14-27.24. First-degree statutory rape.
(a) A person is guilty of first-degree statutory rape if the person engages in vaginal intercourse with a victim who is a child under the age of 13 years and the defendant is at least 12 years old and is at least four years older than the victim.
(b) Any person who commits an offense defined in this section is guilty of a Class B1 felony.
(c) Upon conviction, a person convicted under this section has no rights to custody of or rights of inheritance from any child born as a result of the commission of the rape, nor shall the person have any rights related to the child under Chapter 48 or Subchapter 1 of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes. (1979, c. 682, s. 1; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 4; 1981, c. 63; c. 106, ss. 1, 2; c. 179, s. 14; 1983, c. 175, ss. 4, 10; c. 720, s. 4; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 22, s. 2; 2004-128, s. 7; 2015-181, s. 6.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 7B - Rape and Other Sex Offenses.
§ 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.
§ 14-27.31 - Sexual activity by a substitute parent or custodian.
§ 14-27.32 - Sexual activity with a student.
§ 14-27.33A - Sexual contact or penetration under pretext of medical treatment.
§ 14-27.34 - No defense that victim is spouse of person committing act.
§ 14-27.35 - No presumption as to incapacity.
§ 14-27.36 - Evidence required in prosecutions under this Article.