14-112. Obtaining merchandise on approval.
If any person, with intent to cheat and defraud, shall solicit and obtain from any merchant any article of merchandise on approval, and shall thereafter, upon demand, refuse or fail to return the same to such merchant in an unused and undamaged condition, or to pay for the same, such person so offending shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Evidence that a person has solicited a merchant to deliver to him any article of merchandise for examination or approval and has obtained the same upon such solicitation, and thereafter, upon demand, has refused or failed to return the same to such merchant in an unused and undamaged condition, or to pay for the same, shall constitute prima facie evidence of the intent of such person to cheat and defraud, within the meaning of this section: Provided, this section shall not apply to merchandise sold upon a written contract which is signed by the purchaser. (1911, c. 185; C.S., s. 4285; 1941, c. 242; 1969, c. 1224, s. 2; 1993, c. 539, s. 52; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 19 - False Pretenses and Cheats.
§ 14-100 - Obtaining property by false pretenses.
§ 14-100.1 - Possession or manufacture of certain fraudulent forms of identification.
§ 14-101 - Obtaining signatures by false pretenses.
§ 14-102 - Obtaining property by false representation of pedigree of animals.
§ 14-103 - Obtaining certificate of registration of animals by false representation.
§ 14-104 - Obtaining advances under promise to work and pay for same.
§ 14-105 - Obtaining advances under written promise to pay therefor out of designated property.
§ 14-106 - Obtaining property in return for worthless check, draft or order.
§ 14-107 - Worthless checks; multiple presentment of checks.
§ 14-107.1 - Prima facie evidence in worthless check cases.
§ 14-107.2 - Program for collection in worthless check cases.
§ 14-108 - Obtaining property or services from slot machines, etc., by false coins or tokens.
§ 14-109 - Manufacture, sale, or gift of devices for cheating slot machines, etc.
§ 14-110 - Defrauding innkeeper or campground owner.
§ 14-111.3 - Making unneeded ambulance request in certain counties.
§ 14-111.4 - Misuse of 911 system.
§ 14-112 - Obtaining merchandise on approval.
§ 14-112.2 - Exploitation of an older adult or disabled adult.
§ 14-112.3 - Asset freeze or seizure; proceeding.
§ 14-113 - Obtaining money by false representation of physical disability.