North Carolina General Statutes 15A-504. Return of released person
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(a) Upon a magistrate’s finding under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 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 N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-301? (1981, c. 928; 1987, c. 282, s. 3.)
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 15A-504
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3