PUBLISHED

N.C.G.S. § 14-16.7

Threats against executive, legislative, court, or local elected officers.

Effective date: 2026-08-08
Last verified: 2026-08-09
Source: official source
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(a) Any person who knowingly and willfully makes any threat to inflict serious bodily injury upon or to kill any legislative officer, executive officer, court officer, or local elected officer, or who knowingly and willfully makes any threat to inflict serious bodily injury upon or kill any other person as retaliation against any legislative officer, executive officer, court officer, or local elected officer because of the exercise of that officer's duties, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished as a Class H felon. (b) Any person who knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail any letter, writing, or other document containing a threat to commit an offense described in subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished as a Class H felon. (1981, c. 822, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 1126; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1999-398, s. 1; 2014-119, s. 6(b); 2025-81, s. 4.)