14-56.3. Breaking into paper currency machines.
Any person, who with intent to steal any moneys therein forcibly breaks into any vending or dispensing machine or device which is operated or activated by the use, deposit or insertion of United States paper currency, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, but if such person has previously been convicted of violating this section, such person shall be punished as a Class I felon.
There shall be posted on the machines referred to in this section a decal stating that it is a crime to break into paper currency machines. The absence of such a decal is not a defense to a prosecution for the crime described in this section. (1977, c. 853, ss. 1, 2; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; c. 767, s. 2; 1993, c. 539, ss. 29, 1154; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 14 - Burglary and Other Housebreakings.
§ 14-51 - First and second degree burglary.
§ 14-51.3 - Use of force in defense of person; relief from criminal or civil liability.
§ 14-51.4 - Justification for defensive force not available.
§ 14-52 - Punishment for burglary.
§ 14-53 - Breaking out of dwelling house burglary.
§ 14-54 - Breaking or entering buildings generally.
§ 14-54.1 - Breaking or entering a building that is a place of religious worship.
§ 14-54.2 - Breaking or entering a pharmacy.
§ 14-55 - Preparation to commit burglary or other housebreakings.
§ 14-56.1 - Breaking into or forcibly opening coin- or currency-operated machines.
§ 14-56.2 - Damaging or destroying coin- or currency-operated machines.
§ 14-56.3 - Breaking into paper currency machines.
§ 14-56.4 - Preparation to commit breaking or entering into motor vehicles.