North Carolina General Statutes 14-234.2. Public officers or employees financially benefiting from public position
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Attorney's Note
Under the N.C. Gen. Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:Class | Prison | Fine |
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Class H felony | between 4 and 25 months |
(a) No elected officer of a political subdivision of this State shall solicit or receive personal financial gain from the political subdivision of this State for which that elected officer serves by means of intimidation, undue influence, or misuse of the employees of that political subdivision of this State.
(b) This section shall not apply to financial gain received from a political subdivision of this State for acting in the elected official’s official capacity or financial gain received with the approval of the governing board of the political subdivision of this State for which that elected officer serves.
(c) Violation of this section shall be a Class H felony. ?(2021-191, s. 3(a).)