{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-153","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-153","heading":"Tampering with engines and boilers.","body":"If any person shall willfully turn out water from any boiler or turn the bolts of any engine or boiler, or meddle or tamper with such boiler or engine, or any other machinery in connection with any boiler or engine, causing loss, damage, danger or delay to the owner in the prosecution of his work, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1901, c. 733; Rev., s. 3667; C.S., s. 4325; 1993, c. 539, s. 91; 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_14-153.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"0ec0bee08e5068376627d77eb45103b7bf6be24891f86a1e02aa4120aca0c351","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-152","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}