§ 14-69.1. Making a false report concerning destructive device.
§ 14‑69.1. Making afalse report concerning destructive device.
(a) Except as providedin subsection (c) of this section, any person who, by any means ofcommunication to any person or group of persons, makes a report, knowing orhaving reason to know the report is false, that there is located in or insufficient proximity to cause damage to any building, house or other structurewhatsoever or any vehicle, aircraft, vessel or boat any device designed todestroy or damage the building, house or structure or vehicle, aircraft, vesselor boat by explosion, blasting or burning, is guilty of a Class H felony.
(b) Repealed by S.L.1997‑443, s. 19.25(cc).
(c) Any person who, byany means of communication to any person or groups of persons, makes a report,knowing or having reason to know the report is false, that there is located inor in sufficient proximity to cause damage to any public building any devicedesigned to destroy or damage the public building by explosion, blasting, orburning, is guilty of a Class H felony. Any person who receives a secondconviction for a violation of this subsection within five years of the firstconviction for violation of this subsection is guilty of a Class G felony. Forpurposes of this subsection, "public building" means educationalproperty as defined in G.S. 14‑269.2(a)(1), a hospital as defined in G.S.131E‑76(3), a building housing only State, federal, or local governmentoffices, or the offices of State, federal, or local government located in abuilding that is not exclusively occupied by the State, federal, or localgovernment.
(d) The court may ordera person convicted under this section to pay restitution, including costs andconsequential damages resulting from the disruption of the normal activity thatwould have otherwise occurred on the premises but for the false report,pursuant to Article 81C of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes.
(e) For purposes ofthis section, the term "report" shall include making accessible toanother person by computer. (1959, c. 555, s. 1; 1991, c. 648, s. 1; 1993, c. 539,ss. 32, 116; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997‑443, s. 19.25(cc);1999‑257, s. 1; 2005‑311, s. 1.)