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(a) It is unlawful for a person to do any of the following:
(1) Sell, give away, distribute, or market urine in this State or transport urine into this State with the intent that it be used to defraud a drug or alcohol screening test.
(2) Attempt to foil or defeat a drug or alcohol screening test by the substitution or spiking of a sample or the advertisement of a sample substitution or other spiking device or measure.
(b) It is unlawful for a person to do any of the following:
(1) Adulterate a urine or other bodily fluid sample with the intent to defraud a drug or alcohol screening test.
(2) Possess adulterants that are intended to be used to adulterate a urine or other bodily fluid sample for the purpose of defrauding a drug or alcohol screening test.
(3) Sell adulterants with the intent that they be used to adulterate a urine or other bodily fluid sample for the purpose of defrauding a drug or alcohol screening test.
(c) A violation of this section is punishable as follows:
(1) For a first offense under this section, the person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(2) For a second or subsequent offense under this section, the person is guilty of a Class I felony.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 14. Criminal Law § 14-401.20. Defrauding drug and alcohol screening tests; penalty - last updated January 01, 2020 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nc/chapter-14-criminal-law/nc-gen-st-sect-14-401-20/
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