GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 980

Short Title:  Search Warrant Disclosure.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Alexander; Black, D. Brown, Church, Cole, Cunningham, Easterling, Hill, Ives, Kinney, Lemmond, McCrary, McLaughlin, and C. Wilson.
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Referred to:  Judiciary I.
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April 19, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO LIMIT THE DISCLOSURE OF SEARCH WARRANT APPLICATIONS AND SEARCH WARRANTS PENDING THE RETURN OF THE WARRANT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 15A-245 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( c)	Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes, the search warrant application, the search warrant, and their contents, shall not be disclosed by the issuing official, the clerk, or any other party, except in connection with service of the warrant as provided in G.S. 15A-252, until the search warrant has been returned in accordance with G.S. 15A-257 or for a period of 48 hours, whichever occurs first."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective 30 days after ratification.