§ 14-15. Issuing substitutes for money without authority. - North Carolina Statutes

§14‑15.  Issuing substitutes for money without authority.

If any person or corporation,unless the same be expressly allowed by law, shall issue any bill, due bill,order, ticket, certificate of deposit, promissory note or obligation, or anyother kind of security, whatever may be its form or name, with the intent thatthe same shall circulate or pass as the representative of, or as a substitutefor, money, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and only punishable bya fine not to exceed the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00); and if the offender bea corporation, it shall in addition forfeit its charter.  Every person orcorporation offending against this section, or aiding or assisting therein,shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and only punishable by a fine not toexceed fifty dollars ($50.00). (R.C., c. 36, s. 5; Code, s.2493; 1895, c. 127; Rev., s. 3711; C.S., s. 4183; 1993, c. 539, s. 13; 1994,Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)