{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-23.8","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-23.8","heading":"Knowledge not required.","body":"Except for an offense under G.S. 14-23.2(a)(1), an offense under this Article does not require proof of either of the following:\n(1)\tThe person engaging in the conduct had knowledge or should have had knowledge that the victim of the underlying offense was pregnant.\n(2)\tThe defendant intended to cause the death of, or bodily injury to, the unborn child. (2011-60, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","Subchapter III. Offenses Against the Person.","Article 6A. Unborn Victims."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-23.8.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"b522d94d21bb10c307ebeb7f97b7b0db96b9c48441b1bdad19f45ebc8d35a9ca","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-23.7","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-24-through-14-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}