North Carolina § 14-385 Defacing or destroying public notices and advertisements

North Carolina Statutes

§ 14-385 — Defacing or destroying public notices and advertisements

North Carolina § 14-385

Ch. 14Criminal Law

Art. 52Miscellaneous Police Regulations

Subch. XIGENERAL POLICE REGULATIONS

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-385 (2026).

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If any person shall willfully and unlawfully deface, tear down, remove or destroy any legal notice or advertisement authorized by law to be posted by any officer or other person, the same being actually posted at the time of such defacement, tearing down, removal or destruction, during the time for which such legal notice or advertisement shall be authorized by law to be posted, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1876-7, c. 215; Code, s. 981; Rev., s. 3710; C.S., s. 4504; 1993, c. 539, s. 257; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
§ 14-386: Repealed by Session Laws 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 72(21).

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If any person shall willfully and unlawfully deface, tear down, remove or destroy any legal notice or advertisement authorized by law to be posted by any officer or other person, the same being actually posted at the time of such defacement, tearing down, removal or destruction, during the time for which such legal notice or advertisement shall be authorized by law to be posted, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1876-7, c. 215; Code, s. 981; Rev., s. 3710; C.S., s. 4504; 1993, c. 539, s. 257; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
§ 14-386: Repealed by Session Laws 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 72(21).