N.C.G.S. § 14-2.5 — revision history
Text is never overwritten. Each amendment lands as a new version row with its own effective range.
Version 1 — 2026-08-08 to present
Scraped from ncleg.gov; The General Statutes include changes through S.L. 2026-7.
Unless a different classification is expressly stated, an attempt to commit a misdemeanor or a felony is punishable under the next lower classification as the offense which the offender attempted to commit. An attempt to commit a Class A or Class B1 felony is a Class B2 felony, an attempt to commit a Class B2 felony is a Class C felony, an attempt to commit a Class I felony is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and an attempt to commit a Class 3 misdemeanor is a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1993, c. 538, s. 6; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 22, s. 11, c. 24, s. 14(b).)