N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-534.3

Current through Session Law 2024-58
Section 15A-534.3 - Detention for communicable diseases

If a judicial official conducting an initial appearance or first appearance hearing finds probable cause that an individual had a nonsexual exposure to the defendant in a manner that poses a significant risk of transmission of the AIDS virus or Hepatitis B by such defendant, the judicial official shall order the defendant to be detained for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 24 hours, for investigation by public health officials and for testing for AIDS virus infection and Hepatitis B infection if required by public health officials pursuant to G.S. 130A-144 and G.S. 130A-148.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-534.3

Amended by 2009 N.C. Sess. Laws 501,s. 1, eff. 8/26/2009.
1989, c. 499.