{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-113.21","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-113.21","heading":"Venue of offenses.","body":"In any criminal proceeding brought under G.S. 14-113.20, the crime is considered to be committed in the county where the victim resides, where the perpetrator resides, where any part of the identity theft took place, or in any other county instrumental to the completion of the offense, regardless of whether the defendant was ever actually present in that county. (1999-449, s. 1; 2005-414, ss. 2, 7.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER V. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY.","Article 19C. Identity Theft."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-113.21.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"7b35ea3c55497c3c64c08f82128b4ae4b37172ec806fab1d25fab8e6a357ecd4","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-113.20a","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-113.21a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}