Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 90 > Article 5B - Drug Paraphernalia

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Drug paraphernalia: includes , but is not limited to, the following:

  (1) Kits for planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, or harvesting any species of plant which is a controlled substance or from which a controlled substance can be derived;

  (2) Kits for manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, or preparing controlled substances;

  (3) Isomerization devices for increasing the potency of any species of plant which is a controlled substance;

  (4) Testing equipment for identifying, or analyzing the strength, effectiveness, or purity of controlled substances;

  (5) Scales and balances for weighing or measuring controlled substances;

  (6) Diluents and adulterants, such as quinine, hydrochloride, mannitol, mannite, dextrose, and lactose for mixing with controlled substances;

  (7) Separation gins and sifters for removing twigs and seeds from, or otherwise cleaning or refining, marijuana;

  (8) Blenders, bowls, containers, spoons, and mixing devices for compounding controlled substances;

  (9) Capsules, balloons, envelopes and other containers for packaging small quantities of controlled substances;

  (10) Containers and other objects for storing or concealing controlled substances;

  (11) Hypodermic syringes, needles, and other objects for parenterally injecting controlled substances into the body;

  (12) Objects for ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing marijuana, cocaine, hashish, or hashish oil into the body, such as:

  a. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-113.21

• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.