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Certain criminal offenses.

G.S. 53-355
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§ 53-355.  Certain criminal offenses. (a) An officer, director, employee, or shareholder of a State trust company commits an offense if the person knowingly: (1) Conceals information or a fact, or removes, destroys, or conceals a book or record of the State trust company for the purpose of concealing information or a fact, from the Commissioner or an agent of the Commissioner; or (2) For the purpose of concealing information or a fact, removes or destroys any book or record of the State trust company that is material to a pending or anticipated legal or administrative proceeding. (b) An officer, director, or employee of a State trust company commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a false entry in the books or records or in any report or statement of the State trust company. (c) An offense under the provisions of this section shall be a Class H felony. (2001-263, s. 1.)
Source: North Carolina General Assembly (ncleg.gov)URL: https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_53/GS_53-355.htmlFetched: 10/19/2026

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