North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 19. Offenses Against Public Morals § 19-12. Definitions

a. Any picture, photograph, drawing, or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity, sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse, and which is harmful to minors, or

b. Any book, pamphlet, magazine, or printed matter however reproduced which contains any matter enumerated in subparagraph a of this subdivision or which contains explicit or detailed verbal descriptions or accounts of sexual excitement, sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse, and which, taken as a whole, is harmful to minors.

a. Predominantly appeals to the prurient, shameful or morbid interest of minors, and

b. Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable materials for minors, and

c. Is utterly without redeeming social importance for minors.

a. Knowledge or information that the person is a minor, or

b. Reason to know, or a belief or ground for belief which warrants further inspection or inquiry as to, the age of the minor.

a. Knowledge of the character and content of any material described herein, or

b. Knowledge or information that the material described herein has been adjudged to be harmful to minors in a proceeding instituted pursuant to this Article, or is the subject of a pending proceeding instituted pursuant to this Article.