North Carolina § 14-135 - (Effective until December 1, 2021) Cutting, injuring, or removing another's timber.
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§ 14-135. (Effective until December 1, 2021) Cutting, injuring, or removing another's timber.
If any person not being the bona fide owner thereof, shall knowingly and willfully cut down, injure or remove any standing, growing or fallen tree or log off the property of another, the person shall be punished the same as in G.S. 14-72 . History (1889, c. 168; Rev., s. 3687; C.S., s. 4306; 1957, c. 1437, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 77; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2009-508, s. 1.) Local Modification. - Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee: C.S. 4307, 4308; Duplin: 1929, c. 174; Granville: 1965, c. 570; McDowell, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin: C.S. 4307, 4308. Editor's Note. - This section, as amended by Session Laws 2009-508, s. 1, contained a subsection (a) but no subsection (b). The subsection (a) designation has been deleted at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2009-508, s. 1, effective December 1, 2009, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date, substituted "or log off the property of another, the person shall be punished the same as in G.S. 14-72 " for "or log, the property of another, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor" at the end.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does North Carolina General Statutes § 14-135 cover?
Section 14-135 ("(Effective until December 1, 2021) Cutting, injuring, or removing another's timber.") 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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