An officer who has executed a search warrant must, without unnecessary delay, return to the clerk of the issuing court the warrant together with a written inventory of items seized. The inventory, if any, and return must be signed and sworn to by the officer who executed the warrant.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-257
Return of the executed warrant
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 131 N.C. App. 276 - State v. Davidson (1998)
Most recently applied in 188 N.C. App. 166 - State v. Arreola (January 2008)
1973, c. 1286, s. 1.
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Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.