Concealing birth of child

North Carolina General Statutes

Section: 14-46

Jurisdiction: NC

Bluebook Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-46

If any person shall, by secretly burying or otherwise disposing of the dead body of a newborn child, endeavor to conceal the birth of such child, such person shall be punished as a Class I felon. Any person aiding, counseling or abetting any other person in concealing the birth of a child in violation of this statute shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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