§ 58-24-180. Penalties. - North Carolina Statutes

§58‑24‑180.  Penalties.

(a)        Any person,officer, member, or examining physician of any society authorized to dobusiness under this Article who shall knowingly or willfully make any false orfraudulent statement or representation in or with reference to any applicationfor membership, or for the purpose of obtaining money from or benefit in anysociety transacting business under this Article, shall be guilty of a Class 1misdemeanor.

(b)        Any person whoshall solicit membership for, or in any manner assist in procuring membershipin any fraternal benefit society not licensed to do business in this State, orwho shall solicit membership for, or in any manner assist in procuringmembership in any such society not authorized as herein provided to do businessas herein defined in this State, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor andupon conviction thereof shall be punished only by a fine of not less than onethousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(c)        Any society, or anyofficer, agent, or employee thereof, neglecting or refusing to comply with, orviolating, any of the provisions of this Article, the penalty for whichneglect, refusal, or violation is not specified in this section, shall beguilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished only bya fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(d)        Any personviolating the provisions of G.S. 58‑24‑65 shall be guilty of aClass I felony.

(e)        Any person whowillfully makes any false statement under oath in any verified report ordeclaration that is required by law from fraternal benefit societies, is guiltyof a Class I felony. (1987, c. 483, s. 2; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1054,s. 3; 1993, c. 539, ss. 451, 1273; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1993 (Reg.Sess., 1994), c. 767, s. 25.)