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(c1) No school personnel as defined in G.S. 14-33(c)(6) who takes reasonable actions in<br />

good faith to end a fight or altercation between students shall incur any civil or criminal<br />

liability as the result of those actions.<br />

(d) Any person who, in the course of an assault, assault and battery, or affray, inflicts<br />

serious injury upon another person, or uses a deadly weapon, in violation of subdivision<br />

(c)(1) of this section, on a person with whom the person has a personal relationship, and<br />

in the presence of a minor, is guilty of a Class A1 misdemeanor. A person convicted<br />

under this subsection, who is sentenced to a community punishment, shall be placed on<br />

supervised probation in addition to any other punishment imposed by the court.<br />

A person committing a second or subsequent violation of this subsection shall be<br />

sentenced to an active punishment of no less than 30 days in addition to any other<br />

punishment imposed by the court.<br />

The following definitions apply to this subsection:<br />

(1) “Personal relationship” is as defined in G.S. 50B-1(b).<br />

(2) “In the presence of a minor” means that the minor was in a position to have observed<br />

the assault.<br />

(3) “Minor” is any person under the age of 18 years who is residing with or is under the<br />

care and supervision of, and who has a personal relationship with, the person assaulted or<br />

the person committing the assault.<br />

N.C.G.S.A. § 14-318.4 (2013). <strong>Child</strong> abuse a felony<br />

(a) A parent or any other person providing care to or supervision of a child less than 16<br />

years of age who intentionally inflicts any serious physical injury upon or to the child or<br />

who intentionally commits an assault upon the child which results in any serious physical<br />

injury to the child is guilty of a Class E felony, except as otherwise provided in<br />

subsection (a3) of this section.<br />

(a1) Any parent of a child less than 16 years of age, or any other person providing care to<br />

or supervision of the child, who commits, permits, or encourages any act of prostitution<br />

with or by the child is guilty of child abuse and shall be punished as a Class E felon.<br />

(a2) Any parent or legal guardian of a child less than 16 years of age who commits or<br />

allows the commission of any sexual act upon the child is guilty of a Class E felony.<br />

<strong>National</strong> Center for Prosecution of <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Abuse</strong><br />

<strong>National</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>Attorneys</strong> Association<br />

http://www.ndaa.org/ncpca_state_statutes.html 131

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