14-72.2. Unauthorized use of a motor-propelled conveyance.
(a) A person is guilty of an offense under this section if, without the express or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession, he takes or operates an aircraft, motorboat, motor vehicle, or other motor-propelled conveyance of another.
(b) Unauthorized use of an aircraft is a Class H felony. All other unauthorized use of a motor-propelled conveyance is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(c) Unauthorized use of a motor-propelled conveyance shall be a lesser-included offense of unauthorized use of an aircraft.
(d) As used in this section, "owner" means any person with a property interest in the motor-propelled conveyance. (1973, c. 1330, s. 38; 1977, c. 919; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1, c. 179, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, ss. 36, 1166; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
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§ 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.
§ 14-72.5 - Larceny of motor fuel.
§ 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.
§ 14-79.1 - 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.