The following definitions shall apply in this Chapter:

(1) Child trespasser. – A trespasser who is less than 14 years of age or who has the level of mental development found in a person less than 14 years of age.

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 38B-4

  • 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
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) Possessor. – A person in lawful possession of land, including an owner, lessee, or other occupant, or a person acting on behalf of such a lawful possessor of land.

(3) Trespasser. – A person who enters on the property of another without permission and without an invitation, express or implied. (2011-283, s. 3.2; 2011-317, s. 1.1.)