14-14. Possessing tools for counterfeiting.
If any person shall have in his possession any instrument for the purpose of making any counterfeit similitude or likeness of any coin made of gold or silver which is in common use and received in discharge of contracts by the citizens of the State, and shall be duly convicted thereof, the person so offending shall be punished as a Class I felon. (1811, c. 814, s. 4, P.R.; R.C., c. 34, s. 65; Code, s. 1036; Rev., s. 3423; C.S., s. 4182; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1; c. 179, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 1124; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1995, c. 379, s. 1(b).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 5 - Counterfeiting and Issuing Monetary Substitutes.
§ 14-13 - Counterfeiting coin and uttering coin that is counterfeit.
§ 14-14 - Possessing tools for counterfeiting.
§ 14-15 - Issuing substitutes for money without authority.
§ 14-16 - Receiving or passing unauthorized substitutes for money.