{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-77","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-77","heading":"Larceny, concealment or destruction of wills.","body":"If any person, either during the life of the testator or after his death, shall steal or, for any fraudulent purpose, shall destroy or conceal any will, codicil or other testamentary instrument, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (R.C., c. 34, s. 32; Code, s. 1072; Rev., s. 3510; C.S., s. 4256; 1993, c. 539, s. 39; 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_14-77.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"abb87b65b6c0ed9f1bc1ccc935384a2fd4aaa8f1bcb121b9fd391b59eb936785","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-76.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-78"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}