North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes — Crimes & Controlled Substances
N.C.G.S. (Criminal Law) § 14-71: Receiving stolen goods; receiving or possessing goods represented as stolen
What this law says, in plain English
A person who knowingly receives stolen property, or property represented as stolen by law enforcement, commits a Class H felony. The receiver may be prosecuted in any county where the property was possessed.
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