Chapter 15
79 published sections.
Article 1 - General Provisions
- N.C.G.S. § 15-1 — Statute of limitations for misdemeanors.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-4 — Accused entitled to counsel.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-6 — Imprisonment to be in county jail.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-6.1 — Changing place of confinement of prisoner committing offense.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-6.2 — Concurrent sentences for offenses of different grades or to be served in different places.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-6.3 — Credit for service of sentence while in another jurisdiction.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-7 — Postmortem examinations directed.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-8 — Stolen property returned to owner.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-10 — Speedy trial or discharge on commitment for felony.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-10.1 — Detainer; purpose; manner of use.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-10.2 — Mandatory disposition of detainers - request for final disposition of charges; continuance; information to be furnished prisoner.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-10.3 — Mandatory disposition of detainers - procedure; return of prisoner after trial.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-10.4 — Mandatory disposition of detainers – exception as to prisoners who are mentally ill.
Article 2 - Record and Disposition of Seized, etc., Articles
- N.C.G.S. § 15-11 — Sheriffs and police departments to maintain register of personal property confiscated, seized or found.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-11.1 — Seizure, custody and disposition of articles; exceptions.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-11.2 — Disposition of unclaimed firearms not confiscated or seized as trial evidence.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-12 — Publication of notice of unclaimed property; advertisement and sale or donation of unclaimed bicycles.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-13 — Public sale 30 days after publication of notice.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-14 — Notice of sale.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-14.1 — Sale of property through electronic auction.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-15 — Disbursement of proceeds of sale.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-16 — Nonliability of officers.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-17 — Construction of Article.
Article 3 - Warrants
- N.C.G.S. § 15-24.1 — Amendment of warrant to show ownership of property.
Article 4A - Administrative Search and Inspection Warrants
- N.C.G.S. § 15-27.2 — Warrants to conduct inspections authorized by law.
Article 6 - Arrest
- N.C.G.S. § 15-43 — House broken open to prevent felony.
Article 7 - Fugitives from Justice
- N.C.G.S. § 15-53 — Governor may employ agents, and offer rewards.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-53.1 — Governor may offer rewards for information leading to arrest and conviction.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-54 — Officer entitled to reward.
Article 12 - Commitment to Prison
- N.C.G.S. § 15-126 — Commitment to county jail.
Article 13 - Venue
- N.C.G.S. § 15-129 — In offenses on waters dividing counties.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-130 — Assault in one county, death in another.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-131 — Assault in this State, death in another.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-132 — Person in this State injuring one in another.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-133 — In county where death occurs.
Article 15 - Indictment
- N.C.G.S. § 15-144 — Essentials of bill for homicide.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-144.1 — Essentials of bill for rape.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-144.2 — Essentials of bill for sex offense.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-145 — Form of bill for perjury.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-146 — Bill for subornation of perjury.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-148 — Manner of alleging joint ownership of property.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-149 — Description in bill for larceny of money.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-150 — Description in bill for embezzlement.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-151 — Intent to defraud; larceny and receiving.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-153 — Bill or warrant not quashed for informality.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-155 — Defects which do not vitiate.
Article 17 - Trial in Superior Court
- N.C.G.S. § 15-166 — Exclusion of bystanders in trial for rape and sex offenses.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-167 — Extension of session of court by trial judge.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-168 — Justification as defense to libel.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-169 — Conviction of assault, when included in charge.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-170 — Conviction for a less degree or an attempt.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-172 — Verdict for murder in first or second degree.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-173 — Motion to dismiss based on the evidence.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-176 — Prisoner not to be tried in prison uniform.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-176.1 — District attorney may argue for death penalty.
Article 17A - Informing Jury in Case Involving Death Penalty
- N.C.G.S. § 15-176.3 — Informing and questioning potential jurors on consequences of guilty verdict.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-176.4 — Instruction to jury on consequences of guilty verdict.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-176.5 — Argument to jury on consequences of guilty verdict.
Article 17B - Informing Jury of Possible Punishment upon Conviction
- N.C.G.S. § 15-176.9 — Loss of motor vehicle driver's license.
Article 19 - Execution
- N.C.G.S. § 15-187 — Death penalty.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-188 — Manner and place of execution.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-188.1 — Health care professional assistance.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-189 — Sentence of death; prisoner taken to penitentiary.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-190 — Person or persons to be designated by warden to execute sentence; supervision of execution; who shall be present.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-191 — Pending sentences unaffected.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-192 — Certificate filed with clerk.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-193 — Notice of reprieve or new trial.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-194 — Time for execution.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-195 — Prisoner taken to place of trial when new trial granted.
Article 19A - Credits against the Service of Sentences and for Attainment of Prison Privileges
- N.C.G.S. § 15-196.1 — Credits allowed.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-196.2 — Allowance in cases of multiple sentences.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-196.3 — Effect of credit.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-196.4 — Procedures for judicial award.
Article 20 - Suspension of Sentence and Probation
- N.C.G.S. § 15-203 — Duties of the Secretary of Adult Correction; appointment of probation officers; reports; requests for extradition.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-204 — Assignment, compensation and oath of probation officers.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-205 — Duties and powers of probation officers.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-206 — Cooperation with Division of Community Supervision and Reentry of the Department of Adult Correction and officials of local units.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-207 — Records treated as privileged information.
- N.C.G.S. § 15-209 — Accommodations for probation offices.