{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-234.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-234.1","heading":"Misuse of confidential information.","body":"(a)\tIt is unlawful for any officer or employee of the State or an officer or an employee of any of its political subdivisions, in contemplation of official action by himself or by a governmental unit with which he is associated, or in reliance on information which was made known to him in his official capacity and which has not been made public, to commit any of the following acts:\n(1)\tAcquire a pecuniary interest in any property, transaction, or enterprise or gain any pecuniary benefit which may be affected by such information or official action; or\n(2)\tIntentionally aid another to do any of the above acts.\n(b)\tViolation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1987, c. 616; 1993, c. 539, s. 146; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","subchapter VIII. offenses against public justice.","Article 31. Misconduct in Public Office."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-234.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"242b67638820121dcaefc96adbbe6e099bb7886d13ccd9cc7296fec655697dd0","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-234","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-234.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}