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Can you summarize NCGS Chapter 14, Subchapter V, Article 19C?
OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY. > Identity Theft.
Short Summary
This provision under the North Carolina General Statutes governs the offense of identity theft. It applies to any person who knowingly obtains, possesses, or uses identifying information of another person with the intent to fraudulently represent that person for financial or credit transactions, obtaining anything of value, or avoiding legal consequences. The term ‘identifying information’ includes various types of personal and financial data. There are exemptions for lawful credit information acquisition, exercising security interests, and complying with legal orders. Violation of this provision is a felony punishable as provided in G.S. 14-113.22(a).
Whom does it apply to?
Any person who knowingly obtains, possesses, or uses identifying information of another person
What does it govern?
Offense of identity theft
What are exemptions?
Lawful credit information acquisition, exercising security interests, complying with legal orders
What are the Penalties?
Violation is a felony punishable as provided in G.S. 14-113.22(a)
Jurisdiction
North Carolina