{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-26.2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-26.2","heading":"Penalty for false reporting under Article 9.","body":"Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under Article 9 of this Chapter or rules adopted under Article 9 of this Chapter; or who knowingly makes a false statement of a material fact in a rulemaking proceeding or contested case under Article 9 of this Chapter; or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 9 of this Chapter or rules adopted under Article 9 of this Chapter is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. The maximum fine that may be imposed for an offense under this section is ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 598, s. 3; 2025-25, s. 29(6).)","path":["Chapter 130A. Public Health.","Article 1. Definitions, General Provisions and Remedies.","Part 2. Remedies."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_130A/GS_130A-26.2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:20:37Z","sha256":"cc5e59021399fa26de1cfcac55f264fd304a8553d7e800aba42f704295e2bce8","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-26.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-26.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}