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Definition of search warrant

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-241, Definition of search warrant, North Carolina, version 1 as recorded 2026-08-18, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1308043
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Definition of search warrant. A search warrant is a court order and process directing a law-enforcement officer to search designated premises, vehicles, or persons for the purpose of seizing designated items and accounting for any items so obtained to the court which issued the warrant. (1868-9, c. 178, subch. 3, s. 38; Code, s. 1171; Rev., s. 3163; C.S., s. 4529; 1941, c. 53; 1949, c. 1179; 1955, c. 7; 1965, c. 377; 1969, c. 869, s. 8; 1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)