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NC Gen Stat § 11-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 11 - Oaths|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 11-8 - When deputies may administer.

 11-8. When deputies may administer.In all cases where any civil officer, in the discharge of his duties, is permitted by the law to administer an oath, the deputy of such officer, when discharging such duties, shall have authority to administer it, provided he is a sworn officer; and the oath thus administered by the deputy shall be as obligatory as if administered by the principal officer, and shall be attended with the same penalties in case of false swearing. (1836, c. 27, s. 2; R.C., c. 76, s. 7; Code, s. 3316; Rev., s. 2359; C.S., s. 3195.)
NC Gen Stat § 11-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 11 - Oaths|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 11-9 - Administration by certain officers.

 11-9. Administration by certain officers.The chairman of the board of county commissioners and the chairman of the board of education of the several counties may administer oaths in any matter or hearing before their respective boards. (1889, c. 529; 1899, c. 89; Rev., s. 2362; C.S., s. 3196.)
NC Gen Stat § 11-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 11 - Oaths|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 11-10 - When county surveyors may administer oaths.

 11-10. When county surveyors may administer oaths.The county surveyors of the several counties are empowered to administer oaths to all such persons as are required by law to be sworn in making partition of real estate, in establishing boundaries and in surveying vacant lands under warrants. (1881, c. 144; Code, s. 3314; Rev., s. 2361; C.S., s. 3197; 1959, c. 879, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 14-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 1 - Felonies and Misdemeanors.|§ 14-1 - Felonies and misdemeanors defined.

 14-1. Felonies and misdemeanors defined.A felony is a crime which:(1) Was a felony at common law;(2) Is or may be punishable by death;(3) Is or may be punishable by imprisonment in the State's prison; or(4) Is denominated as a felony by statute.Any other crime is a misdemeanor. (1891, c. 205, s. 1; Rev., s. 3291; C.S., s. 4171; 1967, c. 1251, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 14-2.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 1 - Felonies and Misdemeanors.|§ 14-2.3 - Forfeiture of gain acquired through criminal activity.

 14-2.3. Forfeiture of gain acquired through criminal activity.(a) Except as is otherwise provided in Article 3 of Chapter 31A, in the case of any violation of Article 13A of Chapter 14, or a general statute constituting a felony other than a nonwillful homicide, any money or other property or interest in property acquired thereby shall be forfeited to the State of North Carolina, including any profits, gain, remuneration, or compensation directly or indirectly collected by or accruing to any offender.(b) An action to recover such property shall be brought by either a District Attorney or the Attorney General pursuant to G.S. 1-532. The action must be brought within three years from the date of the conviction for the offense.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require forfeiture of any money or property recovered by law-enforcement officers pursuant to the investigation of an offense when the money or property is readily identifiable by the owner or guardian of the property or is traceable to him.  (1981, c. 840, s. 1; 2008-214, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 14-2.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 1 - Felonies and Misdemeanors.|§ 14-2.4 - Punishment for conspiracy to commit a felony.

 14-2.4. Punishment for conspiracy to commit a felony.(a) Unless a different classification is expressly stated, a person who is convicted of a conspiracy to commit a felony is guilty of a felony that is one class lower than the felony he or she conspired to commit, except that a conspiracy to commit a Class A or Class B1 felony is a Class B2 felony, a conspiracy to commit a Class B2 felony is a Class C felony, and a conspiracy to commit a Class I felony is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (b) Unless a different classification is expressly stated, a person who is convicted of a conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor is guilty of a misdemeanor that is one class lower than the misdemeanor he or she conspired to commit, except that a conspiracy to commit a Class 3 misdemeanor is a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1983, c. 451, s. 1; 1993, c. 538, s. 5; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 22, s. 12, c. 24, s. 14(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 14-2.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 1 - Felonies and Misdemeanors.|§ 14-2.5 - Punishment for attempt to commit a felony or misdemeanor.

 14-2.5. Punishment for attempt to commit a felony or misdemeanor.Unless a different classification is expressly stated, an attempt to commit a misdemeanor or a felony is punishable under the next lower classification as the offense which the offender attempted to commit. An attempt to commit a Class A or Class B1 felony is a Class B2 felony, an attempt to commit a Class B2 felony is a Class C felony, an attempt to commit a Class I felony is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and an attempt to commit a Class 3 misdemeanor is a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1993, c. 538, s. 6; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 22, s. 11, c. 24, s. 14(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 14-2.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 1 - Felonies and Misdemeanors.|§ 14-2.6 - Punishment for solicitation to commit a felony or misdemeanor.

 14-2.6. Punishment for solicitation to commit a felony or misdemeanor.(a) Unless a different classification is expressly stated, a person who solicits another person to commit a felony is guilty of a felony that is two classes lower than the felony the person solicited the other person to commit, except that a solicitation to commit a Class A or Class B1 felony is a Class C felony, a solicitation to commit a Class B2 felony is a Class D felony, a solicitation to commit a Class H felony is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and a solicitation to commit a Class I felony is a Class 2 misdemeanor.(b) Unless a different classification is expressly stated, a person who solicits another person to commit a misdemeanor is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1993, c. 538, s. 6.1; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 22, s. 13, c. 24, s. 14(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 14-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 1 - Felonies and Misdemeanors.|§ 14-3 - Punishment of misdemeanors, infamous offenses, offenses committed in secrecy and malice, or with deceit and intent to defraud, or with ethnic animosity.

 14-3. Punishment of misdemeanors, infamous offenses, offenses committed in secrecy and malice, or with deceit and intent to defraud, or with ethnic animosity.(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), every person who shall be convicted of any misdemeanor for which no specific classification and no specific punishment is prescribed by statute shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any misdemeanor that has a specific punishment, but is not assigned a classification by the General Assembly pursuant to law is classified as follows, based on the maximum punishment allowed by law for the offense as it existed on the effective date of Article 81B of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes:(1) If that maximum punishment is more than six months imprisonment, it is a Class 1 misdemeanor;(2) If that maximum punishment is more than 30 days but not more than six months imprisonment, it is a Class 2 misdemeanor; and(3) If that maximum punishment is 30 days or less imprisonment or only a fine, it is a Class 3 misdemeanor.Misdemeanors that have punishments for one or more counties or cities pursuant to a local act of the General Assembly that are different from the generally applicable punishment are classified pursuant to this subsection if not otherwise specifically classified.  (b) If a misdemeanor offense as to which no specific punishment is prescribed be infamous, done in secrecy and malice, or with deceit and intent to defraud, the offender shall, except where the offense is a conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor, be guilty of a Class H felony.(c) If any Class 2 or Class 3 misdemeanor is committed because of the victim's race, color, religion, nationality, or country of origin, the offender shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. If any Class A1 or Class 1 misdemeanor offense is committed because of the victim's race, color, religion, nationality, or country of origin, the offender shall be guilty of a Class H felony.  (R.C., c. 34, s. 120; Code, s. 1097; Rev., s. 3293; C.S., s. 4173; 1927, c. 1; 1967, c. 1251, s. 3; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, ss. 2, 47, 48; 1981, c. 63, s. 1; c. 179, s. 14; 1991, c. 702, s. 2; 1993, c. 538, s. 7; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 2; c. 24, s. 14(b); 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 742, s. 6; 2008-197, s. 4.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 14-3.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 1 - Felonies and Misdemeanors.|§ 14-3.1 - Infraction defined; sanctions.

 14-3.1. Infraction defined; sanctions.(a) An infraction is a noncriminal violation of law not punishable by imprisonment. Unless otherwise provided by law, the sanction for a person found responsible for an infraction is a penalty of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). The proceeds of penalties for infractions are payable to the county in which the infraction occurred for the use of the public schools.(b) The procedure for disposition of infractions is as provided in Article 66 of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes. (1985, c. 764, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 14-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 1 - Felonies and Misdemeanors.|§ 14-4 - Violation of local ordinances misdemeanor.

 14-4. Violation of local ordinances misdemeanor.(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, if any person shall violate an ordinance of a county, city, town, or metropolitan sewerage district created under Article 5 of Chapter 162A, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). No fine shall exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) unless the ordinance expressly states that the maximum fine is greater than fifty dollars ($50.00).(b) If any person shall violate an ordinance of a county, city, or town regulating the operation or parking of vehicles, he shall be responsible for an infraction and shall be required to pay a penalty of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).(c) A person may not be found responsible or guilty of a local ordinance violation punishable pursuant to subsection (a) of this section if, when tried for that violation, the person produces proof of compliance with the local ordinance through any of the following:(1) No new alleged violations of the local ordinance within 30 days from the date of the initial alleged violation.(2) The person provides proof of a good-faith effort to seek assistance to address any underlying factors related to unemployment, homelessness, mental health, or substance abuse that might relate to the person's ability to comply with the local ordinance.  (1871-2, c. 195, s. 2; Code, s. 3820; Rev., s. 3702; C.S., s. 4174; 1969, c. 36, s. 2; 1985, c. 764, s. 2; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 852, s. 17; 1991, c. 415, s. 1; c. 446, s. 1; 1993, c. 538, s. 8; c. 539, s. 9; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, ss. 14(b), 14(c); 1995, c. 509, s. 133.1; 2021-138, s. 13(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 14-4.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 1 - Felonies and Misdemeanors.|§ 14-4.1 - Legislative review of regulatory crimes.

 14-4.1. Legislative review of regulatory crimes.(a) Any rule adopted or amended pursuant to Article 2A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes that creates a new criminal offense or otherwise subjects a person to criminal penalties is subject to G.S. 150B-21.3(b1) regardless of whether the rule received written objections from 10 or more persons pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3(b2).(b) This section applies to rules adopted on or after January 1, 2020.  (2019-198, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 14-5.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 2 - Principals and Accessories.|§ 14-5.2 - Accessory before fact punishable as principal felon.

 14-5.2. Accessory before fact punishable as principal felon.All distinctions between accessories before the fact and principals to the commission of a felony are abolished. Every person who heretofore would have been guilty as an accessory before the fact to any felony shall be guilty and punishable as a principal to that felony. However, if a person who heretofore would have been guilty and punishable as an accessory before the fact is convicted of a capital felony, and the jury finds that his conviction was based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of one or more principals, coconspirators, or accessories to the crime, he shall be guilty of a Class B2 felony. (1981, c. 686, s. 1; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 22, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 14-7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 2 - Principals and Accessories.|§ 14-7 - Accessories after the fact; trial and punishment.

 14-7. Accessories after the fact; trial and punishment.If any person shall become an accessory after the fact to any felony, whether the same be a felony at common law or by virtue of any statute made, or to be made, such person shall be guilty of a crime, and may be indicted and convicted together with the principal felon, or after the conviction of the principal felon, or may be indicted and convicted for such crime whether the principal felon shall or shall not have been previously convicted, or shall or shall not be amenable to justice. Unless a different classification is expressly stated, that person shall be punished for an offense that is two classes lower than the felony the principal felon committed, except that an accessory after the fact to a Class A or Class B1 felony is a Class C felony, an accessory after the fact to a Class B2 felony is a Class D felony, an accessory after the fact to a Class H felony is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and an accessory after the fact to a Class I felony is a Class 2 misdemeanor. The offense of such person may be inquired of, tried, determined and punished by any court which shall have jurisdiction of the principal felon, in the same manner as if the act, by reason whereof such person shall have become an accessory, had been committed at the same place as the principal felony, although such act may have been committed without the limits of the State; and in case the principal felony shall have been committed within the body of any county, and the act by reason whereof any person shall have become accessory shall have been committed within the body of any other county, the offense of such person guilty of a felony as aforesaid may be inquired of, tried, determined, and punished in either of said counties: Provided, that no person who shall be once duly tried for such felony shall be again indicted or tried for the same offense. (1797, c. 485, s. 1, P.R.; 1852, c. 58; R.C., c. 34, s. 54; Code, s. 978; Rev., s. 3289; C.S., s. 4177; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1; c. 179, s. 14; 1997-443, s. 19.25(p).)
NC Gen Stat § 14-7.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 2A - Habitual Felons.|§ 14-7.1 - Persons defined as habitual felons.

 14-7.1. Persons defined as habitual felons.(a) Any person who has been convicted of or pled guilty to three felony offenses in any federal court or state court in the United States or combination thereof is declared to be an habitual felon and may be charged as a status offender pursuant to this Article.(b) For the purpose of this Article, a felony offense is defined to include all of the following:(1) An offense that is a felony under the laws of this State.(2) An offense that is a felony under the laws of another state or sovereign that is substantially similar to an offense that is a felony in North Carolina, and to which a plea of guilty was entered, or a conviction was returned regardless of the sentence actually imposed.(3) An offense that is a crime under the laws of another state or sovereign that does not classify any crimes as felonies if all of the following apply:a. The offense is substantially similar to an offense that is a felony in North Carolina.b. The offense may be punishable by imprisonment for more than a year in state prison.c. A plea of guilty was entered or a conviction was returned regardless of the sentence actually imposed.(4) An offense that is a felony under federal law. Provided, however, that federal offenses relating to the manufacture, possession, sale and kindred offenses involving intoxicating liquors shall not be considered felonies for the purposes of this Article.(c) For the purposes of this Article, felonies committed before a person attains the age of 18 years shall not constitute more than one felony. The commission of a second felony shall not fall within the purview of this Article unless it is committed after the conviction of or plea of guilty to the first felony. The commission of a third felony shall not fall within the purview of this Article unless it is committed after the conviction of or plea of guilty to the second felony. Pleas of guilty to or convictions of felony offenses prior to July 6, 1967, shall not be felony offenses within the meaning of this Article. Any felony offense to which a pardon has been extended shall not for the purpose of this Article constitute a felony. The burden of proving such pardon shall rest with the defendant and the State shall not be required to disprove a pardon.  (1967, c. 1241, s. 1; 1971, c. 1231, s. 1; 1979, c. 760, s. 4; 1981, c. 179, s. 10; 2011-192, s. 3(b); 2017-176, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 14-7.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 2A - Habitual Felons.|§ 14-7.2 - Punishment.

 14-7.2. Punishment.When any person is charged by indictment with the commission of a felony under the laws of the State of North Carolina and is also charged with being an habitual felon as defined in G.S. 14-7.1, he must, upon conviction, be sentenced and punished as an habitual felon, as in this Chapter provided, except in those cases where the death penalty or a life sentence is imposed. (1967, c. 1241, s. 2; 1981, c. 179, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 14-7.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 2A - Habitual Felons.|§ 14-7.3 - Charge of habitual felon.

 14-7.3. Charge of habitual felon.The district attorney, in his or her discretion, may charge a person as an habitual felon pursuant to this Article. An indictment which charges a person who is an habitual felon within the meaning of G.S. 14-7.1 with the commission of any felony under the laws of the State of North Carolina must, in order to sustain a conviction of habitual felon, also charge that said person is an habitual felon. The indictment charging the defendant as an habitual felon shall be separate from the indictment charging him with the principal felony. An indictment which charges a person with being an habitual felon must set forth the date that prior felony offenses were committed, the name of the state or other sovereign against whom said felony offenses were committed, the dates that pleas of guilty were entered to or convictions returned in said felony offenses, and the identity of the court wherein said pleas or convictions took place. No defendant charged with being an habitual felon in a bill of indictment shall be required to go to trial on said charge within 20 days of the finding of a true bill by the grand jury; provided, the defendant may waive this 20-day period.  (1967, c. 1241, s. 3; 2011-192, s. 3(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 14-7.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 2A - Habitual Felons.|§ 14-7.4 - Evidence of prior convictions of felony offenses.

 14-7.4. Evidence of prior convictions of felony offenses.In all cases where a person is charged under the provisions of this Article with being an habitual felon, the record or records of prior convictions of felony offenses shall be admissible in evidence, but only for the purpose of proving that said person has been convicted of former felony offenses. A prior conviction may be proved by stipulation of the parties or by the original or a certified copy of the court record of the prior conviction. The original or certified copy of the court record, bearing the same name as that by which the defendant is charged, shall be prima facie evidence that the defendant named therein is the same as the defendant before the court, and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts set out therein. (1967, c. 1241, s. 4; 1981, c. 179, s. 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 14-7.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 2A - Habitual Felons.|§ 14-7.5 - Verdict and judgment.

 14-7.5. Verdict and judgment.When an indictment charges an habitual felon with a felony as above provided and an indictment also charges that said person is an habitual felon as provided herein, the defendant shall be tried for the principal felony as provided by law. The indictment that the person is an habitual felon shall not be revealed to the jury unless the jury shall find that the defendant is guilty of the principal felony or other felony with which he is charged. If the jury finds the defendant guilty of a felony, the bill of indictment charging the defendant as an habitual felon may be presented to the same jury. Except that the same jury may be used, the proceedings shall be as if the issue of habitual felon were a principal charge. If the jury finds that the defendant is an habitual felon, the trial judge shall enter judgment according to the provisions of this Article. If the jury finds that the defendant is not an habitual felon, the trial judge shall pronounce judgment on the principal felony or felonies as provided by law. (1967, c. 1241, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 14-7.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 14 - Criminal Law|Article 2A - Habitual Felons.|§ 14-7.6 - Sentencing of habitual felons.

 14-7.6. Sentencing of habitual felons.When an habitual felon as defined in this Article commits any felony under the laws of the State of North Carolina, the felon must, upon conviction or plea of guilty under indictment as provided in this Article (except where the felon has been sentenced as a Class A, B1, or B2 felon) be sentenced at a felony class level that is four classes higher than the principal felony for which the person was convicted; but under no circumstances shall an habitual felon be sentenced at a level higher than a Class C felony. In determining the prior record level, convictions used to establish a person's status as an habitual felon shall not be used. Sentences imposed under this Article shall run consecutively with and shall commence at the expiration of any sentence being served by the person sentenced under this section.  (1967, c. 1241, s. 6; 1981, c. 179, s. 13; 1993, c. 538, s. 9; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 22, ss. 15, 16; c. 24, s. 14(b); 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 767, s. 16; 2011-192, s. 3(d).)