{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-164-41","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 164-41","heading":"Classification of offenses - ranges of punishment.","body":"(a)\tThe Commission shall classify criminal offenses into felony and misdemeanor categories on the basis of their severity.\n(b)\tIn determining the proper category for each felony and misdemeanor, the Commission shall consider, to the extent that they have relevance, the following:\n(1)\tThe nature and degree of harm likely to be caused by the offense, including whether it involves property, irreplaceable property, a person, number of persons, or a breach of the public trust;\n(2)\tThe deterrent effect a particular classification may have on the commission of the offense by others;\n(3)\tThe current incidence of the offense in the State as a whole;\n(4)\tThe rights of the victim.\n(c)\tFor each classification of felonies and misdemeanors formulated pursuant to subsection (b), the Commission shall assign a suggested range of punishment. The Commission shall take into consideration the current range of punishment for each offense. (1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1076, s. 1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 812, s. 12; c. 816, s. 1; 1993, c. 253, s. 5.1; c. 321, s. 200.1; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 591, s. 6(a); 1995, c. 236, s. 1; 1997-256, s. 6; 1997-347, s. 2; 1997-401, s. 2; 1997-418, s. 2; 1997-443, s. 18.6(a).)","path":["Chapter 164. Concerning the General Statutes of North Carolina.","Article 4. Sentencing Commission."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_164/GS_164-41.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:32Z","sha256":"020cfac50c7924fdecc9abe18c2de4f74f93c0e9a93cc4c3e66174a8fa48cff0","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-164-40","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-164-42"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}