North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 14. Criminal Law § 14-202.5. Ban online conduct by high-risk sex offenders that endangers children

(1) To communicate with a person that the offender believes is under 16 years of age.

(2) To contact a person that the offender believes is under 16 years of age.

(3) To pose falsely as a person under 16 years of age with the intent to commit an unlawful sex act with a person the offender believes is under 16 years of age.

(4) To use a Web site to gather information about a person that the offender believes is under 16 years of age.

(5) To use a commercial social networking Web site in violation of a policy, posted in a manner reasonably likely to come to the attention of users, prohibiting convicted sex offenders from using the site.

(1) Is operated by a person who derives revenue from membership fees, advertising, or other sources related to the operation of the Web site.

(2) Repealed by S.L. 2019-245, § 3(a), eff. Dec. 1, 2019.

(3) Allows users to create personal Web pages or profiles that contain the user's name or nickname, photographs of the user, and other personal information.

(4) Provides users or visitors a mechanism to communicate with others, such as a message board, chat room, or instant messenger.

(1) Repealed by S.L. 2019-245, § 3(a), eff. Dec. 1, 2019.

(2) Has as its primary purpose the facilitation of commercial transactions, the dissemination of news, the discussion of political or social issues, or professional networking.

(3) Is a Web site owned or operated by a local, State, or federal governmental entity.

(1) Was convicted of an aggravated offense, as that term is defined in G.S. 14-208.6, against a person under 18 years of age.

(2) Is a recidivist, as that term is defined in G.S. 14-208.6, and one offense is against a person under 18 years of age.

(3) Was convicted of an offense against a minor, as that term is defined in G.S. 14-208.6.

(4) Was convicted of a sexually violent offense, as that term is defined in G.S. 14-208.6, against a person under 18 years of age.

(5) Was found by a court to be a sexually violent predator, as that term is defined in G.S. 14-208.6, based on a conviction of a sexually violent offense committed against a minor.