Sex Crimes: Definitions and Penalties
North Carolina
Last Updated: March 2020
First Degree Forcible Rape | Answer |
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Engaging in vaginal intercourse with another person by force and against the will of the other person, and:
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Second Degree Forcible Rape | Answer |
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Engaging in vaginal intercourse with another person:
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Statutory Rape of a Child by an Adult | Answer |
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First Degree Statutory Rape | Answer |
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Statutory Rape of a Person Who Is 15 Years of Age or Younger | Answer |
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First-Degree Forcible Sexual Offense | Answer |
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Engaging in a sexual act with another person by force and against the will of the other person, and does any one of the following:
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Second-Degree Forcible Sexual Offense | Answer |
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Statutory Sexual Offense with a Child by an Adult | Answer |
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Following the termination of active punishment, the person shall be enrolled in satellite-based monitoring for life. |
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First-Degree Statutory Sexual Offense | Answer |
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Following the termination of active punishment, the person shall be enrolled in satellite-based monitoring for life. |
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Any person who commits First-degree Statutory Sexual Offense is guilty of a Class B1 felony. |
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Statutory Sexual Offense with a Person Who Is 15 or Younger | Answer |
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Sexual Battery | Answer |
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Sexual Activity by a Substitute Parent of Custodian | Answer |
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Sexual Activity with a Student | Answer |
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Crime Against Nature (Sodomy) | Answer |
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