{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55d-18","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-18","heading":"Penalty for signing false document.","body":"(a)\tA person commits an offense if the person signs a document the person knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing.\n(b)\tAn offense under this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1989, c. 265, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 439; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2001-358, ss. 3(b), 4; 2001-387, ss. 173, 175(a); 2001-413, s. 6.)","path":["Chapter 55D. Filings, Names, and Registered Agents for Corporations, Nonprofit Corporations, and Partnerships.","Article 2. Submission of Documents to the Secretary of State for Filing."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_55D/GS_55D-18.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:06:17Z","sha256":"7a1bbba4b6b661caf20de6f208230717efffad79268528a18ae10683923a4c8a","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55d-17","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55d-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}