North Carolina § 15-10 - 3. Mandatory disposition of detainers - procedure; return of prisoner after trial.
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§ 15-10. 3. Mandatory disposition of detainers - procedure; return of prisoner after trial.
The district attorney, upon receipt of the written notice and request for a final disposition as hereinbefore specified, shall make application to the court in which said charge is pending for a writ of habeas corpus ad prosequendum and the court upon such application shall issue such writ to the Secretary of Public Safety requiring the prisoner to be delivered to said court to answer the pending charge and to stand trial on said charge within the time hereinbefore provided; upon completion of said trial, the prisoner shall be returned to the State prison system to complete service of the sentence or sentences under which he was held at the time said writ was issued. History (1957, c. 1067, s. 2; 1967, c. 996, s. 15; 1973, c. 47, s. 2; c. 1262, s. 10; 2011-145, s. 19.1(i).) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(i), effective January 1, 2012, substituted "Secretary of Public Safety" for "Secretary of Correction."
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-10 ("3. Mandatory disposition of detainers - procedure; return of prisoner after trial.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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