{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-2.5","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-2.5","heading":"Punishment for attempt to commit a felony or misdemeanor.","body":"Unless a different classification is expressly stated, an attempt to commit a misdemeanor or a felony is punishable under the next lower classification as the offense which the offender attempted to commit. An attempt to commit a Class A or Class B1 felony is a Class B2 felony, an attempt to commit a Class B2 felony is a Class C felony, an attempt to commit a Class I felony is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and an attempt to commit a Class 3 misdemeanor is a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1993, c. 538, s. 6; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 22, s. 11, c. 24, s. 14(b).)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS.","Article 1. Felonies and Misdemeanors."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-2.5.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"5e62d951b9c869b936fcb2708d67501510315149a3c5ff829b15fa1cbd0ecdd2","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-2.4","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-2.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}