North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes — Crimes & Controlled Substances
N.C.G.S. (Criminal Law) § 14-7.26: Habitual breaking and entering status offender
What this law says, in plain English
A person with prior felony convictions for breaking and entering may be charged with the status offense of habitual breaking and entering. Certain prior convictions (those committed before age 18, or those that have been pardoned) do not count toward this status.
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