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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-69: Failure of officers to investigate incendiary fires.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chapter 14. Criminal Law.
- Subchapter IV. Offenses Against the Habitation and Other Buildings.
- Article 15. Arson and Other Burnings.
If any town or city officer shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the requirements of the law in regard to the investigation of incendiary fires, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and shall only be punished by a fine not less than twenty-five ($25.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). (1899, c. 58, s. 5; Rev., s. 3342; C.S., s. 4248; 1993, c. 539, s. 31; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
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