NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1963 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 781

SENATE BILL 252

 

 

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE PROCUREMENT OF ACADEMIC CREDIT THROUGH FRAUDULENT USE OF WORK OTHER THAN THAT OF THE STUDENT.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  Article 20 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes of North Carolina is amended by adding a new Section to read as follows:

§ 14-118.2. Obtaining Academic Credit by Fraudulent Means. "(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to assist any student, or advertise, offer or attempt to assist any student, in obtaining or in attempting to obtain, by fraudulent means, any academic credit, or any diploma, certificate or other instrument purporting to confer any literary, scientific, professional, technical or other degree in any course of study in any university, college, academy or other educational institution. The activity prohibited by this subsection includes, but is not limited, to preparing or advertising, offering, or attempting to prepare a term paper, thesis, or dissertation for another and impersonating or advertising, offering or attempting to impersonate another in taking or attempting to take an examination.

"(b)      Any person, firm, corporation or association violating any of the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, in the discretion of the court. Provided, however, the provisions of this Section shall not apply to the acts of one student in assisting another student as herein defined if the former is duly registered in an educational institution and is subject to the disciplinary authority thereof."

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  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.