North Carolina § 122C-65 - Offenses relating to clients.
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§ 122C-65. Offenses relating to clients.
For the protection of clients receiving treatment or habilitation in a 24-hour facility, it is unlawful for any individual who is not a developmentally disabled client in a facility: To assist, advise, or solicit, or to offer to assist, advise, or solicit a client of a facility to leave without authority; To transport or to offer to transport a client of a facility to or from any place without the facility's authority; To receive or to offer to receive a minor client of a facility into any place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of engaging in any act that would constitute a sex offense, or to solicit a minor client of a facility to engage in any act that would constitute a sex offense; To hide an individual who has left a facility without authority; or To engage in, or offer to engage in an act with a client of a facility that would constitute a sex offense. Violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. History (1899, c. 1, s. 53; Rev., s. 3694; C.S., s. 6171; 1963, c. 1184, ss. 1, 6; 1985, c. 589, s. 2; 1989, c. 625, s. 11; 1993, c. 539, s. 921; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About North Carolina § 122C-65
What does North Carolina General Statutes § 122C-65 cover?
Section 122C-65 ("Offenses relating to clients.") 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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