{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-46","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-46","heading":"Concealing birth of child.","body":"If any person shall, by secretly burying or otherwise disposing of the dead body of a newborn child, endeavor to conceal the birth of such child, such person shall be punished as a Class I felon. Any person aiding, counseling or abetting any other person in concealing the birth of a child in violation of this statute shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (21 James 1, c. 27; 43 Geo. III, c. 58, s. 3; 9 Geo. IV, c. 31, s. 14; 1818, c. 985, P.R.; R.C., c. 34, s. 28; 1883, c. 390; Code, s. 1004; Rev., s. 3623; C.S., s. 4228; 1977, c. 577; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1, c. 179, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, ss. 24, 1148; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","Subchapter III. Offenses Against the Person.","Article 11. Abortion and Kindred Offenses."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-46.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"36bd229f5c1c6a8900e236497d5768fc5cc58f870c8f30c1657a5a954d4e783f","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-45.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-46.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}