{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1d-1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1D-1","heading":"Purpose of punitive damages.","body":"Punitive damages may be awarded, in an appropriate case and subject to the provisions of this Chapter, to punish a defendant for egregiously wrongful acts and to deter the defendant and others from committing similar wrongful acts. (1995, c. 514, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 1D. Punitive Damages."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_1D/GS_1D-1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:32Z","sha256":"a004f621096a505fe920032ed08ffef6def1832f213fda7b4c0174ccef68c818","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1c-1860","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1d-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}