North Carolina § 14-415 - 21. Violations of this Article punishable as an infraction.
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§ 14-415. 21. Violations of this Article punishable as an infraction.
A person who has been issued a valid permit who is found to be carrying a concealed handgun without the permit in the person's possession or who fails to disclose to any law enforcement officer that the person holds a valid permit and is carrying a concealed handgun, as required by G.S. 14-415.11, shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be punished in accordance with G.S. 14-3.1. Any person who has been issued a valid permit who is found to be carrying a concealed handgun in violation of G.S. 14-415.11(c)(8) shall be guilty of an infraction and may be required to pay a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00). In lieu of paying a fine the person may surrender the permit. A person who has been issued a valid permit who is found to be carrying a concealed handgun in violation of subsection (c2) of G.S. 14-415.11 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A person who violates the provisions of this Article other than as set forth in subsection (a) or (a1) of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. History (1995, c. 398, s. 1; 2011-268, s. 21(a); 2013-369, s. 16; 2015-195, s. 9.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2015-195, s. 18, made the amendment to this section by Session Laws 2015-195, s. 9, applicable to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2015, and provided that: "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." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2013-369, s. 16, effective October 1, 2013, added subsection (a1); and inserted "or (a1)" in subsection (b). For applicability, see Editor's note. Session Laws 2015-195, s. 9, effective December 1, 2015, added the second sentence of subsection (a); and deleted "subdivision (c)(8) or" preceding "subsection (c2) of G.S. 14-415.11 " in subsection (a1). For applicability, see editor's note.
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