{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-415.21","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-415.21","heading":"Violations of this Article punishable as an infraction.","body":"(a)\tA person who has been issued a valid permit who is found to be carrying a concealed handgun without the permit in the person's possession or who fails to disclose to any law enforcement officer that the person holds a valid permit and is carrying a concealed handgun, as required by G.S. 14-415.11, shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be punished in accordance with G.S. 14-3.1. Any person who has been issued a valid permit who is found to be carrying a concealed handgun in violation of G.S. 14-415.11(c)(8) shall be guilty of an infraction and may be required to pay a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00). In lieu of paying a fine the person may surrender the permit.\n(a1)\tA person who has been issued a valid permit who is found to be carrying a concealed handgun in violation of subsection (c2) of G.S. 14-415.11 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n(b)\tA person who violates the provisions of this Article other than as set forth in subsection (a) or (a1) of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1995, c. 398, s. 1; 2011-268, s. 21(a); 2013-369, s. 16; 2015-195, s. 9.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER XI. GENERAL POLICE REGULATIONS.","Article 54B. Concealed Handgun Permit."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-415.21.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"6e36185561fed07ff468334b415bd05da1748cbf772e5532c924e46e655123d1","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-415.20","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-415.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}