§ 14-160 Willful and wanton injury to personal property; punishments
§ 14-160.1 Alteration, destruction or removal of permanent identification marks from personal property
§ 14-160.2 Alteration, destruction, or removal of serial number from firearm; possession of firearm with serial number removed
§ 14-160.3 Injuring, destroying, removing, vandalizing, or tampering with firefighting or emergency medical services machinery or equipment
§ 14-160.4 Injuring or tampering with vehicle
§ 14-162 Removing boats
§ 14-163 Poisoning livestock
§ 14-163.1 Assaulting a law enforcement agency animal, an assistance animal, or a search and rescue animal
§ 14-164.1 Possession of catalytic converter removed from a motor vehicle
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 14 > Article 23 - Trespasses to Personal Property

  • Adjournment sine die: The end of a legislative session "without day." These adjournments are used to indicate the final adjournment of an annual or the two-year session of legislature.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • personal property: shall include moneys, goods, chattels, choses in action and evidences of debt, including all things capable of ownership, not descendable to heirs at law. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • receiving: means acquiring possession or control or accepting a financial transaction card as security for a loan. See North Carolina General Statutes 14-113.8
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.