{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-27.29","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.29","heading":"First-degree statutory sexual offense.","body":"(a)\tA person is guilty of first-degree statutory sexual offense if the person engages in a sexual act with a victim who is a child under the age of 13 years and the defendant is at least 12 years old and is at least four years older than the victim.\n(b)\tAny person who commits an offense defined in this section is guilty of a Class B1 felony. (1979, c. 682, s. 1; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 6; 1981, c. 63; c. 106, ss. 3, 4; c. 179, s. 14; 1983, c. 175, ss. 5, 10; c. 720, s. 4; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 22, s. 3; 2015-181, s. 11.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","Subchapter III. Offenses Against the Person.","Article 7B. Rape and Other Sex Offenses."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-27.29.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"75ac48e9d782f719d67fcb3ab9a5723a6e326e6a0ed15ad5bb3b14e12d2a5a43","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-27.28","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-27.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}