{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18c-1020","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-1020","heading":"Criminal penalties.","body":"(a)\tAny person who knowingly offers or engages in pari-mutuel wagering in violation of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.\n(b)\tAny person under the age of 21 who engages in pari-mutuel wagering as defined under this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.\n(c)\tAny person who knowingly attempts to suborn, collude, or otherwise conspire to influence the outcome of any competition or aspect of any competition that is the subject of pari-mutuel wagering pursuant to this Article shall be guilty of a Class G felony.\n(d)\tAny person applying to become an ADW licensee who willfully furnishes, supplies, or otherwise gives false information on the license application shall be guilty of a Class I felony.\n(e)\tNothing in this Article shall be construed to allow the ADW licensee to be charged with a violation of subsection (a) or (c) of this section absent actual notice and knowledge that a person is under age or giving false information. (2023-42, s. 3.)","path":["Chapter 18C. North Carolina State Lottery.","Article 10. Pari-Mutuel Wagering."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_18C/GS_18C-1020.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:57:52Z","sha256":"9132fdf928779e576695bd428e45e066699730d435cfccab52345c58bdc90e6a","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18c-1019","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18c-1021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}