North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes — Crimes & Controlled Substances

N.C.G.S. (Criminal Law) § 14-168.1: Conversion by bailee, lessee, tenant or attorney-in-fact

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person entrusted with property who fraudulently converts it to their own use commits a Class 3 misdemeanor, or a Class H felony if the property value exceeds $400.

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