{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-43.16","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-43.16","heading":"Affirmative defense.","body":"(a)\tAffirmative Defense. - It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this Article that the person charged with the offense was a victim at the time of the offense and was coerced or deceived into committing the offense as a direct result of the person's status as a victim.\n(b)\tConstruction. - Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or abrogate any other affirmative defense to a prosecution under this Article available to a person by statute or common law. (2018-75, s. 2(a); 2018-145, s. 11(a).)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","Subchapter III. Offenses Against the Person.","Article 10A. Human Trafficking."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-43.16.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"cbdfb3c645fec4df19e4f58c2b0c9786827b82b81a0dbe7c65a0dec6424f6463","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-43.15","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-43.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}