{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-226.3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-226.3","heading":"Interference with electronic monitoring devices.","body":"(a)\tFor purposes of this section, the term \"electronic monitoring device\" includes any electronic device that is used to track the location of a person.\n(b)\tIt is unlawful for any person to knowingly and without authority remove, destroy, or circumvent the operation of an electronic monitoring device that is being used for the purpose of monitoring a person who is:\n(1)\tComplying with a house arrest program;\n(2)\tWearing an electronic monitoring device as a condition of bond or pretrial release;\n(3)\tWearing an electronic monitoring device as a condition of probation;\n(4)\tWearing an electronic monitoring device as a condition of parole; or\n(5)\tWearing an electronic monitoring device as a condition of post-release supervision.\n(c)\tIt is unlawful for any person to knowingly and without authority request or solicit any other person to remove, destroy, or circumvent the operation of an electronic monitoring device that is being used for the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section.\n(d)\tThis section does not apply to persons who are being monitored by an electronic monitoring device pursuant to the provisions of Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes, or Chapter 7B of the General Statutes.\n(e)\tViolation of this section by a person who is required to comply with electronic monitoring as a result of a conviction for a criminal offense is a felony one class lower than the most serious underlying felony or a misdemeanor one class lower than the most serious underlying misdemeanor, except that, if the most serious underlying felony is a Class I felony, then violation of this section is a Class A1 misdemeanor. Violation of this section by a person who is required to comply with electronic monitoring as a condition of bond or pretrial release is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Violation of this section by any other person is a Class 2 misdemeanor. (2009-415, s. 1.)","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_14-226.3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"39a6e311a9d627cb06b28514d328f343d399ed446d0c0b78562dc78af9381994","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-226.2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-227"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}