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North Carolina Crimes

Laws current as of
December 10, 2024

Crimes

Even if you do not qualify for a domestic violence protection order (“50B orders”) or a civil no-contact order (“50C orders”), the abuser may have committed a crime. If you call the police, they may arrest him/her for a crime and you may get a restraining order through the criminal court. Remember that even if you do have a a domestic violence protection order (“50B orders”) or a civil no-contact order (“50C orders”), you can still report him/her to the police if you believe s/he committed a crime against you.

In our Abuse Using Technology section, you can learn the types of behaviors that are considered a misuse of technology. Some of these behaviors might be recognized as a crime depending on the specific laws of your state.

What are some crimes that the abuser may have committed in North Carolina?
If I am the victim of a crime, where can I get additional help in North Carolina?

What are some crimes that the abuser may have committed in North Carolina?

Here is a list of some possible crimes in North Carolina that the abuser may have committed. You can click on the links to read the legal definition of each crime on our Selected North Carolina Statutes page:

Statute Crime (click here to sort the list alphabetically by crime names)
14-27.21 First-degree forcible rape
14-27.22 Second-degree forcible rape
14-27.23 Statutory rape of a child by an adult
14-27.24 First-degree statutory rape
14-27.25 Statutory rape of person who is 15 years of age or younger
14-27.26 First-degree forcible sexual offense
14-27.27 Second-degree forcible sexual offense
14-27.28 Statutory sexual offense with a child by an adult
14-27.29 First-degree statutory sexual offense
14-27.30 Statutory sexual offense with a person who is 15 years of age or younger
14-27.33 Sexual battery
14-32.4 Assault inflicting serious bodily injury; strangulation
14-33 Misdemeanor assaults, batteries, and affrays
14-33.2 Habitual misdemeanor assault
14-34 Assaulting by pointing gun
14-39 Kidnapping
14-41 Abduction of children
14-43.11 Human trafficking
14-43.12 Involuntary servitude
14-43.13 Sexual servitude
14-43.3 Felonious restraint
14-113.20 Identity theft
14-134.3 Domestic criminal trespass
14-159.12 First degree trespass
14-159.13 Second degree trespass
14-160 Willful and wanton injury to personal property
14-190.5A Disclosure of private images
14-190.16 First degree sexual exploitation of a minor
14-190.17 Second degree sexual exploitation of a minor
14-190.17A Secretly peeping into room occupied by another person
14-190.17C Obscene visual representation of sexual exploitation of a minor
14-196 Telephone harassment/ use of profane language
14-196.3 Cyberstalking
14-202 Secretly peeping into room occupied by another person
14-202.7 Sexual extortion; aggravated sexual extortion
14-277.1 Communicating threats
14-277.3A Stalking
14-320.1 Transporting child outside the State with intent to violate custody order
14-322 Abandonment and failure to support spouse and children
14-394 Mailing anonymous or threatening letters
15A-287 Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications

If I am the victim of a crime, where can I get additional help in North Carolina?

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety runs an Office of Victim Services, which provides information on victims’ rights and services including the North Carolina Statewide Automated Victim Assistance and Notification (SAVAN). You can reach the Office of Victim Services at at (919) 733-7974 and SAVAN at (877) 627-2826.

For information on victim compensation in North Carolina, visit the North Carolina Department of Public Safety’s Crime Victims Compensation Services website.

If you are a victim of domestic violence and have been charged with a crime, you can go to our Abuse Victims Charged with Crimes page.

Other organizations for victims of crime are listed on our National Organizations - Crime Victims page.

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