North Carolina § 15A-255 Frisk of persons present in premises or vehicle to be searched

North Carolina Statutes

§ 15A-255 — Frisk of persons present in premises or vehicle to be searched

North Carolina § 15A-255

Ch. 15ACriminal Procedure Act

Art. 11Search Warrants

Subch. IILAW-ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-255 (2026).

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An officer executing a warrant directing a search of premises or of a vehicle may, if the officer reasonably believes that his safety or the safety of others then present so requires, search for any dangerous weapons by an external patting of the clothing of those present. If in the course of such a frisk he feels an object which he reasonably believes to be a dangerous weapon, he may take possession of the object. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)

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An officer executing a warrant directing a search of premises or of a vehicle may, if the officer reasonably believes that his safety or the safety of others then present so requires, search for any dangerous weapons by an external patting of the clothing of those present. If in the course of such a frisk he feels an object which he reasonably believes to be a dangerous weapon, he may take possession of the object. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)