North Carolina General Statutes
Article 16 - Larceny.
§ 14-72.11 - Larceny from a merchant.

14-72.11. Larceny from a merchant.
A person is guilty of a Class H felony if the person commits larceny against a merchant under any of the following circumstances:
(1) By taking property that has a value of more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), using an exit door erected and maintained to comply with the requirements of 29 C.F.R. 1910.36 and 29 C.F.R. 1910.37, to exit the premises of a store.
(2) By removing, destroying, or deactivating a component of an antishoplifting or inventory control device to prevent the activation of any antishoplifting or inventory control device.
(3) By affixing a product code created for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining goods or merchandise from a merchant at less than its actual sale price.
(4) When the property is infant formula valued in excess of one hundred dollars ($100.00). As used in this subsection, the term "infant formula," has the same meaning as found in 21 U.S.C. 321(z).
(5) By exchanging property for cash, a gift card, a merchandise card, or some other item of value, knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe the property is stolen. (2007-373, s. 2; 2008-187, s. 34(b); 2017-162, s. 1.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 14 - Criminal Law

Article 16 - Larceny.

§ 14-70 - Distinctions between grand and petit larceny abolished; punishment; accessories to larceny.

§ 14-71 - Receiving stolen goods; receiving or possessing goods represented as stolen.

§ 14-71.1 - Possessing stolen goods.

§ 14-71.2 - Receiving or transferring stolen vehicles.

§ 14-72 - Larceny of property; receiving stolen goods or possessing stolen goods.

§ 14-72.1 - Concealment of merchandise in mercantile establishments.

§ 14-72.2 - Unauthorized use of a motor-propelled conveyance.

§ 14-72.3 - Removal of shopping cart from shopping premises.

§ 14-72.4 - Unauthorized taking or sale of labeled dairy milk cases or milk crates bearing the name or label of owner.

§ 14-72.5 - Larceny of motor fuel.

§ 14-72.6 - Felonious larceny, possession, or receiving of stolen goods from a permitted construction site.

§ 14-72.7 - Chop shop activity.

§ 14-72.8 - Felony larceny of motor vehicle parts.

§ 14-72.9 - Larceny of law enforcement equipment.

§ 14-72.11 - Larceny from a merchant.

§ 14-73 - Jurisdiction of the superior courts in cases of larceny and receiving stolen goods.

§ 14-73.1 - Petty misdemeanors.

§ 14-74 - Larceny by servants and other employees.

§ 14-75 - Larceny of chose in action.

§ 14-75.1 - Larceny of secret technical processes.

§ 14-76 - Larceny, mutilation, or destruction of public records and papers.

§ 14-76.1 - Mutilation or defacement of records and papers in the North Carolina State Archives.

§ 14-77 - Larceny, concealment or destruction of wills.

§ 14-78 - Larceny of ungathered crops.

§ 14-79 - Larceny of ginseng.

§ 14-79.1 - Larceny of pine needles or pine straw.

§ 14-79.2 - Waste kitchen grease; unlawful acts and penalties.

§ 14-81 - Larceny of horses, mules, swine, cattle, or dogs.

§ 14-82 - Taking horses, mules, or dogs for temporary purposes.

§ 14-83.1 - Fixtures subject to larceny.

§ 14-84 - Animals subject to larceny.

§ 14-85 - Pursuing or injuring livestock with intent to steal.

§ 14-86.1 - Seizure and forfeiture of conveyances used in committing larceny and similar crimes.

§ 14-86.2 - Larceny, destruction, defacement, or vandalism of portable toilets or pumper trucks.