{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-153.7","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-153.7","heading":"Penalties.","body":"A person who owns in whole or in part or operates an abortion clinic without a license is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and upon conviction will be subject only to a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each subsequent offense. Each day of continuing violation after conviction is considered a separate offense. (2023-14, s. 2.2.)","path":["Chapter 131E. Health Care Facilities and Services.","Article 6. Health Care Facility Licensure Act.","Part 4A. Abortion Clinic Licensure."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_131E/GS_131E-153.7.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:21:12Z","sha256":"8832c816b883f32cb01b65d2930c5dfcc622bc42c9a042c0c76bf36ce6befadf","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-153.6","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-153.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}