2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 15A-222. Person from whom effective consent may be obtained.
§ 15A‑222. Person from whom effective consent may be obtained.
The consent needed to justify a search and seizure under G.S. 15A‑221 must be given:
(1) By the person to be searched;
(2) By the registered owner of a vehicle to be searched or by the person in apparent control of its operation and contents at the time the consent is given;
(3) By a person who by ownership or otherwise is reasonably apparently entitled to give or withhold consent to a search of premises. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)
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