{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-437","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-437","heading":"Violation of Article; penalties.","body":"(a)\tEvery individual act in contravention of the provisions of this Article shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class I felony with a maximum fine of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) if (i) the offense involves at least 100 unauthorized articles during any 180-day period, or (ii) is a third or subsequent conviction for an offense that involves at least 26 unauthorized articles during any 180-day period.\n(b)\tIf a person is convicted of any violation under this Article, the court, in its judgment of conviction, shall order the forfeiture and destruction or other disposition of:\n(1)\tAll infringing articles; and\n(2)\tAll implements, devices and equipment used or intended to be used in the manufacture of the infringing articles. (1973, c. 1279, s. 1; 1989, c. 589, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, ss. 291, 1246; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2003-159, s. 5.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER XI. GENERAL POLICE REGULATIONS.","Article 58. Records, Tapes and Other Recorded Devices."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-437.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"de86aa599f9d1bec178ec4fa54c0b996718b7a17a2f191c288eee2a7be8ad610","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-436","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-438"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}