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2014 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 58 - Insurance.
Article 81 - Hotels; Safety Provisions.
§ 58-81-5 - Careless or negligent setting of fires.

NC Gen Stat § 58-81-5 (2014) What's This?

58-81-5. Careless or negligent setting of fires.

Any person who in any fashion or manner negligently or carelessly sets fire to any bedding, furniture, draperies, house or household furnishings or other equipment or appurtenances in or to any hotel or other building of like occupancy shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1947, c. 1066; 1993, c. 539, s. 474; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)


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