{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-160.3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-160.3","heading":"Injuring, destroying, removing, vandalizing, or tampering with firefighting or emergency medical services machinery or equipment.","body":"A person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the person intentionally injures, destroys, removes, vandalizes, or tampers with or otherwise intentionally interferes with the operation of any of the following:\n(1)\tAny machinery, apparatus, or equipment used by a fire department or the North Carolina Forest Services for fighting fires, protecting property, or protecting human life.\n(2)\tAny ambulance as defined in G.S. 131E-155 or rescue squad emergency medical services vehicle or any equipment or apparatus used for emergency medical services as defined in G.S. 131E-155. (2017-89, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER VI. CRIMINAL TRESPASS.","Article 23. Trespasses to Personal Property."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-160.3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"f0f8785fb689bde6e15bd137e29accb15f405856028122e02c5bccef5b176d9f","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-160.2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-160.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}