\nSubject to the provisions of this Article, the following may serve as pleadings of the State in criminal cases:\n(1) Citation.\n(2) Criminal summons.\n(3) Warrant for arrest.\n(4) Magistrate's order pursuant to G.S. 15A-511 after arrest without warrant.\n(5) Statement of charges.\n(6) Information.\n(7) Indictment. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1975, c. 166, s. 18.)
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