{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1361","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1361","heading":"Authorized fines and penalties.","body":"A person who has been convicted of a criminal offense may be ordered to pay a fine as provided by law. A person who has been found responsible for an infraction may be ordered to pay a penalty as provided by law. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, references in this Article to fines also include penalties. (1977, c. 711, s. 1; 1985, c. 764, s. 6.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","Subchapter XIII. Disposition of Defendants.","Article 84. Fines."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-1361.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"152df5d78bca8d79f704581fb37953d6727b4aa5b0c4507fced573fbd93e3b71","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1356-through-15a-1360","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1362"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}