{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-133-25","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 133-25","heading":"Conviction; punishment.","body":"(a)\tUpon conviction of violating G.S. 133-24, any person shall be punished as a Class H felon. The court may also impose a fine of up to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) on any convicted individual and a fine of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) on any convicted corporation. Any fine imposed pursuant to this section shall not be deductible on a State income tax return for any purpose.\n(b)\tFor a period of up to three years from the date of conviction, said period to be determined in the discretion of the court, no person shall be eligible to enter into a contract with any governmental agency, either directly as a contractor or indirectly as a subcontractor, if that person has been convicted of violating G.S. 133-24.\n(c)\tIn the event an individual is convicted of violating G.S. 133-24, the court may, in its discretion, for a period of up to three years from the date of conviction, provide that the individual shall not be employed by a corporation as an officer, director, employee or agent, if that corporation engages in public construction or repair contracts with a governmental agency, either directly as a contractor or indirectly as a subcontractor.\n(d)\tThe court shall also have authority to direct the appropriate contractor's licensing board to suspend the license of any contractor convicted of violating G.S. 133-24 for a period of up to three years from the date of conviction. (1981, c. 764, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 133. Public Works.","Article 3. Regulation of Contractors for Public Works."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_133/GS_133-25.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:21:27Z","sha256":"6be2dbe6ff60d080fa25049dfd9986e3f99fa0d01237e29f7e39c993bee35356","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-133-24","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-133-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}