{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-50.17","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-50.17","heading":"Soliciting; encouraging participation.","body":"(a)\tIt is unlawful for any person to cause, encourage, solicit, or coerce a person 16 years of age or older to participate in criminal gang activity.\n(b)\tA violation of this section is a Class H felony. (2008-214, s. 3; 2017-194, s. 7.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","Subchapter III. Offenses Against the Person.","Article 13A. North Carolina Criminal Gang Suppression Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-50.17.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"4f9206d716afcd5df66c02c050d39129f65b6fea458ce39a8a370eb78455ec9d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-50.16a","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-50.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}