North Carolina § 14-160 - 3. Injuring, destroying, removing, vandalizing, or tampering with firefighting or emergency medical services machinery or equipment.
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§ 14-160. 3. Injuring, destroying, removing, vandalizing, or tampering with firefighting or emergency medical services machinery or equipment.
A person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the person intentionally injures, destroys, removes, vandalizes, or tampers with or otherwise intentionally interferes with the operation of any of the following: Any machinery, apparatus, or equipment used by a fire department or the North Carolina Forest Services for fighting fires, protecting property, or protecting human life. Any ambulance as defined in G.S. 131E-155 or rescue squad emergency medical services vehicle or any equipment or apparatus used for emergency medical services as defined in G.S. 131E-155. History (2017-89, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2017-89, s. 2, made this section effective December 1, 2017, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. § 14-161: Repealed by Session Laws 1994, Extra Session, c. 14, s. 72(7).
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-160 ("3. Injuring, destroying, removing, vandalizing, or tampering with firefighting or emergency medical services machinery or equipment.") 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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