{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-72.2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-72.2","heading":"Unauthorized use of a motor-propelled conveyance.","body":"(a)\tA person is guilty of an offense under this section if, without the express or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession, he takes or operates an aircraft, motorboat, motor vehicle, or other motor-propelled conveyance of another.\n(b)\tUnauthorized use of an aircraft is a Class H felony. All other unauthorized use of a motor-propelled conveyance is a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n(c)\tUnauthorized use of a motor-propelled conveyance shall be a lesser-included offense of unauthorized use of an aircraft.\n(d)\tAs used in this section, \"owner\" means any person with a property interest in the motor-propelled conveyance. (1973, c. 1330, s. 38; 1977, c. 919; 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. 36, 1166; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER V. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY.","Article 16. Larceny."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-72.2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"e324a3ecd757a5c22d510ab93cfee4eba1ff194aabf2077617c52f794d975506","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-72.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-72.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}