{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-55","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-55","heading":"Preparation to commit burglary or other housebreakings.","body":"If any person shall be found armed with any dangerous or offensive weapon, with the intent to break or enter a dwelling, or other building whatsoever, and to commit any felony or larceny therein; or shall be found having in his possession, without lawful excuse, any picklock, key, bit, or other implement of housebreaking; or shall be found in any such building, with intent to commit any felony or larceny therein, such person shall be punished as a Class I felon. (Code, s. 997; Rev., s. 3334; 1907, c. 822; C.S., s. 4236; 1969, c. 543, s. 4; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1, c. 179, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 1152; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","Subchapter IV. Offenses Against the Habitation and Other Buildings.","Article 14. Burglary and Other Housebreakings."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-55.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"d33ae6a6ebc7c3ce25ef14348da1bd36fb9b76ea69097b8019395f387afb271d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-54.2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}