Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 78A-11

  • Person: means an individual, an entity, a partnership in which the interests of the partners are not evidenced by a security, a trust in which the interests of the beneficiaries are not evidenced by a security, or an unincorporated organization. See North Carolina General Statutes 78A-2
  • State: means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. See North Carolina General Statutes 78A-2

It is unlawful for any person to willfully manage, supervise, control, or own, directly or indirectly, either alone or in association with others, any telephone room in this State.  For purposes of this section, “telephone room” means an enterprise in which two or more persons engage in telephone communications with members of the public using two or more telephones at one location, or more than one location in a common scheme or enterprise, in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 78A-8 or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 78A-12  It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that the person acted in good faith and did not directly or indirectly induce an act or acts constituting a violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 78A-8 or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 78A-12  (1991, c. 456, s. 1.)