2011 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 14 Criminal Law.
Article 4A - Prohibited Secret Societies and Activities.
14-12.12. Placing burning or flaming cross on property of another or on public street or highway or on any public place.
14‑12.12. Placing burning or flaming cross on property of another or on public street or highway or on any public place.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to place or cause to be placed on the property of another in this State a burning or flaming cross or any manner of exhibit in which a burning or flaming cross, real or simulated, is a whole or a part, without first obtaining written permission of the owner or occupier of the premises so to do.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to place or cause to be placed on the property of another in this State or on a public street or highway, or on any public place a burning or flaming cross or any manner of exhibit in which a burning or flaming cross real or simulated, is a whole or a part, with the intention of intimidating any person or persons or of preventing them from doing any act which is lawful, or causing them to do any act which is unlawful. (1953, c. 1193, s. 11; 1967, c. 522, ss. 1, 2; 2008‑197, s. 1.)
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