14-313. Youth access to tobacco products, tobacco-derived products, vapor products, and cigarette wrapping papers. (a) Definitions. – The following definitions apply in this section: (1) Distribute. – To sell, furnish, give, or provide tobacco products, including tobacco product samples or cigarette wrapping papers, to the ultimate consumer. (2) Proof of age. – A drivers license […]
14-315. Selling or giving weapons to minors. (a) Sale of Weapons Other Than Handguns. – If a person sells, offers for sale, gives, or in any way transfers to a minor any pistol cartridge, brass knucks, bowie knife, dirk, shurikin, leaded cane, or slungshot, the person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and, in […]
14-315.1. Storage of firearms to protect minors. (a) Any person who resides in the same premises as a minor, owns or possesses a firearm, and stores or leaves the firearm (i) in a condition that the firearm can be discharged and (ii) in a manner that the person knew or should have known that an […]
14-315.2. Warning upon sale or transfer of firearm to protect minor. (a) Upon the retail commercial sale or transfer of any firearm, the seller or transferor shall deliver a written copy of G.S. 14-315.1 to the purchaser or transferee. (b) Any retail or wholesale store, shop, or sales outlet that sells firearms shall conspicuously post […]
14-316. Permitting young children to use dangerous firearms. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly permit a child under the age of 12 years to have access to, or possession, custody or use in any manner whatever, of any gun, pistol or other dangerous firearm, whether such weapon be loaded or unloaded, […]
14-316.1. Contributing to delinquency and neglect by parents and others. [Effective until January 1, 2023] Any person who is at least 18 years old who knowingly or willfully causes, encourages, or aids any juvenile within the jurisdiction of the court to be in a place or condition, or to commit an act whereby the juvenile […]
14-317. Permitting minors to enter barrooms or billiard rooms. If the manager or owner of any barroom, wherein beer, wine, or any alcoholic beverages are sold or consumed, or billiard room shall knowingly allow any minor under 18 years of age to enter or remain in such barroom or billiard room, where before such minor […]
14-318. Exposing children to fire. If any person shall leave any child under the age of eight years locked or otherwise confined in any dwelling, building or enclosure, and go away from such dwelling, building or enclosure without leaving some person of the age of discretion in charge of the same, so as to expose […]
14-318.1. Discarding or abandoning iceboxes, etc.; precautions required. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to discard, abandon, leave or allow to remain in any place any icebox, refrigerator or other container, device or equipment of any kind with an interior storage area of more than one and one-half cubic feet of […]
14-318.2. Child abuse a misdemeanor. (a) Any parent of a child less than 16 years of age, or any other person providing care to or supervision of such child, who inflicts physical injury, or who allows physical injury to be inflicted, or who creates or allows to be created a substantial risk of physical injury, […]
14-318.4. Child abuse a felony. (a) A parent or any other person providing care to or supervision of a child less than 16 years of age who intentionally inflicts any serious physical injury upon or to the child or who intentionally commits an assault upon the child which results in any serious physical injury to […]
14-318.5. Failure to report the disappearance of a child to law enforcement; immunity of person reporting in good faith. (a) The following definitions apply in this section: (1) Child. – Any person who is less than 16 years of age. (2) Disappearance of a child. – When the parent or other person providing supervision of […]
14-318.6. Failure to report crimes against juveniles; penalty. (a) Definitions. – As used in this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Juvenile. – As defined in G.S. 7B-101. For the purposes of this section, the age of the juvenile at the time of the abuse or offense governs. (2) Serious bodily injury. – As defined […]
14-320.1. Transporting child outside the State with intent to violate custody order. When any federal court or state court in the United States shall have awarded custody of a child under the age of 16 years, it shall be a felony for any person with the intent to violate the court order to take or […]
14-321. Failing to pay minors for doing certain work. Whenever any person, having a contract with any corporation, company or person for the manufacture or change of any raw material by the piece or pound, shall employ any minor to assist in the work upon the faith of and by color of such contract, with […]
14-321.1. Prohibit baby sitting service by sex offender or in the home of a sex offender. (a) For purposes of this section the term "baby sitting service" means providing, for profit, supervision or care for a child under the age of 13 years who is unrelated to the provider by blood, marriage, or adoption, for […]
14-321.2. Prohibit unlawful transfer of custody of minor child. (a) It shall be unlawful for: (1) A parent to effect or attempt to effect an unlawful transfer of custody of that parent’s minor child. (2) A person to accept or attempt to accept custody pursuant to an unlawful transfer of custody of a minor child; […]
