N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-187

Current through Session Law 2024-53
Section 15-187 - Death by administration of lethal drugs

Death by electrocution under sentence of law and death by the administration of lethal gas under sentence of law are abolished. Any person convicted of a criminal offense and sentenced to death shall be executed in accordance with G.S. 15-188 and the remainder of this Article. The warden of Central Prison may obtain and employ the drugs necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article, regardless of contrary provisions in Chapter 90 of the General Statutes.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-187

Amended by 2015 N.C. Sess. Laws 198,s. 5, eff. 8/5/2015.
1909, ch. 443, s. 1; C.S., s. 4657; 1935, c. 294, s. 1; 1983, c. 678, ss.1, 4; 1998-212, s. 17.22(a).