North Carolina 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.)