North Carolina General Statutes 14-7.35. Definitions
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The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) “Convicted.” – The person has been adjudged guilty of or has entered a plea of guilty or no contest to the firearm-related felony.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 14-7.35
- 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
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
(2) “Firearm-related felony.” – Any felony committed by a person in which the person used or displayed a firearm while committing the felony.
(3) “Status offender.” – A person who is an armed habitual felon as described in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-7.36 (2013-369, s. 26.)