{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-276.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-276.1","heading":"Impersonation of firemen or emergency medical services personnel.","body":"It is a Class 3 misdemeanor, for any person, with intent to deceive, to impersonate a fireman or any emergency medical services personnel, whether paid or voluntary, by a false statement, display of insignia, emblem, or other identification on his person or property, or any other act, which indicates a false status of affiliation, membership, or level of training or proficiency, if:\n(1)\tThe impersonation is made with intent to impede the performance of the duties of a fireman or any emergency medical services personnel, or\n(2)\tAny person reasonably relies on the impersonation and as a result suffers injury to person or property.\nFor purposes of this section, emergency medical services personnel means an emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, paramedic, or other member of a rescue squad or other emergency medical organization. (1981, c. 432, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 169; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997-443, s. 11A.129B; 2015-290, s. 4.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","Subchapter IX. Offenses Against the Public Peace.","Article 35. Offenses Against the Public Peace."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-276.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"5a9362228fef0dff799cbbaaa4511837e14c9d1a67e03c9dcff32dc5cd9eed3d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-276","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-277"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}