{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-86.7","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-86.7","heading":"Damage to property during organized retail theft; assault during organized retail theft.","body":"(a)\tDamage to Property During Organized Retail Theft. - A person commits the offense of damage to property during organized retail theft if the person conspires with another person to commit theft of retail property from a retail establishment with a value exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and damages, destroys, or defaces real or personal property in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000).\n(b)\tAssault During Organized Retail Theft. - A person commits the offense of assault during organized retail theft if the person conspires with another person to commit theft of retail property from a retail establishment with a value exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and commits an act of assault and battery against an employee or independent contractor of the retail establishment or a law enforcement officer in the commission of the theft of retail property.\n(c)\tPunishment. - A violation of this section is a Class A1 misdemeanor. (2022-30, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER V. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY.","Article 16A. Organized Retail Theft."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-86.7.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"8bba98438daee22fb1518813942735672d5e2548f35624980987dc069d0e69eb","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-86.6","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-87"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}