(A) A person committing a breach of trust with a fraudulent intention or a person who hires or counsels another person to commit a breach of trust with a fraudulent intention is guilty of larceny.
(B) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a:
(1) misdemeanor triable in magistrates court or municipal court, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, 22-3-550, and 14-25-65, if the amount is two thousand dollars or less. Upon conviction, the person must be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days;
(2) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than five years if the amount is more than two thousand dollars but less than ten thousand dollars;
(3) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than ten years if the amount is ten thousand dollars or more.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-365; 1952 Code Section 16-365; 1942 Code Section 1149; 1932 Code Section 1149; Cr. C. '22 Section 43; Cr. C. '12 Section 188; Cr. C. '02 Section 154; G. S. 2493; R. S. 150; 1866 (13) 406; 1993 Act No. 171, Section 10; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 114; 2010 Act No. 273, Section 16.N, eff June 2, 2010.