2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 14-202.3. Solicitation of child by computer to commit an unlawful sex act.

§ 14‑202.3.  Solicitation of child by computer to commit an unlawful sex act.

(a)       Offense. – A person is guilty of solicitation of a child by a computer if the person is 16 years of age or older and the person knowingly, with the intent to commit an unlawful sex act, entices, advises, coerces, orders, or commands, by means of a computer, a child who is less than 16 years of age and at least 3 years younger than the defendant, or a person the defendant believes to be a child who is less than 16 years of age and who the defendant believes to be at least 3 years younger than the defendant, to meet with the defendant or any other person for the purpose of committing an unlawful sex act. Consent is not a defense to a charge under this section.

(b)       Jurisdiction. – The offense is committed in the State for purposes of determining jurisdiction, if the transmission that constitutes the offense either originates in the State or is received in the State.

(c)       Punishment. – A violation of this section is a Class H felony. (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 632, s. 1; 2005‑121, s. 1.)