{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-110-103","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-103","heading":"Criminal penalty.","body":"(a)\tAny person who violates the provisions of G.S. 110-98 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Violations of G.S. 110-98(2), 110-99(b), 110-99(c), and 110-102 are exempted from the provisions of this subsection.\n(b)\tIt shall be a Class I felony for any person who operates a child care facility to:\n(1)\tWillfully violate the provisions of G.S. 110-99(a), or\n(2)\tWillfully violate the provisions of this Article while providing child care for three or more children, for more than four hours per day on two consecutive days.\n(c)\tAny person who violates the provisions of this Article and, as a result of the violation, causes serious injury to a child attending the child care facility, shall be guilty of a Class H felony.\n(d)\tAny person who violates subsection (a) of this section, and has a prior conviction for violating subsection (a), shall be guilty of a Class H felony. (1971, c. 803, s. 1; 1983, c. 297, s. 3; 1985, c. 757, s. 156(gg); 1987, c. 788, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 824; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997-506, s. 20; 2003-192, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 110. Child Welfare.","Article 7. Child Care Facilities."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_110/GS_110-103.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:16:47Z","sha256":"4a168bb6de8eb45529be4791ea8971580df830d3c01a9255d8670e17288aaca1","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-110-102.2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-110-103.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}