NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1963 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 814

HOUSE BILL 725

 

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THE PUNISHMENT FOR UNLAWFUL OPENING, BREAKING INTO, FORCIBLY OPENING OR MALICIOUSLY DAMAGING COIN-OPERATED MACHINES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  Article 14 of Chapter 14, as the same appears in Volume 1B of the General Statutes, is hereby amended by adding a new Section immediately following G.S. 14‑56, to be designated as G.S. 14-56.1 and to read as follows:

"G.S. 14-56.1.  Breaking Into or Forcibly Opening Coin-operated Machines. Any person who forcibly breaks into, or by the unauthorized use of key, keys, or other instrument, opens any coin-operated vending machine, coin-activated machine or device, or coin-operated telephone or telephone coin receptacle, with intent to steal any property or moneys therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be fined or imprisoned, or both, in the discretion of the court."

Sec. 2.  Article 14 of Chapter 14, as the same appears in Volume 1-B of the General Statutes, is hereby further amended by adding a new Section immediately following G.S. 14-56.1, to be designated as G.S. 14-56.2 and to read as follows:

"G.S. 14-56.2.  Damaging or Destroying Coin-operated Machines. Any person who shall willfully and maliciously damage or destroy any coin-operated vending machine, coin-activated machine or device, or coin-operated telephone or telephone coin receptacle shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be fined or imprisoned, or both, in the discretion of the court."

Sec. 3.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4.  This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 11th day of June, 1963.