North Carolina § 15A-298 - Subpoena authority.
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§ 15A-298. Subpoena authority.
The Director of the State Bureau of Investigation or the Director's designee may issue an administrative subpoena to a communications common carrier or an electronic communications service to compel production of business records if the records: Disclose information concerning local or long-distance toll records or subscriber information; and Are material to an active criminal investigation being conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation. History (1995, c. 407, s. 1; 1997-435, s. 4; 2014-100, s. 17.1(ee); 2015-276, s. 4.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2015-276, s. 7, provides: "Sections 1 and 2 of this act become effective December 1, 2015, and apply to offenses committed on or after that date. The remainder of this act is effective when this act becomes law [October 20, 2015] and applies to offenses committed on or after that date. Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act remain applicable to those prosecutions."
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What does North Carolina General Statutes § 15A-298 cover?
Section 15A-298 ("Subpoena authority.") 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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