{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-278.34a","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-278.34A","heading":"Presumptions.","body":"In any proceeding brought pursuant to this Article in which a presumption arises from the proof of certain facts, the defendant may offer some evidence to rebut the presumption, but the State bears the ultimate burden of proving the essential elements of its case. (1999-31, s. 1(c); 1999-453, s. 3.1(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)","path":["Chapter 163. Elections and Election Laws.","SUBCHAPTER VIII. REGULATION OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS.","Article 22A. Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns.","Part 1. In General."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-278.34A.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:22Z","sha256":"a57a4a53ed8be4e01c0387e598505e779f96a500e3f0eaf7ee76a6aba4605adf","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-278.34","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-278.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}