{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-122.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-122.1","heading":"Falsifying documents issued by a secondary school, postsecondary educational institution, or governmental agency.","body":"(a)\tIt shall be unlawful for any person knowingly and willfully:\n(1)\tTo make falsely or alter falsely, or to procure to be made falsely or altered falsely, or to aid or assist in making falsely or altering falsely, a diploma, certificate, license, or transcript signifying merit or achievement in an educational program issued by a secondary school, a postsecondary educational institution, or a governmental agency;\n(2)\tTo sell, give, buy, or obtain, or to procure to be sold, given, bought, or obtained, or to aid or assist in selling, giving, buying, or obtaining, a diploma, certificate, license, or transcript, which he knows is false, signifying merit or achievement in an educational program issued by a secondary school, a postsecondary educational institution, or a governmental agency;\n(3)\tTo use, offer, or present as genuine a falsely made or falsely altered diploma, certificate, license, or transcript signifying merit or achievement in an educational program issued by a secondary school, a postsecondary educational institution, or a governmental agency, which he knows is false; or\n(4)\tTo make a false written representation of fact that he has received a degree or other certification signifying merit, achievement, or completion of an educational program involving study, experience, or testing from a secondary school, a postsecondary educational institution or governmental agency in an application for:\n(a)\tEmployment;\n(b)\tAdmission to an educational program;\n(c)\tAward; or\n(d)\tFor the purpose of inducing another to issue a diploma, certificate, license, or transcript signifying merit or achievement in an educational program of a secondary school, postsecondary educational institution, or a governmental agency.\n(b)\tAs used in this section, \"postsecondary educational institution\" means a technical college, community college, junior college, college, or university. As used in this section, \"governmental agency\" means any agency of a State or local government or of the federal government. As used in this section, \"secondary school\" means grades 9 through 12.\n(c)\tAny person who violates a provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1981, c. 146, s. 1; 1987, c. 388; 1993, c. 539, s. 66; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER V. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY.","Article 21. Forgery."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-122.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"732d3779987e16baafa55f5305d1cba131dd3ce960b3f352c40cede54c47a6a3","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-122","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}