{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-453.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-453.1","heading":"Exceptions.","body":"This Article does not apply to or prohibit:\n(1)\tAny terms or conditions in a contract or license related to a computer, computer network, software, computer system, database, or telecommunication device; or\n(2)\tAny software or hardware designed to allow a computer, computer network, software, computer system, database, information, or telecommunication service to operate in the ordinary course of a lawful business or that is designed to allow an owner or authorized holder of information to protect data, information, or rights in it. (2002-157, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER XI. GENERAL POLICE REGULATIONS.","Article 60. Computer-Related Crime."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-453.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"a893515f00b3f3611286c733a44e3f1fbfb127a0a35e3215646c6d92c5b50da9","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-453","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-453.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}