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Home » US Law » 2022 North Carolina General Statutes » Chapter 14 - Criminal Law » Article 23 - Trespasses to Personal Property.

§ 14-160 – Willful and wanton injury to personal property; punishments.

14-160. Willful and wanton injury to personal property; punishments. (a) If any person shall wantonly and willfully injure the personal property of another he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), if any person shall wantonly and willfully injure the personal property of another, causing damage in […]

§ 14-160.1 – Alteration, destruction or removal of permanent identification marks from personal property.

14-160.1. Alteration, destruction or removal of permanent identification marks from personal property. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to alter, deface, destroy or remove the permanent serial number, manufacturer’s identification plate or other permanent, distinguishing number or identification mark from any item of personal property with the intent thereby to conceal or misrepresent […]

§ 14-160.2 – Alteration, destruction, or removal of serial number from firearm; possession of firearm with serial number removed.

14-160.2. Alteration, destruction, or removal of serial number from firearm; possession of firearm with serial number removed. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to alter, deface, destroy, or remove the permanent serial number, manufacturer’s identification plate, or other permanent distinguishing number or identification mark from any firearm with the intent thereby to conceal […]

§ 14-160.3 – Injuring, destroying, removing, vandalizing, or tampering with firefighting or emergency medical services machinery or equipment.

14-160.3. Injuring, destroying, removing, vandalizing, or tampering with firefighting or emergency medical services machinery or equipment. A person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the person intentionally injures, destroys, removes, vandalizes, or tampers with or otherwise intentionally interferes with the operation of any of the following: (1) Any machinery, apparatus, or equipment used […]

§ 14-160.4 – Injuring or tampering with vehicle.

14-160.4. Injuring or tampering with vehicle. (a) Any person who either individually or in association with one or more other persons willfully injures or tampers with any vehicles or breaks or removes any part or parts of or from a vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (b) […]

§ 14-162 – Removing boats.

14-162. Removing boats. If any person shall loose, unmoor, or turn adrift from any landing or other place wherever the same shall be, any boat, canoe, or other marine vessel, or if any person shall direct the same to be done without the consent of the owner, or the person having the lawful custody or […]

§ 14-163 – Poisoning livestock.

14-163. Poisoning livestock. If any person shall willfully and unlawfully poison any horse, mule, hog, sheep or other livestock, the property of another, such person shall be punished as a Class I felon. (1898-9, c. 253; Code, s. 1003; Rev., s. 3313; C.S., s. 4334; 1969, c. 1224, s. 3; 1973, c. 1388; 1979, c. […]

§ 14-164.1 – Possession of catalytic converter removed from a motor vehicle.

14-164.1. Possession of catalytic converter removed from a motor vehicle. Unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, knowingly possessing a catalytic converter that has been removed from a motor vehicle is a Class I felony unless the person in possession is any of the following: (1) An employee […]