{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-58","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-58","heading":"Punishment for arson.","body":"There shall be two degrees of arson as defined at the common law. If the dwelling burned was occupied at the time of the burning, the offense is arson in the first degree and is punishable as a Class D felony. If the dwelling burned was unoccupied at the time of the burning, the offense is arson in the second degree and is punishable as a Class E felony. (R.C., c. 34, s. 2; 1870-1, c. 222; Code, s. 985; Rev., s. 3335; C.S., s. 4238; 1941, c. 215, s. 2; 1949, c. 299, s. 3; 1973, c. 1201, 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. 1156; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2022-8, s. 1(a).)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","Subchapter IV. Offenses Against the Habitation and Other Buildings.","Article 15. Arson and Other Burnings."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-58.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"e263d23d18d7f48a6cfa34df00629e22df5146187ffe80c3b8596f6e7cc7fd2b","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-57","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-58.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}