\n(a) Violation of the provisions of G.S. 70-29 is a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n(b) Violation of the provisions of G.S. 70-37(a) is a Class H felony. (1981, c. 853, s. 2; 1993, c. 539, s. 543; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
North Carolina Legal Code
§ 70.40
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