North Carolina § 115C-380 - Penalty for violation.
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§ 115C-380. Penalty for violation.
Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 115C-379 , any parent, guardian or other person violating the provisions of this Part shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. History (1955, c. 1372, art. 20, s. 4; 1969, c. 799, s. 2; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 888; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005-318, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - This section, as amended by Session Laws 2005-318, s. 1, effective December 1, 2005, increasing the penalty from a Class 3 to a Class 1 misdemeanor and adding the exception at the beginning of the section, is applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. Legal Periodicals. - For note, "Delconte v. State: Some Thoughts on Home Education," see 64 N.C.L. Rev. 1302 (1986).
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