N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-273
Basis for order
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
An order may issue only on an affidavit or affidavits sworn to before the judge and establishing the following grounds for the order:
An order may issue only on an affidavit or affidavits sworn to before the judge and establishing the following grounds for the order:
(1) That there is probable cause to believe that a felony offense, or a Class A1 or Class 1 misdemeanor offense has been committed;
(1) That there is probable cause to believe that a felony offense, or a Class A1 or Class 1 misdemeanor offense has been committed;
(2) That there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the person named or described in the affidavit committed the offense; and
(2) That there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the person named or described in the affidavit committed the offense; and
(3) That the results of specific nontestimonial identification procedures will be of material aid in determining whether the person named in the affidavit committed the offense.
(3) That the results of specific nontestimonial identification procedures will be of material aid in determining whether the person named in the affidavit committed the offense.
History
(1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1997-80, s. 14.)
Legal Periodicals. - For a discussion of this article in the context of constitutional requirements, see 12 Wake Forest L. Rev. 387 (1976).
For note, "DNA Typing: A New Investigatory Tool," see 1989 Duke L.J. 474.
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.