{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-309","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-309","heading":"Violation made criminal.","body":"(a)\tAny person who violates any provision of G.S. 14-304 through 14-309 is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for the first offense, and is guilty of a Class H felony for a second offense and a Class G felony for a third or subsequent offense.\n(b)\tNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any person violating the provisions of G.S. 14-306.1A involving the operation of five or more machines prohibited by that section is guilty of a Class G felony.\n(c)\tNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any person violating the provisions of G.S. 14-306.3(b) involving the possession of five or more machines prohibited by that subsection is guilty of a Class G felony. (1937, c. 196, s. 6; 1993, c. 366, s. 3, c. 539, s. 211; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 9(a), (b); 2000-151, s. 3; 2006-6, s. 11; 2008-122, s. 3.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER XI. GENERAL POLICE REGULATIONS.","Article 37. Lotteries, Gaming, Bingo and Raffles.","Part 1. Lotteries and Gaming."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-309.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"a9b1451163565b6c85947886c235aeb9d574df229c79b1ecf5982aefc5f19663","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-308","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-309.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}