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Do I Need a Lawyer for Protective Order Violation
What are the Consequences Violating a Court Order? Do I Need a Lawyer for Protective Order Violation?
Answering the Question “Do I Need a Lawyer for Protective Order Violation” one would be wise to also consider:
- Does It Matter if Order is Under NCGS Chapter 50?
What can be searched during a search warrant?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpoLLPXhwdE
Is a Warrant Required? What can be searched during a search warrant? Are there Differences in Types of Warrants?
- Search Warrant is a type of Court Order
How Much Do You Know About Traffic Tickets
How Much Do You Know About Traffic Tickets?
- Are Lawyers Always Required?
Can Police Pat You Down in Charlotte, NC?
What is a Search? Are “Frisks” Legal? When Can Police Pat You Down?
. . .[I]t is nothing less than sheer torture of the English language to suggest that a careful exploration of the outer surfaces of a person’s clothing all over his or her body in an attempt to find weapons is not a ‘search.’ – Terry v. Ohio
What is a “Seizure?”
Are There Time Limits for Search Warrants?
Are There Time Limits for a Search Warrant in North Carolina?
- NCGA 15A-258
- Must be Executed
Protected: When Do They Need a Search Warrant?
Attorney Bill Powers discusses: When Do They Need a Search Warrant in North Carolina?
- Do I Have Rights?
What Happens When I Call a Criminal Defense Lawyer?
Attorney Bill Powers answers the Question: What Happens When I Call a Criminal Defense Lawyer?
- What Does It Cost?
- How Long Will It Take?
New North Carolina Expunction of Records Law
The North Carolina General Assembly Ratified and Governor Pat McCrory signed New North Carolina Expunction of Records Law “Senate Bill 233”
- Effective Date December 1, 2015
- Applies to Offenses Filed on or after December 1, 2015
Do I Have to Consent to Search?
Question: “During a Traffic Stop, Do I Have to Consent to Search?”
A local North Carolina Police Department recently posted on YouTube a video regarding Traffic Stops: What to Expect as a Motorist. There are some important points to consider:
- Consent to Search a Vehicle Implies Voluntary Compliance