N.C. GEN. STAT. ANN. § 14-204(c) (2023).

  • Minors are immune from prosecution for prostitution.
  • Minors instead must be taken into temporary protective custody as an undisciplined juvenile pursuant to Section 7B-1900.
  • Law enforcement officers must immediately report an allegation of a minor being human trafficked or in sexual servitude to the director of the department of social services in the county where the minor resides or is found and that an initial investigation into child abuse or child neglect be commenced within 24 hours.

N.C. GEN. STAT. ANN. § 14-205.1(b) (2023).

  • Minors are immune from prosecution for solicitation of prostitution.
  • Minors instead must be taken into temporary protective custody as an undisciplined juvenile pursuant to Section 7B-1900.
  • Law enforcement officers must immediately report an allegation of a minor being human trafficked or in sexual servitude to the director of the department of social services in the county where the minor resides or is found and that an initial investigation into child abuse or child neglect be commenced within 24 hours.
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N.C. GEN. STAT. ANN. § 15A-145.9(b) (2023).

  • Expungement is allowed for an individual who was convicted of a nonviolent offense if the court finds that the person was coerced or deceived into committing the offense as a direct result of having been a trafficking victim.

N.C. GEN. STAT. ANN. § 15A-1415(b)(10) (West 2023).

  • Vacatur is available for prostitution offenses committed by trafficking victims.

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N.C. GEN. STAT. ANN. § 15A-1340.16 (West 2023).

  • Outlines the consideration of mitigating factors during sentencing, including if the defendant acted under strong provocation, or the relationship between the defendant and the victim was otherwise extenuating. Another mitigating factor is if the defendant committed the offense under duress, coercion, threat, or compulsion that was insufficient to constitute a defense but significantly reduced the defendant’s culpability.