{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-33.2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-33.2","heading":"Habitual misdemeanor assault.","body":"A person commits the offense of habitual misdemeanor assault if that person (i) violates any of the provisions of G.S. 14-33 and causes physical injury, G.S. 14-32.5, or G.S. 14-34, and (ii) has two or more prior convictions for misdemeanor assault, felony assault, or a violation of G.S. 14-32.5, with the earlier of the two prior convictions occurring no more than 15 years prior to the date of the current violation. A conviction under this section shall not be used as a prior conviction for any other habitual offense statute. A person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a Class H felony. (1995, c. 507, s. 19.5(c); 2004-186, s. 10.1; 2025-70, s. 17(b).)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","Subchapter III. Offenses Against the Person.","Article 8. Assaults."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-33.2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"3417fa9ea1f27cdfd3f902d6b283ea9ca14bc43898c763bc97d5254e6ce82539","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-33.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}