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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-542: False qualification by surety.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.
- Subchapter V. Custody.
- Article 26. Bail.
- Part 1. General Provisions.
(a) No person may sign an appearance bond as surety knowing or having reason to know that he does not own sufficient property over and above his exemption allowed by law to enable him to pay the bond should it be ordered forfeited.
(b) A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 300; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
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