Section 14-86.7 - Damage to property during organized retail theft; assault during organized retail theft(a) Damage to Property During Organized Retail Theft. - A person commits the offense of damage to property during organized retail theft if the person conspires with another person to commit theft of retail property from a retail establishment with a value exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and damages, destroys, or defaces real or personal property in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(b) Assault During Organized Retail Theft. - A person commits the offense of assault during organized retail theft if the person conspires with another person to commit theft of retail property from a retail establishment with a value exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and commits an act of assault and battery against an employee or independent contractor of the retail establishment or a law enforcement officer in the commission of the theft of retail property.(c) Punishment. - A violation of this section is a Class A1 misdemeanor.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-86.7
Added by 2022 N.C. Sess. Laws 30,s. 2, eff. 12/1/2022.