{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-157","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-157","heading":"Religious exemption.","body":"If the bona fide religious beliefs of an adult or the parent, guardian or person in loco parentis of a child are contrary to the immunization requirements contained in this Chapter, the adult or the child shall be exempt from the requirements. Upon submission of a written statement of the bona fide religious beliefs and opposition to the immunization requirements, the person may attend the college, university, school or facility without presenting a certificate of immunization. (1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1959, c. 177; 1965, c. 652; 1971, c. 191; 1979, c. 56, s. 1; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1985, c. 692, s. 2; 2002-179, s. 17.)","path":["Chapter 130A. Public Health.","Article 6. Communicable Diseases.","Part 2. Immunization."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_130A/GS_130A-157.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:20:37Z","sha256":"bbcf00c9955cfdb2b511c09e77a5610fa96fe3ae3451dd600011b4471c49c806","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-156","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}