Section 90-21.145 - Penalties(a) In General. - Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, a person who violates G.S. 90-21.142 or G.S. 90-21.143 is guilty of a Class D felony, which shall include a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).(b) Unlawful Killing of Child Born Alive. - Any person who intentionally performs or attempts to perform an overt act that kills a child born alive shall be punished as under G.S. 14-17(c) for murder.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21.145
Added by 2023 N.C. Sess. Laws 14, s. 3-a, eff. 7/1/2023, applicable to offenses committed on or after that date.