North Carolina Statutes
§ 14-16 — Receiving or passing unauthorized substitutes for money
North Carolina § 14-16
JurisdictionNorth Carolina
Ch. 14Criminal Law
Art. 5Counterfeiting and Issuing Monetary Substitutes
Subch. IIOFFENSES AGAINST THE STATE
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Bluebook
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-16 (2026).
Text
If any person or corporation shall pass or receive, as the representative of, or as the substitute for, money, any bill, check, certificate, promissory note, or other security of the kind mentioned in G.S. 14-15, whether the same be issued within or without the State, such person or corporation, and the officers and agents of such corporation aiding therein, who shall offend against this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and only punishable by a fine not to exceed five dollars ($5.00). (R.C., c. 36, s. 6; Code, s. 2494; 1895, c. 127; Rev., s. 3712; C.S., s. 4184; 1993, c. 539, s. 14; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
§ 14-16.1: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 14-16.2: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 14-16.3: Reserved for future codification purpose
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Legislative History
(R.C., c. 36, s. 6; Code, s. 2494; 1895, c. 127; Rev., s. 3712; C.S., s. 4184; 1993, c. 539, s. 14; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
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