{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-141","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-141","heading":"Burning or otherwise destroying crops in the field.","body":"Any person who shall willfully burn or destroy any other person's lawfully grown crop, pasture, or provender shall be punished as follows:\n(1)\tIf the damage is two thousand dollars ($2,000) or less, the person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n(2)\tIf the damage is more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), the person is guilty of a Class I felony. (1874-5, c. 133; Code, s. 985, subsec. 2; 1885, c. 42; Rev., s. 3339; C.S., s. 4313; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1, c. 179, s. 14; 1991, c. 534; 1993, c. 539, s. 81; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)","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_14-141.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"14d1e595cdc85d167f5f6eac2e65c62a82f9b7dbb95ec3b8884a4ee2c1a4960b","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-140.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-142"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}