{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-288.22","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-288.22","heading":"Unlawful use of a nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon of mass destruction; punishment.","body":"(a)\tAny person who unlawfully and willfully injures another by the use of a nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon of mass destruction is guilty of a Class A felony and shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.\n(b)\tAny person who attempts, solicits another, or conspires to injure another by the use of a nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon of mass destruction is guilty of a Class B1 felony.\n(c)\tAny person who for the purpose of violating any provision of this Article, deposits for delivery or attempts to have delivered, a nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon of mass destruction by the United States Postal Service or other public or private business engaged in the delivery of mail, packages, or parcels is guilty of a Class B1 felony. (2001-470, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER X. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PUBLIC SAFETY.","Article 36B. Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-288.22.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"76c37bf8d3eea506d95dced961b31089aa172fed81ac7ab444c68c6058ea4c36","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-288.21","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-288.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}