§ 15A‑222.  Person from whom effective consent may be obtained.
The consent needed to justify a search and seizure under G.S. 15A‑221 must be given:
(1)	By the person to be searched;
(2)	By the registered owner of a vehicle to be searched or by the person in apparent control of its operation and contents at the time the consent is given;
(3)	By a person who by ownership or otherwise is reasonably apparently entitled to give or withhold consent to a search of premises. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)