{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-156-24","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-24","heading":"Obstructing drain cut by consent.","body":"If any person shall stop or in any way obstruct the passage of the water in any ditch or canal having been cut through lands of any person by consent of the owner of said land, before giving the interested parties a reasonable time to comply with the mode of proceedings provided for the drainage of lowlands, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1891, c. 434; Rev., s. 3376; C.S., s. 5282; 1993, c. 539, s. 1071; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)","path":["Chapter 156. Drainage.","SUBCHAPTER I. DRAINAGE BY INDIVIDUAL OWNERS.","Article 1. Jurisdiction in Clerk of Superior Court.","Part 1. Petition by Individual Owner."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_156/GS_156-24.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:24:32Z","sha256":"e64a96d86a0cc85b4eb2562338efbff053b48461b8c666a18d4c278b08235cdf","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-156-23","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-156-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}