{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50c-1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50C-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply in this Chapter:\n(1)\tAbuse. - To physically or mentally harm, harass, intimidate, or interfere with the personal liberty of another.\n(2)\tCivil no-contact order. - An order granted under this Chapter, which includes a remedy authorized by G.S. 50C-5.\n(3)\tNonconsensual. - A lack of freely given consent.\n(4)\tSexual conduct. - Any intentional or knowing touching, fondling, or sexual penetration by a person, either directly or through clothing, of the sexual organs, anus, or breast of another, whether an adult or a minor, for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal. For purposes of this subdivision, the term shall include the transfer or transmission of semen.\n(5)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2004-199, s. 50, effective August 17, 2004.\n(6)\tStalking. - On more than one occasion, following or otherwise harassing, as defined in G.S. 14-277.3A(b)(2), another person without legal purpose with the intent to do any of the following:\na.\tPlace the person in reasonable fear either for the person's safety or the safety of the person's immediate family or close personal associates.\nb.\tCause that person to suffer substantial emotional distress by placing that person in fear of death, bodily injury, or continued harassment and that in fact causes that person substantial emotional distress.\n(7)\tUnlawful conduct. - The commission of one or more of the following acts by a person 16 years of age or older upon a person, but does not include acts of self-defense or defense of others:\na.\tNonconsensual sexual conduct, including single incidences of nonconsensual sexual conduct.\nb.\tStalking.\n(8)\tVictim. - A person against whom an act of unlawful conduct has been committed by another person not involved in a personal relationship with the person as defined in G.S. 50B-1(b). (2004-194, s. 1; 2004-199, s. 50; 2007-199, s. 1; 2009-58, s. 6.)","path":["Chapter 50C. Civil No-Contact Orders."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_50C/GS_50C-1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:04:37Z","sha256":"ad3f79431ed491b7a84d4fe36628af9f6d7d449fa3876ff141c08aa348251053","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50b-9","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50c-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}