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NC 14-286. - NC 14-286.

NC 14-286. NC 14-286. - North Carolina Chapter 14 - Criminal Law. Free legal research.

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NC 14-286. - NC 14-286.

Chapter 14 - Criminal Law

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§ 14-286. Giving false fire alarms; molesting fire-alarm, fire-detection or fire-extinguishing system. (a) Offense. - It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to wantonly and willfully give or cause to be given, or to advise, counsel, or aid and abet anyone in giving, a false alarm of fire, or to break the glass key protector, or to pull the slide, arm, or lever of any station or signal box of any fire-alarm system, except in case of fire, or willfully misuse or damage a portable fire extinguisher, or in any way to willfully interfere with, damage, deface, molest, or injure any part or portion of any fire-alarm, fire-detection, smoke-detection or fire-extinguishing system. (b) Penalty. - Any person who willfully interferes with, damages, defaces, molests, or injures any part or porti...

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In simple terms: NC 14-286. NC 14-286. - North Carolina Chapter 14 - Criminal Law. Free legal research.. This means people must follow this rule, and breaking it can lead to criminal penalties.

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