{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-178","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-178","heading":"Incest.","body":"(a)\tOffense. - A person commits the offense of incest if the person engages in carnal intercourse with the person's (i) grandparent or grandchild, (ii) parent or child or stepchild or legally adopted child, (iii) brother or sister of the half or whole blood, or (iv) uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece.\n(b)\tPunishment and Sentencing. -\n(1)\tA person is guilty of a Class B1 felony if either of the following occurs:\na.\tThe person commits incest against a child under the age of 13 and the person is at least 12 years old and is at least four years older than the child when the incest occurred.\nb.\tThe person commits incest against a child who is 13, 14, or 15 years old and the person is at least six years older than the child when the incest occurred.\n(2)\tA person is guilty of a Class C felony if the person commits incest against a child who is 13, 14, or 15 and the person is more than four but less than six years older than the child when the incest occurred.\n(3)\tIn all other cases of incest, the parties are guilty of a Class F felony.\n(c)\tNo Liability for Children Under 16. - No child under the age of 16 is liable under this section if the other person is at least four years older when the incest occurred. (1879, c. 16, s. 1; Code, s. 1060; Rev., s. 3351; 1911, c. 16; C.S., s. 4337; 1965, c. 132; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1; c. 179, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 1192; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2002-119, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER VII. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC MORALITY AND DECENCY.","Article 26. Offenses Against Public Morality and Decency."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-178.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"6864ac762966ae795259dba96752234a3f5b5f10396c07a1cebb685cb2bcf2e1","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-177","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-179"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}