{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143c-10-1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143C-10-1","heading":"Offenses for violation of Chapter.","body":"(a)\tClass 1 misdemeanor. - It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to knowingly and willfully do any one or more of the following:\n(1)\tWithdraw funds from the State treasury for any purpose not authorized by an act of appropriation.\n(2)\tApprove any fraudulent, erroneous, or otherwise invalid claim or bill to be paid from an appropriation.\n(3)\tMake a written statement, give a certificate, issue a report, or utter a document required by this Chapter, any portion of which is false.\n(4)\tFail or refuse to perform a duty imposed by this Chapter.\n(b)\tClass A1 misdemeanor. - It is a Class A1 misdemeanor for a person to make a false statement in violation of G.S. 143C-6-23(c).\n(c)\tForfeiture of Office or Employment. - An appointed officer or employee of the State or an officer or employee of a political subdivision of the State, whether elected or appointed, forfeits his office or employment upon conviction of an offense under this section. An elected officer of the State is subject to impeachment for committing any of the offenses specified in this section. (2006-203, s. 3.)","path":["Chapter 143C. State Budget Act.","Article 10. Penalties."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143C/GS_143C-10-1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:47Z","sha256":"64306d0a1509e37da5166ab684b9589fdc99fc2e290e7a0381d30ccca94c3ddf","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143c-9-10","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143c-10-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}