North Carolina § 14-43 - 16. Affirmative defense.
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§ 14-43. 16. Affirmative defense.
Affirmative Defense. - It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this Article that the person charged with the offense was a victim at the time of the offense and was coerced or deceived into committing the offense as a direct result of the person's status as a victim. Construction. - Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or abrogate any other affirmative defense to a prosecution under this Article available to a person by statute or common law. History (2018-75, s. 2(a); 2018-145, s. 11(a).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2018-75, s. 2(b), as amended by Session Laws 2018-145, s. 11(a), made this section effective December 1, 2018, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. Session Laws 2018-75, s. 2(a), enacted this section as G.S. 14-43.15 . It has been renumbered as G.S. 14-43.16 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2018-75, s. 9, is a severability clause.
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