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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-71.2 (2026)

Receiving or transferring stolen vehicles

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Any person who, with intent to procure or pass title to a vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen or unlawfully taken, receives or transfers possession of the same from or to another, or who has in his possession any vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen or unlawfully taken, and who is not an officer of the law engaged at the time in the performance of his duty as such officer shall be punished as a Class H felon. (1937, c. 407, s. 70; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1; c. 179, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 1252; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2019-186, s. 1(c).)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2020–2026 · leading case: State v. Collington (N.C. 2020).
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State v. Collington (N.C. 2020). · cites it 3× “§ 14-55 (making it unlawful to “be found having in his possession, without lawful excuse, any picklock, key, bit, or other implement of housebreaking”); and the possession of a stolen motor vehicle, N.C.G.S. § 14-71.2 (providing that “[a]ny person .”
State v. Collington (N.C. 2020). · cites it 3× “§ 14-55 (making it unlawful to “be found having in his possession, without lawful excuse, any picklock, key, bit, or other implement of housebreaking”); and the possession of a stolen motor vehicle, N.C.G.S. § 14-71.2 (providing that “[a]ny person .”
State v. Jones (N.C. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “N.C.G.S. § 14-71.2 (2023). Therefore, the essential elements of possession of a stolen motor vehicle are that: (1) the defendant possessed (2) the vehicle and (3) the defendant knew or had reason to know that the vehicle had been stolen or unlawfully taken.”
In re: I.M.F. (N.C. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 3× “N.C.G.S. § 14-71.2; see also State v. Robinson, 368 N.”
State v. Jordan (N.C. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “§ 20-106 (2017) (recodified at N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-71.2 ) (providing that any person “who has in his possession any vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen or unlawfully taken, and who is not an officer of the law engaged at the time in the performance…”
State v. Jordan (N.C. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “§ 20-106 (2017) (recodified at N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-71.2 ) (providing that any person “who has in his possession any vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen or unlawfully taken, and who is not an officer of the law engaged at the time in the performance…”
State v. Thomas (N.C. 2026). · cites it 2× “G.S. §§ 14-71.2, 14-72, 15A-1340.17(c) (2025).”
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