§ 15A-277. Service of order.
§15A‑277. Service of order.
An order to appear pursuant tothis Article may be served by a law‑enforcement officer. The order mustbe served upon the person named or described in the affidavit by delivery of acopy to him personally. The order must be served at least 72 hours in advanceof the time of compliance, unless the judge issuing the order has determined,in accordance with G.S. 15A‑274, that delay will adversely affect theprobative value of the evidence sought or when it appears likely that the personnamed in the order may destroy, alter, or modify the evidence sought, or maynot appear. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1977, c. 832, s. 2.)