{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-280.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-280.1","heading":"Trespassing on railroad right-of-way.","body":"(a)\tOffense. - A person commits the offense of trespassing on railroad right-of-way if the person enters and remains on the railroad right-of-way without the consent of the railroad company or the person operating the railroad or without authority granted pursuant to State or federal law.\n(b)\tCrossings. - Nothing in this section shall apply to a person crossing the railroad right-of-way at a public or private crossing.\n(c)\tLegally Abandoned Rights-of-Way. - This section shall not apply to any right-of-way that has been legally abandoned pursuant to an order of a federal or State agency having jurisdiction over the right-of-way and is not being used for railroad services.\n(d)\tClassification. - Trespassing on railroad right-of-way is a Class 3 misdemeanor. (2000-146, s. 10.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER X. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PUBLIC SAFETY.","Article 36. Offenses Against the Public Safety."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-280.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"3d419f8027ebdf4c8887374b45a96aa388f6a02f50910f7388bb6f647eae5b91","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-280","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-280.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}