N.C.G.S. § 15A-504 — revision history

Text is never overwritten. Each amendment lands as a new version row with its own effective range.

1. Version 1 — 2026-08-08 to present

   Scraped from ncleg.gov; The General Statutes include changes through S.L. 2026-7.

   (a) Upon a magistrate's finding under G.S. 15A-511(c)(2) of no probable cause for a warrantless arrest, a law-enforcement officer  may return the person previously arrested and any other person accompanying him to the scene of the arrest. (b) No officer acting pursuant to this section may be held to answer in any civil or criminal action for injury to any person or damage to any property when damage results, whether directly or indirectly, from the actions of the person so released or transported. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede the provisions of G.S. 122C-301.  (1981, c. 928; 1987, c. 282, s. 3.)