North Carolina § 14-23 - 8. Knowledge not required.

§ 14-23. 8. Knowledge not required.

Except for an offense under G.S. 14-23.2(a)(1) , an offense under this Article does not require proof of either of the following: The person engaging in the conduct had knowledge or should have had knowledge that the victim of the underlying offense was pregnant. The defendant intended to cause the death of, or bodily injury to, the unborn child. History (2011-60, s. 2.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2011-60, ss. 4-7, provide: "SECTION 4. This act shall not be construed to impose criminal liability on an expectant mother who is the victim of acts of domestic violence which cause injury or death to her unborn child. The term 'domestic violence' is defined in Chapter 50B of the General Statutes. "SECTION 5. Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act remain applicable to those prosecutions. "SECTION 6. If any provision of this act or its application is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act that can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. "SECTION 7. A prosecution for or conviction under this act is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any other crime committed by the defendant as part of the same conduct."