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Appendix 3: Criminal Penalties Associated with the Registration Programs
G.S. §
Who Can Violate?
Violation
Penalty
14-208.1lA(a)(2)
Any person who has
reason to believe an
offender is in violation
of Article 27A, and
who has intent to
assist the offender in
eluding arrest
Harbor, attempt to harbor, or assist another person in
harboring or attempting to harbor, the offender
(This provision does not apply if the offender
is
incarcerated or is in the custody of a local, state, private,
or federal correctional facility)
Class H
felony
14-208.11A(a)(3)
Any person who has
reason to believe an
offender is in violation
of Article 27A, and
who has intent to
assist the offender in
eluding arrest
Conceal, or attempt to conceal, or assist another person in
concealing or attempting to conceal, the offender
(This provision does not apply if the offender is
incarcerated or is in the custody of a local, state, private,
or federal correctional facility)
Class H
felony
14-208.11A(a)(4)
Any person who has
reason to believe an
offender is in violation
of Article 27A, and
who has intent to
assist the offender in
eluding arrest
Provide information to a law enforcement agency
regarding the offender that the person knows to be false
information
(This provision does not apply if the offender is
incarcerated or is in the custody of a local, state, private,
or federal correctional facility)
Class H
felony
14-208.16(f)
Person required to
register
Violates residential restrictions as established by G.S.
§
14-208.16 (reside within 1,000 ft of school or child
care center)
Class G
felony
14-208.17(c)
Person required to
register
Violates prohibition as established by G.S.
§
14-208.17
against working or volunteering for child-involved
activities
Class F
felony
14-208.17(c)
Any person
Violates limitation as established by G.S.
§
14-208.17 on
residential use
Class F
felony
14-208.18
Persons required to
register who have
committed any Article
7A offense or any
offense where the
victim of the offense
was under the age of
16 years at the time of
offense
Unlawfully on protected premises which are generally
places intended primarily for the education, use, care,
or supervision of minors. Must analyze each situation
and statute to determine:
1. Is the offender covered by this statute?
2. Are the premises protected by the statute?
3. Does the offender fall into one of the statutory
exceptions?
Class H
felony
14-208.44(a)
Person required to
enroll in a satellite-
based monitoring
program
Failure
to enroll
Class F
felony
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Appendix 3: Criminal Penalties Associated with the Registration Programs
G.S.
§
Who Can Violate?
Violation
Penalty
14-208.44(b)
[2007 S.L. 213]
Any person
Intentionally tampers with, removes, vandalizes, or
otherwise interferes with the proper functioning of a
device issued pursuant to a satellite-based monitoring
program to a person duly enrolled in the program
Class E
felony
14-208.44(c)
[2007 S.L. 213]
Person required to
enroll in a satellite-
based monitoring
program
Failure to provide necessary information to the Division
of Adult Correction, or fails to cooperate with the
Division’s guidelines and regulations for the program
Class 1
misd.
14-321.1(c) Any
person
Violation of prohibition established in G.S.
§
14-321.1
against baby sitting service by sex offender or in the
home of a sex offender
First offense
is Class 1
misd.;
Second or
subsequent
offense is
Class H
felony
20-27.1 [2009 S.L.
491]
Person required to
register
Drives a commercial passenger vehicle or school bus and
does not have a valid CDL with a P or S endorsement
because that person was convicted of a violation that
requires registration
Class F
felony
20-30(5)
Any person
Provides false or fictitious information in any application
for a driver’s license, learner’s permit, or special
identification card
Class 1
misd.
20-31
Any person
Makes a false affidavit or knowingly swears or affirms
falsely to any matter in Article 2 of the Motor Vehicle
Laws
Class I
felony
20-37.14A [2009
S.L. 491]
Any person
Makes a false affidavit, or knowingly swears or affirms
falsely, to any matter or thing required to be affirmed to
or be sworn to by terms of G.S.
§
20-37.14A (Prohibit
issuance/renewal of CDL with P or S endorsement to
person required to register)
Class I
felony