{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-225.2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-225.2","heading":"Harassment of and communication with jurors.","body":"(a)\tA person is guilty of harassment of a juror if he:\n(1)\tWith intent to influence the official action of another as a juror, harasses, intimidates, or communicates with the juror or his spouse; or\n(2)\tAs a result of the prior official action of another as a juror in a grand jury proceeding or trial, threatens in any manner or in any place, or intimidates the former juror or his spouse.\n(b)\tIn this section \"juror\" means a grand juror or a petit juror and includes a person who has been drawn or summoned to attend as a prospective juror.\n(c)\tA person who commits the offense defined in subdivision (a)(1) of this section is guilty of a Class H felony. A person who commits the offense defined in subdivision (a)(2) of this section is guilty of a Class I felony. (1977, c. 711, s. 16; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 15; 1981, c. 63, s. 1, c. 179, s. 14; 1985, c. 691; 1993, c. 539, s. 1211; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","subchapter VIII. offenses against public justice.","Article 30. Obstructing Justice."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-225.2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"329ca6dac5e4e3d6caa16c94aef537b7436df00bf1c59e7017365178a8722e1a","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-225.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-226"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}