NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 285

HOUSE BILL 192

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 15 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES TO AUTHORIZE AMENDMENT OF WARRANTS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT SO AS TO CORRECT A VARIANCE REGARDING OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  Article 3 of Chapter 15 of the General Statutes is hereby amended by adding a new Section at the end thereof to be designated § 15-24.1, and to read as follows:

"§ 15-24.1.  Amendment to Show Ownership of Property. Any criminal warrant may be amended in the Superior Court, before or during the trial, when there shall appear to be any variance between the allegations in the warrant and the evidence in setting forth the ownership of property if in the opinion of the court, such amendment will not prejudice the defendant. This Section shall be construed as enlarging and not limiting the conditions and situations under which a warrant may be amended."

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 20th day of April, 1965.