North Carolina § 14-184 - Fornication and adultery.

§ 14-184. Fornication and adultery.

If any man and woman, not being married to each other, shall lewdly and lasciviously associate, bed and cohabit together, they shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor: Provided, that the admissions or confessions of one shall not be received in evidence against the other. History (1805, c. 684, P.R.; R.C., c. 34, s. 45; Code, s. 1041; Rev., s. 3350; C.S., s. 4343; 1969, c. 1224, s. 9; 1993, c. 539, s. 119; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).) Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1977 constitutional law, see 56 N.C.L. Rev. 943 (1978). For note on dependency tax deductions for paramours and how I.R.C. § 152(b)(5) applies to this statute, see 3 Campbell L. Rev. 133 (1981). For note, "The Squeal Rule: Statutory Resolution and Constitutional Implications - Burdening the Minor's Right of Privacy," see 6 Duke L.J. 1325 (1984). For note, "The Effect on the Child of a Custodial Parent's Involvement in an Intimate Same-Sex Relationship," see 10 Campbell L. Rev. 131 (1996). For comment, "The Road Not Taken: Using the Eighth Amendment to Strike Down Criminal Punishment for Engaging in Consensual Sexual Acts," see 82 N.C.L. Rev. 723 (2004). For article, "Falling Out of Love with an Outdated Tort: An Argument for the Abolition of Criminal Conversation in North Carolina," 87 N.C.L. Rev. 1910 (2009).