Procedure for Hearing and Disposition of Infractions 15A-1111 – 15A-1118 Article 71 Right to Trial by Jury 15A-1201 Article 72 Selecting and Impaneling the Jury 15A-1211 – 15A-1217 Article 73 Criminal Jury Trial in Superior Court 15A-1221 – 15A-1243 Article 78 Order of Commitment to Imprisonment 15A-1301 Article 80 Defendants Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity 15A-1321 – 15A-1322 Article 81 General Sentencing Provisions 15A-1331 – 15A-1336 Article 81B Structured Sentencing of Persons Convicted of Crimes 15A-1340.10 – 15A-1340.23 Article 81C Restitution 15A-1340.34 – 15A-1340.39 Article 81D Permanent No Contact Order Against Convicted Sex Offender 15A-1340.50 Article 82 Probation 15A-1341 – 15A-1347 Article 83 Imprisonment 15A-1351 – 15A-1355 Article 84 Fines 15A-1361 – 15A-1365 Article 84A Post-Release Supervision 15A-1368 – 15A-1368.6 Article 84B Medical Release of Inmates 15A-1369 – 15A-1369.5 Article 85 Parole 15A-1370.1 – 15A-1376 Article 86 Reports of Dispositions of Criminal Cases 15A-1381 – 15A-1383 Article 88 Post-Trial Motions and Appeal 15A-1401 Article 89 Motion for Appropriate Relief and Other Post-Trial Relief 15A-1411 – 15A-1422 Article 90 Appeals from Magistrates and District Court Judges 15A-1431 – 15A-1432 Article 91 Appeal to Appellate Division 15A-1441 – 15A-1453 Article 92 North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission 15A-1460 – 15A-1475 Article 100 Capital Punishment 15A-2000 – 15A-2005 Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.
