NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 263

HOUSE BILL 375

 

 

AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE SCOPE OF G.S. 14-118.1, WHICH PROHIBITS THE SIMULATION OF COURT PROCESS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 14-118.1, as the same appears in the 1969 Replacement to Volume 1B of the General Statutes, is amended by deleting the first sentence and inserting in its place the following:

"It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association, agent or employee in any manner to coerce, intimidate, or attempt to coerce or intimidate any person in connection with any claim, demand or account, by the issuance, utterance or delivery of any matter, printed, typed or written, which (a) simulates or resembles a summons, warrant, writ or other court process or pleading; or (b) by its form, wording, use of the name of North Carolina or any officer, agency or subdivision thereof, use of seals or insignia, or general appearance has a tendency to create in the mind of the ordinary person the false impression that it has judicial or other official authorization, sanction or approval."

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective on July 1, 1979.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 3rd day of April, 1979.