North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes — Crimes & Controlled Substances
N.C.G.S. (Criminal Law) § 14-27.27: Second-degree forcible sexual offense
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits second-degree forcible sexual offense by engaging in a sexual act with another person by force against their will, or with someone who is mentally disabled, incapacitated, or physically helpless when the perpetrator knows or should know of that condition. This is a Class C felony.
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