N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-272
Time of application; additional investigative procedures not precluded.
§ 15A-272. Time of application; additional investigative procedures not precluded.
A request for a nontestimonial identification order may be made prior to the arrest of a suspect or after arrest and prior to trial. Nothing in this Article shall preclude such additional investigative procedures as are otherwise permitted by law.