110-103. Criminal penalty.
(a) Any person who violates the provisions of G.S. 110-98 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Violations of G.S. 110-98(2), 110-99(b), 110-99(c), and 110-102 are exempted from the provisions of this subsection.
(b) It shall be a Class I felony for any person who operates a child care facility to:
(1) Willfully violate the provisions of G.S. 110-99(a), or
(2) Willfully violate the provisions of this Article while providing child care for three or more children, for more than four hours per day on two consecutive days.
(c) Any person who violates the provisions of this Article and, as a result of the violation, causes serious injury to a child attending the child care facility, shall be guilty of a Class H felony.
(d) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section, and has a prior conviction for violating subsection (a), shall be guilty of a Class H felony. (1971, c. 803, s. 1; 1983, c. 297, s. 3; 1985, c. 757, s. 156(gg); 1987, c. 788, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 824; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997-506, s. 20; 2003-192, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 7 - Child Care Facilities.
§ 110-85 - Legislative intent and purpose.
§ 110-88 - Powers and duties of the Commission.
§ 110-90 - Powers and duties of Secretary of Health and Human Services.
§ 110-90.2 - Mandatory child care providers' criminal history checks.
§ 110-91 - Mandatory standards for a license.
§ 110-92 - Duties of State and local agencies.
§ 110-93 - Application for a license.
§ 110-94 - Administrative Procedure Act.
§ 110-98 - Mandatory compliance.
§ 110-98.1 - Prima facie evidence of existence of child care.
§ 110-98.5 - Care for school-age children during state of emergency.
§ 110-99 - Possession and display of license.
§ 110-101.1 - Corporal punishment banned in certain "nonlicensed" homes.
§ 110-102 - Information for parents.
§ 110-102.1 - Reporting of missing or deceased children.
§ 110-102.1A - Unauthorized administration of medication.
§ 110-102.2 - Administrative penalties.
§ 110-104 - Injunctive relief.
§ 110-105 - Authority to inspect facilities.
§ 110-105.3 - Child maltreatment.
§ 110-105.4 - Duty to report child maltreatment.
§ 110-105.5 - Child maltreatment registry.
§ 110-105.6 - Penalties for child maltreatment.
§ 110-106 - Religious sponsored child care facilities.
§ 110-106.2 - Department of Defense-certified child care facilities.