Attorney's Note

Under the N.C. Gen. Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class F felonybetween 10 and 41 months
Class G felonybetween 8 and 31 months
For details, see § 15A-1340.17

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(a)        It is unlawful for any person to communicate a threat of injury to a person, or to damage the property of another, as punishment or retaliation against a person for having withdrawn from a criminal gang.

(a1)      It is unlawful for any person to injure a person as punishment or retaliation against a person for having withdrawn from a criminal gang.

(b)        A violation of subsection (a) of this section is a Class G felony. A violation of subsection (a1) of this section is a Class F felony. ?(2008-214, s. 3; 2017-194, s. 10.)