North Carolina Statutes

§ 15A-271 — Authority to issue order

North Carolina § 15A-271
JurisdictionNorth Carolina
Ch. 15ACriminal Procedure Act
Art. 14Nontestimonial Identification
Subch. IILAW-ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES

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A nontestimonial identification order authorized by this Article may be issued by any judge upon request of a prosecutor. As used in this Article, "nontestimonial identification" means identification by fingerprints, palm prints, footprints, measurements, blood specimens, urine specimens, saliva samples, hair samples, or other reasonable physical examination, handwriting exemplars, voice samples, photographs, and lineups or similar identification procedures requiring the presence of a suspect. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1975, c. 166, s. 27.)

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