North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 14. Criminal Law § 14-159. Injuring buildings or fences; taking possession of house without consent
Current as of January 01, 2020 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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If any person shall deface, injure or damage any house, uninhabited house or other building belonging to another; or deface, damage, pull down, injure, remove or destroy any fence or wall enclosing, in whole or in part, the premises belonging to another; or shall move into, take possession of and/or occupy any house, uninhabited house or other building situated on the premises belonging to another, without having first obtained authority so to do and consent of the owner or agent thereof, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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