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NC Gen Stat § 15A-131 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 3 - Venue.|§ 15A-131 - Venue generally.

 15A-131. Venue generally.(a) Venue for pretrial and trial proceedings in district court of cases within the original jurisdiction of the district court lies in the county where the charged offense occurred.(b) Except for the probable cause hearing, venue for pretrial proceedings in cases within the original jurisdiction of the superior court lies in the superior court district or set of districts as defined in G.S. 7A-41.1 embracing the county where the venue for trial proceedings lies.(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, venue for probable cause hearings and trial proceedings in cases within the original jurisdiction of the superior court lies in the county where the charged offense occurred. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the alleged offense is committed within the corporate limits of a municipality which is the seat of superior court and is located in more than one county, venue lies in the superior court which sits within that municipality, but upon timely objection of the defendant or the district attorney in the county in which the alleged offense occurred the case must be transferred to the county in which the alleged offense occurred. However, for charges brought by municipal law enforcement officers only, if the alleged offense is committed within the corporate limits of a municipality that extends into four or more counties, each of which is in a separate superior court district, offenses committed within the corporate limits of the municipality but in a superior court district other than the one for which the municipality is the seat of superior court shall be disposed of in the municipality with no allowance for objections by the defendant or the district attorney.(d) Venue for misdemeanors appealed for trial de novo in superior court lies in the county where the misdemeanor was first tried.(e) An offense occurs in a county if any act or omission constituting part of the offense occurs within the territorial limits of the county.(f) For the purposes of this Article, pretrial proceedings are proceedings occurring after the initial appearance before the magistrate and prior to arraignment.  (1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1975, 2nd Sess., c. 983, s. 134; 1983, c. 727; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1037, s. 53; 2009-398, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-132 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 3 - Venue.|§ 15A-132 - Concurrent venue.

 15A-132. Concurrent venue.(a) If acts or omissions constituting part of the commission of the charged offense occurred in more than one county, each county has concurrent venue.(b) If charged offenses which may be joined in a single criminal pleading under G.S. 15A-926 occurred in more than one county, each county has concurrent venue as to all charged offenses.(c) When counties have concurrent venue, the first county in which a criminal process is issued in the case becomes the county with exclusive venue. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-133 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 3 - Venue.|§ 15A-133 - Waiver of venue; motion for change of venue; indictment may be returned in other county.

 15A-133. Waiver of venue; motion for change of venue; indictment may be returned in other county.(a) A waiver of venue must be in writing and signed by the defendant and the prosecutor indicating the consent of all parties to the waiver. The waiver must specify what stages of the proceedings are affected by the waiver, and the county to which venue is changed. If the venue is to be laid in a county in another prosecutorial district, the consent in writing of the prosecutor in that district must be filed with the clerks of both counties.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 1989, c. 688, s. 2.(c) Motions for change of venue by the defendant are made under G.S. 15A-957. If venue is laid in a county in another prosecutorial district by order of the judge ruling on the motion, no consent of any prosecutor is required.(d) If venue is changed to a county in another prosecutorial district, whether upon waiver of venue or by order of a judge, the prosecutor of the prosecutorial district where the case originated must prosecute the case unless the prosecutor of the district to which venue has been changed consents to conduct the prosecution.(e) If venue is changed, whether upon waiver of venue or by order of a judge, the grand jury in the county to which venue has been transferred has the power to return an indictment in the case. If an indictment has already been returned before the change of venue, no new indictment is necessary and prosecution may be had in the new county under the original indictment. (1921, c. 12, ss. 1, 2; C.S., ss. 4606(a), 4606(b); 1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1975, c. 166, s. 27; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1037, s. 54; 1989, c. 688, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-134 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 3 - Venue.|§ 15A-134 - Offense occurring in part outside North Carolina.

 15A-134. Offense occurring in part outside North Carolina.If a charged offense occurred in part in North Carolina and in part outside North Carolina, a person charged with that offense may be tried in this State if he has not been placed in jeopardy for the identical offense in another state. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-135 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 3 - Venue.|§ 15A-135 - Allegation of venue conclusive in absence of timely motion.

 15A-135. Allegation of venue conclusive in absence of timely motion.Allegations of venue in any criminal pleading become conclusive in the absence of a timely motion to dismiss for improper venue under G.S. 15A-952. A defendant may move to dismiss for improper venue upon trial de novo in superior court, provided he did not in the district court with benefit of counsel stipulate venue or expressly waive his right to contest venue. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-136 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 3 - Venue.|§ 15A-136 - Venue for sexual offenses.

 15A-136. Venue for sexual offenses.If a person is transported by any means, with the intent to violate any of the provisions of Article 7B of Chapter 14 ( 14-27.20 et seq.) of the General Statutes and the intent is followed by actual violation thereof, the defendant may be tried in the county where transportation was offered, solicited, begun, continued or ended.  (1979, c. 682, s. 2; 2015-181, ss. 19, 47.)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-141 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 4 - Entry and Withdrawal of Attorney in Criminal Case.|§ 15A-141 - When entry of attorney in criminal proceeding occurs.

 15A-141. When entry of attorney in criminal proceeding occurs.An attorney enters a criminal proceeding when he:(1) Files a written notice of entry with the clerk indicating an intent to represent a defendant in a specified criminal proceeding; or(2) Appears in a criminal proceeding without limiting the extent of his representation; or(3) Appears in a criminal proceeding for a limited purpose and indicates the extent of his representation by filing written notice thereof with the clerk; or(4) Accepts assignment to represent an indigent defendant under the terms of Article 36 of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes; or(5) Files a written waiver of arraignment, except that representation in this instance may not be limited pursuant to subdivision (3). (1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1975, 2nd Sess., c. 983, s. 135.)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-142 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 4 - Entry and Withdrawal of Attorney in Criminal Case.|§ 15A-142 - Requirement that clerk record entry.

 15A-142. Requirement that clerk record entry.The clerk must note each entry by an attorney in the records of the proceeding. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-143 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 4 - Entry and Withdrawal of Attorney in Criminal Case.|§ 15A-143 - Attorney making general entry obligated to represent defendant at all subsequent stages.

 15A-143. Attorney making general entry obligated to represent defendant at all subsequent stages.An attorney who enters a criminal proceeding without limiting the extent of his representation pursuant to G.S. 15A-141(3) undertakes to represent the defendant for whom the entry is made at all subsequent stages of the case until entry of final judgment, at the trial stage. An attorney who appears for a limited purpose under the provisions of G.S. 15A-141(3) undertakes to represent the defendant only for that purpose and is deemed to have withdrawn from the proceedings, without the need for permission of the court, when that purpose is fulfilled. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1977, c. 1117.)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-144 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 4 - Entry and Withdrawal of Attorney in Criminal Case.|§ 15A-144 - Withdrawal of attorney with permission of court.

 15A-144. Withdrawal of attorney with permission of court.The court may allow an attorney to withdraw from a criminal proceeding upon a showing of good cause. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-145.8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 5 - Expunction of Records.|§ 15A-145.8 - Expunction of records when charges are remanded to district court for juvenile adjudication.

 15A-145.8. Expunction of records when charges are remanded to district court for juvenile adjudication.(a) Upon remand pursuant to G.S. 7B-2200.5(d), the court shall order expunction of all remanded charges. No person as to whom such an order has been entered shall be held thereafter under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury, or to be guilty of otherwise giving a false statement or response to any inquiry made for any purpose, by reason of his or her failure to recite or acknowledge any expunged entries concerning apprehension or trial.(b) The court shall also order the expunction of DNA records when the person's charges have been remanded to district court for juvenile adjudication and the person's DNA record or profile has been included in the State DNA Database and the person's DNA sample is stored in the State DNA Databank as a result of the charges that were remanded. The order of expungement shall include the name and address of the defendant and the defendant's attorney and shall direct the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory to send a letter documenting expungement as required by subsection (c) of this section.(c) Upon receiving an order of expungement entered pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory shall purge the DNA record and all other identifying information from the State DNA Database and the DNA sample stored in the State DNA Databank covered by the order, except that the order shall not apply to other offenses committed by the individual that qualify for inclusion in the State DNA Database and the State DNA Databank. A letter documenting expungement of the DNA record and destruction of the DNA sample shall be sent by the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory to the defendant and the defendant's attorney at the address specified by the court in the order of expungement.(d) Upon order of expungement, the clerk shall send a certified copy of the expungement order to the defendant, the defendant's attorney, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the State and local agencies listed in G.S. 15A-150(b). An agency receiving a certified copy of an order under this subsection shall delete any public records made as a result of the charges that have been remanded to district court for juvenile adjudication, in accordance with G.S. 15A-150. Any records related to the juvenile adjudication shall not be deleted but shall be maintained as confidential records pursuant to Article 30 of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes.  (2019-186, s. 11; 2019-243, s. 21(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-148 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 5 - Expunction of Records.|§ 15A-148 - Expunction of DNA records when charges are dismissed on appeal or pardon of innocence is granted.

 15A-148. Expunction of DNA records when charges are dismissed on appeal or pardon of innocence is granted.(a) Upon a motion by the defendant following the issuance of a final order by an appellate court reversing and dismissing a conviction of an offense for which a DNA analysis was done in accordance with Article 13 of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes, or upon receipt of a pardon of innocence with respect to any such offense, the court shall issue an order of expungement of the DNA record and samples in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. The order of expungement shall include the name and address of the defendant and the defendant's attorney and shall direct the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory to send a letter documenting expungement as required by subsection (b) of this section.(b) When an order of expungement has been issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the order of expungement, together with a certified copy of the final appellate court order reversing and dismissing the conviction or a certified copy of the instrument granting the pardon of innocence, shall be provided to the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory by the clerk of court. Upon receiving an order of expungement for an individual whose DNA record or profile has been included in the State DNA Database and whose DNA sample is stored in the State DNA Databank, the DNA profile shall be expunged and the DNA sample destroyed by the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory, except that the order shall not apply to other offenses committed by the individual that qualify for inclusion in the State DNA Database and the State DNA Databank. A letter documenting expungement of the DNA record and destruction of the DNA sample shall be sent by the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory to the defendant and the defendant's attorney at the address specified by the court in the order of expungement. The North Carolina State Crime Laboratory shall adopt procedures to comply with this subsection.(c) Any petition for expungement under this section shall be on a form approved by the Administrative Office of the Courts and be filed with the clerk of superior court. Upon order of expungement, the clerk shall forward the petition to the Administrative Office of the Courts.  (2001-282, s. 2; 2013-360, s. 17.6(e); 2017-195, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-149 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 5 - Expunction of Records.|§ 15A-149 - Expunction of records when pardon of innocence is granted.

 15A-149. Expunction of records when pardon of innocence is granted.(a) If any person is convicted of a crime and receives a pardon of innocence, the person may petition the court in which the person was convicted on a form approved by the Administrative Office of the Courts supplied by the clerk of court for an order to expunge from all official records any entries relating to the person's apprehension, charge, or trial. Upon receipt of the petition, the clerk of court shall verify that an attested copy of the warrant and return granting a pardon of innocence has been filed with the court in accordance with G.S. 147-25. Upon verification by the clerk that the warrant and return have been filed, the court shall issue an order of expunction.(b) The order of expunction shall include an instruction that any entries relating to the person's apprehension, charge, or trial shall be expunged from the records of the court and direct all law enforcement agencies, the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety, the Division of Motor Vehicles, or any other State or local government agencies identified by the petitioner as bearing record of the same to expunge their records of the entries. The clerk shall notify State and local agencies of the court's order as provided in G.S. 15A-150 and shall forward the petition to the Administrative Office of the Courts. The costs of expunging the records, as required under G.S. 15A-150, shall not be taxed against the petitioner.(c) No person as to whom such an order has been entered under this section shall be held thereafter under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury, or to be guilty of otherwise giving a false statement or response to any inquiry made for any purpose, by reason of the person's failure to recite or acknowledge any expunged entries concerning apprehension, charge, or trial.  (2005-319, s. 1; 2009-510, s. 7; 2011-145, s. 19.1(h); 2017-186, s. 2(vv); 2017-195, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-160 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 5 - Expunction of Records.|§ 15A-160 - Reporting requirement.

 15A-160. Reporting requirement.The Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Department of Justice and the Administrative Office of the Courts, shall report jointly to the Chairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety Oversight by September 1 of each year regarding expunctions. The report shall include all of the following information:(1) The number and types of expunctions granted during the fiscal year in which the report is made.(2) The number and type of expunctions granted each fiscal year for the five fiscal years preceding the date of the report.(3) A full accounting of how the agencies have spent the receipts generated by the expunction fees received during the fiscal year in which the report is made and for the five preceding fiscal years.  (2013-360, s. 18B.16(h); 2015-241, s. 16B.5(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-173.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 6 - Certification of Relief.|§ 15A-173.1 - Definitions.

 15A-173.1. Definitions.The following definitions apply in this Article:(1) Collateral consequence. - A collateral sanction or a disqualification.(2) Collateral sanction. - A penalty, disability, or disadvantage, however denominated, imposed on an individual as a result of the individual's conviction of an offense which applies by operation of law, whether or not the penalty, disability, or disadvantage is included in the judgment or sentence. The term does not include imprisonment, probation, parole, post-release supervision, forfeiture, restitution, fine, assessment, or costs of prosecution.(3) Disqualification. - A penalty, disability, or disadvantage, however denominated, that an administrative agency, governmental official, or court in a civil proceeding may impose on an individual on grounds relating to the individual's conviction of an offense.(4) District attorney. - The office of the district attorney that prosecuted the offense giving rise to the collateral consequence from which relief is sought.  (2011-265, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-173.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 6 - Certification of Relief.|§ 15A-173.3 - Collateral sanctions not subject to order of limited relief or Certificate of Relief.

 15A-173.3. Collateral sanctions not subject to order of limited relief or Certificate of Relief.A Certificate of Relief shall not be issued to relieve any of the following collateral sanctions:(1) Requirements imposed by, and any statutory requirements or prohibitions imposed as a result of registration pursuant to, Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes.(2) Prohibitions on possession of firearms imposed by Articles 54A and 54B of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes.(3) A motor vehicle license suspension, revocation, limitation, or ineligibility imposed pursuant to Chapter 20 of the General Statutes.(4) Ineligibility for certification pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 17C or 17E of the General Statutes.(5) Ineligibility for employment as any of the following if the ineligibility is a sanction imposed by a statute or session law of North Carolina.a. A corrections or probation officer.b. A prosecutor or investigator in either the Department of Justice or in the office of a district attorney. For purposes of this subdivision, the term district attorney shall include any district attorney authorized pursuant to G.S. 7A-60.  (2011-265, s. 1; 2018-5, s. 17.1(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-173.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 6 - Certification of Relief.|§ 15A-173.4 - Issuance, modification, and revocation of Certificate of Relief by the court.

 15A-173.4. Issuance, modification, and revocation of Certificate of Relief by the court.(a) When a petition is filed under G.S. 15A-173.2, including a petition for enlargement of an existing Certificate of Relief, the court shall notify the district attorney at least three weeks before the hearing on the matter. The court may issue a Certificate of Relief subject to restriction, condition, or additional requirement. When issuing, denying, modifying, or revoking a Certificate of Relief, the court may impose conditions for reapplication.(b) The court shall revoke a Certificate of Relief it issued if it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the individual has a subsequent conviction for an offense in another jurisdiction that is deemed a felony or misdemeanor other than a traffic violation in this State. The court may modify or revoke a Certificate of Relief it issued if it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the petitioner made a material misrepresentation in the petition for Certificate of Relief. A motion for modification or revocation of a Certificate of Relief may be initiated by the court on its own motion, or upon motion of the district attorney or the individual for whom the Certificate of Relief has been issued. The individual for whom the Certificate of Relief has been issued, and the district attorney, shall be given notice of the motion at least three weeks before any hearing on the matter.(c) The district attorney shall have the right to appear and be heard at any proceeding relating to the issuance, modification, or revocation of the Certificate of Relief.(d) The court is authorized to call upon a probation officer for any additional investigation or verification of the individual's conduct it reasonably believes necessary to its decision to issue, modify, or revoke a Certificate of Relief. If there are material disputed issues of fact or law, the individual and the district attorney may submit evidence and be heard on those issues.(e) The issuance, modification, and revocation of Certificates of Relief shall be a public record.  (2011-265, s. 1; 2018-79, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 15A-173.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act|Article 6 - Certification of Relief.|§ 15A-173.5 - Reliance on order or Certificate of Relief as evidence of due care.

 15A-173.5. Reliance on order or Certificate of Relief as evidence of due care.In a judicial or administrative proceeding alleging negligence, a Certificate of Relief is a bar to any action alleging lack of due care in hiring, retaining, licensing, leasing to, admitting to a school or program, or otherwise transacting business or engaging in activity with the individual to whom the Certificate of Relief was issued, if the person against whom the judicial or administrative proceeding is brought relied on the Certificate of Relief at the time of the alleged negligence.  (2011-265, s. 1; 2018-79, s. 3.)