{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-128-2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 128-2","heading":"Holding office contrary to the Constitution; penalty.","body":"If any person presumes to hold any office, or place of trust or profit, or is elected to a seat in either house of the General Assembly, contrary to Article VI, Sec. 9 of the North Carolina Constitution, he shall forfeit all rights and emoluments incident thereto. (1790, c. 319, P.R.; 1792, c. 366, P.R.; 1793, c. 393, P.R.; 1796, c. 450, P.R.; 1811, c. 811, P.R.; R.C., c. 77, s. 1; Code, s. 1870; Rev., s. 2365; C.S., s. 3201; Ex. Sess., 1924, c. 110; 1971, c. 697, s. 3.)","path":["Chapter 128. Offices and Public Officers.","Article 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_128/GS_128-2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:20:22Z","sha256":"099f69618fd910d574ee5b41f39e5e4220da7d03565315247622d724c5cbba55","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-128-1.2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-128-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}