NC General Statutes
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-192 (2026)
Certificate filed with clerk
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The warden, together with the licensed physician who was present on the premises to pronounce death as required by G.S. 15-190, shall certify the fact of the execution of the condemned person, convict or felon to the clerk of the superior court in which the sentence was pronounced, and the clerk shall file the certificate with the record of the case and enter the same upon the records thereof. (1909, c. 443, s. 5; C.S., s. 4661; 2015-198, s. 2; 2022-47, s. 16(c).)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2009–2011 · leading case: North Carolina Dep't of Corr. v. North Carolina Med. Bd., 675 S.E.2d 641 (N.C. 2009).
North Carolina Dep't of Corr. v. North Carolina Med. Bd., 675 S.E.2d 641 (N.C. 2009). “The doctor shall also be responsible for certifying the death of the inmate at such time as he or she determines the procedure has been completed as required by N.C.G.S. § 15-192. That same day, the Governor and Council of State approved the proposed Protocol.”
NC Dept. of Corr. v. NC Med. BD., 675 S.E.2d 641 (N.C. 2009). “The doctor shall also be responsible for certifying the death of the inmate at such time as he or she determines the procedure has been completed as required by N.C.G.S. § 15-192. That same day, the Governor and Council of State approved the proposed Protocol.”
Conner v. North Carolina Council of State, 716 S.E.2d 836 (N.C. 2011). “The doctor shall also be responsible for certifying the death of the inmate at such time as he or she determines the procedure has been completed as required by N.C.G.S. §15-192. It is the intent of this Execution Protocol to carry out the sentence of death as required by the…”
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