North Carolina
North Carolina General Statutes — Crimes & Controlled Substances
2,735 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 14-51.2 — Home, workplace, and motor vehicle protection; presumption of fear of death or serious bodily harm
- § 14-51.3 — Use of force in defense of person; relief from criminal or civil liability
- § 14-51.4 — Justification for defensive force not available
- § 14-52 — Punishment for burglary
- § 14-53 — Breaking out of dwelling house burglary
- § 14-54 — Breaking or entering buildings generally
- § 14-54.1 — Breaking or entering a building that is a place of religious worship
- § 14-54.2 — Breaking or entering a pharmacy
- § 14-55 — Preparation to commit burglary or other housebreakings
- § 14-56 — Breaking or entering into or breaking out of railroad cars, motor vehicles, trailers, aircraft, boats, or other watercraft
- § 14-56.1 — Breaking into or forcibly opening coin-or currency-operated machines
- § 14-56.2 — Damaging or destroying coin-or currency-operated machines
- § 14-56.3 — Breaking into paper currency machines
- § 14-56.4 — Preparation to commit breaking or entering into motor vehicles
- § 14-57 — Burglary with explosives
- § 14-58 — Punishment for arson
- § 14-58.1 — Definition of "house" and "building
- § 14-58.2 — Burning of mobile home, manufactured-type house or recreational trailer home
- § 14-59 — Burning of certain public buildings
- § 14-59.1 — Burning of jails or prisons
- § 14-6 — Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c
- § 14-60 — Burning of schoolhouses or buildings of educational institutions
- § 14-61 — Burning of certain bridges and buildings
- § 14-62 — Burning of certain buildings
- § 14-62.1 — Burning of building or structure in process of construction
- § 14-62.2 — Burning of churches and certain other religious buildings
- § 14-62.3 — Burning of commercial structure
- § 14-63 — Burning of boats and barges
- § 14-64 — Burning of ginhouses and tobacco houses
- § 14-65 — Fraudulently setting fire to dwelling houses
- § 14-66 — Burning of personal property
- § 14-67 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1993, c
- § 14-67.1 — Burning other buildings
- § 14-67.2 — Burning caused during commission of another felony
- § 14-68 — Failure of owner of property to comply with orders of public authorities
- § 14-69 — Failure of officers to investigate incendiary fires
- § 14-69.1 — Making a false report concerning destructive device
- § 14-69.2 — Perpetrating hoax by use of false bomb or other device
- § 14-69.3 — Arson or other unlawful burning that results in serious bodily injury or serious injury to a firefighter, law enforcement officer, fire investigator, or emergency medical technician
- § 14-7 — Accessories after the fact; trial and punishment
- § 14-7.1 — Persons defined as habitual felons
- § 14-7.10 — Evidence of prior convictions of violent felonies
- § 14-7.11 — Verdict and judgment
- § 14-7.12 — Sentencing of violent habitual felons
- § 14-7.13 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-7.14 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-7.15 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-7.16 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-7.17 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-7.18 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-7.19 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-7.2 — Punishment
- § 14-7.20 — Continuing criminal enterprise
- § 14-7.21 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-7.22 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-7.23 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-7.24 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-7.25 — Definitions
- § 14-7.26 — Habitual breaking and entering status offender
- § 14-7.27 — Punishment
- § 14-7.28 — Charge of habitual breaking and entering status offender
- § 14-7.29 — Evidence of prior convictions of breaking and entering
- § 14-7.3 — Charge of habitual felon
- § 14-7.30 — Verdict and judgment
- § 14-7.31 — Sentencing of status offenders
- § 14-7.32 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-7.33 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-7.34 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-7.35 — Definitions
- § 14-7.36 — Armed habitual felon
- § 14-7.37 — Punishment
- § 14-7.38 — Charge of status offense as an armed habitual felon
- § 14-7.39 — Evidence of prior convictions of firearm-related felonies
- § 14-7.4 — Evidence of prior convictions of felony offenses
- § 14-7.40 — Verdict and judgment
- § 14-7.41 — Sentencing of armed habitual felon
- § 14-7.45 — Crimes committed by use of unmanned aircraft systems
- § 14-7.5 — Verdict and judgment
- § 14-7.6 — Sentencing of habitual felons
- § 14-7.7 — Persons defined as violent habitual felons
- § 14-7.8 — Punishment
- § 14-7.9 — Charge of violent habitual felon
- § 14-70 — Distinctions between grand and petit larceny abolished; punishment; accessories to larceny
- § 14-71 — Receiving stolen goods; receiving or possessing goods represented as stolen
- § 14-71.1 — Possessing stolen goods
- § 14-71.2 — Receiving or transferring stolen vehicles
- § 14-72 — Larceny of property; receiving stolen goods or possessing stolen goods
- § 14-72.1 — Concealment of merchandise in mercantile establishments
- § 14-72.10 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-72.11 — Larceny from a merchant
- § 14-72.12 — Larceny of gift cards
- § 14-72.2 — Unauthorized use of a motor-propelled conveyance
- § 14-72.3 — Removal of shopping cart from shopping premises
- § 14-72.4 — Unauthorized taking or sale of labeled dairy milk cases or milk crates bearing the name or label of owner
- § 14-72.5 — Larceny of motor fuel
- § 14-72.6 — Felonious larceny, possession, or receiving of stolen goods from a permitted construction site
- § 14-72.7 — Chop shop activity
- § 14-72.8 — Felony larceny of motor vehicle parts
- § 14-72.9 — Larceny of law enforcement equipment
- § 14-73 — Jurisdiction of the superior courts in cases of larceny and receiving stolen goods
- § 14-73.1 — Petty misdemeanors
- § 14-74 — Larceny by servants and other employees
- § 14-75 — Larceny of chose in action
- § 14-75.1 — Larceny of secret technical processes
- § 14-76 — Larceny, mutilation, or destruction of public records and papers
- § 14-76.1 — Mutilation or defacement of records and papers in the North Carolina State Archives
- § 14-77 — Larceny, concealment or destruction of wills
- § 14-78 — (Effective until December 1, 2026) Larceny of ungathered crops
- § 14-78.1 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1994, Ex
- § 14-79 — Larceny of ginseng
- § 14-79.1 — Larceny of pine needles or pine straw
- § 14-79.2 — Waste kitchen grease; unlawful acts and penalties
- § 14-8 — Rebellion against the State
- § 14-80 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1994, Ex
- § 14-81 — Larceny of horses, mules, swine, cattle, or dogs
- § 14-82 — Taking horses, mules, or dogs for temporary purposes
- § 14-83 — Repealed by Session Laws 1943, c
- § 14-83.1 — Fixtures subject to larceny
- § 14-84 — Animals subject to larceny
- § 14-85 — Pursuing or injuring livestock with intent to steal
- § 14-86 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1994, Ex
- § 14-86.1 — Seizure and forfeiture of conveyances used in committing larceny and similar crimes
- § 14-86.2 — Larceny, destruction, defacement, or vandalism of portable toilets or pumper trucks
- § 14-86.3 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-86.4 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 14-86.5 — Definitions
- § 14-86.6 — Organized retail theft
- § 14-86.7 — Damage to property during organized retail theft; assault during organized retail theft
- § 14-87 — Robbery with firearms or other dangerous weapons
- § 14-87.1 — Punishment for common-law robbery
- § 14-88 — Train robbery
- § 14-89 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1994, Ex
- § 14-89.1 — Safecracking
- § 14-9 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1994, Ex
- § 14-90 — Embezzlement of property received by virtue of office or employment
- § 14-91 — Embezzlement of State property by public officers and employees
- § 14-92 — Embezzlement of funds by public officers and trustees
- § 14-93 — Embezzlement by treasurers of charitable and religious organizations
- § 14-94 — Embezzlement by officers of railroad companies
- § 14-95 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1994, Ex
- § 14-96 — through 14-96
- § 14-97 — Appropriation of partnership funds by partner to personal use
- § 14-98 — Embezzlement by surviving partner
- § 14-99 — Embezzlement of taxes by officers
- § 90-1 — North Carolina Medical Society incorporated
- § 90-1.1 — Definitions
- § 90-10 — : Repealed by Session Laws 2007-418, s
- § 90-10.1 — Examinations accepted by the Board
- § 90-100 — Rules
- § 90-101 — Annual registration and fee to engage in listed activities with controlled substances; effect of registration; exceptions; waiver; inspection
- § 90-102 — Additional provisions as to registration
- § 90-102.1 — Registration of persons requiring limited use of controlled substances for training purposes in certain businesses
- § 90-103 — Revocation or suspension of registration
- § 90-104 — Records of registrants or practitioners
- § 90-105 — Order forms
- § 90-106 — Prescriptions and labeling
- § 90-106.1 — Photo ID requirement for Schedule II controlled substances
- § 90-106.2 — : Recodified as G
- § 90-106.3 — Disposal of residual pain prescriptions following death of hospice or palliative care patient
- § 90-107 — Prescriptions, stocks, etc
- § 90-107.1 — Certified diversion investigator access to prescription records
- § 90-108 — Prohibited acts; penalties
- § 90-109 — Licensing required
- § 90-109.1 — Treatment
- § 90-11 — Criminal background checks
- § 90-110 — Injunctions
- § 90-111 — Cooperative arrangements
- § 90-112 — Forfeitures
- § 90-112.1 — Remission or mitigation of forfeitures; possession pending trial
- § 90-113 — Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c
- § 90-113.1 — Burden of proof; liabilities
- § 90-113.10 — Inhaling fumes for purpose of causing intoxication
- § 90-113.100 — Repealed by Session Laws 2015-154, s
- § 90-113.101 — Repealed by Session Laws 2015-154, s
- § 90-113.102 — Repealed by Session Laws 2015-154, s
- § 90-113.103 — , 90-113
- § 90-113.105 — Repealed by Session Laws 2015-154, s
- § 90-113.106 — Repealed by Session Laws 2015-154, s
- § 90-113.10A — Alcohol vaporizing devices prohibited
- § 90-113.11 — Possession of substances
- § 90-113.12 — Sale of substance
- § 90-113.13 — Violation a misdemeanor
- § 90-113.14 — Conditional discharge for first offenses
- § 90-113.15 — through 90-113
- § 90-113.150 — Definitions
- § 90-113.151 — Truth in marketing
- § 90-113.152 — Patient brokering and kickbacks
- § 90-113.153 — Exemptions
- § 90-113.158 — Criminal possession of embalming fluid
- § 90-113.2 — Judicial review
- § 90-113.20 — Title
- § 90-113.21 — General provisions
- § 90-113.22 — Possession of drug paraphernalia
- § 90-113.22A — Possession of marijuana drug paraphernalia
- § 90-113.23 — Manufacture or delivery of drug paraphernalia
- § 90-113.24 — Advertisement of drug paraphernalia
- § 90-113.25 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 90-113.26 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 90-113.27 — Needle and hypodermic syringe exchange programs authorized; limited immunity
- § 90-113.28 — : Reserved for future codification purposes