It shall be unlawful for any person to falsely represent himself or herself in any manner whatsoever as blind, deaf, unable to speak, or otherwise physically disabled for the purpose of obtaining money or other thing of value or of making sales of any character of personal property. Any person so falsely representing himself or herself and securing aid or assistance on account of such representation, shall be deemed guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-113
Obtaining money by false representation of physical disability
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Jones (2012)
Most recently applied in State v. Jones (November 2012)
1919, c. 104; C.S., s. 4286; 1969, c. 1224, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 53; 1994, Ex
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