{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-140.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-140.1","heading":"Certain fire to be guarded by watchman.","body":"Any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity who shall burn any brush, grass, or other material whereby any property may be endangered or destroyed, without keeping and maintaining a careful watchman in charge of the burning, shall be guilty of an infraction which may include a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00). Fire escaping from the brush, grass, or other material while burning shall be prima facie evidence of violation of this provision. (1995, c. 210, s. 2; 2015-263, s. 27.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER VI. CRIMINAL TRESPASS.","Article 22. Damages and Other Offenses to Land and Fixtures."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-140.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"eefc7398742ea6ab384497a5f8bb141397489762c14cebf2ae0f7cb0cd0ab4d2","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-140","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}