North Carolina § 14-7 - 27. Punishment.
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§ 14-7. 27. Punishment.
When any person is charged with a felony offense of breaking and entering and is also charged with being a status offender as defined in G.S. 14-7.26 , the person must, upon conviction, be sentenced and punished as a status offender as provided by this Article. History (2011-192, s. 3(a).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2011-192, s. 3(e), provides: "This section becomes effective December 1, 2011, and applies to any offense that occurs on or after that date and that is the principal felony offense for a charge of either the status offenses of habitual breaking and entering or habitual felon. Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act remain applicable to those prosecutions." Session Laws 2011-192, s. 9, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Justice Reinvestment Act of 2011'."
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Section 14-7 ("27. Punishment.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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