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

N.C.G.S. (Criminal Law) § 14-32.5: Misdemeanor crime of domestic violence

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a Class A1 misdemeanor by using or threatening physical force or a deadly weapon against someone with whom they have a familial, cohabitation, child-sharing, or dating relationship.

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